I’m an artist who lives to create. My most common mediums are yarn (crochet stuffed animals and other fibre arts), paper (illustration), and word (writing). Thank you for appreciating my work.
“Pocket Philosophy” is taking an idea and realizing it in its most simple form. Each bit is short and concise. Something you can tuck into your back pocket and walk away feeling a little bit wiser for having read.
You can also share these as memes, on your socals. Please credit me (link this site) and do not alter the graphic in any way. I make these pieces up using a background that I hand drew. Then I overlay my words on that background using “PhotoGrid”. This creates a uniquely ‘me’ image. Each one represents years of mindfulness and self reflection (I started writing these in July of 2021). I’ll be adding more as they come to me, with the newest being on the top. All the best! – Star ⭐️
Disclaimer: The text and images on this page and all of this site are the product and property of the writer “Star Oakes” (legally known as “Rosemarie Neumayer”). They are not to be used in any fashion for the training of generative artificial intelligence, commonly known as AI. Any such action is a clear violation of the writer and artist’s copyright and is strictly prohibited.
“Representation must be equal or it is just exploitation. – Star Oakes”“The biggest lie you have ever believed is that your actions are meaningless. Each interaction you have is a choice that sets off a ripple effect into the social consciousness of our society. Choose wisely. – Star Oakes”“When a society’s laws no longer apply to all its citizens, then that society is broken. It no longer serves its purpose. It must be fully repaired or replaced. – Star Oakes”“Ignorance spoken boldly is easily mistaken for knowledge. – Star Oakes”“Art. It’s a calling not a living. – Star Oakes”
*Please note that the above is the first of my new ipad’s background pictures. The PP’s that follow below are the ones that were done on my old 6th gen ipad so the background isn’t as vibrant. The words are still just as powerful. Thank you.*
“Childhood ends the moment you realize that the monsters aren’t under your bed or in your closet. That they are in fact just real, everyday people. – Star Oakes““There are single, pivotal moments in a life that change it forever. Your action or inaction will define all the days that follow. – Star Oakes““Happiness is found in the little moments in life that one stops to notice. If you are not paying attention, they will pass you by. – Star Oakes““Manipulation is neutral. Positive manipulation is motivation. Negative manipulation is emotional abuse. – Star Oakes““Trying to ride the wave of the future, I was caught up in the under toe. I’ve found myself floating in the puddle of the past, happy at last. – Star Oakes““Help is asked for otherwise it’s interference. – Star Oakes““When you run out of spoons and reach for the knives, you get forked every time! – Star Oakes“‘ “If” is the scariest word in the English language. “If” opens up the world of the infinite where anything can and does happen. I could drown in a sea of “if’s”. – Star Oakes ‘“The bravest thing any of us will ever do is to allow ourselves to be loved. – Star Oakes““The only person you will ever be good at being is yourself. You might as well start practicing now. – Star Oakes““My life is a blanket made up of silver linings. – Star Oakes““It has to make sense to the brain you are talking with. – Star Oakes““Only a fool would mistake my kindness for weakness or my honesty for stupidity. – Star Oakes”“People who gate-keep are a trip. Like you don’t even know me but now I know everything I need to know about you. – Star Oakes““Our genes are the building blocks of who we are while our experiences shape who we can be. Ultimately, it is our choices to these things that define who we are. – Star Oakes““The only weapon against lies is truth. The only weapon against fiction is fact. – Star Oakes““If you spend all of your time entertaining the things that you can’t do and can not have, then you will have no time to enjoy the things you can do and do have. – Star Oakes““Developing a disability is like being an infant but with the memory of a past life. You have to learn to do every small thing again but you kick yourself because you remember what running feels like when you are still learning to crawl. One day you might do that big thing (or not) but first you’ll need to relearn the basics. This is the best advice I can ever give. Go slow, be kind to yourself. Trust the process. Celebrate your small achievements. You will succeed. – Star Oakes““Do the right thing because it is right! That is all the motivation you will ever require. – Star Oakes““An Honest person is never more sincere than when they are telling the truth.A Liar is never more sincere than when they are telling a lie. – Star Oakes” (special shout out to the typo that hung around for 5 years till I found it and had to redo this card 😅🤦♀️)“The final stage of my personal growth is death. Until then, I will continue to mess up and learn, to grow and adapt, to enjoy life, to love and to cry. To be my best self as that is what personal growth is all about! – Star Oakes““As long as you can love, with all you are, you will always be useful. –Star Oakes““To know your greatest weakness, look no further than your greatest strength. – Star Oakes““Being with your match, it is like you breathe the same atmosphere. There is no better feeling! Such freedom to be yourself and heal. – Star Oakes““I’m at that age, whatever that age is, where my age has lost it’s meaning to me. It has become just another number for me to forget. – Star Oakes“
“Being kind comes from the heart while being “nice” is just a social construct. Kindness is real, niceness is superficial. – Star Oakes“
