You're Doing OK - a thread, by Ruth

Greenland Sharks don't breed until they're around 150, so don't worry if you haven't found "the one" yet.

Just like the Greenland Shark, you don't need to be in a relationship until you're ready and want to.

Fred the Golden Lab hasn't always had it easy. When he was still young, he found himself in a rescue centre.
But then he was adopted by Michael D Higgins and now he works for an Garda Síochána.
Even when things seem tough, remember Fred: both of you deserve happiness + success.

Termites might seem insignificant to you + me - she might even think so herself.

But each termite has a role to play in their community & together they can build mind-blowingly complex structures.

Even if you aren't receiving the credit you deserve: you are important to others.

The Wandering Albatrosses can travel 1000s upon 1000s of kilometres in a single trip, but they always return home to the same island to nest.

It's OK to want to be alone sometimes, and it is also OK to want to come home when you need to.

The Takahē was declared extinct in 1898, but it never stopped believing in itself.

In 1948, the species was rediscovered and - though it is still classed as endangered - its numbers are still increasing today.

Believe in yourself, even when others do not.
And fuck the haters.

A Sea Sponge can be broken, sliced, pulverised and blended, and still regrow back into a Sea Sponge.

You are more complex than a Sea Sponge, what with your fancy digestive and nervous systems, but never believe you are too damaged to deserve happiness.

Quolls will eat almost anything, including the invasive and extremely toxic Cane Toad.

With their numbers in decline, many Quolls have now taken part in emergency training to teach them to give Cane Toads a wide berth.

It's OK to avoid toxic individuals in your life.

The Whale Shark is beautiful, graceful, friendly, and more than willing to entertain members of the general public.

Still, the Whale Shark has never been observed either mating or giving birth. They keeps these things private.

It's OK to have a seperate private life.

California Sheepheads begin their adult lives as females but may later become male, depending on various biological + environmental pressures.

It's OK to change who you are at any stage of your life, if it means becoming the you you were always meant to be.

Some people might think the Harpy Eagle is shrill, but she also has talons the size of Grizzly Bear claws, and is not afraid to fight for what she believes in (mainly dinner).

People may call you shrill and hysterical, but this is because they are intimidated by your strength.

Finally, when a Grizzly Bear wants to eat, she eats. And when she wants to cuddle, she cuddles. And when she wants to hibernate for a few months, she damn well hibernates for a few months.

The Grizzly Bear knows what's right for her, and you know what's right for you.