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this seems self-centered you know “stereotypical American bs” but I’m curious

#just counted and considered and im pretty sure ive been to almost 3 times as many countries as US states #if i count airports and layovers that number skews much much farther in favour of countries too

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If you think you have a cool new question for Christianity which is going to tear this shit wide open and prove it's false I promise you some random person already fully addressed the issue six hundred years ago and came up with four arguments for your point and proceeded to debunk them.

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rb and tell me what’s your most re watched movie.. and be honest

#the disney narnia movies 100% #out of those 3 idk which comes out on top though.

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hnnnggggg

#i wish there was an end to figuring out how to be a person and a friend and a leader #and i wish there was a point where i could stop circling back and unearthing layer 47 of the lies i have believed about myself and the world #im ok really just on month 8 of being in situations where i am wrestling with my personality and strengths and weaknesses #and trying to figure out how to love well in the world as myself and not reject the person God made me #and yet also not fail to see where and how i can grow because i think i cant change #and just now im seeing some ways ive failed to do all that well in the last few weeks and im disappointed in myself and im exhausted #and i know i need to once more pull it togwther and seek growth and change #but all i want is to just exist with someone without having to stare in the face all the ways i need to grow #im just so tired.

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I'm sick of internet negativity, so let's combat it: reblog this and saying something nice/pay a compliment to the prev in the tags.

#you see both people and stories with a remarkable kind of clarity #and i really admire the way perseveringly work to build a healthier life for yourself

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To The Person Who Walked Past The Window - Jordan Bolton

My first book ‘Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car’ is now available to pre-order! Get it here - https://smarturl.it/BlueSky

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what hell is by Heather McHugh

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holy shit is this gorgeous.

#there came a point in this video where I was iust like holy shit i cant comprehend this level of skill and craftsmanship

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Job propaganda:

Exodus

propaganda:

#i love job i truly do #but the GRACE of exodus... #oughh #life changing

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love by Bob Hicok

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#we have 16 days and 3 more countries until we get home. #if you think to pray for me and my team we'd really appreciate it. we're all exhausted and we need to keep caring #about the new people we meet and engaging despite cultural differences and language barriers #rn I am filled with a little bit of dread at the thought of getting up and getting on yet another airplane at 630am tomorrow :( #but God is faithful and we have just had a genuinely wonderful few days here and made some amazing connections #unfortunately that also makes it hard because we have to leave.

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her lips were as red as hot dogs... her skin, as white as a slice of white bread. she'd been crying, and it made her eyes and cheeks as pink as a skinless hot dog

#read this this morning as I was eating the most dubiously and concerningly red hot dog of my life for breakfast #(i know i know a hot dog for breakfast but truly truly i say unto you it was the only choice under the circumstances)

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So Bail, get this, Bail Organa sends some ships to an Imperial-controlled planet. And those ships get stolen by The Rebel Scum. Bail goes ‘how dare you let my ships get stolen I demand full compensation’ and the Imperial Senate goes ‘ohhhHH of course of COURSE we are SO SORRY here are your credits Mr. Senator Organa sir’ and Bail, get this, Bail uses those credits to buy MORE ships and send them on Relief Missions to planets Suffering From Rebel Presences and those ships get STOLEN right out from under the Imperials’ noses. How could this be??? The INCOMPETENCE. In THEIR GREAT EMPIRE.

And Palpatine, who knows Bail had tea on the weekends with Obi-Wan Kenobi, has seventeen different reports on his desk every week telling him that the Empire is compensating Alderaan for losses sustained on Imperial planets and he’s seething as he signs them because he just KNOWS it’s never an accident and he’s actually funding the Rebellion but he can’t do anything about it because Bail, when asked about it, just presses a dramatic hand to his own heart and says, ‘why, Emperor, I have NO IDEA how The Rebel Scum keeps acquiring my vessels. Maybe if YOUR security forces were more effective we wouldn’t be in such a TRAGIC situation so often. Sign here.’

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The last time we were on a long flight, my wife and I invented a game we call "Little Guy."

You start a game of Little Guy by saying, "I'm gonna hand you a little guy." The little guy is some kind of baby animal you are imagining. "Oh," she might say in response, "Okay," and hold out her hands for it. I will then mime handing her the animal. This provides some clues as to the little guy's size, weight, and general ungainliness.

She then gets to ask questions about what kind of little guy this is, BUT NO QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS ACTUAL APPEARANCE OR SPECIES ARE ALLOWED. Qualitative questions, or questions about his behavior, are the only ones permitted. She can ask "Is he soft?" or "Does he seem nervous about being held?" or "If I put him in the bathtub, does he seem okay with that?" or "Would he like a lil grape?" or "Is he the sort of little fellow who would wear a vest in a children's book?" but not "Does he have fur," "Is he a reptile," "Is he from Asia," etc. Some questions are in a grey area so you have to follow your heart, but the point is not to identify the animal as fast as possible: the point is to guess the animal purely based on vibes + how he would act if he were in your living room right now.

And I'm not limited to yes or no answers! If she asks, "Would it feel appropriate to see this little guy in a propeller hat?" I can reply, "Oh no, he has a gravity to him. A bowler hat would be a more appropriate hat." Or if she asks, "Does this little guy have protagonist energy?" I can say something like, "he probably wouldn't be the main character in a children's cartoon. He'd probably be the main character's ditzy best friend who's always eating sandwiches, or something."

We're big Twenty Questions to kill time in a waiting room people, but Little Guy is more about the journey than the destination. It's got a different kind of sauce that's nice if "killing time" and "lowering anxiety" need to happen hand in hand.

#i love this. rn my life involves hanging out in airports and on planes with 2 other people every 2-5 days #so this is an ideal entertainment idea

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what a beautiful day to not be in high school

#amen

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#i did but it wasn't on purpose #at least. does shrimp and squid count? like it's sea food but not strictly exactly fish. #I am not catholic enough to know the parameters of this.

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Question for the audience

Also leave in the tags what people usually compliment you on!!

#when my hair is a non-natural colour it happens pretty frequently and otherwise basically never #blue and/or pink hair truly is an ego boost just for the compliments i get lol