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“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

— Howard Zinn, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

#howard zinn #quotes #words #compassion #hope

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I feel like the reason certain dog-lovers insist cats are evil is because they read their body language as if they were dogs. So here’s a very basic guide to common “mean” things cats do that actually aren’t mean at all if you know what they’re thinking.

Rolling and exposing belly- attacks you when touched Does not mean: Give belly rubs! - haha I tricked you!  Actually means: I’m playful! If you reach for my belly I’ll grab your arm and bite it because I think we’re playfighting! 

Lazily exposing belly - still attacks when touched Does not mean: tricked you again! Actually means: I’m showing you my belly because I trust you. Please don’t break that trust by invading my personal space. I might accept a belly rub if I’m not ticklish and I know you well. Snapping at you while being pet Does not mean: I suddenly decided I dislike you! Actually means: You’re petting me in a way that gives me too much restless energy. Please focus on petting my head and shoulders instead of stroking the full length of my back next time.

Is in the same room but makes no attempt to interact Does not mean:  I’m ignoring you Actually means: We’re hanging out! I’m being respectful by giving you space while still enjoying your company. Slapping/scratching your hand when you try to pet them Does not mean: I hate you! Actually means: You’ve failed to establish that we’re not playing, or the way you’re approaching me scares me. Be calmer, speak more gently, make eye-contact and blink slowly at me before you try again.

#cats #gosh cats are wonderful

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My shop is finally open, folks!

This little guy and a few other stickers are currently available! Links to Ko-fi and Etsy in my bio. <3

#shop update #stickers #spirit friends #nature friends #cottagecore vibes #ghiblicore #fairycore #watercolor art

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Moon Revenge 🌙🌈🌹

The greatest revenge is love.

I made a design inspired by one of my favorite Sailor Moon scenes, and it's now available on Bonfire!

I'm so proud of this design, and I really hope it brings you all some joy!

Much love, Fai 💛

#sailor moon #sailor moon art #sailor moon fanart #sailor moon redraw #moon revenge #the greatest revenge is love #sailor moon apparel #i love sailor moon #sailor moon r #sailor moon r movie #the promise of the rose #this movie makes me cry #and so does the song #i love them so much #seriously go listen to this song right now #I'm selling my art you guys #i can't believe it #i hope you like it

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The winter solstice is a lovely reminder about the nature of perspective.

Our longest night doesn't mean that the sun is generating less light.

It's a function of where we are in relation to the light.

Hope, like sunlight, may be shadowed without being fundamentally diminished.

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To myself, raised in an environment that glorified and romanticized restriction and suffering:

There is no victory in skipping dinner, or lunch, or breakfast, or morning coffee, or dessert.

There is no victory in refusing heaters and air conditioners and fans and heated blankets.

There is no victory in denying yourself sleep, or showers, or movement, or water, or a comfortable bed, or taking the elevator vs. the stairs.

There is no victory in refusing pain meds and heating pads and ice packs and medical help.

There is no victory in punishing yourself needlessly, in telling yourself that this pain you feel is because you are bad to the core and deserve it.

There is no victory in choking back your laughter and your tears, to keep an imagined equilibrium of safety that is really just a dry, cracked, empty, endless emotional desert.

You are here. You are in this body, and this body is yours. You deserve good things. You are alive, and that is messy and loud, and messy and loud are okay.

It’s okay to live abundantly. It’s okay to make mistakes, it’s okay to indulge. This paralysis of self-punishment, self-restriction, self-loathing is not healthy or good for you.

#well fuck #why do i feel called out and loved at the same time #self love is hard #but every small step helps #we can and will do better

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Currently creating a Sailor Moon guide to witchcraft, with spells and rituals inspired by Sailor Moon... 🌙🖤 I'm pretty excited about the art for the guide so far!

#sailormoon #sailormoonmagick #sailormoonart #sailormoonwitch #art #witch #witchcraft #popculture #popculturewitch #witchart #witchguide #writing #spellwork #that's right I'm making a sailor moon witch guide #I'm a witch and i love sailor moon #so now I'm writing spells for sailor moon fans #and making witchy sailor moon art

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Love these three stories so much... 🖤

the way Mike Flanagan and his team allow us to explore the realities of death and dying through the lenses of characters that cannot die. that are stuck. characters that desperately want to let go and are unable or refuse to let go and hurt others in the process. And in the end it is always the realization that we are everything and we are nothing all at once and we are stories. it moves me every time. Every. Time.

#The Haunting of Hill House #The Haunting of Bly Manor #Midnight Mass

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I love them 🥺🖤

sailor moon cats 🌙

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get to know me meme | [5/5] favorite fictional females: Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)

“I’m Usagi Tsukino, 14 years old. I’m in eighth grade. I’m a Cancer. My blood type is O positive and my birthstone is the pearl. I’m clumsier than others and a bit of a crybaby. That’s about it.”

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The cast and crew of The Untamed never had “bromance” in mind; they set out to film a love story, and here is the evidence – actors having a heated lovers’ spat about when they fell in love, while directors try to calm them down.

The track they referenced is Shin Band’s “I Love You Even If You Die” – a 2002 power ballad about apocalyptic undying love that’s over-the-top yet oddly fitting, especially with its dramatic lyrics re: “us against the world”, “till the end of the earth”, and “go it alone into the dark”.

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🌙 Sailor Moon Magic 🌙

a quick list of my sailor moon spells and potions for you pop culture witches

🌙 Sailor Moon Glamour -  a glamour to feel confident and beautiful

🌙 Moon Tiara Magic -  spell to protect against people ragging on you

🌙 Venus Transformation - sailor moon spell to feel beautiful and powerful

🌙 Shine Aqua Illusion - a glamour to blend in, or make less noticeable

🌙 Venus Love Chain Encircle -  for binding unwanted lovers

🌙 Mars Celestial Fire Surround -  a fire-based protection spell

🌙 Jupiter Thunder Crash -  spell to banish toxic and dangerous people

🌙 Dark Dome Close Sailor Pluto Spell - to shut bothersome things down

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Was told this blog might also benefit from this encouragement :)

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Sailor Moon

By Angela Vianello

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Oh... #so soft

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my shop

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#exactly how I feel about their love story #its samhain season so I'm thinking about them again #seriously love this show #may have to watch it again for samhain

RE: Dani and Jamie’s ending, I think people are missing the point. They didn’t have a “tragic” ending because they’re gay but rather because they had agency and chose to be the selfless heroes of the story: Dani saving Flora and all the trapped souls and Jamie standing by Dani knowing she would eventually “lose” her.

I fully recognize tragedy does affect gay couples disproportionately on TV. But tragedy is an inevitability in the horror genre and characters should be able to have agency, regardless of their sexuality. (In fact, it’s problematic if they don’t, as is often the case.) Dani was always going to make that choice because of everything that makes her who she is.

And they actually have the least tragic love story of anyone. Owen and Hannah never fully get together. Peter destroys Rebecca. Dani and Jamie have ten or so incredible years together and then really are with each other still, even if they can’t see each other.

Plus, it was actually set up early on: love vs. possession and beauty lying in mortality. That is why they’re the foil for Peter and Rebecca. Dani and Jamie loved each other completely and that was enough for them. That is what makes theirs such a powerful, beautiful and rare love story.