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prettyhighforawhiteguyblog · 5 months

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I don't know what the love of God is. But I know what it's like.

And I don't know what God is. But I know everything is better knowing and feeling that God is present with me in everything.

Loving me like a good father and a good mother and a good big brother. Like my own framily. Walking with me through all the shit. And all the joys.

I don't know what this love brings to me other than Presence, which I often can't even feel, but I'm feeling more and more in the very worst parts of my life.

Strangely, it's as my life in every objective sense gotten dramatically worse, in economics, personal health, my dearest child's health, and my personal mental state, and isolation/loneliness to name a few of the obvious.

As my life has gotten objectively worse, I've felt this Presence far more consistently through isolated and lonely and the very lowest parts.

And this presence lives on even more vibrantly when we put our energies into thoughts/feelings/prayers/and "good thoughts" that lead to acts of love that Love, that Presence follows that love.

That Love flows through those networks of the poor, the hurting, the sick, lame and oppressed and all who humbly and mercifully with justice, love one another in whatever place they find themselves. Those who love their neighbor and the needy in their sphere. The Love carries the Presence.

Whatever God is, that Presence and Love we feel and give to one another, sharing our stuff, going to bat as a reference, helping however we can. Desperate to use what meager Worldly wealth and influence to help our less fortunate friends.

Whatever that feeling of loving and feeling loved and cared for and supported and belonging and welcoming and welcomed and joy and laughter and shared sadness and shared suffering and being able to share stuff and money and resources of any kind to aid in whatever way we can.

Even if it is just some cash for an unhoused person to buy some weed and find some happiness for a while. Just like the good book says in Proverbs 38 right before the parts we constantly flip open to in order to use out of context to chain down and control the power of women.

The sharing and love and Presence of God and others make the sadness and suffering and finances and oppression so much more joy filled and easier to bear knowing it is shared and knowing you are loved and cared for deeply, knowing that makes the suffering and oppression and health insurance and racist economically oppressive and abusive, coldly predatory hospitals both private and "public" easier to bear.

That Love tells you enough about the love of God to know how God or the Cosmos or Allah or Buddha or ancestors or Great Spirit or whatever to know what God is like. At least enough to get a picture of what God's heart is like and that's a lot more important than correct Reformed theology.

It's enough to at least trust God enough to know it'll all get worked out in the end and everything be put to rights again.

Wouldn't you if you could?

My personal systematic theology thought is that the hands off approach to the the physical universe is what separates God or The Cosmos from "our" universe as far as our senses, monkey brain, monkey brain inventions like logic and science and religion/spiritual learning/pursuits/endeavors/resources/sensitivity/whatever scripture is can perceive.)

Anyway the important point is that the love and presence of God lives on through our love, bringing joy into our personal and framily lives through our love and networks of mutual aid and care and favors and friends in all the important low places.

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inkskinned · 1 year

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the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

#this was much longer i had to cut it down for legibility #but i do want to say i am aware this post doesnt touch on human rights violations as a result of fast fashion #that is because it deserves its own post with a completely different tone #i am an environmental educator #so that's what i know the most about. it wouldn't be appropriate of me to mention off-hand the real and legitimate suffering #that people are going through #without doing my research and providing real ways to help #this is a vent post about a thing i'm watching happen; not a call to action. it would be INCREDIBLY demeaning #to all those affected by the fast fashion industry to pretend that a post like this could speak to their suffering #unfortunately one of the horrible things about latestage capitalism as an activist is that SO many things are linked to this #and i WANT to talk about all of them but it would be a book in its own right. in fact there ARE books about each level of this #and i encourage you to seek them out and read them!!! i am not an expert on that i am just a person on tumblr doing my favorite activity #(complaining)#and it's like - this is the individual versus the industry problem again right because im blaming myself #for being an expert on environmental disaster (which is fucking important) but not knowing EVERYTHING about fast fashion #i'm blaming myself for not covering the many layers of this incredibly complicated problem im pointing out #rather than being like. yeah so actually the fault here lies with the billion dollar industries actually.#my failure to be able to condense an incredibly immense problem that is BOOK-LENGTH into a single text post that i post for free #is not in ANY fucking way the same amount of harm as. you know. the ACTUAL COMPANIES doing this ACTUAL THING for ACTUAL MONEY.#anyway im gonna go donate money while i'm thinking about it. maybe you can too. we can both just agree - well i fuckin tried didn't i #which is more than their CEOs can say

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thatfatgemini · 7 months

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So much fun bouncing in the tightest workout clothes 🥵🥰

#feedee encouragement #feedee girl #feederist #feed #feedee belly #feeding kink #fat girls #feeder wanted #fat anime #feedee feeder #workout failure #workout fail #fatlovesblog #fat feedee #fat kink #super fat #get me fatter #fat piggy #fatty

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uncanny-tranny · 2 years

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It's okay if you failed. It's okay if you didn't live up to your expectations. Your worth hasn't diminished, and it never has. It's hard to accept, but it is okay to fail.

#positivity #encouragement #the whole 'keep trying you'll never fail if you try!' saying is genuinely harmful imo...#...we are allowed to fail. we are entitled to being human people. and sometimes we don't succeed for whatever reason #failure isn't a dirty word. it is simply a human experience we have literally *all* gone through #failure is neutral. sometimes it is GOOD to fail. sometimes it isn't but that doesn't mean *you* become bad for failing #if you have failed at something - whether it was big or small - i love you. i believe in you. you *are* worth a damn

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moonlit-positivity · 4 months

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I love myself. I love my life. I love my journey. I love my mistakes. I love my failures. I love my passion. I love my introspection. I love my progress. I love myself in all the best ways I possibly could.

#recovery #ptsd #trauma #boundaries #mental health #healing #healing thoughts #affirmations #positivity #reminders #encouragement #suggestions #communication #failures #self hate #self love #compassionate reminders #growth

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watercolourcritters · 1 year

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[ID: vibrant marker art of a rat with messily handwritten text that reads "There's no shame in failure you tried and sometimes that's enough" in all caps. The rat is coloured in bright yellow, greens, and oranges, and has a blue shadow under it. The background is plain white. End ID.]

#rat #art #inspiration #failure #accessible art #marker art #drawing #recovery #messy encouragement cards #that's the new tag for them ok? ok #encouragment #watercolour critters art

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thepersonalwords · 12 days

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Investing in yourself is one of the foundations for better relationships, health, happiness, success, and prosperity.

Mensah Oteh, Unlocking Life's Treasure Chest: Wisdom keys to keep you inspired, encouraged, motivated and focused

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thewordfortheday · 11 months

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He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6

Are you tired of failing over and over again and are tempted to give up? Do you feel whenever you try to be the best is the time you fail the most?

FAILURE. That awful dreaded word. What do we do when we fail? First, acknowledge your failure, accept God's forgiveness, arise from the failure and start again.

No matter what you may be facing today, God is with you! And He says to you, " I am not finished with you yet, I have a plan for you!"

C S Lewis said, "Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement."

#bible verse #daily devotional #christian quotes #bible quotes #inspiration #daily devotion #christian quote #christian life #scripture #bible #encouragement #failure

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loveyourlovelysoul · 2 years

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It's okay to be lousy or fail at something: the failure of today is never the failure of tomorrow. Not being perfect is liberating so keep trying, keep showing your limits and never give up: this is a way to become better and failing everyday less at anything you are attempting to do. Don't be scared of other's judgement: only take what resonates and helps you grow, and leave out the judgement of people who are only projecting onto you, envious of your courage in simply being yourself.

There's no one that has never failed at something some day, and there will never be. The fear of not being ready is an excuse: we'll never try anything cause we'll never be 100% certain we'll be ready for and successful at whatever we want to do (it's not a matter of being perfect either, it's plain insecurity). The moment we have this fear, we need to realize that we are actually ready. So we may even try and take a leap. And if it won't go as we'd like it to, we can try again. It won't be the end of the world, nor ours.

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not-gray-politics · 6 months

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Trans women. I'm grabbing you by the shoulders and yelling. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE SKINNY TO BE FEMININE AND PRETTY AND CUTE. PLEASE STOP MAKING DIETS PART OF YOUR TRANSITION GOALS. WEIGHT LOSS IS A SCAM. I LOVE YOU. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

#I see so many transfems say they want to have “flat stomachs” or do diet and exercise regimes to try and get an “hourglass figure”#and it really worries me. girls you do not have to destroy yourselves to fit into unachievable beauty standards #the vast majority of cis women don't even fit those standards #and the same goes for you transmascs! I see you! I see you trying to get smaller chests and hurting yourselves with weight loss routines #and excessive workouts. it's not worth it. weight loss has OVER a 90% long-term failure rate and there's a reason for that #I assure you whatever diet you think you've found that “works for you” won't be working so well 5 years from now #and you're going to blame yourself for “slacking off”. but it's not you. it was never you. it was designed to fail.#these standards are made to hurt people and then sell them a false solution at the price of your health #I encourage you to transition if you'd like and live your best life I really do. but please please please do so SAFELY.#if weight loss is part of your transition goals please reevaluate WHY you believe thinness is necessary for achieving femininity #(or masculinity or androgyny but this stuff particularly affects women in the way it's marketed)#do research on fatphobia and the roots of weight loss culture. Learn where these ideas come from and why they're so prevalent.#It's extremely important #take care. stay safe. love you very much #trans #fat liberation #transgender #lgbt #trans rights #fat positivity #diet culture #fatphobia #transfem #trans positivity #transgirl #trans women #trans woman

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xieliansbignaturals · 8 months

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Happy sigh... Fenglian <3

#specifically fenglian where hua cheng has grumpily agreed that his husband can go kiss his FAILURE of a servant #but xie lian knows that's basically approval and encouragement #tgcf #fenglian #poly hualian

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northwoodsfan · 5 months

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Living Free From Fear

But I will rescue you from those you fear so much. Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe. I, the Lord, have spoken! Jeremiah‬ ‭39‬:‭17‬-‭18 Fear is the great crippler of society. Fear causes to do things we never thought we would do. Fear allows us to be bullied. Fear opens us to abuse. Fear keeps us from living a life of freedom. Fear…

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#Built with Grace #Daily Devotional #Daily Encouragement #failure #fear #forgiveness #God #God&039;s love #God&039;s promises #grace #Holy Spirit #Hope #Jesus #Jesus Christ #Mike Fisk #New Year #relationship #Restoration

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asterchats · 3 months

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watched my boss get worker's comp insurance today but he insured the wrong company, not the company that i work for (i work for the trustee to a group, he insured a separate private company thinking it will insure the trustee's employees), and i don't want to just sit here and be uninsured despite the fact he was very cranky wading through this paperwork and phonecalls all day and just paid $600 in premiums that can't be used toward insuring us, but also i dooooon't waannnaaaaa speak to him about it. but also we didn't have worker's comp insurance for the entire time i've been working there bc he cancelled it the month before i started and, like, forgot (???) to get a new policy??? or didn't realise he was cancelling it????? i don't know, i'm lost. i'm lost

#100% sure there was no malice or ill-intention in the failure to renew he's just bad at paperwork and his long-term admin quit cold turkey #that month. it is part of why he likes me so much i Taught Myself Most Of This Job (Good Work Me) kdjflksj #(but anyway: tell me 'go talk to him anyway' i need the encouragement kdsjfldsjfs)

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thepeacefulgarden · 2 years

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#you will be okay #you will get through this #difficult times #coping #surviving #the only way out is through #the messy middle #healing #recovery #trauma #you are not a failure #you are enough #you are worthy #you are lovable #encouragement #your present situation is not your permanent situation

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moonlit-positivity · 4 months

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Everything you do in life is a process, so you can slow down and stop expecting immediate results. Learn how to take a deep breath, learn how to anticipate the trials and the errors and the obstacles and the failed attempts, and learn how to enjoy the experience rather than expecting yourself to get it right the first time. 🌸

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anxiously-going · 2 months

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New mantras: "My intelligence is not based on people's (perceived) assumptions of my knowledge." And "I have value beyond my intellect."

#screaming into the void #every so often i'm confronted with the knowledge that the adults in my childhood hung my self-worth on my intelligence for me #i was taught that i was naturally smart and given very little to no support beyond #empty encouraging statements and urges to try harder #which has led to an ongoing identity crisis because i'm not actually the hyper intelligent person i was promised id be #learning has become scary because im a failure and a disappointment if its not easy or if i cant 'prove' i know a thing #i wasnt supported beyond being called smart so now i dont know how to support myself in learning #and not feeling smart is inherently triggering #messy thoughts #im struggling to maintian a line of thought just ignore me

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