#I CAN ATTEST TO THIS

[tabernacleheart]

Honesty before God is the only way we can grow into the people He wants us to be. We cannot grow in our spiritual life by hiding secrets or guarding our thoughts from God... when He searches us and brings [hidden] things to mind, He's inviting us to humbly confess them to Him, [because] we cannot be healed from the things we try to hide.

Youversion

#Youversion #A humbling truth #Honesty #Confession #Healing #I can attest to this

[magnetic-dogz]

About once every single month I see at least one post on Twitter of some random fuck going "autism is SUFFERING, it's a DEBILITATING DISEASE and DISABLES YOU FOR LIFE and you can't POSSIBLY ever be HAPPY if you're AUTISTIC you should be feeling sorry for yourself all the time and hating your life or else you're ROMANTICIZING AUTISM" but it's like, dolled up in progressive words to make it sound not as bad of a statement to make.

Anyways. I love being autistic YIPPEEEEE

#cookie.txt #like. yeah autism can be disabling and can make life hard for autistic people #i can attest to this #but just because autism can be disabling doesn't mean autistic people need to feel alienated and MUST loathe themselves #like. you can love yourself as an autistic person and accept your own limits. you can be happy and live a happy life if you are autistic #+ people headcanoning characters as autistic is NOT romanticizing lmao what are you on!!!!!!!

[sealpup9]

I'm not certain as to how many people checked the description of the new hbomberguy video but he linked a playlist to queer creators on youtube!

Your New Favorite YouTubers - Queer YouTubers you should check out, meticulously compiled by Kat.

It's worth a look! Please don't forget to support your fellow queer creators on YouTube whilst spreading memes and jokes about James Somerton and discussing the hbomberguy video!!

EDIT: @cursedgamerchild pointed out THIS REDDIT THREAD made by Kat

Which is a thread to share more discoveries of plagiarism and also to share more queer creators who could use some love! There's also a link to a google form if you don't have reddit and want to share said information.

#hbomberguy #james somerton #plagiarism #idk what to tag this as but please check the playlist out!! #I can attest to some of the creators on there already they're fantastic! #Plagiarism and You(Tube) #I did not make this playlist #this is something he linked and i know a lot of people are memeing right now and that's great #i just don't want the point of the video to be lost on tungle

[what-breaks-my-heart]

#I can attest to this #I worked on ONE big corporate exercise and it became a major reason for me to flee a former company of mine #the things I'd seen... the way people twist and bend things to achieve their goals... #I decided I'd seen enough and ran away to an uncharted water lol #mbc numbers #kdrama

[autumnalfallingleaves]

The thing about Commander Cody fans is that they will see a Cody that is five pixels max and experience shrimp emotions

It's me I'm Commander Cody fans

#one of my roommates can attest to the fact that rex mentioned Cody in rebels once and I immediately made a noise like a dying whale #hes not just a blorbo to me. hes a comfort character <3 #commander cody #marshal commander cody #cc 2224 #beans rambles #star wars

[stood-onthecliffside]

saw everyone talking about getting bangs (and i say you should do it but)

#polls #everyone who has bangs have a hate and love relationship with it and i can attest to it lol

[jadequarze]

Reunion 🖤💜

#jade draws #critical role #cr3 #cr spoilers #critical role fanart #imodna #imogen temult #laudna #this has been in the work since they got separated and slowly being chipped away #people can attest that it's not drawn within a day or shorter #i literally worked on this for weeks with stops #people who followed my priv can vouch for me

[jo1ynesgf]

got a tiktok ab how after listening to rina sawayama every other form of music pales in comparison and it’s soooooo true

#as someone who was in her top .01% of listeners #i can attest to this #like #after listening to this hell NOTHING compared #and it’s like #wtf am i supposed to listen to now that my ears have heard gold???

[gay-jesus-probably]

Okay so I have a lot of thoughts about the whole thing of the Gerudo being a race of entirely women, with the only exception being one man born every hundred years, and that man automatically being their king. Now this worldbuilding comes from Ocarina of Time, and there's obviously a metric fuckton of unfortunate implications there, because it was 1998. And it seems that Tears of the Kingdom is sticking with the lore of Gerudo men being extremely rare and becoming the King of their people, which once again has a metric fuckton of unfortunate implications because it's 2023 and Nintendo has somehow gotten even worse about this shit.

But let's set aside the whole... everything, and look at this from just the in-universe perspective. How does it work? I mean, it's pretty clear that there is no overlap between the kings; the old ones are normally long gone by the time a new one is born, but the Gerudo manage to take care of themselves during the hangtime. So they must have an established system of government and leadership that doesn't involve a king, and somehow that system is set up in a way that does a smooth transfer of power once a new king is born and old enough to take the throne. But why bother always declaring a random guy to be your King when you already have a perfectly functional system in place?

I mean again, the whole thing has a lot of sexist implications, but we're not looking at this from a real world context, we're examining it in-universe. And we could just go the lazy route and say that their king is in charge just because he's the only man, but I don't like that. I mean come on, the Gerudo are a race of entirely women, and most of their outside problems come from Hylian men being creepy about it. They are entirely a matriarchy; there is literally no reason for their culture to have an inherent respect for men, even if the man in question is one of them. And they're desert people; they live in an extremely harsh and dangerous landscape, if they don't have their shit together, they will die. By sheer necessity, their culture needs to put a lot of value in being practical, because if they're stupid about things, people die. They really can't afford to have a shitty leader take over, and just letting some guy take the wheel doesn't really fit with the way their culture must otherwise work.

So again, why the fuck do they bother having a King?

I think it's mainly just a ceremonial position. Yes, if the guy is a good leader he'll be in charge, but if he isn't good at being a King or isn't interested in the job... fuck it, they've already got a functional government system that's been leading their people the whole time, why fix what isn't broken? The title of Gerudo King isn't about leadership or power. I think it's more about belonging. Because the Gerudo are a culture where every single one of them can be defined in the same way... and there is exactly one exception once a century. Men are considered to be inherently outsiders at the best of times, and more often they're enemies. A man born into this culture is a natural outsider; he is completely unique, and that means he doesn't really fit into his community. And well... when someone is fundamentally different from the rest of their community, they tend to be ostracized.

So I think that's why the position of Gerudo King exists. It isn't about them needing or even wanting a man to lead them. The title of King doesn't need to involve any leadership at all. It's about giving the man born every century a place in their society. It's a way of saying yes, you are one of us, you are a Gerudo, you belong here, you are wanted and you are loved.

The Gerudo know that every hundred years, one of their children will be fundamentally different from all of his peers. And so their society is built to ensure that a child who is completely different from them will still be loved and accepted. He will always have a place in their society. He doesn't need to earn their love, he has it just for existing. These are his people.

The title of Gerudo King isn't an inherent position of authority. It's a promise of acceptance.

#legend of zelda #ganondorf #tears of the kingdom #gerudo #look i have so many thoughts about how their society works #and for the record i really hate the implied bioessentialist gender stuff #but this is my headcanon on the whole gerudo king thing #if their king wants authority he still needs to earn it like everyone else #but they make sure he always has a place among his people #look growing up Different from your peers is a fucking nightmare #as any neurodivergent/disabled/queer kid can attest #i like the idea of gerudo society being structured around ensuring all their children felt like they belonged there #and having a system ready to go for the one kid they KNOW will be the most different

[moon-mirage]

“No, wait,” says Finnick. “Let's do it together. Put our faces right in front of his.”

Well, there's so little opportunity for fun left in my life, I agree. We position ourselves on either side of Peeta, lean over until our faces are inches from his nose, and give him a shake. “Peeta. Peeta, wake up,” I say in a soft, singsong voice.

His eyelids flutter open and then he jumps like we've stabbed him. “Aa!”

Finnick and I fall back in the sand, laughing our heads off.

When I recently reread the series, this moment was just pure gold. It was so funny and silly but it also felt so earned among the rest of the books and it’s such a great way to start off their alliance. They deserved this moment so much.

Also, it’s not mentioned that they’re making faces but I couldn’t resist and had so much fun with it. :D

EDIT: OMG I just realised I screwed up the reading direction!  I have no idea how that happened and I noticed just when I was about to post it. Well, it’s a manga now?! 🙈

#The Hunger Games #thg #katniss everdeen #Peeta Mellark #finnick odair #everlark #catching fire #my fanart #artists on tumblr #it's my first real attempt of a comic and it was both harder and easier than I thought #but I like how it turned out #EXCEPT FOR THE READING DIRECTION #gosh I'm an idiot #why don't I just flip the canvas you ask #because flipping the canvas as every artist can attest can only be done by the best of the best without it looking wonky #so it is what it is

[ccuriousmischieff]

🎁 it’s basically Christmas season now, right?

#me #bi girls #selfie #there is a third pic but I know tumblr doesn’t like under any circumstances my old blog can attest to that #2022 repost #if anyone is interested in a lingerie plug pic dm me

[tabernacleheart]

...Christ, in His sweetness and His gentle sustaining help, comes near to us all across the sea of sorrow and trouble. A more tender, a more gracious sense of His nearness to us is ever granted to us in the time of our darkness and our grief than is possible to us in the sunny hours of joy. It is always the stormy sea that Christ comes across, to draw near to us; and they who have never experienced the tempest have yet to learn the inmost sweetness of His presence. When it is night, and it is dark, at the hour which is the keystone of night’s black arch, Christ comes to us, striding across the stormy waters. Sorrow brings Him near to us. Do you see that sorrow does not drive you away from Him!

Alexander MacLaren; Commentary on John 6:16-21

#Alexander MacLaren #John 6:19 #John 6 #i can attest to this #this means so much to me #dark night of the soul #God is with us even now #jesus christ #Sorrow #Divine sorrow #i love this so much #do not despair #do not be afraid #Biblical commentary

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

KARKAT: ACTUALLY, MINECRAFT DECIDING THAT SLEEP DEPRIVATION WAS GONNA MAKE FLYING DEMONS ATTACK YOU WAS REALISTIC AS FUCK

#homestuck #incorrect homestuck quotes #karkat vantas #mod terezi #as someone who is often sleep deprived i can attest to this #i'm fighting off the flying demons in this cafe right now

[stuckinapril]

i need to go about my digital detox in a slightly different way. i feel like i'm only ever capable of being fully off my phone when i am so distracted that i cannot be on it (reading a book, on a run, w friends, doing a task etc etc). but i just want to be okay w the silence. i want to sit at a rooftop bar and look at the night sky and not feel compelled to check my phone or supplement the silence w something else. i want to be sitting on my bedroom floor doing nothing and still feel okay that i'm not on my phone. being off your phone can get intense bc after a certain point it actually feels like withdrawals (you get anxiety, fomo, antsiness) but i just want to feel those things and let them come as they may. it's not that i want to be off my phone completely so much as i want balance, but this interim of just letting go has been so tricky and kind of hard to beat. i seriously just need to be okay w the silence

#i'm also the kind of person who LOVES being busy (w schoolwork or anything really) #which attests to how addicted to distraction i am. i get so antsy when my hands are empty. it's bad #i have inherited my mom's workaholism in many different forms #i love my comforting little tumblr corner but i still need to teach myself that silence is not scary and digital fomo is a LIE #so i can finally strike that happy balance where i get to enjoy both without compromising anything #p

[didsomeonesayventus]

FIRST YEAR... ENGAGE!

Happy birthday to The Fire Emblem Ever. I don't think I can quite put into words just how much joy this game has brought me and the friends it helped me make, just that I'm really happy I looked into it despite my lack of initial interest.

#windy art #alear #fe17 #fe engage #the brainrot for this game is insane as everyone who knew me a year ago can attest #im honestly happy i managed to pull this together in the past 24hrs WHEEZE. #'katie did you literally make the anni art the day before' yes unfortunately

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

cantaloupe dragon part two, electric boogaloo! w/ lowkey worldbuilding woven in

#did this on stream #THE ENTIRE SEVEN HOUR STREAM. WAS JUST ME STRUGGLING THROUGH THIS SINGLE DRAGON #we had a great time tho <3 #probably wouldnt have completed it without such excellent company! #twas a good time... as Usual! #not-fish <3 #dragon #dragons #scribble garnish #dragon fashion is. Very hard to design #im trying tho! im trying.... #ALSO I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO DRAW BRAIDS AGAIN. MY GOD #as people can attest. I Was Going Through It with em