soooooooooooo true also bonus ishida also bonus ginpachi takasugi-kun [almost uploaded the fake gundam war propaganda clip where takazura are like gintokis gonna save the day! which i hate lol]
apparently today my parents' dog found a new structural weakness in my paternal grandfather's back gate, let herself out, and took herself to recess at a nearby elementary school, where she spent a good five minutes playing with the children before a recess monitor noticed her and drove her back home
If you take on the goal of building peace within yourself, that means you will need to focus on building 3 essential qualities: self-awareness, non-reactiveness, and compassion. Self-awareness is needed to stay attuned to the way your emotions change and to not allow the narratives that are built around tension to take control. Non-reactiveness helps you slow down during difficult moments so you can ask yourself how you genuinely want to show up instead of just reacting defensively. Compassion is necessary so that you can be more gentle with yourself and others. Strengthening these internal qualities will help you more smoothly ride the ups and downs of life. — Yung Pueblo #yungPueblo #peace #selfAwareness #compassion #nonReactiveness https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsVVjqOni_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
"The wise do not hurry, nor do they try to control everything, instead they move intentionally and understand that impulsive reactions function as a barrier to their peace."
-Yung Pueblo
nichijou episode 8 part 31. good illustration of how in boke-tsukkomi exchanges the tsukkomi part completes the joke, not necessarily in the sense that it completes the humour and therefore makes you laugh, but in the sense that its required in order to maintain the pace and flow from joke to joke
i have no idea if i posted about this in the past, but several months ago i was walking to work and encountered an unleashed dog i'd never seen before wandering up and down the sidewalk unaccompanied. i was 1. very stressed about getting to work in time to start an experiment 2. extremely wary about getting within biting range of literally any unknown and especially un-vouched-for dog due to personal experiences with abruptly reactive dogs 3. just not really feeling like dealing with having to potentially call the owner and hang around for them to show up
so after standing there for a minute watching the dog circle around a tree on the sidewalk in a pretty small radius and occasionally paw at one specific house's gate, and trying to figure out how to make sure it didn't run into the street and get hit by a car, i just like. let it in to the yard it was pawing at. and left
this decision has haunted me ever since, on the grounds that 1. what, was i seriously just too lazy and/or chickenshit to check the dog's tag for contact info 2. why did i believe the dog that it lived there
however
at last
i have SEEN THE DOG AGAIN. it was with its family and it lives in the house next door to the yard i put it in. meaning that even though my reasoning was only moderately okay at the time it has nonetheless ALL WORKED OUT FOR THE BEST and i can STOP WORRYING ABOUT THIS DOG FINALLY
i think vi’s really, uh.......... Strong™, too forthcoming and blunt, freak of nature personality limits how his relationships start. whether they be platonic or romantic or even enemies lfjgkdflg. he’s the one to open his mouth first, he’s the one to throw the other person off kilter. i’d luv a plot where he’s thrown off kilter first and is the one left wondering ‘ what in the f*ck is wrong with this person ’
esp romantic.... hes usually the first move maker even if he doesnt want to be but i’d luv to see vi pursued like HEAVY by some guy i just think seeing vi shaken for once would be funny....
because he’s usually not one to be shaken
bih he’ll :| you through everything. he’s an alien prince that used to snort coke and crushed caffeine tablets off of club toilets do u think he knows fear or nervousness in any way. but i’d luv to see someone try....
"When we develop self-control and tolerance toward our difficult feelings and impulses, instead of behaving thoughtlessly or reactively, we can choose not to act at all." - Kimberly Brown (x)