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csms-jpg · 1 month

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Never the same dream 2024

#art #mine #dreams #perception #self-reflection #journaling #sketchbook #nature #lucid dream #handmade

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the-healing-mindset · 1 year

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No, you're not wrong.

You're not wrong for wanting a better life for yourself.

You're not wrong for believing that you are deserving of better.

You're not wrong for making those necessary changes in your life.

You're not wrong for changing the way you show up to life.

You're not wrong for distancing yourself from those things that harm you.

You're not wrong.

#reminder #gentle reminder #life #living #trust #self-efficacy #note to self #progress #healing #recovery #growth #self-reflection #self-awareness #self-affirmation

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macrolit · 5 months

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I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.

Joan Didion

#joan didion #self #self-reflection #growth #past #present #quotes #quote

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miamaimania · 25 days

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Immortalized: Nate Bittinger's Surreal Reflection on Youth, Legacy, and Fulfillment

#art #nate bittinger #legend #self-reflection #portrait #contemporary #mortality #surreal #illustration

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in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine · 6 months

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#reality #perception #idealism #disappointment #expectations #relationships #self-awareness #self-reflection #honesty #communication #authenticity

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namitha · 10 months

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Anything you avoid in life will come back, over and over again, until you’re willing to face it – to deeply look into its true nature. Again, the only way to know that we’ve seen into the true nature of something is that the story we’re telling ourselves releases. It is not only seen to be illusion; it is felt to be illusion. That’s the choice you have – to be a victim to your own ideas and beliefs, or to feel into them until they drop away.

🌿 Adyashanti

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#embracing truth #confronting challenges and letting go of illusions #adyashanti #self-reflection #facing fears #illusions #personal growth #overcoming challenges #letting go #empowerment

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alwaysbewoke · 21 days

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as someone who went from a less successful good guy in dating to a more successful "toxic" guy in dating what i've learned is that women like the excitement, the danger, the unpredictability, and the challenge of a man who they perceive to be toxic versus a good guy. they see good guys as being boring. for many of these women there is no excitement in a man who is polite, nurturing, responsible, or even loyal. there is an excitement; a kind of forbidden fruit kind of excitement for women being with guys with red flags. the problem of course is that those red flags often turn into big life-changing trauma for these ladies. i always laugh at ladies who would say they want to thug and then get with a thug only to be left by the thug with two kids and a boatload of trauma. i showed them the same kind of understanding i show men who choose women significant because of how they look only to find out she's a horrible human being, a terrible wife and an even worse mother to your children. to me they all are in the same boat. also the elephant in the room is usually for these ladies the sex with the toxic guy is better than the sex with the good guy.

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dropintomanga · 7 months

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Where's the Proper Place to Find Yourself?

For anyone who has read Akane-banashi recently, this is arguably one of the best developments of the story in a series full of great ones.

Our heroine, Akane Ousaki/Arakawa, decides to enter the Arakawa School selection event, a big major rakugo event that would place her among the very best prospects in the rakugo world if won. She encounters past rakugo rivals that she totally blew past by in the series' first "tournament arc." However, this time around, Akane loses by a slim margin to one of those rivals - only due to not appealing to the internet audience as the event was also streamed live to appeal to a newer generation of rakugo fans.

The premise of Akane-banashi is about Akane trying to avenge her father's fall from grace in the world of rakugo by making it as a professional herself. She tried to use his trademark rakugo story in order to prove a point to the world that her father knew what he was doing. However, as quoted by Kaisei Arakawa, a peer/rival that Akane aspires to be like, the public stage was probably not the best place to deal with personal emotions that can hinder you.

While it's great to partake in activities for personal development, they can't always heal any past pain you have. Fun activities can become distractions from actual responsibilities. Another thing to note is when you start to realize how good you are in an activity and get praise for it, you can get caught up in trying to prove that your way might be the best in front of other people who won't necessarily feel the same way.

Being right doesn't mean you're actually smart or that you achieved something remarkable. It just means you made a valid point that might apply to yourself and a few people and nothing more.

It's very hard to do your best at something when you're consumed with trying to prove a point. While Akane definitely got a lot of help and encouragement from the people around her to do her story, she didn't seem to take moments to self-reflect over whether the pain she felt about her father was clouding her judgment a bit. Every one of her rivals were truly thinking about how to impress the audience except her.

There's a line in this arc that sums it best.

"But when feelings get too strong, they can become shackles that hold you down."

It's not fun when personal grief/pain cross over into the other aspects of your life. I feel like Akane was always hanging around her peers and teachers a bit too much to not fully come to terms with her thoughts. I recently felt that way not too long ago and I needed to take a step back to fully process my thoughts.

The proper place to search for yourself is through solitude, moments of stillness, and connecting yourself with the inner child that feels hurt. A lot of us carry weight from experiences during childhood and they have a big effect on how we behave as we get older. This happens with Akane and I think it's refreshing to see because I feel like not enough people discuss how childhood experiences affect/shapes mental health.

The grandest stage you should try to stand out on first and foremost will always be yourself.

#Akane-banashi #manga #mental health #growth #finding yourself #soul searching #self-reflection

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moonlitvixen09 · 3 months

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Begin to realize that the world you live in is determined largely by what goes on in your mind. Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman philosopher and sage, said, "A man's life is what his thoughts make of it." Emerson, America's foremost philosopher, said, "A man is what he thinks all day long." The thoughts you habitually entertain in your mind have the tendency to actualize themselves in physical conditions. Make certain you do not indulge in negative thoughts, defeatist thoughts, or unkind, depressing thoughts. Recall frequently to your mind that you can experience nothing outside your own mentality.

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind - Joseph Murphy

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livingwiththedrums · 2 months

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She closes her eyes and almost gets knocked over by the sheer volume of that damn noise. 1234. 1234. Over and over and over and she is sick of it. If she’s going to get her mind in order, it needs to know who’s in charge.

She speaks within her mind.

“Ow fuck that- that’s really loud he wasn’t kidding okay SHUT THE FUCK UP. SHUT UP. THIS IS MY HEAD, MY MIND, I DECIDE HOW THINGS WORK IN HERE. YOU DON’T. MY THOUGHTS DO NOT GET TO BE BROADCASTED TO THE ENTIRE INTERNET. NOT UNLESS I ALLOW IT. THIS IS MY MIND AND MY MIND WILL COOPERATE WITH ME. MY MIND WILL LISTEN TO ME.”

The noise doesn’t get any quieter. It still hurts like hell.

“…Fine, then. Barriers. Lots and lots of barriers. I’m not letting anyone see this. No one gets to see into my head. It’s for their own good. I’ll make… walls, several walls surrounding my thoughts, and they’ll only be allowed out if I SAY THEY CAN GET OUT.”

She imagines a fortress of concrete and metal building itself around her thoughts. Trapping them inside. Keeping them under control. They are her thoughts, they will not escape her. She won’t allow it.

Once she is satisfied with the fortress she’s generated, she focuses on her breathing. Deep breaths. Focusing on her breath. Breathe. Breathe. What was it he said again? Temper her emotions? She might have to try doing that… She clearly has to be much more strict with regulating her mind.

“This is my mind, and what I say goes. This is my mind, and what I say goes. This is my mind…”

She repeats this mantra to herself for several minutes. She feels secure. As close to secure as she can feel, at least. Better than before.

She opens her eyes and exhales, then checks her phone.

#dw rp #the year that never was #mind dive #self-reflection

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the-healing-mindset · 2 years

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nexusofsorcery · 5 months

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Purple Candle Magic: Illuminating Your Path to Spiritual Growth

What is Purple Candle Magic? Purple Candle Magic is a form of candle magic that harnesses the energetic properties of the color purple. It is believed that purple candles have the ability to amplify spiritual energy and enhance intuition. This type of magic is often used for spiritual growth, psychic development, and connecting with higher realms. By lighting a purple candle and focusing your…

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tirsynni · 7 months

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Today's reminder: there is no "One size fits all."

This shows up in various ways. Perhaps you read a post and your immediate response is anger because the details in the post don't work for you or relate to you. In this case, you can reblog with the note "Not for me but maybe for one of my followers." This approach acknowledges that different things work for different people. Another option is just scrolling past. You don't waste your time with something clearly not meant for you and you don't insult the people who connected with that post.

Maybe someone posts something and you worry because you do what they're complaining about. If what they're complaining about is an approach that works for you, then it works for you and you aren't the target audience. I'm sure (in most cases) that OP isn't targeting you. They're stating a personal complaint on their blog, aware that it IS a personal complaint and isn't relevant for everyone.

...if it IS one of those people who decide that everyone who does things differently from them is wrong and they alone hold the objective truth, consider blocking them. Moderate your experience. Enjoy yourself and block the haters.

Don't feel bad if you do things differently than the OP because they work for you, but also don't attack or insult people who prefer different things. Learn when to scroll, know that you have followers who might appreciate it even if it doesn't benefit you, and realize there is no universal truth, especially when it comes to things which really don't have a major, objective impact at the end of the day.

I've had people comment on my posts and my fics with random, annoying things, just informing me that they aren't going to waste time on my long posts, that they hate the pairing in my fic and don't know why I wrote that, etc. Why waste time on this? Is it that important? In these instances, the person might want to pause scrolling online entirely and focus on some self-assessment time.

If the post connects with something that you do, please don't be hurt or offended. OP wasn't targeting you personally (and again, if they were, consider blocking). I do rants all the time online with the full awareness that there are BILLIONS of people in the world. Do you know why good psychologists dismiss personality tests? Because there are too many people with far too much variation for those tests to possibly work. Maybe OP is really annoyed with something because it doesn't work for them. It is nothing personal to you! If it works for you, then OP's post doesn't apply to you. Keep doing what you're doing, be happy, and realize there are far more important things in the world than a random internet stranger hating your self-insert fic. Don't let people police your joy.

Do you read a post and your first thought is "But what about me?" Take a moment, reflect if you get anything out of OP's post or fic or art or whatever, and if it isn't relevant to you, move on. Don't waste your time sharing your hate or apathy. Go find something that DOES connect with you. If you find yourself starting to angrily or apathetically reply, either to tell the OP all the ways they're wrong or just declare how this post didn't apply to you at all, sincerely take a moment for self-reflection. Why are you spending your time like this? Does this sincerely make you happy? Are there better things you can be doing right now? If not, you should probably focus on fixing that.

"Well, I have the right to an opinion!" And everyone has the right to block you. Your time has been wasted.

"But what if OP doesn't know --" OP already knows and/or doesn't care. Your time has been wasted.

"Yeah, well, it makes me happy to be a troll." Check out counseling, because in the long-term, you are literally doing more damage to yourself than people who are just going to block you online. You will be forgotten and you just harmed yourself and wasted your time for nothing.

"I didn't know and I feel bad about making this mistake." Don't feel bad! Maybe you did the thing because that was how you thought you were supposed to do it. Just change your method in the future. Maybe you do it because it is your preferred method. Then keep doing it because that is what works for you. No worries! At the end of the day, you are the one who has to live with it. Don't let strangers on the internet make you feel compelled to live to their standards.

Seriously, people... there are BILLIONS of people alive right now. Nothing is universal, especially random things on the internet. If there is something not immediately relevant to you, that is fine! I promise!

#random #internet culture #fandom culture #“but what about me?” culture #seriously people #relax #and if you realize what you are saying #is easily something #you can imagine #a conservative like #trump or desantis #saying #really really really #consider pulling back #and practicing #self-reflection #and #self-awareness

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turiyatitta · 9 months

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The Spirituality Façade

Navigating Between Pretense and AuthenticityIntroduction:In an age where spirituality is often a trend, the differentiation between authentic spiritual pursuit and a mere display of piety becomes pivotal. If one merely adopts the garb of spirituality without authenticity, is it spirituality at all? This article seeks to explore the delicate balance between presenting oneself as spiritual and…

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in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine · 7 months

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#making sense #understanding #clarity #communication #comprehension #perception #interpretation #meaning #context #perspective #self-awareness #self-reflection

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namitha · 10 months

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Acknowledge the aspects within yourself that require change, lest those very traits hinder your ability to transform.

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#change traits before they control #reminder to myself #self-awareness #personal development #transformation #self-improvement #inner growth #self-reflection #overcoming obstacles #change #self-acceptance

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