#accomplisment

[dk-thrive]

We are called to be fruitful - not successful, not productive, not accomplished. Success comes from strength, stress, and human effort. Fruitfulness comes from vulnerability and the admission of our own weakness.

— Henri J. M. Nouwen, "The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society"  (Image; November 20, 2013) (via Alive on All Channels)

#Henri Nouwen #The Wounded Healer #success #accomplisment #vulnerable

[rlewisphilly]

Time to send it back?

WARNING: Your free three month trial of 2024 is expiring.  You returning it, or is this year a keeper? Maybe your 2024 goal is to accomplish the goals of 2023, which you should have done in 2022 after you promised yourself to do in 2021 after covid started in 2019.  (yes that’s 5 years ago)

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#accomplisment #attitude #blog #calendar #change #expire #goals #mentality #offer #promise #return #sale #trial #year

[sparklywatercolors]

Just want to flex on my recent accomplishment 😌:

#personal #duolingo #pearl league #Yeah boiiiii #Accomplisment

[dcxdpdabbles]

Cave boy Danny just casually mentioning things that correspond with Bruce, like the time he stole an experimental power suit and shot a god corresponding with Bruce shooting Darkseid or the Infi-map being like the time Bruce was lost in the time stream, and the bats wondering how this kid can remain a civilian

Danny tried his best to not blink too quickly, as it may cause the stranger to shoot him. He honestly has no idea how he ended up here, but somehow, he was taken hostage alongside a bus full of people on his way to buy some chips.

He got tired of Alfred's instance to ban all junk food from the manor and had snuck out while the Wyanes had been busy going over plans for some big showdown with a guy named Scarecrow.

Danny doesn't know who that is and doesn't care to find out. The less he knows, the less likely he will have to deal with rouge. He's on vacation, dang it.

Or he was until the bus was taken over by a group of men wearing gas masks. They forced their way onto the bus when they stopped for some passengers, forcing the driver at gunpoint to drive them off course, and now they were heading to a wear house. People were crying, but Danny felt like screaming.

He just wanted spicy chips, and- maybe if he had the time- he would swing by the old junkyard to find a steering wheel for his ship! Fenton luck strikes again, it seemed.

"I wouldn't be so smug, Kane," One of the people in a gas mask shouts at him. He blinks up at the woman pointing her gun at his head but scoffs at her stance. His mother would throw a fit if Danny or Jazz ever placed their feet so off balance like that while wielding a weapon. "Once Dr.Crane is done with you-"

"I'm sorry did you just threaten me with myself?" Danny cuts her off. She pauses seemingly thrown before she sputters.

"No- not Kane, Crane."

He blinks at her. "You just said the same thing"

"C-R-A-N-E." She spells in a huff.

"Ohhhhh. Sorry, the mask makes it hard to understand you. Okay, so where were you? Dr. Crane is going to do what with me-?" Danny asks, leaning back in his seat, and waving his hand at her.

There is a moment of silence before she hits him across the face with her gun. "Don't you mock me!"

"Ow." He deadpans, rubbing at his cheek, and wonders if it was supposed to hurt. His healing had vanished the pain before her gun left his skin. "I thought we were having a conversation, but forgive me, I had no idea you had an inferiority complex and assumed everyone was mocking you. Let me guess, no one has ever told you they are proud of you, and now you are defensive of every action you take because-"

"Shut up!" His voice wobbles and Danny knows he hit the nail on the head.

"Does it keep you up at night? Does it freak you out that everyone can see your issues on your face as bright as day? I bet it does it. Bet it causes you to cry like a sad little confused kid who still can't figure out how to ask for help." He doesn't mock. He states it as fact because that is what it was. Fact. She does break down about it; he can tell by her reaction, and his tone makes it all the harder to swallow.

"I'll kill you!"

"Do it." He smiles. "Saves me from your boss. But will that keep you safe? Let's find out! How long will it be before he breaks you down? Ten, maybe fifteen minutes? And he will break you; you know he will. He's already halfway there."

"I-" She stumbles away from him. He doesn't have to see her face to know it's gone pale. Ha.

One of her crew hits her shoulder, having heard him speaking while the rest of the bus stares. "Stop letting him into your head!"

"Oh, what's your name?" Danny asks, blinking his large blue eyes at the man, watching his body language for clues. His eyes zero in on three belts and how they all match up at the buckle despite the fact that they are stacked on top of each other. Didn't Jazz once say that a belt with that much control hinted about attention to detail?

Hmm.

"Is the plan falling apart- can you not control it? The way life just moves on without you and that freaks you out doesn't it. The lake of control?" He asks, and the man jerks back. Bingo.

"Holy shit," A teenager whispers in the back horrified. "It's Dr. Crane jr."

"No, that's the Rabid Dog," Another answer. "Heard he made three elites cry after talking to him for more than ten minutes."

Danny is about to open his mouth when suddenly Robin crashes through the front window. Rude. There is glass everywhere now.

Hours later, Alfred franticly checks him over for injuries while the rest are freaking out. Apparently, they had feared to find Danny screaming from terrible visions but instead found him mentally breaking the hired goons with Jazz's training. "It's not like they did anything. I had a harder time stealing a super suit than those fruitloops-"

"You stole a what?" Tim cuts him off, eyes narrowed. Danny shrugs.

"I mean, haven't we all stolen a super suit?"

"Literally, no one here has done that," Steph tells him, and Danny tilts his head.

"You guys must have had boring childhoods. Surely you at least tried to organize your school into a battle-ready militia? No one can finish school without doing that at least once."

Dick raises a hand. "Brucie, how common is this in your world? Because that's alarming."

"All the kids at my school do that. My graduating class has done it three different times back in freshmen year." He shrugs. Cass makes a strange noise in the back of her throat.

"Not a lie. Brucie is strange," She tells the group, and everyone stares in bewilderment at the boy sitting on the medical table, even Bruce.

Danny smiles at them sweetly like he would at Vlad when the fruitloop is over, and he gets his parents to throw him out sooner than he wants to leave. It curves with just the right amount of innocence and mischievous nature that no one can tell if it's a positive or deadly expression.

"You are from a war-torn world?" Damian inquires, fingers under his chin with a frown. "How are you so carefree?"

"Oh no, we haven't had a war in about- eh fifty years? Give or take." He answers and once again Cass confirms the truth of his words.

This does nothing to settle their nerves.

"Every day I learn more about teenage Bruce, and every day I am more unsettled," Jason announces, and the rest of the Bats nod. Danny's smile turns broader and softer. It makes him more attractive but unsettling in a way.

Alfred sighs with a fond smile. "Oh, the memories. Master Bruce used to smile at his dates in the same way. I can picture him taking that sweet girl to the movies as if though it was yesterday."

"Bruce, how in the world did you get people to date you? That's creepy as hell. " Dick accuses the man who only shrugs.

"Oliver once told me it was part of the thrill. The idea that I could kill them."

"Why!?"

"I wish I knew chum."

Danny slips the control into his sleeve- he will rip it apart later for the Bluetooth piece. He will wait till the Waynes are too busy with Bruce's old stories about his first few dates to take apart the fear gas bomb he took from the woman earlier today. Could he use it as a fuel?

He'll have to do some tests.

#dcxdpdabbles #dc x dp crossover #Cave Boy #Part 4 #Danny continues to be strange #He tells no lies but not all truths #The weird part is that he's still acting like teenage Bruce #Mentally breaking down Scarecrow's crew is a big accomplisment #Tim is even more weary of him

[hunterrrs]

people can NOT be normal about sid… i need to get a sports journalist job where i write about him like he’s some sacred mythical beast too

#can’t believe yohe left out sid’s biggest accomplisment: #his manga immortalization #‘the boy who became a man who became a hockey god’ #ok #sidney crosby #pittsburgh penguins #also sid/sully 👀

[laundrypause]

You ever just get so much brainrot that in the end you just have half-formed, surface level ideas? Cause same. It keeps on switching from Lolex to Loscar then back to Lolex then coming from left field, Yuando (does Yuki and Lando even have a name? TELL ME YOU SEE THE APPEAL THO)

Half-formed ideas list:

Rodeo Loscar/Lolex

College Lolex

Gamer Yuando

Actor Loscar

Pirate Loscar

Fantasy Loscar

Logan Lucky AU Lance+Logan

Happy Death Day Loscar

Maze Runner Loscar

Mission Impossible Lolex

#lolex #sargebon #loscar #will gladly expand on any of these #just gotta ramble sometimes #went on a hiatus for 2 months and what have i accomplised? #NOTHING

[this-should-do]

god i am obsessed eith the tonal shift between ahlf life 1 and 2 in regard to the sense of success at ur accomplisments

in 1, nothing you do ever gives u a sense of success or accomplishment, u killed people, u killed aleins but u have so much more to do. its an empty feeling, oh u killed the tentacles? cool go down the hole, dog urself deeper into this mess. oh you killed the gargantua and turned on the railway? go down deeper into the water and blood deeper into the bowels of the beast you created of the facility. you kill the nihilanth and u look up at the fireworks knoeing you are going to die, you cannot escape the explosion and the mess youve created. ur pulled from the mess and you are told you have guranteed urself a future of killing and endless battles or a battle u can never win. mothing you do matter none of it is worth anything. you are cold and alone and soaked in blood and people are only getting more scared

but in 2 the mood shifts, the smallest battles give people hope for a future. you can kill even a few soldiers and even if you do have to go deeper, the people around you cheer, if only for a moment, theyre alive and breathing and so are you. so many things yo do youre asked to do them again and again and each time these people are excited, thwyre grasping for a semblance of hope til thwir nails bleed and they cheer becuz they are alive and in the sun and watching their breath freeze as they cheer in the cold air of the mountains. the grass is green and growing and its more life than uve seen since before you moved to the middle of a desert to work in a concrete prison far from the warmth of the sun where it bakes all that it touches.

do you think gordon feels the happiness of the rebels? feels a sense of accomolishment in even the smallest thing he does? is he satisfied or fullfilled for helpjng these people? can he feel the sun warm the skin of his face and the bite of eastern european chill on his nose the way the rebels do? does he relish in that he is alive still? is he coming back? or do you think he still feels dull as he sinks deeper and deeper into the recesses of his mind and the concrete cage of balck mesa where his old life died?

#judt thinking about how often citizens and rebels in half life 2 cheer at wven pulling down a sign ir killing a robot #and how joyous and gleeful they sound at the smallest accomplisment #compared to how the guards and scientists get more and more grim the longer the game goes on in half life 1 #things get worse and worse in both games in the forces they face but the world seems brighter in 2 #maybe its becuz things in hl1 can only get worse when ur in the middle of losing ur way of life #vs things can only get better when uve got nothing to lose and every small win is more than uve had for the last 20 years #but its still just so beautiful and tangible #and i love to think about how gordon fits into it all #hes a relic of a different time a different battle where nothing he did mattered #the whole time was a battle against a derivative of nihilism a foreshadow of torment to come from the combine #and he coukdnt win that battle withiur self destructung #is it a sign of whats to come #has he changed? will he change? cna he survuve or is he stuck in a loop of the same battle over and over again #killing himself with everylife he takes as punishment for dooming hjmanity #iwillspeakincessantly #sorry #thinking

[sgterso]

on this very day, 25 years ago, i was born LETS GOOOOOOOO

#HERES TO ANOTHER YEAR TURNING UP AROUND THE SUN #in another note it's also mlk jrs birthday #so as a present to me go and look over some of his work and accomplisments #beyond the stuff you learn in school (for my american followers) #especially when he's paired with / or compared against malcolm x #do some deep digging beyond the surface!!

[isaksbestpillow]

My friend!!!

#i look like someone who's been to hell and back this year and it's okay #at least i live with dogs now!! #today went to the supermarket for the first time in months #so maybe recovery is possible even though it's so frustratingly slow #looking forward to a less painful future #one thing i've learned this year is that most things are not that important #hairstyle job accomplisments popularity who even cares #not being in constant pain is already a huge privilege

[windydrawallday]

My preview for the @bulkheadzine ! I managed to explore more of my mixed media style, I'm so pumped to see this thing come alive ♥

Set your calendar: It will be released on August 20th!

#myart #transformers fanzine #collaborative artwork #transformers animated #tfa bulkhead #the bulkhead zine #my second zine participation of this year AAA #idk how i managed it but I DID IT #time to celebrate such an accomplisment #idk if i could do the same thing next year lmao but better think on the present #i got emotional with that description help #fanzine

[katyspersonal]

Dude.... I've spent all day cleaning the house o_o I am that type of depressed for whom it is unthinkable amount of energy to pull off, but I've just woke up with full battery charge and intention for some reason xD Really proud of myself. Honestly, seeing everything shine from cleanness restores my humanity

#personal #accomplishments of normal people: get job raising or have your project published or buy a car #accomplisment of katyahina: I made my house shine all ALONE :D #xD #love these random windows of life and energy

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Biden addresses the wars in Ukraine and Israel.

November 20, 2023

ROBERT B. HUBBELL

          President Joe Biden published on op-ed in the Washington Post on Sunday that addresses the October 7 terror attack on Israel and the ensuing war on Hamas by Israel. The op-ed is here (accessible to all): Washington Post, Opinion | Joe Biden: The U.S. won’t back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas.

          Biden’s op-ed provides comprehensive coverage of a complex situation, including the present and future of Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank—and their relationship to Ukraine. I urge you to take the time to read the entire essay by President Biden.

          Biden begins by addressing the parallel threat posed by Hamas and Putin:

Both Putin and Hamas are fighting to wipe a neighboring democracy off the map. And both Putin and Hamas hope to collapse broader regional stability and integration and take advantage of the ensuing disorder. America cannot, and will not, let that happen. For our own national security interests — and for the good of the entire world.

          Biden’s effort to connect the future of Israel and Ukraine was undoubtedly directed to House Republicans, who have proposed an untenable bill for Israeli aid and signaled reluctance to continue support for Ukraine. See MSN, Congressional leaders are aiming to pass Ukraine and Israel supplemental aid before Christmas.

          Biden addresses the heartbreaking deaths of innocent Jews and foreign nationals on October 7 and the deaths of innocent Palestinians suffered as Israel targets Hamas. For those who believe that Biden has not acknowledged the significant loss of life on both sides, I urge you to read Biden’s words themselves instead of relying on spin by commentators pushing an agenda.

          Biden then pivots to the future with a series of questions and challenges to Americans:

What will our world look like on the other side of these conflicts? Will we deny Hamas the ability to carry out pure, unadulterated evil? Will Israelis and Palestinians one day live side by side in peace, with two states for two peoples? Will we hold Vladimir Putin accountable for his aggression, so the people of Ukraine can live free, and Europe remains an anchor for global peace and security? And the overarching question: Will we relentlessly pursue our positive vision for the future, or will we allow those who do not share our values to drag the world to a more dangerous and divided place?

          Unlike many commentators who specialize in asking questions and criticizing those who propose solutions, Biden is unafraid to propose a vision of the future that is not universally shared—a two state solution.

          Biden writes,

To start, Gaza must never again be used as a platform for terrorism. There must be no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, no reoccupation, no siege or blockade, and no reduction in territory. And after this war is over, the voices of Palestinian people and their aspirations must be at the center of post-crisis governance in Gaza. As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governance structure, ultimately under a revitalized Palestinian Authority, as we all work toward a two-state solution.

          Finally, Biden writes about violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, violence that poses a threat to the post-war solutions. Biden writes,

I have been emphatic with Israel’s leaders that extremist violence against Palestinians in the West Bank must stop and that those committing the violence must be held accountable. The United States is prepared to take our own steps, including issuing visa bans against extremists attacking civilians in the West Bank.

          Against a backdrop of disinformation and criticism, President Biden has provided a full explanation of his administration’s policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. He went to the effort to explain his views; I hope you will take the time to read his explanation in full.

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Biden turns 81; the media goes wild!

President Biden will celebrate his 81st birthday on Monday. That milestone has prompted dozens of “Is Biden too old?” commentaries from lazy journalists who are able to focus only on Biden’s age and not the obvious follow-up question, “Too old, compared to whom?” Trump? Hitler? Benedict Arnold?

The inability of the finger-wagging ageists to understand the stakes of the next election is breathtaking. They apparently believe that their readers are too stupid to hold two competing thoughts in their minds—(1) Biden is old(er) than Trump but (2) is also competent, decent, and accomplished.

Pique aside, the journalists who focus only on Biden’s age but ignore his accomplishments are engaged in disinformation and propaganda. Reader Satri Pencak sent the following email on Sunday:

With President Joe Biden’s birthday, I am starting my campaign to promote the incredible number of accomplishments achieved by this ‘old guy’. When you add them up this would be quite something for a President of any age. Joe Biden has reached the awesome age of 81, and look at just some of the things he accomplished in less than three years. With his experience, wisdom, courage, strength, and dedication here is a very brief summary of achievements. ·         Signed an infrastructure bill to repair our roads, waterways, bridges and railroads, and bring high-speed internet to rural communities. ·         Signed the Inflation Reduction Act, making health insurance plans more affordable, lowering drug costs. ·         Signed the CHIPS and Science Act, providing funding to produce semiconductor chips in the U.S.A. ·         Traveled to war zones, and brought the USA back to the global table as a strong respected partner and leader.  ·         For addressing climate change his administration has provided millions to reduce greenhouse emissions and promote clean energy technologies, moving our country to greater self-sufficiency in energy production. ·         Oversaw the passage of landmark gun legislation; though not nearly enough; the bill is the first major federal firearms legislation since the 1990s, and a significant step forward. ·         He arranged to have certain student loans forgiven and is still working to do more. ·         After a very difficult global economic period, inflation is going down, and hourly wage increases exceeded inflation for the first time in two years this past summer. ·         Made history as the first sitting president to walk a picket line while in Michigan where he joined striking United Auto Workers in September 2023. The list is much longer; however, these significant accomplishments show that the Biden administration has been progressive and very productive— and he’s not done yet!

Satri, you said it better than dozens of journalists churning out Thanksgiving-week clickbait for media outlets hungry for copy. Keep it up!

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

#Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter #political #Biden Administration #accomplisments of Biden Administration #War in ukraine #Israel-Hamas conflict

[morverenmaybewrites]

oh i am so exciting to read that, i love self indulgent tropes, I AM SO READY!!!!!

It is the Fae Alternative Universe. It is the implied Reincarnated Lovers. It is the Fairy Tale Retelling. It is the 12,000+ words I have pounded out over the course of several days. I have hated this fic and I have loved it and I am so proud that I have forced it into existence. This may be the most self-indulgent piece of sht I have ever written. I am grateful for the support, anon. I really am. Thank you. 💖 I STILL HAVE TO WRITE A SUMMARY--

#ask #anon #i am sobbing #i am so high on the accomplisment #i am so far up my own ass i can see my colon :D

[gifti3]

Just wanna say Datura is my favorite writing from you :) Hope you have a great day!!

Awww thank you!! This really made my day better (*^▽^*)

(Picture representation of my internal feelings)

#its great that theres people who either still remember or read that fic! #it feels so long ago and i consider it my greatest fic accomplisment #jeez i think i was fresh out of college around the time i started it... #also related!! whoever sent me the months old message about datura #im sorry i never answered! i just havent had to motivation to draw the scene you suggested #i still appreciate the message! maybe one day it will be done.... #anon #datura #ask #fanfic

[sodafrog13]

things i should do: write my au beardjacket fic

things i keep not doing: writing my au beardjacket fic

#WE'RE OVER HALFWAY DONE THO #16k worfs thus far sheeeeesh #maybe not as much as an accomplisment to some ppl but it's gonna b the longest fic i've ever written :o #just got 3 chapters to finish and 1 to actually start #the goal is to get to 25k?? i doubt it'll happen but i can dream!.. #miiiight draw another scene fr it just to hype myself up #we'll see! #the trash speaks

[boobpancakes]

after days of making sims i immediately hate i have finally created a face i like

#i feel accomplised #idk what is blocking my creativity lately but i will overcome it thru sheer force of will