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firesoulstuff · 5 years

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For the domestic prompts requests: "Wait...Is she walking" for Mick and Laurel

Me: Excitedly squeals that someone sent me a Mick/Laurel prompt.

My rabbit: Unimpressed

Thank you so much for this! I never have any good ideas for these two, no one ever prompts them, and I love them so much!

First Steps

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20176588

Mick never saw his life panning out like this.

Never, not once in his wildest dreams. He always thought he would go out in a blaze of glory taking on too many cops in a bank heist by the time he was thirty. At the very least he thought he might waste away in prison. He never thought he would turn his life around, never thought he would get the chance to play the hero, never mind take it. He never thought they would ever be able to change what happened to Sara’s sister, and he never had any reason to believe she would be so much like the rest of them. Lost, and looking for a place to belong.

He never could’ve dreamed that place would end up being with him.

But, through some strange fault in fate, it did.

She started seeking him out whenever she and Sara fought, they’d been apart a long time for her but even longer for Sara. Things had changed, and she said it was in the way he and Sara worked, she thought he could help her adjust. Somehow, in that, they became each other’s confidants and before he knew it, for the first time in four years, he was sober more often than he wasn’t.

Being her friend was nice. They worked together in a way he never has with anyone. She had his back on and off the field, which he can say for most of the rest of the team, but it was different with her. She didn’t just leave him to his demons whenever he had a bad day, she’d grab his hand and drag him down to the training room if she had to. The others, he knew, were always open to talk, but it was easier with her. The shit she went through with Sara when they were younger, she got things the others just didn’t. She knew him.

The first time they slept together, he thought it was a mistake. He’d never cared before about messing up a friendship, but he’d never had a friendship like the one he had with Laurel. Once it was done, though, he couldn’t believe he’d done it. He was nobody’s first choice, he’d long accepted that, and when she inevitably met someone else he would rather it be easier to not lose her presence in his life by not having to tell her someone else he’d slept with her, and have them find out it meant something to him.

Turns out that was something else he never would’ve thought; he is her someone.

For a while they had a friends-with-benefits thing going, and it was great. It was less than a month before the whole team knew, but that was typical when you lived on a ship with eight other people. Even so, he got a little confused when she started leaning close during briefings, kissing him in the galley in the morning, all that stuff. He wasn’t complaining, hell no way was he complaining, but after putting it off for a while he brought it up with her, and then that was it. They were together.

He kept waiting for it to end, for her to wise up and leave him, but the days turned to weeks, and weeks to months. He never thought he could have the happiness that they had on that ship. She told him she loved him and he believed her, couldn’t understand why, but believed it. His life was good; something he never thought he could have.

Then, when they were just shy of a year together, something else he never could’ve dreamed happened.

She handed him a positive pregnancy test.

“Well,” he’d said to her, after he’d gotten over the initial shock of the news. “Guess you’re stuck with me now, Birdie.”

She’d kissed him and told him she wouldn’t have it any other way.

It’s been about a year and a half since that day. The two of them decided to settle down in the present, something else Mick never once imagined himself doing, and got a little place in Central City. Their daughter, Grace Quinn Rory, is currently a month out from her first birthday and straddled comfortably on Laurel’s hip, who is coming into the living room and frowning at her phone.

“My mom can’t sit tonight, something came up at work.”

Ah, well that’s disappointing.

Laurel, obviously disappointed as well, huffs and plops next to him on the couch, swinging Grace around and into her lap.

“Well that sucks.” She mumbles, and while he does agree with her he can’t quite bring himself to share her sentiment, not when Grace is smiling and gurgling happily since being turned around.

He hums, his fingers playing with the ends of his daughter’s curly hair.

“We could send her to Scarlett.” He suggests, but Laurel only sighs even deeper.

“Iris is like, a day away from her due date.” She reminds him, “She can’t be worried about three babies right now, and Barry.”

Right, and that takes out his next two suggestions: Caitlin and Ramon. The whole S.T.A.R. Labs crew has been pulling crazy hours lately, trying to keep Barry home as much as possible.

“I’m sure your mom can sit tomorrow.” He suggests, his brow furrowing a little with worry when Laurel slumps even deeper into the cushions.

“Probably.” She admits, “I was just really looking forward to tonight.” She lolls her head, looking at him with those big doe eyes of hers.

“We haven’t been out in so long.” She groans, and he chuckles, cause it hasn’t been that long.

“And…” she adds, a quick glance down at Grace to be sure she is sufficiently distracted with something. “I had some fun planned for tonight.”

Well, now he’s bummed out.

“We can still do that.” He says quickly, to which she gives him a knowing look that calls bull.

“With the way she’s been sleeping lately?” She asks, and ok, that’s true. Grace had a cold last week, couldn’t sleep at all cause she couldn’t breathe, and even though she’s getting over it she still hasn’t fallen back into a solid sleep pattern.

Right now, though, you would never know that. She’s got as much energy as she always done, like she isn’t only sleeping a few broken hours a night. Nope, she’s thrown herself over Laurel’s arm and is gunning for the remote like she’ll know how to use it once she gets it in her hands.

That gives him an idea.

“Who says we gotta wait for tonight?”

Laurel looks… surprised. Interested, but definitely unsure. So, he stands up and nods at the remote that has Grace so captivated.

“Kid gets into her shows.” He reminds her, “Put some Bubble Guppies on and lets go.”

At first Laurel only gapes at him, but he knows that look she gets when she’s thinking on something, and boy does she have it now.

Their room isn’t more than halfway down the hall, and even with Grace an avid crawler and getting the hang of standing up they’ve already moved most things she could get into out of her potential reach.

“Ok,” she agrees, and then she scoops up the remote, plops Grace on the floor with a sloppy kiss to her head, and within five minutes they’re in their bedroom with the door closed over.

“So, wat’cha got planned?” He asks as she all but shoves him onto the bed.

She’s giggling the whole way, even as he sits back on the mattress and allows her to climb up into his lap.

“Well…” She drawls out, one hand firm on his chest and her breath warm and close enough to tickle at his ear. “I might have to make a few adjustments, Bubble Guppies is only a half hour…”

Never, never, should the words “Bubble Guppies” be said in THAT tone of voice. For as much as he’s always enjoyed the notion of a ticking clock, he never thought a kid’s show would be the timer, and he’s not sure how he feels about being this turned on by it.

Then again, when Laurel is looking at him like she is and her voice has become a purr, he’s pretty sure she could say anything and it would turn him on.

“But…” She goes on, “There are definitely some things I know we-”

The sound of a loud thud from the hall cuts her off. They both listen, most thoughts of their fun moving to the sidelines of their minds. There’s the telltale creek of the floorboards, and another thud. Actually, the thuds are more like slaps. But they sound like they’re against the wall, not the floor, and it’s moving slower than their little speed-demon of a crawler normally-

“Wait…” Laurel drawls, disbelief taken over her voice and her eyes off him and on the door. “Is she walking?”

They’re up within an instant.

She jumps off him, he wastes no time in following her up, and just as he comes up behind her in the doorway she gasps and no sooner has the sound left her mouth that he’s gotten a look into the hall.

He swears he stops breathing for a second.

Grace is standing there, hands against the wall and little head turned towards them, looking at them with those big green eyes of hers like she has no idea why they’re staring back.

“Gracie?” Laurel nearly squeals, stepping into the hall and thus letting him out, squatting down to Gracie’s level. “Did you walk over here all by yourself?!”

A huge grin lights up Gracie’s face, accompanied by a giggle that Laurel exaggeratingly mimics as she holds out her arms.

“Come here!” She calls, “Come to mommy! Come walk to mommy!”

Mick’s honestly not sure if she’s really going to do it. For all they know, she crawled over her then stood herself up. Grace doesn’t look too sure either, but Laurel keeps on calling her, and it isn’t long before she, with that happy smile still on her face, is pushing off the wall and taking slow, stocking steps towards them.

Laurel gasps again, and keeps cheering her on. She almost doesn’t make it, but yet she does, and collapses into her mother’s waiting arms soon as she reaches them.

“Ohh! Good job!” Laurel praises, standing up with Grace cuddled happily against her chest. “You did such a good job!”

He snickers, his smile is probably bright as Grace’s right now, and he reaches his hand over to tickle her, getting her to laugh.

“You’re a big girl munchkin.” He praises her, tickling her some more and getting more laughs until she flops herself into his grasp.

He holds her under her bottom with one arm, and keeps tickling her side with his other hand. She keeps giggling, him and Laurel too, and he presses a kiss to the side of her head.

Mick never once imagined his life would pan out like this, but not in a million years would he ever want it any other way.

“Keep it up,” he tells Grace, “And I’m gonna tell Scarlett you’re coming for him.”

#mick rory #laurel lance #canaryfire #domestic prompts #family prompts #writing prompts

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yessadirichards · 3 years

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Video games coming to Netflix? Latest hiring offers a clue

SAN RAMON, Calif

Netflix has hired veteran video game executive Mike Verdu, signaling the video streaming service is poised to expand into another fertile field of entertainment.

Verdu's addition as Netflix's vice president of game development, confirmed Thursday, comes as the company seeks to sustain the momentum it gathered last year when people turned to the video streaming service to get through lockdowns imposed during the pandemic.

Netflix wound up adding 37 million worldwide subscribers last year, by far the largest annual gain in its history. But the landscape has changed dramatically now that the easing pandemic has allowed people to return to a semblance of their normal lives.

The video service stumbled out of the gate during the first three months of this year, posting its smallest first-quarter subscriber increase in four years, and it predicted its springtime gains would also be meager. The Los Gatos, California, company is scheduled to report its results for the April-June period on Tuesday.

Adding video games would give Netflix another way to build upon the nearly 208 million subscribers that it boasted at the end of March. It wouldn't come as a surprise either, given that Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings has long said the company competes as much against video games for a piece of people's leisure time as it does against other video streaming services offered by the likes of Amazon, Hulu, Walt Disney Co. and Apple.

Netflix didn't directly comment on its potential entry into video gaming, but left little doubt about its intent by announcing Verdu's title at the company. Verdu is joining Netflix from Facebook's Oculus, where he oversaw the virtual reality headset maker's games. He previously worked at video game makers Electronic Arts and Zynga.

Now the biggest questions are when Netflix might start to offer video games and whether it intends to charge a separate fee to play them or include them as part of its video streaming services.

In a research note, CFRA analyst Tuna Amobi called video games a logical complement to Netflix's vast library of TV series and films, helping to set the stage for eventual price increases that most subscribers will accept.

Greg Peters, Netflix's chief operating officer, told investors in April that video games could be another way to engage subscribers already immersed in the stories unfolding in the service's TV series and movies.

“We’re trying to figure out what are all these different ways that we can increase those points of connection, we can deepen that fandom," Peters said at the time. Verdu will be reporting to Peters in his new job.

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passing-smiles · 7 years

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Comic: Hawkeye #1

‘Excuse me, I’m here to make a desposit. Do you accept... sass?!’

Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Romero have some big shoes to fill. Fraction and Aja’s 2012-2015 run on Hawkeye has justly gone down as one of the greatest Marvel comics of recent years, and Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez’s All-New Hawkeye has continued the series’ affection for mixing street-level superhero antics with thoughtful and innovative storytelling. This time round, with Clint Barton sidestepping the limelight into Occupy Avengers, Kate Bishop is getting the attention she deserves, and Thompson and Romero are already showing signs that we have another Hawkeye classic in the making.

Any first issue has a lot of work to do, between introducing plot and setting up character relationships while telling a story that’s engaging on its own terms, but Thompson’s set-up is clear and brief, leaving more space for her wry humour and a plot that never feels like a pilot issue. Kate Bishop moving to the West Coast is a plot that’s been used before but it doesn’t feel rehashed - she’s always been the kind of character that moves around a fair bit, and after what we saw of their relationship in All-New Hawkeye and Clint’s actions in Civil War II, it’s understandable that Kate would want to head back to California - and in a solo setting she gets more space to shine. It feels like superhero to private investigator is an established career path these days (even Kate remarks in the issue that ‘super hero slash private eye is the new hotness’), with Spider-Woman giving up the lycra and the return of Jessica Jones, but again it feels like a natural step for a character that’s long been about helping the little people. A neat touch that helps to mark the book out is the use of targets around objects as Kate notices them, which is introduced early, and gives us a more literal sense of how Kate sees the world. Kate’s narration is bang-on character, too, and the dialogue is snappy enough to carry the plot at the pace it demands. Of course, not everything is as sunny as the Venice beach weather, but there’s a great control in the way the issue moves back and forth between seriousness and humour, plot and action.

Romero’s line art is wonderful too, resembling Aja’s work with Lemire without being derivative: the ligne claire simplicity leaves plenty of room for bold characterisation and clever visual storytelling. Romero seems at home with a huge variety of layouts, from nine-panel (or more) grids to action-packed double spreads, even a combination of the two in the middle of the issue, meaning that every page reads as dynamic without being tiring, and the pacing is varied nicely too. Something I particularly like is the full-width panels that represent Kate’s camera viewfinder, with most of the panel solid black around the cropped image; it’s a wonderfully simple technique, extremely reader-friendly, but feels fresh and playful too. I’m not familiar with much of Romero’s previous work, but I’ll be seeking it out soon enough, as I’m really interested to see what else he can do with this kind of quiet innovation.

Even as the book becomes a Kate Bishop solo series, this book really feels like a time production, with Thompson and Romero joined by stellar colourist Jordie Bellaire and letterer Joe Sabino. Bellaire and Romero were first teamed up on Doctor Strange Annual #1, and they make a great team, with Bellaire’s colours melding seamlessly with Romero’s linework. A colourless sample in the recent edition of Previews makes Bellaire’s mark all the more evident: the colours are by turns bright and Californian, then subtle and understated. The slow transition into evening across a grid in the centre of the book is a moment I’d single out as being indicative of the essential importance of a colourists to comics, conveying real-world information like time of day as well as smoothly transitioning the mood of the scene. It would have been easy to over-use the ‘Hawkeye purple’, especially with a protagonist out of costume most of the time, but Bellaire shows great restraint and skill in reserving it mostly for the Kate’s-eye targets. Sabino’s font choices also make a valuable contribution in their understatedness; sound effects are never overdone, but cleverly used, like the way the ‘eee’ of an alarm continues off-panel).

Something that gets mentioned more than once in the comic is Kate’s past as members of teams, both ‘Team Hawkeye’ and the Young Avengers, but with Marvel paying increasing attention to their under-appreciated female superheroes, the time has never been better for her to take over as the titular Hawkeye, and it’s a joy to discover that this looks to be a book that will be living up to the character’s potential. There’s a lot in this issue to like, and with several potential plot threads already in motion, Hawkeye will be heading straight to my pull list and staying there.

#comic #hawkeye #kate bishop #kelly thompson #leonardo romero #jordie bellaire #marvel

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marcusssanderson · 5 years

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70 Quotes On Being Happy With Where You Are in Life

Our latest collection of quotes about being happy to help you see the brighter side of life.

Being happy is extremely vital and something that every person ultimately wants in life.

Being happy leads to a wide array of benefits for our performance, relationships, health and much more.

Besides making us feel good about ourselves, happiness is a positive emotion that drives our ambitions and motivates us to wake up every morning to pursue our goals and dreams.

So how can we attain happiness?

For us to do this, we need to take personal responsibility for our own happiness.

We have to accept the fact that our happiness is our choice and something to be found within us.

Regardless of all the negative events that often occur in our lives, we can all maintain our happiness by learning to interpret whatever circumstances we deal with in a positive light.

Although external behaviors and events have the ability to trigger off negative thoughts, that can only happen if you allow them to.

Overall, happiness makes us healthier, more productive and ready to use our Everyday Power to reach our full potential.

Below are some inspirational, wise, and uplifting quotes about being happy that will help you develop the ability to be happy under all circumstances.

Quotes about being happy regardless of where you are in life

1.) “Being happy is something that each of us determines, it is not something that we find outside of yourself, it is within us and our choice.” – Catherine Pulsifer

2.) “The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.” – William Ralph Inge

3.) “Happiness is a deep sense of flourishing, not a mere pleasurable feeling or fleeting emotion but an optimal state of being.” – Matthieu Ricard

4.) “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”– Abraham Lincoln

5.) “We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh.” – William James

6.) “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”― Anne Frank

7.) “Happy is entirely up to you and always has been.”― Janette Rallison

8.) “Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.”― Deepak Chopra

9.) “The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.”- Anonymous

10.) “Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quotes about being happy with who you are

11.) “The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.” – Goldie Hawn

12.) “I enjoyed my life when I had nothing… and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.” – Joey Ramone

13.) “Being happy in your skin that’s what it’s all about.” – Koo Stark

14.) “Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are.” – Ariana Grande

15.) “Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad!”- Norm Papernick

16.) “True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self.” – Joseph Addison

17.) “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – Dalai Lama

18.) “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”- Marcus Aurelius

19.) “I would do my damn best to be more happy than not.”― Adam Silvera

20.) “Happiness doesn’t have to be chased…it merely has to be chosen.” ― Mandy Hale

Quotes about being happy with what you have

21.) “The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don’t have.” – Woody Allen

22.) “Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.” – Alan Cohen

23.) “If being happy is important to you, try this: instead of regretting all you lack, celebrate all you’ve got.” – Brian Vaszily

24.) “I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.” – DMX

25.) “Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating what you have.” – Unknown

26.) “Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.”― Hafez

27.) “Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again.”- Frances Rodman

28.) “Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.”- Rabbi Hyman Schachtel

29.) “Do not forget to hope and happy be.” – John McLeod

30.) “It’s not my job to make you happy. It’s your job to learn that only those who quit selfishly seeking their own happiness find it.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

Quotes about being happy and what it means

31.) “The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” – Henry Ward Beecher

32.) “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”– Mahatma Gandhi

33.) “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama

34.) “Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”– Helen Keller

35.) “Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.” – Margaret Lee Runbeck

36.) “I don’t care about having money. It’s about being happy, man.” – Skrillex

37.) “We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”– Anne Frank

38.) “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley

39.) “Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” – Walt Whitman

40.) “The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”- Allan K. Chalmers

Quotes about being happy and letting go of the things that make you sad

41.) “You can never be really happy if you keep holding to those bad memories which makes you sad.” – Anurag Prakash

42.) “Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.” – Frank Tyger

43.) “One of the simplest ways to stay happy is by letting go of the things that make you sad.” –Tinku Razoria

44.) “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”– Albert Schweitzer

45.) “Happiness is where we find it, but very rarely where we seek it.” – J. Petit Senn

47.) “If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.”― Roy T. Bennett

48.) “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

49.) “I laugh as much as I can and cry when I have to, without apology. I think that’s happy.”- Maya Angelou

50.) “If you want to be happy, you need to set your mind on happiness.” ― Ana Kostovska

Quotes about being happy with yourself

51.) “Happiness is the art of learning how to get joy from your substance.” – Jim Rohn

52.) “Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people.” – Tena Desae

53.) “If you want to be happy, be.”– Leo Tolstoy

54.) “When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.” – Jack Ma

55.) “Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” – Ayn Rand

56.) “Happiness is not in our circumstance but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are.” – John B. Sheerin

57.) “You are happy when you are enthusiastic and action-oriented, not when you are luxury and pleasure oriented.” ― Debasish Mridha

58.) “Success means being happy with who you are and bringing happiness to those around you.” – Jane John Nwankwo

59.) “If you feel happy, Smile with all your heart. if you’re down, smile with all your might.” ― Paul Ian Guillermo

60.) “You choose to be happy. You don’t become happy just because the circumstances lead you to happiness.” – Ryan Cooper

Other inspirational quotes about being happy

61.) “Talking about someone who makes you happy actually makes you happy.” – Elizabeth Scott

62.) “Being happy never goes out of style.” – Lilly Pulitzer

63.) “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama

64.) “What’s fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.” – James Arthur

65.) “Be believing, be happy, don’t get discouraged. Things will work out.”― Gordon B. Hinckley

66.) “The key to happiness was achievable dreams.”― Nicholas Sparks

67.) “Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”- Jacques Prévert

68.) “I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of trying to make me happy”― J.D. Salinger

69.) “Is happiness equated to wealth, money, possessions, or is it value you find in doing your job well, having a loving family, your health, and an inner peace?” – Catherine Pulsifer

70.) “Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier.” ― Roy Bennett

Which of these quotes about being happy was your favorite?

Happiness matters so much. If, for instance, you asked parents what they want above all for their children, most of them would respond with something like: “I really just want them to be happy.” This is because happiness is the one thing we want most for those we love the most.

We hope these quotes about being happy have inspired you to take responsibility for your own happiness.

Did you enjoy these happiness quotes? Which of these quotes about being happy was your favorite? We would love to hear all about it in the comment section below. Also, don’t forget to spread some happiness by liking and sharing with your friends and loved ones.

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cynthiajayusa · 7 years

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One Mother’s Story

By Betty Yancey

How Christine Leinonen has turned the loss of her son in the Pulse tragedy into something beautiful

On June 12th, Christine Leinonen got the news that no parent should ever have to receive. Her son, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, and his partner, Juan Ramon Guerrero, were among those killed at Pulse nightclub. As the one-year anniversary of the horrific Pulse tragedy approaches, Christine sat down with Hotspots to talk about that night, the loss of her son and how the biggest mass shooting attack in U.S. history has changed not only “The City Beautiful” but her world.

Q: Christine, how are you coping with your loss?

A: I am coping with losing my only dear son, Christopher, by doing things that give me meaning and purpose. Of course, I grieve, lightly at times and other times with great difficulty. With the horrific nature, however, sometimes I simply have to be in a state of denial. The pain that the reality of my son’s death is potentially so severe, that to cope means to distract or busy myself. It’s hard to comprehend the level of evil it took for one person to kill and injure so many, so deliberately. But for the most part, I try to turn my son’s energy into good works. By doing that I’m turning the grief into good. I’ve been speaking out to give my son, whose voice was silenced, a voice. I have not only been a gay-rights advocate, but an activist. Being a part of theDruProject.org has been tremendously helpful in my gay activism. ‘’ve also become a gun safety advocate. I’ve been speaking out in favor of common-sense gun protections.

Q: One year later, what is your perspective of this tragedy? A: One year later, I am very proud of the victims, families of victims, and friends of victims, who have turned our tragedy in a mission to not only survive, but to thrive in defiance of the evil. Some are going back to school for new careers, some are becoming political, some are becoming voices with various media, some are starting non-profits, some are becoming religiously active, writing books, getting tattoos, writing songs/raps. [There are] many different ways to heal. However, the pain is still there. The reality that my son will not see the new Disney Star Wars movie, or go to the ride at Magic Kingdom, or get married, or laugh or dance ever, ever again, is heartbreaking. During those times, I cry, or just rest and relax and feel the pain, then move forward, once that feeling passes. I know at the end of that pain, is a rainbow, and beyond that rainbow is a pot of gold. The feelings I get when I work through the grief are pretty wonderful. I get to see how it’s very probable that there will not be 284 victims and their loved ones in sadness, but 284 victims and their loved ones full of success and a renewed vigor for life. The killer succeeded in our loss of 49 loved ones and I want to do whatever I can to insure that no one else is lost as a result of his evil.

Q: If you could ask one question to the killer of these innocent lives, including your son’s, what would it be? A: I don’t have anything to say to the killer. I don’t think it’s even a good idea to address him in any fashion. Many of these mass shootings are a result of giving the killers notoriety. That’s what they want… attention, saying their name, becoming infamous. Even my son’s killer mentioned the Boston Bomber when he was on the phone with the police. That makes it clear that he was seeking that same notoriety. I’ve adopted the Aurora victims’ loved ones position and I don’t address the killer in any way, shape or form. I don’t want to see any other families go through the pain of losing their loved one in a mass shooting because that future shooter was trying to emulate the Pulse shooter.

Q: How well has Orlando handled this tragedy in terms of response and support? A: The businesses of Orlando have been the best, most generous, kindest possible. Starting with the Baldwin Funeral Home that was so protective and giving my son and his friends a respectful, safe space to show their last respects. St. Luke’s in downtown Orlando, again so beautiful and protective space for our services. The parishioners all came out to volunteer to make sure my son’s services were second-to-none. Then, you can’t say enough about Disney, Olive Garden, Starbucks and JetBlue, just to name a few of the big companies who came out in force to donate to the victims and their families. It was awesome! Whenever people ask me about how they can give I always say, instead of giving to a charity that may or may not be legitimate, just take your grandma to Olive Garden, or buy your kids Disney toys, or go to Disney World, buy your neighbor a cup of coffee, or fly JetBlue. Just patronize the businesses that give back during a community tragedy, get a great product and let the companies donate when needed.

Q: There are children out there who have been abandoned by their parents–rejected and cast out–because they are LGBT. You embraced your gay child! What words would you say to parents who discover their children are gay? A: To think there are parents in this world who don’t love their children exactly as they are is heartbreaking. The best advice I could give any parent is to love your child, period. They will grow up to be adults one day, and I can assure you, that if you live long enough, you will regret it if you did not provide your child with a safe and loving home… especially, if their personality is a little spicy, because they are gay or creative, or special, you will love them even more when they are young adults. The last couple of years of Christopher’s life I told him while I loved him as a child, and as a gay child, I grew to love him even more as an adult. Instead of the boring adult children of some of my friends, I had this vibrant, interesting, goofy, great kid. He was spicy!

Q: What has been the response to the Dru Project you have received? A: The Dru Project (thedruproject.org) has been growing and growing and has become this beautiful tribute and legacy of a great human being. Chris was kind, inclusive, giving, caring and fun. That’s the meaning of the Dru Project. It exemplifies his spirit. We hope to set up a role model Gay-Straight Alliance that can be replicated statewide or nationwide and pass through any school board’s scrutiny. And we are giving the first $1000.00 scholarship at our Launch Party at the Abbey on June 11, 2017, from 6-midnight. So, we will not only have a model to use for any other school wishing to start up a GSA, we will be giving scholarships twice a year to students who are either gay or straight, but are inclusive designed. We know that high schools that have clubs like a GSA have zero teenage suicides! Teenagers need a place to fit in as they are growing from being children to adults. And they are all growing into a new world of sexuality. The worse thing we could do is to make them feel weird. So, the solution is to accept all and let them all feel like they are not only accepted, but loved and safe.

Q: Besides the Dru Project, can you name some good that has come out of this terrible tragedy? Not just in Orlando but all over? A: Lots of good has come out of this tragedy. The gay community has activated not just to provide a safe gay area, or align with straight allies, but to demand protection. Our resistance, shown across the globe, is telling the world that we, as a people, will not go back. We are moving forward, with or without our governments. That we, the people of the world, own this planet. And we decide our rules and how we want our futures to evolve. It’s impressive to watch how active everyone has become.

Q: You have accomplished so much in this past year…speaking at the Democratic National Committee, confronting Marco Rubio at a town hall discussion, the creation of the Dru Project… Do you think your son would be proud? A: My son would be mind-blown at everything that has happened since his death. Speaking about him at the DNC, when before he died, he remarked to a friend at a gay wedding that he wondered if his mom, who he had never seen done any public speaking, would be able to give a toast to him at his own wedding. Or for him to learn that his own selfie doodles, ending up on his shirt design with his image in the Love Is Love comic book, in the middle of super heroes!

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One Mother’s Story

By Betty Yancey

How Christine Leinonen has turned the loss of her son in the Pulse tragedy into something beautiful

Q: Christine, how are you coping with your loss?

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One Mother’s Story

By Betty Yancey

How Christine Leinonen has turned the loss of her son in the Pulse tragedy into something beautiful

Q: Christine, how are you coping with your loss?

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/05/25/one-mothers-story/

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Superstars in Education honored tonight

Seven training applications can be honored this night at the annual Superstars in education ceremony.

Superstars in training are charged with recognizing exquisite academic programs and individual achievements. The yearly event highlights excellence in revolutionary coaching, integrated study room era practices, and school-to-career pathways. It additionally serves to leverage the economic enterprise community’s funding within the destiny employees.

The occasion is held by using The Partnership, the 501(c)(3) training companion of the Delaware Country Chamber of Trade. Superstars in education and Delaware Most crucial for an afternoon are the agency’s flagship programs. The 2017 Superstars in training Choice Committee taken into consideration nominations from the public, non-public, magnet, charter and parochial faculties from around the Nation.

Daniel Wealthy, professor of Public Coverage and Director of the community Engagement Initiative at the University of Delaware, can also be honored at the right. He’s the 2017 recipient of the toilet H. Taylor, Jr. schooling Leadership award, which acknowledges someone in the community who has supplied sustained Management in advancing Delaware schooling and who, by using doing so, has also made the network a higher area in which to live and paintings.

Flamenco Guitar – Stars and Superstars

Flamenco Guitar stars are not as numerous as stars in different musical patterns

But they genuinely exist. Main the percent, truly, is percent de Lucia. Without difficulty, the most Across the world recognized Flamenco Guitarist. And, with excellent purpose. p.C.’s innovations, plus his potential and choice to explore different musical genres whilst respecting his Flamenco history, brought Spanish Track to a much broader audience.

A baby prodigy, who received no formal preparation, % started appearing professionally at the age of 17, with Jose Greco’s dance business enterprise. Later he spent eight years accompanying the mythical Flamenco singer – Carmen De la Istra.

His tour with fellow guitar stars, John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola, with their live CD, “Friday Night time in San Francisco”, took Flamenco Guitar Music to a brand new plateau. Solo, and together with his institution, % maintains to discover new musical territory, even as last actual to his musical roots.

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p.C.’s integration of Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classical and World patterns into his Track has, logically, prompted and inspired the current era of Flamenco Guitar Stars. Canadian |Jesse Cook dinner with his Rhumba rhythms. Lawson Rollins, referencing many locations on the musical globe. The excellent approach and passionate overall performance of Miguel De la Bastide. Trinidad’s maximum celebrated musical export.

But none of those notable guitarists ought to have end up “Stars” – without the “Superstars of Flamenco. ” The pioneers who evolved and innovated Flamenco Guitar Track. These “Roots Superstars” made two-sport converting contributions to the evolution of Flamenco Guitar Tune.

First, and most importantly, They expanded the Flamenco Guitar from it is accompanying function to a solo one. 2nd – They took Spanish Song on tour. Bringing, for the primary time, actual Flamenco Music to a Global audience. These “Pioneer Superstars” – The authentic Legends of Flamenco – have been Ramon Montoya, Sabicas, and Nino Ricardo.

Like most early Flamenco Guitarists, Ramon Montoya got here from humble origins

A Family of Gypsy cattle traders. But through sheer talent and determination, he evolved into the most critical guitarist of his generation. For one essential reason. Ramon Montoya changed into the first to establish the Flamenco Guitar as a solo tool. Taking it away from, and beyond its traditional role accompanying dancers and singers.

However, it was Sabicas, the subsequent Flamenco Guitar Superstar, who persisted and elevated Montoya’s accomplishments. Leaving Spain in 1936 with the outbreak of civil conflict, Sabicas toured South The united states and different international locations. Bringing Flamenco Tune to a good wider target audience. Referred to as his extraordinary approach, Sabina’s acquired the last praise from the overdue American guitar Superstar Chet Atkins, who commented in an interview: “The first-rate technique around has were given to be Sabicas, the Flamenco player. ”

Possibly the saddest word in the Records of the Flamenco Guitar Superstars is the lifestyles of Nino Ricardo. A huge expertise, with a completely unique tone and style derived from upward curving fingernails, Nino became universally appeared as the fine guitarist of his day. Celebrated, and, of course, broadly imitated. He died of liver failure at the age of sixty-eight. Probably irritated via his early years of constant gambling in Seville’s bars and cafes.

Distance Education: Then and Now

People are progressively waking up to the belief that excessive faculty ranges aren’t virtually what they used to be and getting a job based totally on that isn’t always going to reduce it as it as soon as did. This has triggered them to discover alternatives such as distance training which can be being touted because of the future of our education system. Whether it is a university application or a promotion you’re running for at work, online mastering platforms offer you the excellent viable solutions in phrases of pliability and convenience when you’re seeking out a possibility to get ahead academically. Members have the choice to time table their training as according to their very own convenience and in one of a kind codecs relying on their personal desires. This in flip, allows them to paintings around their own schedules and range the pace in their getting to know the method in step with their own mastering competencies. With technology revolutionizing our lives in unimaginable ways, perhaps it’s time to accept online schools for the boon they genuinely are.

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The quantity of money and time you could keep on visiting is another reason why distance training is slowly being adopted as viable options across the nation. These avenues also provide parents with the option too often reveal the progress of their child at their very own convenience without the hassle of continuously having to go to their toddler’s teachers. teachers for his or her element too, have the freedom to interact with mother and father via on-line modes of conversation, thereby making frequent communication plenty greater cost effective in addition to viable. Average, online colleges have truly provided us with greater possible options to assist acquire a better work-life balance without compromising at the essential factors of education. Enrolling in an approved school that offers you amazing online training will clearly improve your probabilities of garnering a university schooling and pass on to better possibilities inside the future.

Although distance schooling is slowly being incorporated into our training gadget

We nevertheless have an extended way to head in phrases of exploring the genuine capability of online learning environments. Ensuring the net school you join with has all of the required accreditation together with the ones from the Southern Affiliation of Faculties & colleges Council on Accreditation and school Development (SACS CASI) and The National Council for Personal faculty Accreditation (NCPSA) can virtually make all of the distinction while pursuing higher training and employment opportunities. The direction curriculum at online faculty has been aligned and articulated to the Not unusual Core Country Requirements and the following Technology Sunshine Nation Standards.

As a training Counselor the beyond 15 years, Chris has written on numerous distinct topics of training. His 30+ years in training subject has given him a perception into many regions, which has been helpful in him writing.

Storytelling – A Time Honored Tradition

Absolutely everyone likes an excellent story

From the olden days whilst the aged would gather kids and tell stories of the past, to the contemporary agencies at libraries wherein authors of books read their testimonies, storytelling is a time-honored subculture. What makes storytelling so interesting relies upon on the storyteller. If the storyteller is exciting and wonderful, then you may revel in each minute of the story. The exciting part of storytelling is that maximum of the stories informed is based on real occasions. This now not only gives you an interesting tale, it helps you research something.This commemorated culture gives many adventures for all to enjoy. Anyone has a grandfather or grandmother who has advised you that tale of how they were in Global Struggle II or that they were part of the Ladies’ right to vote. Those stories no longer simplest provide know-how and studying, they are part of your records. studying approximately your ancestors through your on the spot circle of relatives is a part of the family tree. Storytelling offers this much and more. Each person likes to sit down round and concentrate to their relative inform them about Those kinds of stories. It gives them a sense of cause because extra frequently than not, tales always have an ethical to whatever turned into being informed.

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through storytelling there comes a hazard of bonding. Bonding with own family or friends is a vital a part of our lives. Those are our partners in existence and it’s far continually a good idea to attract information from their reports. There are instances which storytelling is imagined and taken into consideration fiction, but because of the storyteller, the tale offers leisure. Having a great storyteller is important for accurate storytelling. Many humans in contemporary society are forgetting this time venerated culture.

Forgetting about storytelling is by no means an awesome concept

Without this culture, there might be greater television watching, online game playing, and all collectively waste of time. it’s far pleasant to inform as many testimonies as you may to your kids and grandchildren. Remembering this time commemorated culture will enhance your mindset to memories.

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FIR against Hardik and others in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Police filed a case against Patidar quota chief Hardik Patel and 60 others primarily based on a complaint filed by using a BJP councilor in Ahmedabad.

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“The FIR has been filed towards Hardik and 60 others via a BJP councilor of Ramon place,” said Varun Patel, spokesman of Patidar Animal Andolan Samiti (PAA) that spearheads a statewide agitation looking for quotas for the Patidars.

“The police have also detained over a dozen activists along with Geetaben Patel, a neighborhood activist associated with PAAS,” Mr. Patel delivered.

He claimed that he had no concept what charges the police officers have slapped in opposition to the PAAS employees and activists. 5 Megastar Lodges in Ahmedabad – Experience Luxurious and comfort

There’s no dearth of Five Superstar Resorts in Ahmedabad, a town which is likewise known as “The Manchester of the East” way to its thriving fabric enterprise.

Le Meridien

Le Meridien, belonging of the Starwood Institution, is placed near Nehru Bridge in Ahmedabad. That is a place which mixes the best of both worlds – the vintage town of Ahmedabad and the business district of Ahmedabad.

Le Meridien offers a staggering view of the well-known Sabarmati river. The inn has sixty-three rooms in all, along with traditional rooms, deluxe rooms, and special suites. A welcome present, in-room films, and worldwide direct dialing facility are some of the excessive-factors of staying at Le Meridien.

Health and fitness freaks can make use of the indoor swimming pool, sauna, and Jacuzzi. Expert masseurs are also to be had. Other than this, all different important facilities along with TVs, refrigerators and in-room eating are furnished.

Visitors also can dine in a beautiful restaurant called ‘Waterfall’, which genuinely does have a waterfall as a part of its décor. A current feature at the hotel is a unique signature breakfast which is created through chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.

The inn’s Canterbury Corridor is superb for both conferences and parties. Le Meridien is located at a distance of 5 kilometers or less from interesting places including the Gandhi Ashram, the Calico Museum, and the Sidi Saiyed Mosque.

Cambay Grand

Some other vicinity that offers 5 Megastar comforts among the many Ahmedabad Motels is the Cambay Grand. Mendacity near the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar motorway, the lodge in all fairness new, having started operations toward the quit of 2009.

Among its many functions are a discotheque and a splendor salon Apart from babysitting and florist facilities which can be furnished on request. There are also special facilities for handicapped humans. The ceremonial dinner Hall right here has a big ability of 1500 people. The audio-visual gadget is made available for seminars and conferences.

The Golden Cilantro restaurant at the motel offers cuisines from specific parts of the sector. On the other hand, The Poolside Grill specializes in grilled meals. As the name indicates, it’s also placed close to a swimming pool and Jacuzzi.

The Orient Spa is exquisite for a few healing treats designed to loosen up your mind and frame. The luxurious settings and professional provider provided right here are sure to take you ways from the stresses and lines of cutting-edge living.

Ahmedabad Providing Bounteous Process Possibilities, Read On!

Hardik Shah

Ahmedabad isn’t always bested the largest town of Indian state Gujarat but is likewise one of the hot preferred commercial enterprise locations in India. Being the house to a massive range of turbines, the town earned the moniker ‘Manchester of India’. Now the state of affairs has changed and the metropolis has been converted into the industrial capital of the country. The burgeoning financial system of the city may be accepted to the upward push and boom of provider quarter, records technology, food processing and plenty of other sectors.

Ahmedabad has been able to construct a picture of an enterprise-friendly town through the years. This has eventually lifted up the Activity marketplace of Ahmedabad which now can be seen humming with new employment Opportunities in sectors throughout. A huge quantity of professionals from special parts of the country is pooling inside the town in search of plush Job Opportunities and better growth potentialities and a secure environment to live in. Though the allurement to work in metros remains in vogue, less populated and green cities at the moment are favored through many human beings in search of a better paintings-life balance.

The govt.’s endeavoring venture Riverfront project of reclaiming land from the Sabarmati River will further make the metropolis even extra glamorous and attractive. in addition, these kinds of initiatives are growing enough variety of jobs for advertising, engineering, and control graduates. Whether you are a more energizing seeking out an access stage Activity or an experienced Expert seeking out a transfer, the metropolis welcomes all with open palms.

The town is serving as a headquarter to many big groups inclusive of Adani Institution, Torrent Organization, Arvind mills and plenty extra.

Which sectors to probe for jobs in Ahmedabad?

If reviews are to be believed then IT/telecom and manufacturing and engineering are the top Processes generating sectors in Ahmedabad. Collectively, they may be answerable for 10 percentage of the full Activity openings within the metropolis. The town has witnessed upward thrust in the growth of now not most effective conventional sectors (including chemical, textile, pharma) however other sectors like actual estate, hospitality, retail, and e-commerce are doing fairly well.

If we communicate approximately the profits programs of the people running in the city, then the corporations are ready to shell out heavy pay applications to the deserving applicants. On the grounds that maximum of the corporations in Ahmedabad are underneath enlargement mode, the recruiting managers are leaving no stone unturned to retain the pinnacle abilities. A Job in Ahmedabad will be an excessive enhance your incomes capability, subsequently leaving you financially solid and glad.

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To sum it up, it would be properly to mention that jobs in Ahmedabad are booming in all sectors. One desires to have the right mix of talent and capabilities so that you can set sail for an excessive-flying career!

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70 Quotes About Being Happy Regardless of Where You are in Life

Our latest collection of quotes about being happy. Enjoy!

Being happy is extremely vital and something that every person ultimately wants in life. Being happy leads to a wide array of benefits for our performance, relationships, health and much more.

Besides making us feel good about ourselves, happiness is a positive emotion that drives our ambitions and motivates us to wake up every morning to pursue our goals and dreams.

So how can we attain happiness? For us to do this, we need to take personal responsibility for our own happiness. We have to accept the fact that our happiness is our choice and something to be found within us.

Regardless of all the negative events that often occur in our lives, we can all maintain our happiness by learning to interpret whatever circumstances we deal with in a positive light. Although external behaviors and events have the ability to trigger off negative thoughts, that can only happen if you allow them to.

Overall, happiness makes us healthier, more productive and ready to use our Everyday Power to reach our full potential. Below are some inspirational quotes about being happy that will help you develop the ability to be happy under all circumstances.