#and why do you need other people to witness you to be your ~most authentic self~ that shouldnt change

[writingwithcolor]

Author with cultural disconnect: How do I write without making it seem as if I hate my own heritage?

Anonymous asked:

I’m a white-passing Asian author, and I’ve never felt all that connected with my heritage. My current story centers on a fairy (re: fantasy-world POC) child and ends with her realizing that her parents are toxic af and her human best friend’s family takes her in. This is the perfect opportunity to sort through my own issues with my heritage and finally convince my monkey-brain that it’s okay to not know how to cook Vietnamese food or celebrate tet or speak Vietnamese… But I also realize that if I’m not careful, this could easily slip into “Hey, I hate my heritage and so should you!” So how can I stop that from happening?

Writing for yourself first, not an audience

I ask you a simple question: why put pressure on yourself to have any sort of non-offensive messaging for a story that hasn’t been drafted yet and is to convince your monkey brain it’s okay to exist as yourself?

That seems like the fastest way to stop the story from being actually cathartic and instead a performance art piece when you already feel hung up on performing as “properly” part of your culture.

As I said in Working Through Identity Issues and Other Pitfalls of Representation, not all stories you write need to be for public consumption. Especially stories you’re using for your own self-processing and therapy, because you’re trying to get a cathartic moment that is rewriting your own story.

At what point does the public need to be involved in that?

I do understand the compulsion to want to post—I have definitely posted some Questionable™ material in my drive to get validation for feeling the way I do, wanting people to witness me and say “same.” It’s a powerful urge. Sometimes it’s worked, but most of the time it’s just made me feel horrifically exposed.

But you really do not have to post in public to get any sort of validation. Set up a groupchat with friends if you want the cheerleading and witnessing—people who will know your story and give you good-faith interpretations and won’t accuse you of anything. Honestly I’d suggest setting up this groupchat anyway; as someone who just got one again after quite a few years without it, my productivity has skyrocketed from being around supportive people.

Let the monkey brain have its monkey brain moment and shut off the concept the story is for the public. Shut off the concept of performing for an unknown audience. It’s for you. Be authentic, no matter how bad it would look to outsiders. They’re not reading it. Part of getting catharsis, sometimes, is being the worst version of yourself, somewhere nobody else can see it.

Deciding to publish the work

If, after you do write it, you find that you actually do want to polish it up and put it somewhere… edit it. Rewrite it entirely if that’s what it takes. Take the story through the same drafting process every story needs to go through, ripping out the unfortunate implications as you go.

Editing can be its own form of healing, as you try to figure out what this character would need to not be hateful. As you realize, once this longform journal entry is out of your head, what was bothering you now that you can see it pinned down on a page. But you absolutely do not need to write with the intention of editing in that healing. When I’ve tried, it’s fallen flat.

The healing will come from being yourself, no public involved, and writing about your feelings in their rawest form. Anything else is extra.

There’s no point in trying to put guard rails on the drafting process, not for a deeply personal piece. And by the time that drafting process is done, you’ll likely have specific scenarios and contexts that you can ask about, and you might even have ideas on how to fix it yourself once the story has a shape to it.

This is 100% a situation where there’s no real sense in idea workshopping something in the plotting stage. You’re doing something for you. Decide if it’s for public consumption later (while acknowledging “no” is a perfectly valid answer), and only figure out how to make the story not overtly harmful if you decide to put it out into the public.

~ Leigh

#culture #cultural disconnect #creator responsibility #writing #authors of color #asks

[itgetsbetterproject]

Advice for LGBTQ+ students going back to school this year:

We asked our community what advice they would give LGBTQ+ students going back to school this fall and they ANSWERED and now we are cryinggg:

🍎 Nothing gets better in a vacuum. It gets better because of the experience you gain, the relationships you build, and the tireless effort of people you may never come to know. Why? Because you are worth it, sweetheart. We will love you with profound depth until and after you begin to love yourself. - Nick

✏️ Identify your safe people. I had a “safe person-safe place” sign on my school bus. Any student could approach me at anytime for any need and I’d have their back. This was especially true for my LGBTQ+ riders. I like to think I set the tone of inclusion for all my kids to follow. Once I declared the bus a safe space with no room for intolerance, the kids all felt free to be themselves. And they were all beautiful, wonderful people! -Lisa

🏳️‍🌈 I had someone in high school that NEVER talked to or associated with me. We ran into each other at a party a few weeks ago. I got hugged. I also got invited, with my husband of 22 years, to a party this weekend. It DOES get better. People grow up, learn things, and change. -Michael

🏳️‍⚧️ Just because it’s safe for some people to be “visibly out” doesn’t mean you HAVE to be. Do what makes YOU feel comfortable and SAFE. Being out and proud and loud is great, but you can still be proud without being obvious if that’s what you need to do. There’s not just one way to be, it doesn’t make you any less valid - Kaitlin

🍎 It is entirely up to you where and when and how to be out or not be out.

Find your people - other queer & trans kids, allies, teachers, school staff & love each other fiercely

Find those who will speak for you when you can’t speak up for yourself.

Find safe spaces & people outside of school, find spaces and people that allow you to be you.

Know that you have a whole community of queer and trans and non- binary folks cheering for you, supporting you & loving you. When no one else is, imagine us surrounding you. - Heather

✏️ Be bold, be brave, be unapologetically you. Embrace your authentic self, radiate your truth, and let the world witness the beauty of your existence. - Daniel

🏳️‍🌈 School is only one part of life - a relatively small and short part. Even if it feels enormous and all-consuming now. Make the most of it if you can. Just wait it out if you need to. It does not last forever. - Sera

🏳️‍⚧️ Remember that you are equal to every person. No one is superior to you. And, this segment of your life is far from permanent. Try to enjoy it, but realize that it will remain in the past as you advance into the future. You are in school for the primary reason of learning. Be a glutton for this learning, because what you learn is truly among the things that cannot be taken or stolen from you. Don't give up on your dreams, no matter how farfetched they may seem. I thought my dreams were lofty when I was in school. But I found that I had never aimed higher than I could easily go. There is a vast world of people who already love you, and I am surely one of them. - Marc

#it gets better #back to school #lgbtqia #lgbtq advice #queer advice #trans advice #lgbtq youth #queer youth #trans youth #middle school #high school #gsa #gsa club

[blackdragoness]

💫WHICH FEMALE ARTIST ARE YOU MOST ALIKE?💫

Do y'all ever fantasize about being besties with your favorite female artist, or is it just me? Oh well, welcome to my world 🤪 Which female artist are you most alike? This PICK-A-CARD is for YOU. Granted, it's only out of the 3 artists that I chose buuuuuut, who cares! Just play the fricken game. Lessssssgo 🔊

Pile 1:

Pile 2:

Pile 3:

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Pile 1:

The female artist you energetically match is....

Cardi B 😜

OKUUUUURRRRTTTT🔥

***Eeeeoooowwwww***

You are the life of the MF party! WOOP WOOP🔊 I don't know why but this energy makes me want to turn all the way up and it's a Wednesday 🥴. This is some big BIG energy.

You know how to turn up, you know how to get lit and you know exactly how to have fun. You are the first person people think about when they are planning to throw a party. They want to make sure you're informed and that you will be there. People will pull any kinds of strings to make sure that your presence is guaranteed. I'm getting something like VIP treatment, okurrt. You may even be asked to be a part of event planning committees because of your reputation for being the life of the party.

As soon as you walk through the door, I'm feeling a rush of excitement flowing through the room. Like electricity. Your presence excites people! Not even in a creepy sexual way, although you might get that type of attention too. But your presence makes people feel alive.

You could be viral in some way. Either online or in real life. Or people could just constantly have your name and your business in their mouth whether you know them or not. Half of them don't know shit and the other half are making up shit. Haters are gonna hate, but that never stopped Cardi B from being Cardi B so it shouldn't stop you from being you.

You are so unpredictable. No one ever knows what you're gonna say or do next but they love the anticipation about it all. Some people fear this about you, others love this about you. You shock people with the things you say and think. You might be super quick witted and intelligent especially with your comebacks. People might describe you as someone having a "sharp tongue". Chileee, the things that be flying out your mouth especially when you are upset, is as venomous as a snake bite. I'm scared of you 😶‍🌫️

You might be a very good debater! Nothing gets past you and you bring all the facts to the table. No bullshitting or beating around the bush.

Just like Cardi B, you have an original sense of humor. You are HILARIOUS. After you leave a conversation with someone, the other person will replay the jokes you told over and over again in their head hours after the conversation ended. You really keep a smile on people's faces long after your presence is gone. People will try to mimic your mannerisms and your jokes but they can never quite do it like you. You might have your own slang or your own way of speaking. It's cute and very catchy. People may want to copy the way that you speak.

You might have a ton of copy cats or people who want to be just like you and do things the way that you do. I'm getting that it can be annoying to you sometimes. but on the bright side, that just means you're an inspiration to a lot of people. A lot of people wish they could be as authentically real as you but they don't know how. They feel that if they copy your moves, it might jump start them on their own path to self discovery. For a lot, that's exactly what it does for them. How do you do it Pile 1? We need to know your secrets.

Channelled Song: Big Energy by Latto

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Pile 2:

The female artist you energetically match is...

Rihanna 😈

"BITCH BETTA' HAVE MY MONEY!"

"WERK, WERK, WERK, WERK, WERK, WERK"

Your energy is most similar to that of the Boss Queen herself, Miss Rihanna!

Honestly, you can never go wrong with RihRih but that's also how people feel about you. You just can't go wrong with YOU.

You got your head on straight and you know exactly where you are going. Laser eye focused on your goals and your aspirations. Once you set your mind to something, ain't nobody gonna stop you.

"Loyalty, Loyalty, Loyalty". Y'all are some loyal ass mfs just like Queen Rih herself. People don't question you or your motives because they know when you are loyal to someone, you are a diehard. Your actions prove that you are who you say you are.

UNTOUCHABLE! *gasp*! Y'all remember that long ass time period where Rihanna was single and not looking? Yeah, that's the Rihanna era I'm channelling in this reading. Even if you're not single and are in a happy thriving relationship, you still give off that independent, boss-of-my-own-life kind of vibe. If you're single, I'm getting that you play hard to get 🤪 UNTOUCHABLE! I'm hearing the "uncatchable catch" LOL. But this is what keeps them thirsty and chasing!

This energy is super fierce. Very straight up, cutthroat and to the point. Confidence is HUGE in this pile. You know what you want and how you want it done and you'll do it yourself if you have to.

Very fucking independent and very very regal. I'm hearing, "Talk to me nicely. Come to me correct, or don't come at all." So fiesty, rawwrrr lol.

You may fit a lot of the beauty standards of society. Very very physically attractive and seductive. You might have a very seductive vibe to you. Maybe you have a raspy sultry voice that naturally makes anything sound sexy or maybe you just move very elegantly. You have a magnetic pull about your energy that sucks people in and keeps them glued to you for hours.

Fearless. Bold. Spontaneous. Mysterious. Effortless.

Humanitarian. You might be someone who is driven by a larger cause. You might be a very charitable and an active member in your community. You may give back to the community through acts of services regularly. You might ponder about different problems in today's society and brainstorm solutions to combat these issues.

I'm hearing Undercover Genius. You may not flaunt your intelligence. In fact, you hide your intelligence so well people may underestimate you at first. But you truly shock people once they dive deeper into that complex mind of yours and realize there's a whole maze of information just waiting to be shared with them.

You are A MUTHAFUCKING ICON. There's nothing that you can't do and if there dare be anyone who challenges that, you always prove them wrong. Everyone used to say Rihanna couldn't sing. Nowadays she can't go a single interview without being asked about when her next album is gonna be released. They said she was a puppet singer not a makeup artist. "Her makeup line is gonna flop!" Fast forward, Fenty Beauty is one of the top make up brands and a sister to her successful lingerie brand on top of her musical and acting career. If Rih can do anything, so can you. YOU can do anything. What's it gonna be Pile 2? We need to know your secret.

Channelled Song: F Myself by Queen Herby

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Pile 3:

The female artist you energetically match is...

Britney Spears 🫦

"ITS BRITNEY BITCH"

"She's so lucky. She's a star. But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart thinking, if there's nothing missing in my life, then why do these tears come at night"

Your energy is most similar to the Queen, Britney Spears!!!

I'm not gonna lie, this energy is feeling kind of heavy and intense which is puzzling to me because it's fucking Britney Spears. But we'll continue and see where this heaviness is coming from.

You are a sweet pea! I'm hearing the face of an angel, body like a coke bottle, and a heart made of sugar. Very sensitive in nature and tender hearted. You have this air of innocence to you or something very youthful and untouched about you. Feels a little sheltered from the world. Gentle. Meek. Humble. Sensitive.

Man, this energy is making me emotional. I feel like handling you with care.....something about handling you with care and being careful with you. I'm not gonna lie Pile 3, I'm feeling a lot of emptiness, brokenness, loneliness, etc. I'm feeling a lot of pain in this pile and it's not that enjoyable if I'm being honest. I can only imagine what life must be like for you to experience it.

Protect your heart. Protect your mind. Protect your emotions.

I apologize, this reading took a turn I wasn't expecting it to but we will push past this cloud and continue this reading.

You are a big goofball!!!! This may come as a shock to most people because you give off this vibe of "church girl/church boy" who is always poised but you are totally not that. You can be spontaneous when you want and serious when need be. I'm getting in serious situations, you are the one who says or does something purposely to lighten the mood.

You actually have a really big heart and that's why you are so sensitive to the world around you. You feel everything and everybody that it gets overwhelming. Maybe you feel like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders with no one to help you hold it up but there's also too much pressure on you to give up. If I could salute you in person right now, I totally would. This is what the heart of a real soldier is made out of. You are a TRUE WARRIOR. It's gonna require you to fight some hard battles alone, but you've always risen every time. Don't you see? You will ALWAYS RISE. You've done it time and time again, so why doubt yourself now?

You are a soldier of life. Even with the whole world against you, you still manage to wake up every morning and breathe in the air of a new day and get your shit done. That is inner strength and emotional maturity that I wish I had myself.

Your optimism and positive outlook on life is unmatched. Your life may not be as publicized as Britneys was but I'm feeling like there was some type of publication on your life where alot of people saw you going through a battle alone. But they also witnessed how you tried your best to hold your shit together despite the bullshit you were being handed and then you rose. How do you do it Pile 3? We need to know your secrets.

Channelled Song: Naked by Ashton London

#art #astro community #astro notes #astrology #intuitive readings #pac reading #pick a card reading #pick a pile #tarot community #zodiac #Spotify

[raayllum]

Quick run down: 4 is the lowest typical score given, 10 the typical highest score given (although you can technically go up to 12). Making my post because I noticed Callum’s Justice ranking was at 6 (lower than I’d expected) and I always meant to do a lil more formal comparison between the trio so here it is I suppose.

Devotion: This is value is about duty, faith, and friendship. You’re motivated by the bonds of loyalty and your love for others.

Truth: This value is about fidelity, certainty, and authenticity. You’re motivated by finding strength in facts and by the principle and pursuit of knowledge

Glory: Have you ever wanted to be celebrated by history? This value is about legacy, fame, and fortune. You’re motivated by praise, acclaim, and your desire to be remembered.

Justice: Have you ever been compelled to fix what’s wrong? This value is about balance, virtue, and reward. You’re motivated by adherence to fairness and what you think is right.

Liberty: Have you ever resisted the control of others? This value is about freedom and autonomy. You’re motivated by a world without oppression or suppression.

Mastery: Have you ever needed to rise above your own limits? This value is about control, achievement, and skill. You’re motivated by power, growth, and progress.

Similarities:

Glory is a 4 for all of them. Utterly unsurprising I think - they’re all willing to do things regardless of recognition and aren’t motivated by any real self importance

Truth is a 6 for all of them. I find it interesting that Callum gets the “hide the truth to protect others” rather than Rayla, but we do see elements of that in TTM. For Ezran, it has less to do with a moral truth (Rayla) or how to handle the truth (Callum) but more to do with maturing to see the truth (“I ignored something that is true” —4x03)

For anything other than their Most Important Feature, everything else has roughly an 8. This makes sense as it is still a core value, i.e. Callum jumping off the mountain is very devotional, Rayla works very hard to find real justice, Ezran cares a great deal about placing autonomy in other people’s hands (S3), etc. 

In Betweens:

Ezran and Rayla both have Mastery at a 6 with Callum having it at an 8; this makes sense as he is driven to look for knowledge and power (through magic) in ways they are not / are mostly settled and/or disinterested in

Ezran and Callum both have Devotion resting at 8 - high, but not their highest values. This makes sense as according to the game, Devotion is how obligated you feel to others. Ezran feels beholden to Katolis but that’s something he’s largely grown into, and he feels a wider responsibility to the world at large, moving in between them as he can. Callum is very devoted to his loved ones (mainly Ez and Rayla, but also Zym in a lot of ways) and his desire for freedom often interplays with a desire to have autonomy/capability to protect and/or provide for them in key ways. 

Rayla and Ezran have Liberty at an 8, showing that they value freedom (Rayla’s bio includes her goal to free all people from terrible fates like the one she almost had with the binding ceremony, we’ve gone over Ez’s, etc) even if it’s not as high as Callum’s - but more on that later

Highest Values

Ezran’s is Justice at 10. This makes sense as he is the series’ embodiment of Justice thematically as well as the series’ Witness. This reflects his role as the peace maker for elves and humans and dragons, both politically and interpersonally with Callum and Rayla in S1 and S4 in particular. It is also embedded into the fact that his death itself would have been Justice and his survival is what allows true justice to actually continue, his decisions as king, and the fact he’s king at all, per Harrow’s words: “My father told me that about all, I must be a Just king.” 

Callum’s is Liberty at 10. This foreshadows his arc in season four in terms of a complete loss of control/freedom and why it screws with him so royally. While many of the characters agonize over making the right choice (or a choice at all), not having a choice at all is what torments him the most: “I can’t do anything!” (2x07) particularly when it comes to protecting or helping his loved ones. We see this especially in his quote under Liberty in which despite being crown prince and heir to the throne, he states that he is beholden to his inner circle rather than a sense of duty. In S4 he is concerned about Aaravos hurting his loved ones, and that fear of doing awful things to other people is what has him so especially worried over the situation, reaffirming his statement that “I value those close to me more than anyone or anything” certainly. 

Rayla is Devotion at 10. At first glance it’s easy to take her “My only allegiance is to my heart and those that know it” as a similar kind of sentiment to Callum’s “I value those close to me” statement, but we know what Rayla’s heart is aligned with: “My heart for Xadia.” Her heart is given to whatever she feels her duty is, to what feels right, hence why she risks everything for Phyrrah, someone she doesn’t know at all, simply because leaving the dragon there results in “every fibre in my body is telling me this is wrong.” Bloodmoon Huntress also expands on this further, drawing comparisons to her and Runaan’s sense of duty and love for the whole world, as well as precisely what led her to take on the assassination mission in the first place. In S1-S3 Rayla gets better at listening to her heart rather than shutting it down, although this has changed in S4. She’s learning to prioritize her loved ones more and more, but at the cost of her actual heart.

Misc Notes:

For Callum, it’s worth noting that Devotion and Mastery (magic) are of equal value to Callum and are definitely two cornerstones of his more hands on arc. Thus, we can likely deduce that as much as Callum undeniably values Liberty, the fact it’s his highest value is also because it’s the value that informs and guides his arc the most Thematically. This means that his desire to learn magic and be there for his loved ones is of equal measure in terms of his decision making, but we also see him clearly prioritize his loved ones in ways he does not do with his own pursuit of magic. 

[ Side note: And just as a comparison, Claudia - Claudia’s - devotion is also an 8, but Mastery is her 10, even though so much of her arc is driven directly by devotion to her family (although her bio makes it clear it is supporting her family and her father, not merely her valuing them, as the distinctions are important too). ]

Following this “Two Pillars holstered by One Theme” logic, we can break Ezran and Rayla down into a similar manner.

Rayla is defined by her initial quest of Justice and a growing sense of Liberty (cue: being literally freed from her binding, other symbolic cycles, etc) but this is bound together and streamlined through her Devotion to a cause to people and her family. We can see S4 bring this together directly in her devotion to Callum and her family and how they are both either already literally or becoming entangled / entrapped in forces beyond their control with Rayla wanting to free / protect all of them.

For Ezran, this means he is defined by his place as Justice thematically first and foremost, with Devotion and Liberty as his two tether-hooks: re a child king being put in chains to try and give his people a choice > forced conscription, as well as the work he’s doing to try to create peace and a Narrative of Love (devotion) in S4.

Thus, the highest value for each of the Trio is what informs them at their core and subsequent thematically, with their two respective pillars as how those things are motivated and manifest throughout, with of course a good dose of overlap beyond all three. But either way, I just thought it was Neat™

Closing Note

One thing I found interesting when actually going each beat of their bios is that Rayla and Ezran are inverses of each other and very closely aligned. They share the exact same 3 values, all in similar amounts (either 8 or 10) and just rotate one out for their respective highest: for Rayla, Justice is at an 8, and for Ez, it gets bumped up to a 10 and his devotion down to an 8. This closeness between them, and how Callum diverges, lines up with how I’ve thought of and how I’ve written each of the trio for a while now, re: meta dated September 2021 about this exact difference, well before TOX came out.

Because Callum, strangely enough, does not have Justice™ as a particularly high value. It’s actually on the lower end of his scale, with other heroic characters like Amaya, Janai, and Aanya having it as a 10, an 8, and 8. The only none villain adjacent character (Soren, Viren, Claudia) with a Justice as low as Callum’s is Lujanne, and Callum’s justice ranking is the lowest of the trio’s. This is interesting particularly because Justice is defined by fixing what’s wrong/broken, a sense of fairness and balance. And while Callum wants to have positive impacts on the world and make things better, it shows that his big heart is also equally if not more so tethered to pragmatism, perhaps, compared to his family, even in decisions made like leaving with the egg in the first place being what was also safest for the egg and particularly Ezran during the attack on the castle. 

And well, if you know, you know ;) 

#brotp: we're in this together #tales of xadia #analysis series #analysis #tdp #snake boi callum #tdp callum #tdp ezran #tdp rayla #the dragon prince #the english major strikes again #theme: freedom #theme: justice #cube hostage exchange theory #SOMEHOW?? #me at first not thinking about what mastery was replacing: haha yeah callum loves magic #me thinking about the implications of justice being Lower than i expected: oh i should not have laughed. this is bad #ALSO DELICIOUS LIKE THANK YOU TOX MWAH #it's also worth noting they say the characters are like this from the end of s3 #altho we do get a glimpse of what an earlier rayla's values would look like in s1 and they're exactly the same so??

[darklydeliciousdesires]

The Dream - Chapter Twenty.

I’ll be honest, I was in two minds whether to post this after yesterday, but I realised that not doing so would be ultimately punishing people who don’t deserve to be, people who have always been so nice and kind, all because one person wasn’t. I feel a bit sad and dejected today, even though I understand that I need to improve and do accept that. I have a kind offer of help from someone close to me, which I’m going to accept with anything new I write. 

Until then, I’ll keep posting this as normal because I’ve finished it in the writing now, and I don’t want to mess with it too much and compromise what I’ve built, whether that’s authentic characterisation or not. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

Previous chapters - Prologue  One  Two  Three  Four  Five  Six  Seven  Eight  Nine  Ten  Eleven  Twelve  Thirteen  Fourteen  Fifteen  Sixteen  Seventeen  Eighteen  Nineteen

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Words - 2,823

Warnings - 18+ content throughout, minors DNI!

“Look, Aaron. I ain’t gonna expect us to be instant best friends or whatever, and I don’t expect you to instantly change your opinion on me, but I just wanna settle something for you. Who I am and what I do, they’re not the same. The MC, while it’s a big part of me, it ain’t all of me, you get me? Your friend out there, she’s gonna become a big part of me, too, and imma treat her right. Fuck, I haven’t always been the best guy in that respect in the past, but it’s different with her.”

Aaron didn’t look away once as Angel explained himself, the latter seeing at last what Keri had always mentioned she loved about her friend, how engaging he was when someone was talking to him. “Hey, we’re good, alright? I think I had my head shoved up my ass a little, not to see the plain simplicity you’ve just pretty succinctly explained there. I mean, I still have my reservations, but at the end of the day, it’s Keri’s choice to be with you. I think I’m just naturally being more protective as any guy friend is with his girls, who has witnessed this one in particular get involved with a couple who’ve been fucking walking disasters, too.”

From the few conversations they’d had about exes, Angel did get that distinct impression. Her last significant relationship, which had been with a guy name Christian had ended badly, Keri at least glad that when he’d finished with her, he’d been honest about the fact that he’d found a connection with someone else he wanted to pursue prior to actually acting upon it. What had angered her was that the connection had been to Faye, her former friend. It was something she didn’t mention often, and he understood why she didn’t.

In the months that had followed, any other guy she’d dated had turned out to be, as Aaron correctly stated, a walking disaster. Angel got it, his need to be protective. On paper, he was another walking disaster, if his past with women was taken into consideration. He hadn’t really shown the maturity or the inclination to be part of a committed, adult relationship prior to when he’d got together with Lucy, his most recent ex-girlfriend. She’d made him better, though, and he would continue being better now he was very much with Keri.

“Yeah.” Angel raised his eyebrows, swigging his beer. “She told me about a couple of those guys. I ain’t them. Might have been, once upon a time, but I’m thirty-six, man. Gotta grow up at some point.”  

Aaron nodded, pushing his glasses back up his nose. “I appreciate your honesty, I really do. You’re not trying to con me with any bullshit to make me like you, and thus that makes me see the sincerity in you all the more. Anyway, enough of this. Shall we go and get Ash wasted? Won’t take much.”  

A smile widened his mouth. “Apparently, he’s getting better. I think that’s a theory we should test.” Aaron began laughing, reaching for the bottle of Fireball he’d brought with him as Angel scanned the apartment. “Hey yo, Ash! Get over here.”

The man himself made his way over, Keri, Jaime, Frankie and Rachel all joining them, shots being sunk as the party continued like nothing bad had ever happened. However, Keri did touch upon it, when it was just her and Angel, after very rapidly pulling him into the bedroom when no one was looking.  

“What you did for me, wow,” she began, pulling him down to her level, stroking his face, kissing him softly. “I don’t think I’ve ever had a guy stand up for me like that before. It was a little scary, but also, sexy as hell to witness just how much you love me, the lengths you’d go to in order to defend me.”  

Their kisses quickly gained heat, Angel confirming what she’d just told him wordlessly, clasping her body to his as she walked him backwards over to the bed, pushing him to sit, moving to kneel astride him. “Now, you’re going to lie there and let me say thank you properly.”  

He smiled through their kisses, Keri slowly sliding down, kissing him through the dark grey, long sleeved t shirt he wore, the one that hugged his arm muscles deliciously, moving to kneel between his feet as her hands slid over the bulge in his jeans, nails dragging in caress over his thighs, reaching to unfasten his belt. Her fingers were slow, pushing up his t shirt and circling his navel, running licks over the line of dark hair leading down from it, pulling his cock out and giving it a few gentle squeezes.  

His chest stilled for a moment as he felt her mouth close over him, tongue swirling all over the head of his cock, each slow rotation evoking little glimmers that made the eventual breath he let out shudder, his fingers tangling in her hair.

He groaned faintly as he watched himself disappear into her mouth, almost every last inch of him impressively sheathed in the warm hug, his head thudding back onto the bed as her mouth got to the base and tightened around his shaft.

Dragging her lips slowly back up again, she grazed his chest with her nails, pinching his nipples and rolling them between her thumb and forefinger through his shirt, until the stood as stiff as the thick cock in her mouth. The content moan she emitted vibrated every last inch of him, her tongue fluttering back and forth against the thick vein on the underside of his shaft.

Reaching the head once more, she tightened and relaxed her mouth around it, feeling his hands begin to gently pull at her hair as he groaned sinfully, his abdomen twitching, the pleasure utterly consuming him. She was utterly ruinous, so skilled with her mouth he could barely stand it, his fingers flexing in her hair as he tugged at it, feeling his cock enveloped completely by wet heat once more.

She continued to repeat those actions again and again, watching his movements, knowing as each raspy breath left his throat faster, his chest heaving up and down and his cock like hot iron within her mouth, he was about to reach his peak. It licked through his veins like a fiery tonic, his muscle tensing as his breath caught, waves of ecstasy starting to pulse.

“Fuck... fuck!” His growled exclamation preluded the twitch of his cock, spilling hot and deep into her throat, Keri slowing as she swallowed back every pulse of cum, slowly releasing him from the soaking enveloping of her mouth, licking her top lip seductively. She gently fastened him back into his jeans, moving to kiss his neck at few times as she stroked his chest.

“I’ll leave you to come back down to earth, save it looking obvious, too, both of us leaving the room together.” The desire danced in his eyes as she looked down at him sultrily, his hands moving to run swirls over her neck.  

“Uh huh.” he nodded, still blissed out, his entire body humming with an afterglow he was in no rush to cease. She kissed his forehead, sliding off the bed and exiting swiftly, going to grab herself a beer. It took Angel a while to surface, Keri outside having a cigarette and a chat with Ash and Aaron when he finally came out, finding Frankie on the couch, sitting and swinging his feet up, resting his head in her lap.  

“Having a good night, big guy?” she smiled, combing his hair with her fingers affectionately.

He grinned. “I’m so drunk.”  

“You are?” she questioned, finding his statement somewhat contradictory to what she’d noticed. “I haven’t noticed you throwing them back? And you’re coherent, too.”

He shook his head, laughing dirtily. “Nah, bro. Orgasm drunk. Keri just blew me and I’m... yeah.”  

Immediately, she began to laugh. “Awww, are you all blissed out?”  

“Mm,” he hummed, eyes closed, smile wide. He opened them for a second, trying to articulate himself a little more. “You know when... and it’s... you know... all the way from the top of your head right down to your feet?”  

She grinned, thinking of her love. “When you feel like you just touched heaven, and took a little part of it back with you?”

He pointed vaguely in her direction, nodding. “That’s it.”  

His legs were then disturbed by the arrival of Jaime, who sat down, pointing at him while she gestured to her girlfriend. “Is he alright?”

“He’s all blowjob drunk,” she confirmed, Jaime laughing as Angel began to grin again. “Look at him! Wasted out of his mind!”  

“Your friend is gonna get it later.” They didn’t doubt that for a second. Revived from his state of pleasurable catatonia with a few more shots and a couple more beers, Keri had to drunkenly fight him off every step of the way back to the hotel at 2am. As soon as they were in the elevator, though...  

“What the hell has gotten into you?” she cried, Angel yanking off her top, her bra following, shoving them into the back pocket of his jeans as he lifted her up, levelling her tits with his mouth, teeth locking onto her nipple.  

“Eight shots of Fireball and a fucking desperate need to show just how absolutely out of my damned mind you made me feel earlier,” he replied, gathering her skirt, Keri wrapping her legs around his waist as the elevator dinged, both locked at the mouth as he staggered out.  

Her back hit the nearest wall, their kisses all sultry magma and groaned smoke as they pawed at one another, Angel reaching between them to unzip his jeans, freeing himself and tugging her underwear aside, dropping her down on his cock, Keri biting her lip to prevent her shrill cry, his mouth ravenous at her neck.

“What if someone catches us?” she panted, although truly, she was about four shots and one very hard dick past caring.

“Then they gonna see me piledriving my beautiful girl against this wall, ain’t they? Because god fucking damnit, I can’t even wait to walk the length of this hall, querida. I gotta have you right the fuck now.”  

Truly, Keri had never felt as desired by anyone in her life as she did by Angel, his hunger for her unmatched, the heat of his need smouldering upon her skin as they panted, staring into one another’s eyes before their mouths met again in fever, her nails dragging his neck as the thick heat of his cock scraped sparks through her core.  

Desire tore through him wildly as he railed her against the wall, feeling himself reaching a scorching finish as he came with a deep grunt, slowing in the aftermath, his hot breaths blasting the side of her neck. “Sorry, didn’t get you there, too. I fucking will, though.” He carried her down the rest of the hallway, still fused together, having to put her down eventually to locate the room key card, Keri standing with her legs together and a pained expression.  

“Hurry!” she hissed, giggling. “What you left in me is starting to trickle!”

He snorted laughing, opening the door, that laughter escalating as she shot past him, running knock kneed to the bathroom to go and clean up. Exiting a few minutes later, she pulled off the rest of her clothes, kissing his chest as she assisted with the removal of his before being picked up and launched onto the bed, Angel grasping her thighs, pulling them apart and promptly burying his face between them.  

His tongue was slow and swirling to begin with, tasting every last bit of her hot, pink flesh languidly, watching her as he did it. “You taste so beautiful, mamas. Fuck, I love the way this pretty pussy feels against my mouth.”  

The verbalisation of how she made him feel never failed to have little wells of pleasure pooling within, Keri mewling softly as her hands went to the soft black of his hair, nails grazing his scalp, her head thudding back on the bed as she closed her eyes and awaited the utter ruin she knew he’d lavish upon her.  

The firm grip upon her thighs as he held her spread kept her in place, tongue quickening against her clit, alternating between speedy and a slow, firm rolls in a circle, decreasing in circumference, focusing on her, increasing, her folds tingling, his lips wrapping to suck as he groaned quietly. She lay back in utter bliss, feeling the trickle of her arousal caught by the thirst of his licks, his fingers pushing into the aqueous velvet of her cunt, crooking, raking gently, evoking mind-melting glimmers to skitter down her spine.  

Watching how his fingers sparkled in the low light coming from the bedside lamp, he felt his cock beginning to stir, little twitches sending sparks through him, moving his mouth to her inner thigh, kisses and gentle bites marking her. “I wanna watch you touch yourself, it’d turn me on so much.”

She felt a little internal flare of embarrassment at his request, never having pleasured herself for a man before, something so intimately personal. To hear him vouch how much it would arouse him, though, Keri eventually slid her hands down, wetting her fingertips as she splayed the petals of her cunt open a little further, her fingers slowly starting to rotate upon her clit.

Her eyes focused upon the ceiling at first, those little slithers of bashfulness still coiling within her, until she was brave enough to look down. She didn’t meet his eyes at first, Angel transfixed upon the sight of her stroking herself before him, his breaths hot as they fluttered over her, hitting her folds, his lips planting kisses upon her inner thigh, but when he finally did look up at her, the lust he returned made her walls clench around his fingers.  

A dark wave broke over her, her fingertips quickening as his tongue circled over a rise of muscle, kissing it, her thigh bouncing against his mouth as he held her gaze, knowing their combined effort was getting her close. It began to tumble through her in ceaseless pulses, her muscles locking as she panted hard, a wail breaking from her throat as she felt it rush and burst forth through her, the addition of Angel’s tongue adding to her fingers further gilding her upon the horizon of utter ecstasy.  

He grasped her hand, sucking wetness from her fingers, his own still rooted deep within her, enjoying the flutters as his rotations gentled, his other hand weaving through her fingers and squeezing, the move a gorgeous, unexpected display of affection.

“Oh, no, no,” she gasped as his mouth closed over her clit, his lips bathing her sensitive bud in soft heat. “It’s too much still.”  

His thumb drew a circle of her palm, looking up at her with a wink. “Won’t be for long, baby.” He continued to squeeze her hand as his tongue softly began to circle her bud, until she started to shake from the overstimulation, Angel wrapping his hand up around her thigh to keep her still, the fingers inside her slowly trawling back and forth.  

Each lick was lightly placed, gauging her reactions, waiting for the little spasms still wracking her to calm before he became feverish once more, licking at the honey of her cunt with aplomb, groaning against the soaking velvet of her as his tongue flicked rapidly over her bud. Her hands fisted the sheets, her body arching, his free hand stroking a path of heated tingles all over her abdomen as he gorged himself upon her, bringing her to another howling ascension... and still refusing to stop.  

He ate her like ripe summer fruit until she shattered for him again, shaking violently, so wet that she’d puddled the sheets beneath her, Angel wiping the slick from his mouth before leaning to kiss his way up her body, reaching between them, guiding his cock to her and sinking in, teeth closing around her nipple.  

“I think I enjoyed that,” she panted, pulling him to her, the taste of herself on his tongue wickedly sinful.  

He pinched a tiny gap between his thumb and forefinger. “Just this much?”

Her chuckle was like music through the air. “Yeah, just this much.”  

Their mouths met again, kissing with syrupy heat, hands wandering all over one another as their bodies rocked together in divinely slow, steamy union. It was like that for a further couple of hours, talking as they cooled down and readied to enjoy one another again, until they fell asleep in a blissful entwine not long before the sun rose.  

As far as starting weekends well went, theirs was a good way to begin.

#angel reyes #angel reyes fanfiction #angel reyes smut #angel reyes imagine #angel reyes x ofc #angel reyes fanfic #angel reyes fic #mayans mc #mayans mc fanfiction #mayans mc smut #mayans mc imagine #mayans mc fanfic #mayans mc fic

[fumikomiyasaki]

Afternoon Shift

As break started Eiji spend time at the kitchen making a ton of sugar formed skulls for his orders... he wanted to give them a unique look destinct from the other waiters. He didn't want to be here, not in this school not in this dinner but in his eyes... there was no other choice.

He loved his craft but he could only made it from the most authentic material or it would not feel well... he taken out a dozens of people to make his skull themed Jewelry... and even then he kept up his reputation and appearance of not letting others know his true self. That he been killing people under their noses. Yet keeping good reputation had the problem of Azul sending him into this dinner to make some extra.

Another plate fell to the ground as he sighed in annoyance looking at Carol who came into the place barely holding on with her rollerskates... the only reason he doesn't take her out despite her being onto him is that Reaper... Yasuno... he knew what he was capable of and if he wanted to he could even hurt an empty homunculus like him. Hence he refrained from touching his precious flower.

Break was soon to be over and he prepared all those accespired for each dish he was to bring out to make himself more popular among the crowd... so far the other clutzy waitresses stole his show and now it was his turn to make some money.

As expected Lyss waved him over again and grumbling he made his way to her table.

"Say Ei, you can get me another shake, I been working hard on something and need nutritions."

"Fine, whatever... at least you bothering me brings me a bit more money right now."

He knew full well why she was here... she was one of the few who loved to tease him and always manipulated him somewhat into getting closer with another... it would be a lie if he wouldn't admit he was curious about her but... what be the point if he works alone anyways.

The next customer calling him got his mood even more dorm... of course it had to be the usual bother of his own dorm, Fabian.

"You know skull guy, can you get me a A Veggie burger with meat."

"You mean a regular burger."

"No No, its like a cheeseburger without cheese."

"Can you stop being such a bother and make your mind up?"

"They say the customer is king right? Get to it."

He was often back in the dorm this close to just snap his neck and make him dissapear but each day he was interupted before he could attempt that, he was tired of the thief and his shenanigans... and so he moved on the next table to take some orders.

At least one person got his curiousity in this room... one Terrovania student he was quite familiar with. Byeol.Bit sat there checking her nails and acting like he wasn't there.

"Are you here as a customer or cause of business?"

"Ease up, I just want to get a good shake, cherry flavoured would be good about now."

She looked into his eyes as if to communicate something but he just bowed and turned away. As if both knew it be best to keep conversations low.

Stopping by the table of a small white haired girl with red eyes he got his last orders and went back to the kitchen, witnessing the chaos on his way the other waitresses caused, dodging them. Untill Melanie bumped into him.

"S-sorry... I still-"

"Hmpf... just keep your feet straight and things go better."

"Oh right... thank you. Um say Eiji... you are so calm during this, do you have a trick?"

"Just lack Emotion, but for someone like you I think that is impossible."

He didn't care about her, he knew Byeol was already manipulating her enough and that was fine by him, why intervene if it might mean her downfall and another body for him to reap...

He finished all the orders in the kitchen, decorated them with his prepared skulls and bone accesoires and went out the doors... firstly stopping by with Lyss table.

"The skulls are perfect, are they especially for me?"

"I put them on all of them, don't think you are special..."

"Is that so... well you for sure get an extra tip from be for it and I might order another one soon."

He grumbled... why was she so percistent on talking with him and giving him so much money so far.... he never got her or why she was that irritating to him... yet he took a deep breath cause he needed the patience for the next one... Fabian waited for him looking smugly into his face as Eiji almost slammed the plate on the table.

"I wanted ketchup with that, also ew what the heck are those bones on it."

"So you want ketchup huh..."

Eiji grabbed the bottle with it an sprayed it over like it looked almost like a bloody burger getting Fabian to look in disgust.

"Eat up."

"You know I could just tell Azul about your little stunt here and then you owe me something."

This was it.... he was imagining just excactly how he wanted to kill him in his mind but... for now he couldn't do much except redo his order.

"I will be back later."

He walked to Byeol-bits table who was amused about how much his dorm mate got him out of line from his usual behaviour and stuffed a note in his pocket.

"If you wanna let that anger out later, I have just the target, trust me."

"That sounds about good right now, thank you and here is your drink."

She was really the only person among the people here he had respect for and got along with... after all they were somewhat usefull to another. He bowed and made his way to the next table... the White haired girl squeeled in happiness seeing the decorations.

"Yantaaa, this looks awesome, I especially love the Skelly and bloodyness."

"Its good somebody appreciates my work. "

"Hmm I will only order from you now skull guy."

And so Eiji continued his shift, slightly tired from all the people he had to deal with. He was still not used to crowds like this, why would he, he is used to being alone. Life is fleeting, death is something all of them should be aware off yet they are to him just carefree fools.

Maybe not all of them... at least some made this day less of a hassle.... and now he could focus back on his Jewelry.

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Second fic for Disorder up @twst-the-night-away

Mentions: Lyss @thetwstwildcard , Fabian @starry-night-rose , Byeol-bit @terrovaniadorm, Melanie @twsted-princess

part one you find here

#twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland ocs #twst #disney twst #twst ocs #twistedwonderland #twistedwonderlandoc #twisted wonderland fanschool #eiji hiranori #carol ann #disorder up!

[icouldntthinkofabetternamesook]

It Devours! Ramble

I should be going to be but instead have this rant about an amazing book

killing God but God is representation of your trauma, lies and repression and destroying it ultimately does nothing to solve the issue because ultimately the damage is coming from inside of and your own refusal to face how what happened still lurks in your life, and God was never really a god just a scared cornered animal acting out it’s own survival and it only has the status of a God because people are using it as a symbol to project their fears and hopes on, making it bigger and having it killed for their satisfaction

the world simply being as it is and people projecting different world views on it in their own feeble attempts at understanding and comfort

religion being primarily based in community and belief, fulfilling and yet also restricting. Science being primarily based in isolation and uncertainty, necessary for safety and yet eternally contaminated from its own ideals by human nurture. viewing reality from any angle ultimately guarantees bias and as such by witnessing and trying to understand the world we fundamentally misinterpret it and how at the end of the day the important thing is to be open to other perspectives and view points and to open yourself up to human connection even if it means being wrong, both in the technical sense and in the sense that you hurt someone even with the best intentions and those good intentions do not undermine the hurt

Nilanjana is amazing. I way over identify with her lonely girl who only needs work not friends routine

Carlos really hates local government and would be weirdly fine with seeing NighVale as a whole burn if it meant keeping the specific people he loves safe and that is very sexy of him

Loved Pamela. She’s just so much fun, well intended but terrible at communicating and that fits into the border themes of connection doesn’t it

the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God really went off on the aesthetic. both the pamphlet and the slide show sermon where so fucking good, a perfect mix of creepy, spiritual and well intended. there just enough authentic about the ideology to make you understand why people would fall for it and actually believe in what they say with just enough so overtly wrong it’s unsettling

there was little hits of the old Strex here and there, but for the most part this had no continuity with years 2 or 3 and thats kinda fine because it manages to take the themes and aesthetics of what came before and weave it into something new and amazing. the dessert bluffs and Kevin timeline is totally broken but time is literally broken so...

I loved all the digressing and meanderings of the plot to focus on other set-random Nightvale characters rather than on the main plot and it really drives home the fact that Welcome to NightVale is about NightVale as a community rather than about any one protagonist or narrative. it makes that fact that you can pick up any piece of NighVale with no prior knowledge and jump right in work all the more because everyplace is just a small one in the grand mosaic that is NighVale where every person and every world view counts and this circles back around to what I was saying about community 

and you know what lets circle back around to what I said about Carlos being willing to let Nightvale burn for his family and the lack of continuity with year three and there’s really 2 main things to say, the first being the slightly bizarre retcon to make Carlos’ otherworld stay 10 miserable years instead of 1 where he’s “just staying, not trapped” and how I think we can all agree that Carlos’ “come move to the dessert otherworld with me and abandon all your friends and family became this otherworld is so great for research and my science work babe” and the fact that they never really felt with how Cecil was straight up suicidal and deeply depressed for the later half of the year and the lack of actual resolution to what was going through Carlos’ mind when he decided to come back with absolutely no shown issue or effort, and it is so much weirder for Carlos to try to talk Cecil into moving to a place where he is actually secretly miserable

and the second thing about that is that when Carlos comes back he refers to importance of NightVale as a community rather than a place and how Cecil needs to reconnect wth the people around him and focus “on the everyone” and how Carlos really did primarily come back for Cecil and to be with Cecil and how he says that NightVale is where everyone Cecil loves lives and Carlos really have a very small protective domain of people considered his own

Cecil literally be used as a stand in for the concept of love and connection and dependability itself with Nilanjana contemplating of wanting to find her Cecil and wanting to be Cecil for someone, the emphasis on the radio tower where Nil and Darryl's relationship gets physical for the first time. It is weird to read a piece of Nightvale that doesn’t have Cecil's perspective coloring every thing and never allowing me into his mind but its kinda cool because we instead just see him as a distant pillar of love, support and community and how those are ultimately the things the book believes is universal to science and religion and how concerning that then kinda makes Cecil’s statement that he would give up all of Nightvale for Carlos, even if he would much rather not, but also how good it is that Cecil is allowed to be selfish about something when he has had so much of life decided for him, being prophesied to be the voice of the community, being a tree who’s fruit is fed to the people, who’s truck is chopped down and used to make their shelter and how he nearly did almost once give up all of Nightvale for Carlos by going the the Otherworld with him

It was great seeing Abby even if only for a second

An entire book in the Nightvale style of deeply unsettling and profound and funny is a wonderful idea, with human nature so beautifully captured with in the pages and prose

the appearance of happiness being valued above the actual emotion. teeth as a fragmented symbol, being a part of something natural being a small segment of a symbol of joy and goodness and of course that piecemeal symbol being divorced from context and being made so creepy in that isolation, teeth both as a part of smiling and a part of biting, piece in isolation that could be either joy or devouring

always love me good cult

always love killing God and the horrible thing it makes of us

always love the conflict between understanding and belief

by the way, and I think this is a good thing, Never thought that any of the devoured people where dead. it would fuck with status quo to hard if Larry or Rico where gone. made it more a mystery of how they where going to comeback than an actual threat and thats a good thing

and you know how Cecil never actually talks about Homophobia or racism or any kind of discrimination is his show? and then we step outside of his heavily edited, censored perspective and it turns out theirs still antisemitism and racism and sexism and stuff like that in Nightvale? I think it makes me appreciate Cecil more to know that his pride in his identity and his dedication to showing a mostly egalitarian world, is intact a dedicated choice that he makes about his own identity and not just a passive aspect of his environment. Cecil overall came across as a lot more put together and reliable from other perspectives than his own. I would not have expected Cecil to be able to cook or be an emotional pillar right after his nice almost died. I think he might just have really low opinion of himself and it comes through in the show.

It can be really hard to tell the difference between Cecil being dumb because he’s putting on a show for the audience and trying to get around censorship Cecil being dumb die to reeducation side affects and timeline shenanigans, and Cecil being dumb because he just is. theres so many layers of truth and deception

religion being about the community, belief and interpretation of it all even when the facts are horrible

My god Carlos would have killed so many people and 1000% believed that it was City Council hating him enough to cut off their nose to spite their face and never once stopping to question his remarkably biased assumption. He really took the conflation of hero and scientist hard and is complete willing to force the issue with his own self rightness. Baby Girl you are so deranged!!! and he’s completely head over heels for Cecil. nice to know it goes both ways

I would like to get some more Darryl and Nil feels but its 11:54 and I have work tomorrow

also catch me think that Luisa is ‘like that’ as a result of being re-educated a bit to hard after having a mental break down from watching one of her co-workers die from Strex. two scientists went missing that day and we still don’t know what happened. and least one could have died

Nils absolutely came to town later and not with the rest of the research group

Carlos really killed God with gasoline and a flare gun when It was helpless and pinned. Darryl really looses faith in God when that faith is corroborated by fact and the truth can never be as real as the fantasy. Nil and Darryl really don’t work as a couple blue they just don’t have comparable word views and Darryl winds up wth the childhood best friend he shares a life and community with. Nil hooking up with Kareem would create perfect symmetry of scientist and radio host, so they clearly won’t work because it not their story its just one their would parallel, but her trying for a Cecil stand in works thematically due to all that Cecil represents within this story and Kareem is closer to Nils world view as a acts as the rational outsider to Cecil’s world view in the podcast

Hey, hey. invisible food and how you may or may not be eating anything, about how devouring is about becoming full, finding nutrients and fulling your body and taking care of yourself. you are flesh and you take in solid sunshine to be able to move and live and choosing to take the risk of starving yourself, of putting nothing in your body when it needs something, hearing your stomach growling and contracting around imaginary food who’s taste you made up, because it would ruin the fun to find out if you were actually taking care of yourself. Jon Peters constantly insisting that he is a farmer because he is unsure if he actually is a farmer, how he lives in fear and shame that his identity, the identity passed down from his father, built with the brother he lost to a distant war, is actually a lie, that he failed at what he was supposed to do because of the facts of his environment and how he decided to make up a story, spin a fantasy rather than admit the truth. how Nightvale eats empty air and no one is willing to admit the truth of their hunger because nightvale is a town of lies, secrets and stories

contrasting that with the flesh and weight of the smiling god. how for all its lofty thoughts and belief at the end of the day its just blood and crunching teeth. what seems like a lie, a fantasy, a story is really just plain naked truth, the blood and sweat and bile that we are, how we are just lumps of grey matter draped in bone and at the end of the day we die and that Charlie Bair who wanted his ghost license so he could continue on after death, Charlie Bair who will one day pay 10000$ to have his brain scooped out and turned into a cyborg slave of the smiling god, how bodies are just parts, how his fear of death turned to eternal pain. the smiling god devours. you are food. you will die

a science that chooses lies and fantasy and a religion that chooses facts and flesh

there is no one with out the other

Kevin and Darryl and Kasper and church being a business that can’t feel like a business to all but those in charge. a cybernetics company and a church that looks like a cheap office building

community being death, love being clear so all you see is the real, practical things on the other side of it, love being what is, love being the act of going about your life, the fox eats itself, the fox kills its pack, you kill the fox, skin it and wear its face over your own, what could be fire or trees with what could be chemicals or water, what would harm one or save the other but you don’t know if friendship is toxic, destructive, mutualistic or beneficial, the many faces of a relationship 

Nils throwing up in church, in that yellow costume that hides all of what she is, that makes her just one in a crowd, you go to church hungry but she ate her fill and this becomes her salvation because it allows her to escape the pull and get away from the locked room of cultists she’s pretending to be a part of

starving and feasting. devouring and imagining

this wound up being more about the visceral then the communal

stand by for something more coherent, there is to much to say about this book

tldr; understanding of the world is fundamentally flawed due to human subjectivity so its only by opening ourselves to other world views can we find understanding

#wtnv #mine #cecil palmer #carlos the scientist #it devours!

[anemia-rp]

(Hey, just some things:

I have the muses on this blog set on multiship/multiverse, but it doesn't mean a ship will necessarily happen. It's a possibility if [mutual] chemistry is given. However I didn't only make the decision of multiship/multiverse because of shipping with several people but to have the opportunity to maybe explore different backstories for my muses or different circumstances your muse may might meet mine in. Another very important aspect is the avoidance of drama. Some ic drama is okay sometimes, but not longterm, then it will start to upset me. Besides of this multiverse helps me to separate ic and ooc better [what is VERY important!]. I will NOT turn any of those muses singleship that's why and I prefer it not to made feel bad for my decision of how I want to roleplay. I have played a singleship muse for ca. one year before and I want to try something else on this blog, and I'm very satisfied with my decision. Whenever you ask me I'll always give you the advice to become multiverse, too, even if we have a ship together.

But returning to shipping now. I think I said and let it show often by now already, but Fuji is a difficult muse to ship romantically with. It needs a lot of time and patience to get close to him. He's not the kind of type to fall head over heels for someone most likely, at least this didn't happen yet during the years I play him now. It's a slow process. Besides of this it's very unlikely he will want someone as a partner who behaves like a fan and one of his 'dogs'. Yes, he's into people like this, but he most likely won't develop romantic feelings with them. He's impressed when someone meets him on eye level. By witful conversations. By being there for him. And very important: By people staying with him and proving him that they won't give up on him - without putting him into pressure. The harder someone tries the colder he will turn. Yes, I could make him give others what they want, even if it feels wrong. I could make him tell others he loves them after a week. But I would only do this once or twice because then I would lose muse for him. Been there, done that with other muses. He would stop being what he is - how someone said lately: Authentic. Point is that you always have the right to not want to romantically ship with someone, even if they say they even created a muse for you. This isn't a responsibility to have a muse love another. I much prefer having muses meet each other and seeing where it goes. And to be honest, for me one of the most exciting parts is the way until the first 'I love you'. In the past I have dedicated another muse a lot of patience. Although my muse fell for the other during their first night [this can happen to emotional muses like Teru is one] he waited more than a year for the first confession. It's a proof of love for many of my muses. To stay, even if it takes long. Playing games whereas will turn out as very counterproductive.

In the past I had lots of troubles writing dominant muses, because whatever they did, even if they were nice, they mostly couldn't do things right. This completely ate my confidence writing them. I slowly regained this confidence with someone I had amazing chemistry with but mostly wrote submissive muses for a while because although they may gain not as much attention I barely made any bad experience with them. However, when I created Fuji I made him to be as less attackable as possible. Someone who pushes people away rather than letting them in, to give a fuck when someone doesn't like him, to not be a perfect dom. To just be himself and not being ashamed of it. I didn't expect him to become so popular because of how he is. And I dare to say a lot of people have a nice experience with him. Or with my other muses. With /me/. That's why I'll stay here, for the people who enjoy playing with me, even if in the end it will only be two or three. And I'm here for the good experiences. I'm not here to make anyone sad but I won't kill my own spirit anymore for anyone either.

In conclusion, I guess no one can make anything right for everyone. But everyone can make things right for themselves, and that's necessary for giving others a good experience, too.

Mun feels tired and old and thinks too much. May be slow.)

#ooc

[the-nysh]

I've had a realization that two things amaze me about Garou's character in manga. 1) how he gradually transformed from a char one wouldn't give a f about (if we forget about wc, only manga - to me, his char was really unappealing in the beginning, like sir u just spend ur time beating up heroes?? okok) into someone that many! readers really care about. How to explain it.. He was almost a nobody, a mere hooligan who didn't evoke any sympathy (at least in me))), but with every chap he became more versatile and boom! in ch81 I read comments like "I like him", "i don't want heroes to hurt him", "want him to survive" etc. And further.. I got a feeling that he's the main char of his story that we witness (he is). Such a twist to me - from nobody to protagonist (kinda).

And boy.. if only you knew who many people (in our universe so to say) care about you, support, admire you (idk if it makes sense lol) (but we know he wouldn't believe it anyway)

And 2) how much pain is actually stored inside him! I know that some people view him as dumb but man he's only 18, he seems to grow up without any emotional support, he had to figure out stuff on his own, no guidance, no idea how to deal with all the turmoil within, how to fit in, his mind is messed up by all this loneliness and.. He's literally a child who doesn't understand why he's in pain. He's come so far, gained so much strength and cockiness ahah but inside him there's only pain and confusion.

I continue to see a bunch of people who only want the manga to follow the wc, to see the evil and terror performed by this char,fight fight fight! but ohh he's much more than what people want to see in him

Sorry for my rant😳 I just needed to put together all these thoughts of mine and share them with someone, or - 🤯

Oho~ :'3c Well thank you for sharing your story! (If you're interested in mine, in how my perceptions of him changed over time, plus some bonus fav moments, then there you go~) Looks like your emotional turning point for him was around the the shed scene too (as it was for many manga readers including yours truly who began watching him with more invested interest), with the A/B hero gauntlet and his greatest test of character at that point - risking his life to both survive and admirably protect Tareo against such impossible odds, where his brand of 'justice' miraculously pulls through...(on towards ever more impressive, escalating heights~)

Looking back, he did say in his introduction how he was here to 'change the story' (and wow how meta that sentiment became!!) 8'D

And oooh how much he's needed that proper guidance, yes. (Bang unfortunately couldn't provide him with what he needed most then.) And an emotional support network he's always lacked (aaa how he's been lone and self-sufficient for so long...and yet, deep down he's still wanted to feel valued/loved/understood/SEEN by others in some way, when he'd always felt rejected or denied of that, cause even when he was a 'good' boy at his best and most authentic, his methods never worked without others still punishing him for it...) To help him process, heal, and constructively navigate all his turbulent emotional pain and internalized trauma/anger/confusion... Instead of focusing all his efforts (and channeling/compensating all his feelings) into gaining strength and the 'monster' persona as quite the elaborate defense mechanisms. :') (Which can also be read as a rebellious message/cry for help & proper attention he just hasn't comprehended yet...)

Til the poor guy's endured almost a lifetime of extreme pain/suffering within a single week of pushing himself to the brink. Hooboy;;; so many of his fans just want him to properly rest. ;o; (And at his young age, he still has much time to learn and figure things out.) That he deserves so much better than to be continually subjected/locked into such a cruel cycle of injustice (esp the ones beyond his control or even his own doing)....that seeing him somehow 'break free' or rise above that, upon his own honest (and true) self-realization and power one day, will feel so liberating and satisfying. :') I truly hope and wish for him the best on his struggling emotional journey to finally discover and accept himself. <3

#opm #garou #oceanfromriver #replies #nice focusing on the good things actually helps #(to ease my stomach from the latest redraw) #and once again i can't help but see those parallels he has with mob's journey

[yallcantread]

I am not going to delete this blog because I believe in maintaining accessibility to sources. In the future, I might use it to discuss situations involving other artists or actors, but that’s uncertain for now. If people come across this blog and I seem to attain a following, I’d use it to correct common misinformation. There’s nothing else I can contribute to towards this app.

I want to emphasize that celebrities don’t owe us anything. They don’t owe us their political views, their time, or personal details of their lives. They create art, and it’s our choice to consume it. Similarly, it’s their choice to create art. Both parties benefit in some way, whether it’s success for the artist or enjoyment for the fans and consumers.

Being a fan by listening to the music is enough. There’s no need to engage in fan wars with other fandoms or obsessively follow every aspect of a celebrity’s life. Unless they’re involved in illegal or harmful activities, it’s not our business to know who they’re dating or why. We often spend too much time invested in other people’s lives.

With this blog, I aim to promote genuine care and fact-checking. I encourage you not to blindly trust TikTok users seeking attention through likes and views or Twitter users parroting others’ opinions. Have a mind of your own, even if it means facing potential backlash from the online world. The internet may seem important, but it ultimately doesn’t define our lives.

Sadly, it seems like genuine care is lacking on the internet. So, I hope I’ve inspired or encouraged you to fact-check and be mindful. My intention was never to dissuade anyone but to provide factual information. However, I urge you to stop wasting your life on trivial matters. Many of us, myself included, are in our late teens or early twenties, and we witness people wasting time arguing with strangers from different fandoms across the globe, people we’ll likely never meet, all because they criticized our favorite artist’s singing abilities.

Instead, focus on meaningful activities. Write a book, go hiking, learn a new hobby, reach out to your friends or family and express your love for them just because. Get that tattoo you’ve been contemplating, text that person you’ve been thinking about, or head to the park and play fetch with your dog. Engage in activities that bring you joy and are centered around you. Making music may seem insignificant compared to other pursuits, but it’s the one thing that brings me joy and motivates me to get up each day. It makes me proud of myself to even know I created a piece of art. The only reason why I’m proud of myself. I cringe when someone asks to hear my music, and I struggle to share it, even though I want to be known for my art. It’s a peculiar situation.

Life is undeniably short, and at times it feels like we’re living in a dystopian movie, experiencing one tragedy after another. It can be overwhelming and exhausting. However, I believe we should strive to make our time on Earth meaningful. We should try something, take risks, and contribute positively to the world. Aging is a privilege, and how we spend our lives matters. It’s a reminder to live authentically, focusing on ourselves and people like us. How do you want to contribute?

As corny as this may sound (and trust me, I’m quite nihilistic and tend to avoid these types of things because they make me cringe), I still believe it needs to be said: You don’t need a lover to live. You have yourself, and the love you have to give can be directed towards the person who deserves it most: you. It’s essential to prioritize self-love and self-care because, at the end of the day, you are the most important person in your life. Remember, a celebrity isn’t the center of your world; you are. You are more than your love for an artist.

Anyways, that’s enough of that for today. Thank you all for reading and sharing the blog. And if someone tries to engage you in endless arguments about this situation, simply send them the thread to this post and leave it at that. No need for back-and-forth exchanges. They can choose to read it or not.

#matty healy #taylor and matty #taylor swift #the 1975 #stan twitter #twitter #tiktok #celebrities

[mim526]

Harry's William

Full disclosure, my interest in the British Royal Family is primarily because of William and Catherine and their family.  Naturally, if Harry’s book is apparently going to have much to say about William, I start examining some of its claims. (Bear with me, folks, I've been thinking about some of this stuff for a long time and now seems a good time to post it :-)

Does the William that Harry portrays in leaked excerpts exist?

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Re: Harry saying William 'screamed', 'yelled', and 'hit' him

Most of Harry's account I'd need an authenticated untampered video to believe. However, I think William likely did raise his voice strenuously on the occasion of 1) Harry getting in deep with a woman he barely knew, 2) protecting palace staff reportedly bullied by Harry's wife, and 3) Harry leaving the protection and safety of the royal family and monarchy with said wife who by that time they'd all had first-hand experience of behind palace walls.

I'm not related to Harry and cannot say at this point that I have any liking for him, yet I'd love to tell him, "Who else loved you enough to try to yell some sense into your head when you were making the biggest mistakes of your life?" William knew Harry better than anyone, had been his life-long protector.

Re: Harry saying he killed 75 (25?) Taliban

Out of the numerous thoughts I have on this, here’s the most controversial:  Soldiers do not speak publicly of how many people they have killed, but murderers with sick minds do. Killing someone is hard on the psyche even when it’s done to defend or protect.  Harry needs to get himself serious mental help; someone who prescribes something other than pills and/or crossing arms, tapping shoulders, etc.

Why did he say it?  Given the ‘bash William’ theme running through many of the leaks, it’s a good guess to assume in his mind he wanted to one-up his brother who’d never been allowed to see active duty.  Harry made a point in the Netflix episodes of mentioning how his family couldn’t relate to his military experience. 

Let’s look at William’s career experience:  helicopter pilot for search and rescue, then air ambulance.  William has made a few brief personal remarks regarding being unable to save someone or of having to witness abject family grief when an ambulance call ends in being unable to save a suicide victim. He is arguably more familiar with death than his brother and his brother’s 25 Taliban.

One other thing about William’s job. Excerpts from a 2016 BBC article illustrate how much of a cop-out Harry’s self-pity about being the “spare” is.  I think more than any other single thing, it’s the choices William made on the really important things that yielded the difference in brothers, not his being in line for the throne:

It was William himself who insisted on finding a civilian job after he completed his tour of duty as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot in 2013.

Piloting an air ambulance was his way of finding a new role for himself.

It was a departure from tradition. No royal in direct line to the throne had done such a thing before.…

William feels that there is "the time and the space to explore other means of doing a worthwhile job" [service].

Using his real-world experience, William leads in a way that yields real-world results

He brought together for the first time the heads of UK emergency services to create a mental health support package for first responders.

Re: William ‘does not hug strangers’

Oh really?  I’d say it depends on who the stranger is, and how he reads the person.

November 2022

New Zealand Police Commissioner re: William visiting New Zealand following the Christchurch mosque massacre: 

"If I could use the words he used to our staff, 'a good friend doesn't pick up the phone when a person is in need. They travel to their place and put their arms around them’”…[or offer traditional greetings].

“His main piece of advice was to talk to each other, to not bottle things up – to support each other to talk about what they saw and what they do afterwards.

“There was a moment with all the first responders (where he was) just telling them how important their job was but also the importance of looking after themselves.

“When he said he was there to put his arms around us as a friend and offer support, that really had an impact on us.”

The ‘head-over-heart’ William that Harry is trying to portray does not exist.  Yes, there is a streak of ruthless in William:  he’s a protector, and some things he is not going to budge on.  He may stand apart from some strangers [or brothers seeking to destroy what William has pledged to protect], but when it comes to those he loves and trusts…let’s let a few pictures tell the tale:

Her last time...

Peter Phillips

Closing with William’s words to a friend:

"I've put my arm around my brother all our lives and I can't do that any more; we're separate entities," the Prince reportedly told a friend. All we can do, and all I can do, is try and support them and hope that the time comes when we're all singing from the same page."

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In William we are observing genuine nobility from a bygone era in modern times. 

Well done, Your Royal Highness.  Keep the faith.

#William

[lumierecharity]

WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OF LENT?

LOOK TOWARDS JESUS

The true message of Lent is simple: look towards Jesus, and follow His example.

  Jesus trained His Spirit to ultimate strength. In order to do this, He listened to God.

  He went to a quiet place to talk with God and seek guidance about His Life. [1] 

  Jesus trained His Body to be subordinate to His Spirit. This He did by fasting. [2]

He read and meditated upon the Scriptures. [3] Jesus humbly accepted trials. [4]

  Jesus resisted the temptation to be impressed by money, buildings and fame. [5]

  He chose instead to live as witness to God, instead of pursuing the passing glory of this earth.

  Jesus helped the poor, the sick, those in need. He advocated almsgiving, praising those who give - even very little. [6]

HOW DO WE BECOME LIKE JESUS?

We train ourselves to respond to situations in the same way that Jesus would have.

  This way of life does not come overnight. Each of us has a journey to travel to become our holy self.

  Each of us has personal decisions to make about how we treat our body, the people around us, the world in which we live.

Let us develop holy habits

Do we treat our body as the temple of God? Or do we subject our body to the dangers of promiscuity, addictive substances which harm?

   Do we treat others with respect and human decency, or do we use them for our own advancement in life without thought of the damage we may be causing in their lives?

  Do we treat the world and the animals within with respect and decency, or do we misuse resources and ill-treat the vulnerable?

  Do we train our spirits so we are the master of ourselves? Do we make use of the disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to strengthen our inner selves?

There are many ways in which we, as humans, can act in a Christ-like compassionate way.

  There are also many ways in which we, as humans, can fail to live up to the noble dignity of the humanity within us.

Lent is a golden time, an opportunity for us to do - as it were - a quality check on our spiritual life.

  Remember, we will leave this world with our soul. Our soul is our eternal wealth. 

  If we do not care for our inner spirit but spend all our efforts on our human body, on housing, estates and paper and metal money, we will not have looked forward to our eternal future.

During Lent we can make fresh decisions - a spiritual New Year's resolution - to leave behind the mistakes of the past, beg God's forgiveness for where we have failed, and steadfastly begin again on our path to authentic discipleship.

One year our Lent will be our last. Let it be our best.

POINTS TO PONDER

1. Make Lent a time of renewed prayer

2. Realize personal points of failure - sin - and repent of them

3. Change your life 

4. Practise prayer - even ten minutes a day is a good start. Ten minutes is better than nothing. Once you develop a life of prayer, it become like water for your soul - indispensable and infinitely comforting

5. Practice almsgiving - give a sensible tithe to those in need. If your family is the most in need, and there is very little - or no - income, well then, charity begins at home. Almsgiving can also include a kind word, a gentle smile, a helpful deed, neighbourly support

6. Practise fasting - fasting means to be disciplined in eating and drinking habits. It does not mean going without to the point of anorexia. It also does not mean fasting from food alone. It is helpful to be moderate in eating habits, as well as fasting from a spiteful word, harmful gossip, a false accusation, an action which leads to the breakup of a marriage

4. Make resolutions to become more like Jesus

5. Read the life of Jesus and imitate His wonder and beauty

6. If you have never before followed Jesus, why not accept Jesus into your life?

HOW TO RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOUR

Close your eyes, calm your breathing, and recite the following prayer dedicating yourself to the Son of God Who gave His Life for you.

"Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God, that You died on the cross to rescue me from sin and death and to restore me to the Father.

I choose now to turn from my sins, my self-centeredness, and every part of my life that does not please You.

I choose You.

I give myself to you.

I receive Your forgiveness and ask You to take Your rightful place in my life as my Saviour and Lord.

Come and reign as King in my heart.

Fill me with Your Love and Your Life.

Help me to become a person like You - a person who is truly loving, respectful of life and obedient to the Commandments of God the Father.

Restore me, Jesus.

Live in me.

Love through me.

Thank You, God.

In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen."

Now pray Christ's own prayer;

Pray the following words as Jesus taught us:

"Our Father,

Who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name.

Thy Kingdom come,

Thy Will be done,

One earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day

Our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil,

For Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory,

For ever and ever. Amen.

Take time to pray

Prayer is easy; just talk silently within yourself to Jesus. Tell Him your fears. Tell Him your tears.

Tell Him your worries, your sins, your hopes, your joys.

  He wants to be your Friend. The One Who always supports you, whether anyone else does or not.

  The One Who always love you, whether those who should love you do or not.

  The One Who wipes away every tear, calms every fear, and unerringly leads us to Heaven.

Now seek Baptism

Now find a good and trustworthy priest, seek baptism, and be baptised in the Name of the Lord Jesus.

[1] But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed [Luke Chapter 5: verse 16]

[2] Matthew Chapter 4: verse 2

[3] Luke Chapter 4: verses 17 to 21

[4] Luke Chapter 22: verse 42

[5] Matthew Chapter 4: verses 8 to 10

[6] Luke Chapter 21: verses 1 to 4

#Jesus Lent Repentance Forty days Prayer

[trustedpackersandmoversblog]

Smooth Relocation Services for Your Luxury Items

When you think for small renovation in your home, it becomes a very tedious task for you. Now just imagine the situation when you have to shift your whole residential goods from one city to another, or might be to another country also, then what will be your condition? It becomes even more hazardous when your belongings are heavy, fragile and valuable in nature that needs special handling so that minimum damage is caused to them.

Being the biggest industrial and commercial center situated in India, Gurgaon witnesses numerous shifting to and from city on daily basis. People from all around nation shifted to this state for better job opportunity and for better lifestyle. Moreover, Gurgaon is also a beautiful place to live life peacefully. Although, idea of shifting to Gurgaon or any other place for whatever reason is an exciting thought, but have you put light on the fact that how will you move safely without possessing any knowledge about the new location?

It is impossible for a person who has lack of knowledge about the relocation process to pack and move luxury items on their own, so team of skilled Packers and Movers Gurgaon is the need of an hour. They are professional and well trained in carrying out each and every thing associated with migration such as dismantling of furniture, uninstalling of electrical appliances, packing, loading, moving, unpacking and resettlement of your expensive things at the destination.

They know it all how to handle your heavy-weight and delicate items, their packing and transportation in a secured manner. Such kind of relocation companies helps you in relocating for whatever reason you want to. They get their job done in a proficient manner with complete transparency at each step. Thus becomes an ideal option for the people who are looking to save their money, time and energy.

Either hunting for better job opportunities or pursuing higher studies, personal reasons, change in the lifestyle, boredom from the routine life has become some of the reasons why people prefer to change their place of living. Some of the luxurious items that need extra care while transporting from one place to another. Here discussing about the same which will help you to sort them out.

Art and Antiques: Every house has expensive art pieces, decorative material and paintings that are hard to pack and need some special wrapping material so that transportation is done safely. The moving firms are specially trained in doing so with utmost care.

Musical Instrument: Instruments such as piano, drum set are expensive and are heavy weighted too much that cannot be packed loosely. Therefore professional helping hands are needed in this regard.

Electronics: Another challenging set of items that can hook you up are precious electronics that you have purchased with so much patience and hard work. They are very fragile to handle. Particularly designed packing materials can keep these electronics to function as a new is provided by only authentic packing and moving company.

Glass ware and Crockery: Most of us have kitchen ware which are breakable in nature and need extensive protection that should be packed separately so that nothing can break in transit. They are costly too. So it becomes very important to get the packing and moving done in a proper manner.

Benefits of Hiring Packing and Moving Companies in Gurgaon for Items with Expensive Nature:

Trained Staff For Packing And Moving

Packing and moving is not a single person task. It cannot be done very efficiently if done by you and many damages can happen at any point of time. Therefore, the team of professionals will do each and everything for you in systematizes way with proper caring.

Planning Prior To Move

Moving companies plan all the steps related to shifting. They evaluate all your stuff and then pack accordingly. They sort all the packing supplies based upon their survey and inventory list so that no two breakable items is packed. This is quite beneficial for shifting luxurious items that are difficult to pack and transport from one door to another.

Provision of Insurance Services

This feature of packing and moving supplier is like cherry on the cake because at any stage of relocation process, your goods can met with any mishap such as break, cracks and scratches. Even road accidents or theft can also hamper your process during the transit. It is not necessary that all the companies will perform your process with perfection. So the companies that are well-recognized in the market are available with insurance coverage that compensates the losses without any delay.

Vehicles and Carriers For Moving

Trucks and tempos that are generally used to move the goods will help you in taking your goods for over long distance. There are specific packing and moving techniques that are used by them that give the strength and durability to your personal goods so that they cannot be harmed at any phase of relocation. The vehicles are spacious and your goods are tied by using safety belts to avoid collision of packed material with jerks and jumps.

Many transportation companies are equipped with cutting-edge technological concepts for packing and moving your items of luxurious nature and so do Packers and Movers in Gurgaon. All you have to do is find the reliable one by researching a lot about them, rest of it is taken care by them.

Have a pleasant moving experience with the one of your choice. Choose them wisely.

#moving services in gurgaon #professional movers and packers in gurgaon #packers and movers near me #best packers and movers

[kymansblog]

Legacy by James W. Kerr

by kymansblog

The New Zealand All Blacks would sweep the sheds after games. They stood by the saying “Never be too big to do the small things that need to be done.” I learned that balancing pride with humility makes the most successful leaders. Also, character will always win over talent. For example, a hard-working player with subpar skill is preferred over a ball-hogging diva who has skills. Results will eventually come about if a winning-friendly culture is established first. Our character decides our value.

When you’re on top of your game, change your game. The All Blacks are one of the most successful teams of all time and they were able to win by adapting in the face of adversity. Charles Darwin once said “It is not the strongest species that survives nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” Each and every player in the organization took responsibility and owned up to their mistakes (which allowed them to improve upon them). Leaders create leaders.

Play with purpose. Owen Eastwood says “Purpose relates to an overarching goal beyond the practical missions that are pursued day in and day out.” If a team fights with the same goal or purpose, that team will go to “war” for each other. According to Bob Howitt, the addition of a leadership group encouraged teammates to respect and understand each other. Ask yourself “Why?”

Be a leader, not a follower. Leaders can create other leaders (not followers) by passing on responsibility (or “passing the ball”), establishing trust, accountability, and ownership. By sharing this responsibility and ownership players do not feel left out and would be more likely to work as a team towards the common goal. A team needs leaders; a team full of leaders would communicate and win while a team full of followers would not communicate and lose.

Leaders are teachers. They promote success and “success is the result of a long-term commitment to improving excellence.” Leadership leads to development of the team which equals more winning. Doing things 1% better everytime will add up in the long run. “Excellence is a process of evolution, of cumulative learning, of incremental improvement.” The first stage of learning is silence, the second stage is listening.

Follow the spearhead. “Fly in formation” in order to keep the team in check, any bad personality will lower the team’s success. The strength of the wolf is the pack. Players should put the team’s interest before themselves and only do what is best for the group. Sacrifice me for we. A Maori saying is somewhat along the lines of “A little water seeping through a small hole may swamp a canoe.”

Aim for the highest cloud. Andrew Mehrtens states that “A strong dislike of not being good enough is healthy.” A winning leader will have almost impossible goals and try to surpass them. Embrace expectations. If a “fear of failure” is accepted, the level of play will increase. Also, stories can open up our eyes to change and learn. Embrace expectations. 

Practice under pressure. The way the sapling is shaped determines how the tree grows. “Training to win” will train the brain so you are prepared in that situation come game time. Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali said “The fight is won or lost, far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, well before I dance under the lights.” Personal growth will be rapidly increased by training with intensity. Most people want to win but few will work for that very goal. Practice like you play.

Control your attention. Pressure can cause players to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment, not because of skill. Keeping a “Blue Head” is key to performing well; they are loose, calm, and on task. Mantras are key in times of heavy pressure and they serve as a way to think effectively using a “mental roadmap.” For example, KBA or Keep the Ball Alive.

Keep it real. Gilbert Enoka mentions that “Development of the authentic self, is hugely powerful to performance.” The ability to give honest feedback is key to a high performance environment. Teams also have to have integrity which means to honor your word. Knowing yourself will help you recognize the leader you are.

Champions do extra. They have a “First one there, last one out” type of mentality similar to some of the greats like Kobe Bryant’s “Mamba Mentality.” Champions will do anything if it means that the team will win or score.. Put yourself out of your comfort zone. Find something that you are prepared to die for and give your life for it. Put your balls on the line.

Sing your world into existence. Leaders are storytellers and can unite the team with a story. Organizations stand for something. For example, Nike’s “Just Do It” and Apple’s “Think Different.” Metaphors help us understand life in general. Winning cultures need language and/or vocabulary that bonds the team together. Words start revolutions. 

Create a culture. Rituals help to connect the team to its own core values and remind them of their purpose. For example, Notre Dame Fighting Irish touch the “Play Like a Champion Today” sign and the Clemson Tigers have Howard’s Rock. Rituals tell a story and create a legacy that never loses its meaning. Ritualize to actualize.

Be a good ancestor. Great leaders think towards the future and add to the legacy. An Old Greek proverb once said “A society grows when old men plant trees whose shade they will never see.” People are part of something bigger than life and should serve a common purpose.  All Blacks live by the saying “Leave the jersey in a better place.” Grow a branch forth for the days of your world.

This is your time. ”At the same time as the spiral is going forward, it is also returning.” Leave your mark on the world before you go as we only have so much time.

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We Human Beings are the God, not the gods we made up for the masses to follow.

Ya know, According to academia research, there are over 4,000 religions on this small earth,..... faith groups, and denominations that exist around the world today. Researchers and academics generally categorize the world's top religions into five major groups: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism.

All of these 4000 religions have deities, gods or goddess with divine status in the world of being all powerful and knowing everything past, present and future,...... even though none of them ever used their powers in front of anyone who might be a witness to document it with empirical proof,.... it's all word of mouth, and most likely from cemerional practices which involved getting on a higher plane with their god by ingesting or smoking some hallucinogenic substance, and that's the only way to communicate with a God one has made up, to get stoned enough so you yourself believe the hoax!

This is why all Gods have ALWAYS remained hidden from sight with no empirical evidence,..... and if one needs to believe truly, one has to psych yourself up to a higher plane of believing, because the God isn't gonna come to you unless you truly convince yourself it's actually real, and then your cognitive process of manifesting hallucinations takes over and anything is possible.

No God has ever introduced itself to any investigating committee that could ascertain its authenticity,...... because we human beings aren't stupid, but we are gullible enough to be easily persuaded to believe something credulous.

All of these gods or goddess, whatever they are called are figments of rather creative, but deviant imaginations of people who want that divine status for themselves so people will worship them through the created god, and financially support the religion.

This is what's really going on with world religions, the are designed to profit off the masses, and they partner with governing forces to enforce their beliefs. Think about it, no political government candidate ever won much without supporting and saying they believed in some God and it's religion, because the masses wouldn't vote for such a candidate that did not believe as they did.

When we look at the world today it is much like The Roman Empire that was a primarily a polytheistic civilization, which meant that people recognized and worshiped multiple gods and goddesses.

This is what we have globally today in essence,..... people worship and have faith in whatever their whims are, then they just make up a god to represent their whims and off they go to claim tax exemption and get as many followers as they can to strengthen their religious cause.

And the major religions are to blame for this travesty or bastardization on humanity, because they started the ball rolling with their creation of gods.

People see how they did it and are doing likewise, and now we got everyone doing it because there is profit in creating your own God and making it a religion, and no one can say your fake or a fraud, because even the major 5 religions can't produce their gods.

Just saying........... human beings are the real gods, not that figment of those other religions imaginations.

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Exploring the World: An Unforgettable Foreign Adventure

Introduction

Embarking on a foreign tour is a thrilling and life-changing experience that opens the door to new cultures, traditions, and landscapes. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or someone taking their first leap into the world of exploration, there is an undeniable allure to visiting foreign lands. From stunning natural wonders to vibrant cities teeming with history and diversity, a foreign tour promises an unforgettable journey of self-discovery and adventure. In this blog, we will delve into the many reasons why a foreign tour should be on everyone's bucket list.

Embracing Cultural Diversity

One of the most enriching aspects of a foreign tour is the opportunity to immerse yourself in diverse cultures. Every destination has its unique customs, traditions, and way of life. Interacting with locals, trying authentic cuisine, and participating in cultural festivities provide a profound understanding of humanity's rich tapestry. You will return home with a newfound appreciation for the beauty and complexity of our world.

Witnessing Architectural Marvels

Foreign lands are often home to awe-inspiring architectural wonders that stand as a testament to human ingenuity and creativity. From the ancient pyramids of Egypt to the modern skyscrapers of Dubai, these structures tell stories of our past and showcase our progress. Each monument and building holds a distinct allure, leaving travelers captivated and inspired.

Exploring Nature's Masterpieces

For nature enthusiasts, a foreign tour opens up a realm of breathtaking landscapes and natural wonders. Imagine standing in awe before the cascading beauty of the Iguazu Falls in Argentina or gazing at the majestic Northern Lights in Norway. These encounters with Mother Nature's finest creations remind us of our planet's incredible diversity and the need to preserve it for future generations.

Making Lifelong Connections

Travel has a remarkable way of bringing people together. As you venture into foreign territories, you'll encounter fellow travelers and locals alike, all with their unique stories to share. These chance encounters can lead to lasting friendships, broadening your global network and leaving you with cherished memories of the people who touched your heart along the way.

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

A foreign tour challenges you to step out of your comfort zone and embrace uncertainty. It pushes you to navigate unfamiliar languages, adapt to new environments, and make quick decisions. In doing so, you'll discover strengths and capabilities you never knew you had. Overcoming these challenges fosters personal growth and boosts confidence, empowering you to face other life obstacles with a renewed perspective.

Learning Valuable Life Lessons

Travel teaches us invaluable life lessons. We learn to appreciate what we have, to be grateful for the little things, and to live in the present moment. Travel also fosters humility, as we realize that the world is vast and we are just a small part of it. These lessons stay with us long after we return home, influencing our choices and actions for the better.

Conclusion

A foreign tour is a journey that transcends borders and enriches the soul. It allows us to connect with our global family, appreciate the world's wonders, and discover our inner strengths. As we venture into foreign lands, we leave behind the familiar, stepping into the unknown with excitement and curiosity. The memories and experiences gained during our travels stay with us forever, shaping our perspectives and leaving us forever longing for more adventures.

So, if you've been dreaming of exploring the world, don't hesitate any longer. Pack your bags, open your heart to new experiences, and set forth on a foreign tour that will undoubtedly become one of the most cherished chapters of your life. Happy travels!

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