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moonlitfirefly · 2 years

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“ZEN AND THE ART OF SPORTSBALLING?

Here’s a topic you won’t often see in a pantheism group…When Justin Tucker, arguably the greatest kicker in the history of American football, nailed a game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Ravens yesterday, he extended a streak of now 61 straight successful field goals in the fourth quarter and overtime. He is 17 for 17 in his career on attempts in the final minute of regulation.

For those who aren’t familiar with the sport, those are obscenely good numbers that indicate absolute peak performance when the pressure is highest. No one has achieved this level of mastery in Justin Tucker’s trade.

So why does it matter to us? This quote offers a fascinating peek into the mind of the GOAT 🐐

“What matters in those 1.3 seconds between snap, hold and the kick, are the things that are going to help the kick go through the uprights,'' Tucker said. ''My feelings, my emotions - for 1.3 seconds, they don't really matter, whether I'm feeling very confident or nervous or even outright afraid. That's partly why I always make it a point to say a brief prayer as I'm lining up to kick - not to ask for results, but to ask for peace and to show gratitude just for sort of being able to be in that moment.''

We love to make fun of petitionary prayer, and rightly so because dualistic theism often makes it downright cringe. But that’s not what this is. It’s not, “please God, help me make this kick so we can win the game.” It is a prayer for peace, inner calm, quietude of the emotions that cause turbulence in the mind-body by separating winning from losing…and most of all, gratitude for the moment.

Centering prayer, it is often called.

One mustn’t pray *to* anything or anyone in particular to do this. The only definitive method is to use words (or focused silence) to channel one’s attention out of the ego, into that greater sense of self that is known by so many names but is “centered” in your innermost experience. In that stillness, the body relies on muscle memory and the task is done without a doer.”

#prayer #meditation

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imagekeepr · 4 years

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Songs for Halloween Parties

Halloween parties offer the most wide open subject possibilities of any type of celebration. Halloween is the one day of the year that lets you be any living thing or dead thing, any occupation, any human or non-human and any personality type. You can be a cartoon character if you like. Since Halloween can go hundreds of different directions, the playlist will likely be a diverse list of novelty songs. The Monster Mash by Bobby Boris Pickett Rock Lobster by The B-52's Creep by Radiohead Everyday Is Halloween by Ministry Space Oddity by David Bowie Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo It's the End of the World As We Know it (and I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. Planet Claire by The B-52's Mad World - Tears For Fears Hell by Squirrel Nut Zippers Wicked Game by Chris Isaak Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Weber Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon Black Celebration by Depeche Mode Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles Walking On The Moon by The Police The Fly by U2 Lola by The Kinks Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by The Hollies I Wanna Be a Cowboy by Boy Meets Girl 2000 Light Years From Home by The Rolling Stones The Munsters TV Theme Not Afraid by Eminem Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down Enter Sandman by Metallica Superstition by Stevie Wonder People Are Strange by The Doors Evil Ways by Santana 1999 by Prince Revolution 9 by The Beatles Twilight Zone TV Theme Hotel California by The Eagles Season of the Witch by Donovan Psycho Killer by Talking Heads The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band Highway to Hell by AC/DC Devil Inside by INXS Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran Thriller by Michael Jackson Super Freak by Rick James Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. Le Freak by Chic Rapper's Delight by Sugar Hill Gang Girlfriend in a Coma by The Smiths Dark Lady by Cher Scary Monsters by David Bowie Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival Devil Woman by Cliff Richard Riders On The Storm by The Doors Runnin' With the Devil by Van Halen Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones Crocodile Rock by Elton John Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group Nightmare on My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince Time Warp from Rocky Horror Soundtrack Rapture by Blondie She Said She Said by The Beatles Wanted Dead or Alive by Jon Bon Jovi Out of Limits by The Marketts Somebodyâ€™s Watching Me by Rockwell Bad Girls by Donna Summer Black Magic Woman by Santana Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses Welcome to My Nightmare by Alice Cooper Boris the Spider by The Who Jungle Boogie by Kool & The Gang Roxanne by The Police Back in Black by AC/DC Addams Family TV Theme The Blob by The Five Blobs Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson Take the Money and Run by Steve Miller Band Mama Told Me Not to Come by Three Dog Night Witchy Woman by The Eagles Speed Racer TV Theme Let's Go Crazy by Prince King Tut by Steve Martin Another One Bites the Dust by Queen Erotic City by Prince White Wedding by Billy Idol Hells Bells by AC/DC Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult Tarzan Boy by Baltimore Rocket Man by Elton John Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney & Wings Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera Copacabana by Barry Manilow Black Cat by Janet Jackson You Dropped a Bomb on Me by Gap Band Zoo Station by U2 My City Was Gone by The Pretenders Eye of the Tiger by Survivor 99 Red Balloons by Nena Spirits in the Material World by The Police Monster by Fred Schneider Union of the Snake by Duran Duran They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha by Napoleon XIV Rebel Rebel by David Bowie State of Shock by The Jacksons Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles Freakazoid by Midnight Star Low Rider by War Church of the Poison Mind by Culture Club Rebel Yell by Billy Idol Valley Girl by Frank Zappa E.T. by Katy Perry and Kanye West We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions by Queen All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix Strange Magic by Electric Light Orchestra Burning Down the House by Talking Heads Der Komissar by After The Fire Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive by Men at Work Taxman by The Beatles Monsters and Angels by Voice of the Beehive Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz Spiders and Snakes by Jim Stafford Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers 2001: A Space Odyssey (Also Sprach Zarathustra) by Deodato Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band by Meco Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC You Are a Tourist by Death Cab for Cutie The Joker by Steve Miller Band Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes Head Like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails Jerry Was a Race Car Driver by Primus Clap For the Wolfman by The Guess Who Fear of the Unknown by Siouxsie & The Banshees I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls Centerfold by J. Geils Band Black Velvet by Alannah Myles Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, also The English Beat You Be Illin' by Run DMC Criminal by Fiona Apple Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue Weird Science by Oingo Boingo Swing The Mood by Jive Bunny and the Mix Masters Wild Thing by Tone Loc Whip It by Devo Planet Claire by The B-52's Legend of Wooley Swamp by Charlie Daniels Band Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley The Freaks Come Out at Night by Houdini The Road To Hell by Chris Rea Billionaire by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars Devil With a Blue Dress by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield Space Cowboy by Steve Miller Band Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, also Social Distortion Walk the Dinosaur by Was (Not Was) Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace N.W.O. by Ministry Paranomia by Art of Noise Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants If I Only Had a Brain by Lee Marvin from The Wizard of Oz Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Orchestra Smuggler's Blues by Glenn Frey She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty Axel F by Crazy Frog (You've Got to) Fight For Your Right (To Party) by Beastie Boys In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans Major Tom by Peter Schilling Man On The Moon by R.E.M. Happy Days Theme by Pratt & McClain Send Me an Angel by Real Life Convoy by C.W. McCall Particle Man by They Might Be Giants Pinball Wizard by The Who Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown It's a Mistake by Men At Work Synchronicity II by The Police Mr. Roboto by Styx Wipeout by Surfaris Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra King of Pain by The Police Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody by David Lee Roth Twilight Zone by Golden Earring Rockin' Robin by Michael Jackson Spooky by Classics IV Jungle Love by The Time A View To a Kill by Duran Duran Rain on the Scarecrow by John Mellencamp Love Potion #9 by The Searchers Cult of Personality by Living Colour The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. Authority Song by John Mellencamp Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog The Bird by The Time Lil' Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs Canary in a Coalmine by The Police Octopus's Garden by The Beatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles Puttin' On The Ritz by Taco Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin The Streak by Ray Stevens Bat Dance by Prince Theme from Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury Fame by David Bowie Eye In The Sky by Alan Parsons Project Devil in Disguise by Elvis Presley Mommy's Little Monster by Social Distortion Deadman's Curve by Jan & Dean Creature from the Black Lagoon by Dave Edmunds Zombie by The Cranberries The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen Haunted House by Jumpinâ€™ Gene Simmons It's Halloween by The Shaggs Dragula by Rob Zombie Witch Queen of New Orleans by Redbone I Was A Teenage Werewolf by The Cramps Eye of the Zombie by John Fogerty Halloween by Misfits Pet Sematary by The Ramones Horror Movie by Skyhooks The Raven by Alan Parsons Project Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper Don't Be Afraid of the Dark by Robert Cray Hypnotized by Fleetwood Mac The Scientist by Coldplay Run For Your Life by The Beatles Dig My Grave by They Might Be Giants Waltz in Black by The Stranglers I Put a Spell on You by Screamin Jay Hawkins, Creedence Clearwater Revival Ghost Riders in the Sky by The Outlaws, Johnny Cash Ghost of Tom Joad by Rage Against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen Dead Souls by Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails Swamp Witch by Jim Stafford I'm a Goner by Matt and Kim w/ Soulja Boy & Andrew W.K. Mekong Delta - Night on a Bare Mountain Nightmare by Brainbug In the Hall of the Mountain King by Sounds Incorporated One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash Tequila by The Champs I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night by The Electric Prunes Nasty by Janet Jackson No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper Backstabbers by The O'Jays Pets by Porno For Pyros Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man by Concrete Blonde Dr. Tarr & Professor Feather by Alan Parsons Project To Live and Die in LA by Wang Chung Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo, also Camper Van Beethoven Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves by Cher Land of Confusion by Genesis I Fought The Law by Bobby Fuller Four Naughty Girls by Samantha Fox Jimmy Olson's Blues by Spin Doctors Nightmares by Violent Femmes I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie 42 by Coldplay Haunted House of the Century by Tangent Sunset The Warrior by Scandal Pacman Fever by Buckner & Garcia Planet Earth by Duran Duran Skeleton River by Tangent Sunset Junk Food Junkie by Larry Groce Everything Is Broken by Bob Dylan The Gambler by Kenny Rogers Shark Attack by Wailing Souls Season of the Witch by Joan Jett Superman's Song by Crash Test Dummies Brain Damage by Pink Floyd Paranoid by Black Sabbath He's a Vampire by Archie King Mad Scientist by The Zanies

#halloween #cool music #playlist #themed #music

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rejectedprincesses · 7 years

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Amanirenas: the One-Eyed Queen Who Fought Rome Tooth and Nail (c.60 BCE - c.10 BCE)

Okay, for real - I know few of you read the footnotes, but there’s a TON of nuance to this, so please read the full entry here before penning notes of inaccuracies.

Book here. Patreon here. Art notes behind the cut.

Art Notes

The art notes are pretty much all in the footnotes, honestly! Amanirenas’s outfit is a stripped-down version of her carving. It is more likely she would have worn something like a leopard pelt, but I liked the design so much I ran with it.

Kush had cool little pyramids that survive to present day, so I sprinkled them throughout.

It is unbelievably exhausting covering anything even tangentially related to Rome (or WW2), due to the preponderance of armchair historians. Gets even more exhausting when you cover non-Western points of view.

That blue-eyed elephant is named Jumbo. Totally legally distinct.

Shout-Outs

Good showing this time! Most popular incorrect answer was “Nefertiti.” Also, some people just said “Candace,” which… there were a ton of em. :)

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Next Time on Rejected Princesses (posting around February 8, 2017!)

Will provide hint tomorrow or day after — my books are getting packed away while I move, so I need to see what’s at the library.

#historical #art #Illustration #long post #africa

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skaiap · 7 years

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SOB 17 Season 2025 Week 5 Power Rankings

*These Rankings are based mainly on the current season, however reputation from previous seasons does have influence*

1. New England Patriots (4-0)- I fully expected the Pats to at least have a competetive game versus Atlanta, but it didn't go that way, quite the opposite as NE shut them out 25-0. Buffalo isn't looking like they're much of a threat to NE this week either so looks like more of the same in New England.

2. Miami Dolphins (4-0)- It feels almost disrespectful to put the Fins at this spot since they haven't lost a game yet, but the way the Pats have been just a dominating force I had to drop the Fins a spot. (Although I'll probably regret it later)

3. New York Giants (4-0)- The Giants continue to roll winning 52-10 against Denver, and continue to apply the pressure to the rest of the East to win and catch them. They'll now get to enjoy their 4-0 start as they rest up on a bye before participating in a highly anticipated rematch against the Eagles in week 6.

4. Tennessee Titans (4-0)- The Titans pull out another close game in Indy, they seem to be mastering the art of finishing games strong, all four of their wins have been decided by a mere 6 points or less so far this season. Next up: Oakland Raiders

5. New Orleans Saints (3-1)- Saints got a win on MNF against the Cardinals and continue to roll through any team that's not the Atlanta Falcons.

6. Cincinatti Bengals (2-2)- Bengals bombarded the Bills 43-15 and pull back to .500 after starting off 0-2. Interesting start for the Defending Champs, but still have 12 games left.

7. Philadelphia Eagles (2-2)- I think it's safe to assume the Eagles are back to chewing bubble gum and kicking ass, and they're all out of bubble gum.

8. Atlanta Falcons (3-1)- I had the Falcons up there within the very top teams last week because I thought they were able to compete with anyone, they would still be up there if last week's game was competitive, but 25-0 speaks for itself.

9. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-1)- Jacksonville pulled out a good game on SNF in Oakland it wasn't the most ideal game, but a win is a win.

10. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1)- The Steelers bounced back this week getting the clutch OT win against the Vikings. If there's times you want your Defense to stand up and it's time like those, and that's what happened for the Steelers last week.

11. Oakland Raiders (2-2)- The Raiders lost a game that really could've went either way it just went in favor the Jaguars. Traveling to Tennessee won't be any easier though.

12. San Francisco 49ers (2-1)- 9ers rested on a bye this week and will now face a hungry Atlanta Falcons team. Hope they're prepared for cause if not it Falcons may pour it on.

13. Kansas City Chiefs (2-1)- Chiefs also rested on a bye as they'll get the Cowboys this week and look to leapfrog the Raiders in the AFC West.

14. Detroit Lions (2-1)- Lions the third team in a row on the rankings to have a bye the previous week and look to gain momentum versus the Ravens this week.

15. Indianapolis Colts (2-2)- Colts lost a tough nail biter at home against the Titans on a last second field goal and drop to 2-2 after starting off the season 2-0.

16. Green Bay Packers (3-1)- If the Packers beat a team in the top half of the rankings they will go up, it feels disrespectful to put a 3-1 team this low, but until they beat a team in the top half of the league they'll remain in the middle.

17. Washington Redskins (2-2)- Redskins lost a tough game versus Philly after beating them a couple weeks ago, they were also 2-0 at one point and have dropped to 2-2.

18.Houston Texans (1-3)- Texans get in the Win column with a win against San Diego and look to try to play catch up in the AFC South.

19. Los Angeles Rams (2-2) Rams got the 5 point in Seattle and look to continue the winning this week against the Vikings.

20. Minnesota Vikings (2-2)- I almost had the Rams and Vikings in each other's spots then, then I saw that they're playing each other this week and I expect the Rams to win that matchup so I had them a spot ahead of the Vikings.

21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2)- The Buccs got a win and rose 4 spots and look to keep winning to try to catch the Saints and Falcons.

22. Carolina Panthers (2-2)- The Panthers are in just about the same boat as the Buccs, or exactly the same boat.

23. Denver Broncos (1-3)- The Broncos still get respect for upsetting the Texans in week 1, other than that there's not much that seperates these 1-3 teams.

24. Arizona Cardinals (1-3)- AZ has got to get something rolling so they can catch the 9ers cause if not they'll be sitting at home come January.

25. Seattle Seahawks (0-4)- Seattle is ahead of some teams without winning a game because of their potential, they have the means and ability to succed, they've just yet to put it into a win this season.

26. New York Jets (1-3)- The Jets have now dropped 3 straight games, nothing really positive to take out of that..

27. Baltimore Ravens (1-3)- Ravens just don't have the pieces to compete on a consistent basis right now and are a team almost complelety lacking drive to win

28. Cleveland Browns (1-3)- It's a little too early to tell, but the AFC North seems like it's gonna be a two horse race again this year as the Browns nor the Ravens have the ability or leadership to overtake the Bengals/Steelers.

29. San Diego Chargers (0-4)- The Chargers at least have the postivie to look at a young developing Quarterback to potentially help them win games this season, cause it doesn't look like it's happening this season.

30. Dallas Cowboys (0-4)- Dallas suffered another loss to the Packers and fall to 0-4 a nearly impossible hole to climb out of in the East.

31. Buffalo Bills (0-4)- Buffalo also falls to 0-4 which makes it almost impossible for them to climb of the hole in the AFC East

32. Chicago Bears (1-2)- N/A

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