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Book of the Day - Atlas of the Heart
Today’s Book of the Day is Atlas of the Heart, written by Brené Brown in 2022 and published by Random House.
Brené Brown is a worldwide renowned author who studies courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead. She is also a research professor…
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#and her latest book#Atlas of the Heart#Book Of The Day#book recommendation#book review#Braving the Wilderness#Brené Brown#Dare to Lead#Daring Greatly#ifts of Imperfection#Random House#Rising Strong
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“Empathy is not finite, and compassion is not a pizza with eight slices. When you practice empathy and compassion with someone, there is not less of these qualities to go around. There’s more. Love is the last thing we need to ration in this world. The refugee in Syria doesn’t benefit more if you conserve your kindness only for her and withhold it from your neighbor who’s going through a divorce. Yes, perspective is critical. But I’m a firm believer that complaining is okay as long as we piss and moan with a little perspective.”
Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
#brené brown#Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.#rising strong#things to remember#words#compassion is not a finite resource#quotes
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Rising Strong
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. -Martin Luther King Jr.
#risingstrong #CharacterMatters #embracediversity #empoweryourself #standtall #empowerment #integrity #strength #transformation #adversity #growth #courage #challenges #character #Resilience #Nimixo #motivation#motivationalquotes #MotivationBlowByBlow
#rising strong#character matters#empower yourself#stand tall#integrity#courage#growth#resilience#personal development#motivating quotes
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Okay now that booping is sorta kinda outta the way for the day, it's Donnie's turn :DD continuing on with the idea of "S3 finale designs" -w-
S3 finale Leo!
#ive tried hard fellas but i need to go to bed#i got WOW WOW rn and apparently thats.. only the 2nd longest ;;;#LIKE HOOO BOY IM NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS#but heres some arts for yall anyway aha#ashart#ashrender#rottmnt#rottmnt donnie#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise of the tmnt#art#tmnt
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Concept: Fire Lords traditionally dress like the stages of the sun to match their reign.
When Zuko is first crowned, he dresses in the colours of dawn. Bright yellows and pinks and even purples. He starts to wear more traditional crimson-and-gold robes after a few years, the colours of midday when Agni is at his strongest. And towards the end of his reign, when he's getting ready to pass the crown onto Izumi, he starts dressing like the setting sun.
#i haven't been able to stop thinking about this for DAYS please free me#avatar#atla#i imagine this was something that went out of style with sozin's era#because fire lords refused to wear anything but the colours of midday#because they believed that was the only way to signify that they are strong#anyway i'm just losing my mind at teenage fire lord zuko dressed like the rising sun#my posts#atla headcanons#au ideas
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I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly,
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Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.
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Therefore, we need to be selective about the feedback we let into our lives. For me, if you’re not in the arena getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.
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If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall; this is the physics of vulnerability.
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Daring is not saying, “I’m willing to risk failure.” Daring is saying, “I know I will eventually fail and I’m still all in.”
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The most transformative and resilient leaders that I've worked with over the course of my career have three things in common: First, they recognize the central role that relationships and story play in culture and strategy, and they stay curious about their own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Second, they understand and stay curious about how emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are connected in the people they lead, and how those factors affect relationships and perception. And, third, they have the ability and willingness to lean in to discomfort and vulnerability.
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Liz Gilbert's Instagram feed—and I think it sums this up perfectly: “Grace will take you places hustling can’t.”
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I relied completely on a technique I had learned from my research, a phrase that emerged in numerous variations over and over again. I said, “I feel like you’re blowing me off, and the story that I’m making up is
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I often say, “Show me a woman who can hold space for a man in real fear and vulnerability, and I’ll show you a woman who’s learned to embrace her own vulnerability and who doesn’t derive her power or status from that man. Show me a man who can sit with a woman in real fear and vulnerability and just hear her struggle without trying to fix it or give advice, and I’ll show you a man who’s comfortable with his own vulnerability and doesn’t derive his power from being Oz, the all-knowing and all-powerful.”
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his leadership book Creativity, Inc. would go on to influence me as much as anything I’ve ever read.
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Day two, or whatever that middle space is for your own process, is when you’re “in the dark”—the door has closed behind you. You’re too far in to turn around and not close enough to the end to see the light. In my work with veterans and active members of the military, we’ve talked about this dark middle. They all know it as “the point of no return”—an aviation term coined by pilots for the point in a flight when they have too little fuel left to return to the originating airfield. It’s strangely universal, going all the way back to Julius Caesar’s famous “Iacta alea est”—“The die is cast”—spoken in 49 BC as he and his troops made the river crossing that started a war. Whether it’s ancient battle strategy or the creative process, at some point you’re in, it’s dark, and there’s no turning back.
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Hanging on the wall of Pixar’s Story Corner display were these three sentences: Story is the big picture. Story is process. Story is research.
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An image of a crown was at the top of the wall, symbolizing the axiom that “story is king.”
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Darla helped me get my head around the three acts: Act 1: The protagonist is called to adventure and accepts the adventure. The rules of the world are established, and the end of Act 1 is the “inciting incident.” Act 2: The protagonist looks for every comfortable way to solve the problem. By the climax, he learns what it’s really going to take to solve the problem. This act includes the “lowest of the low.” Act 3: The protagonist needs to prove she’s learned the lesson, usually showing a willingness to prove this at all costs. This is all about redemption—an enlightened character knowing what to do to resolve a conflict.
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The irony is that we attempt to disown our difficult stories to appear more whole or more acceptable, but our wholeness—even our wholeheartedness—actually depends on the integration of all of our experiences, including the falls.
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Our job is not to deny the story, but to defy the ending—to rise strong, recognize our story, and rumble with the truth until we get to a place where we think, Yes. This is what happened. This is my truth. And I will choose how this story ends. In
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Choosing to be curious is choosing to be vulnerable because it requires us to surrender to uncertainty.
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Researchers are finding evidence that curiosity is correlated with creativity, intelligence, improved learning and memory, and problem solving.
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There is a profound relationship—a love affair, really—between curiosity and wholeheartedness. How do we come to those aha moments if we’re not willing to explore and ask questions? New information won’t transform our thinking, much less our lives, if it simply lands at our feet. For experiences and information to be integrated into our lives as true awareness, they have to be received with open hands, inquisitive minds, and wondering hearts.
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as poet Mizuta Masahide wrote, “Barn’s burnt down / now / I can see the moon.”
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Chandeliering is especially common and dangerous in “power-over” situations—environments where, because of power differentials, people with a higher position or status are less likely to be held accountable for flipping out or overreacting. These are places where our powerlessness and hurt get worked out. We maintain our prized stoicism in front of the people we want to impress or influence, but the second we’re around people over whom we have emotional, financial, or physical power, we explode. And because it’s not a side of us seen by many of the higher-ups, our version of the story is framed as truth. We see power-over chandeliering in families, churches, schools, communities, and offices.
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And just so we don’t miss it in this long list of all the ways we can numb ourselves, there’s always staying busy: living so hard and fast that the truths of our lives can’t catch up with us. We fill every ounce of white space with something so there’s no room or time for emotion to make itself known.
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no matter what we use, we can’t selectively numb emotions—when we numb the dark, we also numb the light. When “taking the edge off” with a couple of glasses of red wine becomes a routine, our experiences of joy and love and trust will become duller, too.
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Tactical Breathing 1. Inhale deeply through your nose, expanding your stomach, for a count of four—one, two, three, four. 2. Hold in that breath for a count of four—one, two, three, four. 3. Slowly exhale all the air through your mouth, contracting your stomach, for a count of four—one, two, three, four. 4. Hold the empty breath for a count of four—one, two, three, four.
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Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When
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TEN GUIDEPOSTS FOR WHOLEHEARTED LIVING
1. Cultivating authenticity: letting go of what people think
2. Cultivating self-compassion: letting go of perfectionism
3. Cultivating a resilient spirit: letting go of numbing and powerlessness
4. Cultivating gratitude and joy: letting go of scarcity and fear of the dark
5. Cultivating intuition and trusting faith: letting go of the need for certainty
6. Cultivating creativity: letting go of comparison
7. Cultivating play and rest: letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth
8. Cultivating calm and stillness: letting go of anxiety as a lifestyle
9. Cultivating meaningful work: letting go of self-doubt and “supposed to”
10. Cultivating laughter, song, and dance: letting go of being cool and “always in control”
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A sketch of Replica Leo immediately after his EPF Interview in this scene, but before being reunited with his brothers here. I hope to dive more into the fallout of such a defining moment in Leo's young life and how it would go on to affect him once I get my Patreon up. In the meantime. Enjoy the little angsty sneak peek.
#I try not to wallow in angst too long#but sometimes it's unavoidable with the life this boy leads#one foot away from going into his usual fetal position#but he's staying strong when stuck alone under careful watch#can't let them know what actually happened or he's screwed#core memory achieved#and it's a really blue one#rottmnt replica#rottmnt#replica#kathaynesart#save rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#unpause rottmnt#tmnt#leonardo
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I was rereading the rise comics recently and I feel the need to point out that Mikey is carrying Raph and Leo on his shoulders so casually in these panels
#rottmnt#save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#tmnt 2018#rottmnt mikey#rottmnt leo#rottmnt raph#rottmnt stuff#he does ask if raph can be on the bottom next time in the first panel#but aside from that he doesn’t seem to break much of a sweat lol#add this to the catalog of mikey being very strong#he is carrying his two older brothers just like that and we need to talk about it#i wonder if he’s ever tried to carry all of them skjsjfkskfd#kind of want to draw something with this now…#but i already have so many ideas that i haven’t even started help
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waiting....
mom said it's my turn to make fanart of @somerandomdudelmao 's ol' wizard
i can't express how many times I listened to this song on loop while drawing
andddd a bonus close-up & a version with wraps that I totally didn't forget to add before now haha,,
#sidebar: i really love the fam's characterization in their AU#but the intense and incredible urge to try out a more painter-ly vibe with future mikey was too strong for me to battle#so uh here ya go!#hope ya like it#and thanks for sharing your AU with the fandom :)#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise of the tmnt#tmnt#cass apocalyptic series#cass apocalyptic au#rottmnt fanart#my art#explodingstar art#rise mikey#future michelangelo#rottmnt movie#WOW it's been a minute since i last painted something#double side bar: i considered “solemn awakening” by dirt poor robins for mikey but ultimately it fit cass's donnie better so#to those who know the drill here's your gold star and also the comic is still coming I didn't forget :)
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Book of the Day - Dare to Lead
Today’s Book of the Day is Dare to Lead, written by Brené Brown in 2018 and published by Vermilion.
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. Brené is also a visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. She is a…
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#Book#book recommendation#book review#bookstagram#booktok#Braving the Wilderness#Brené Brown#courage#Dare to Lead#Daring Greatly#empathy#Huffington Foundation#Raffaello Palandri#Rising Strong#Self-confidence#shame#The Gifts of Imperfection#University of Houston#vulnerability
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Rise Ramblings #265
Well that explains this:
...and possibly this?
#they brainstormed using Purple's stomach to destroy the key#meaning#they thought that it might be strong enough to do so#what did they see Don eat to make them think that his stomach had the strength to possibly destroy alien technology?#...also what in the world is a “bean fight?”#Donatello Ramblings#starkiss ramblings#rise analysis#rottmnt analysis#character analysis#rise don#rise donnie#rise donatello#donatello hamato#rottmnt donatello#donatello#rottmnt#tmnt#teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise of the tmnt#tmnt2018#tmnt 2k18#tmnt 2018#save rottmnt#unpause rottmnt#unpause rise of the tmnt#save rise of the tmnt#save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles
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He's my older sibling figure, i can't...Strong chubby boi <333333333
I'm learning how to draw him normally so, here's some more
I'm just.... Sorry, my "oldest kid" brain can't take his cuteness 🥲
#older sibling figure#love him#my strong boi <3#my art#rottmnt#rise of the tmnt#traditional drawing#nail art#sketch#tmnt fanart#rise raph#rottmnt raph#raph hamato#raphael hamato#raphael#save rise of the tmnt#chubbiness#chubby bear#:3#<3333333
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this book has me in a death grip.
#dark heir#dark rise#cs pacat#the brainrot is strong#unicorns are assholes#Manslaughter manipulate malewife#visander#Phillip Creen#james st clair
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light & heavy
Aftermare Week by @bluepallilworld
Geno by loverofpiggies
Nightmare by jokublog
#zu art#aftermare week 2023#aftermare week#aftermare#geno!sans#nightmare!sans#passive!nightmare#undertale#undertale au#utmv#something silly for today x3#canonically passive!Nightmare is stronger than any ordinary monster yet not as strong as Dream is so Geno might be a /big/ deal for him xp#remember Nightmare's rise with the army of Papyruses? bet he recalled way later that Sanses has more advantages ;D
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I just want good things for Cole, is that a crime?
also me today
#lego ninjago#ninjago#ninjago dragons rising#lavashipping#lostshipping#cole brookstone#kai smith#ninjago geo#ninjago cole#ninjago kai#my art#maybe if I want to draw I should sleep properly#but also ao3 is too strong and on my phone
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Something I really like about Raph and Leo’s relationship is that Raph noticeably doesn’t hold back with Leo nearly as much as he does with Donnie and Mikey, and it’s really nice to see that from him.
Leo too would frequently fall into a natural strategist and second-in-command role of sorts, often actually giving his worries and thoughts to Raph where he wouldn’t normally.
Then the Shredder happens and this dynamic is thrown into a loop where they both stay solidly in their own camps of “we’re heroes, it’s our duty” and “we’re teens, who cares?” And during this, Raph not holding back from Leo is cranked up to an eleven and Leo flips around to mask more with Raph than he ever had before and deliberately riles Raph up so that fights are all but guaranteed.
Post-invasion, it’s clear they’re (mostly) back to how they were before for the most part, with an added level of respect and maturity (and trauma) there too, and it’s great to see because they’re an amazing duo when they’re on the same wavelength.
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt raph#rottmnt leo#I love their dynamic a lot actually#it is funny to see Raph be all ‘hey buddy ☺️’ sometimes to Donnie and Mikey but Leo he’s like nah it’s on sight#and Leo for his part is like okay we should probably not trust the spider lady right Raph? RIGHT Raph??#they work really really well together tbh and cover each others weak points amazingly#strong and defensive Raph and quick and strategic Leo#lethal combo#I could say more but that essay is for another time#codependency mention below /#okay but *eyes my post-invasion codependent Raph & Leo idea because the movie could so easily lead to that*
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