The Return To Innocence

4'10". GenX. Xennial. Creative Writer. Neurodivergent. Disability Activist. Autistic. ADHD. Cerebral Palsy. Fibromyalgia. She. They. Cryptid. Fae. Goth. Punk. Panromantic Demisexual. Nonbinary. Femme Demigirl. Mediterranean Eastern Europe Central Asian Jewish. Pagan. Cautious Realistic Optimist. Geek. Nerd. Eclectic Hedge Witch. Cat Lover. Introverted. Scared Of You. Loves You. Loves Hugs. Hypersensitive. TMNT Fan since the late 80s. TMNT Mikey/Donnie blend. Main Ninja Turtles Headcanons: Mikey is Autistic, ADHD, Psychic, Therapist. Fanfics on AO3. I write stories for adults, not antis. https://archiveofourown.org/users/BrightLotusMoon/works https://ko-fi.com/brightlotusmoon

[brightlotusmoon]

I am Grey. I stand between the candle and the star. We are Grey. We stand between the darkness and the light.

"We are all born as molecules in the hearts of a billion stars, molecules that do not understand politics, policies or differences. Over a billion years, we foolish molecules forget who we are and where we came from. In desperate acts of ego, we give ourselves names, fight over lines on maps and pretend that our light is better than everyone else's. The flame reminds us of the piece of those stars that lives on inside us, the spark that tells us, "You should know better". The flame also reminds us that life is precious, as each flame is unique. When it goes out, it's gone forever, and there will never be another quite like it. So many candles will go out tonight, I wonder some days if we can see anything at all."

"All life is transitory. A dream. We all come together in the same place at the end of time. If I don't see you again here, I will see you in a little while, in the place where no shadows fall."

Capt. John Sheridan : I wish I had your faith in the universe. I just don't see it sometimes.

Delenn : Then I will tell you a great secret, Captain. Perhaps the greatest of all time. The molecules of your body are the same molecules that make up this station, and the nebula outside, that burn inside the stars themselves. We are starstuff. We are the universe made manifest, trying to figure itself out. And as we have both learned, sometimes the universe requires a change of perspective.

"The universe puts us into places where we can learn. They are never easy places, but they are right. Wherever we are is the right place and the right time. The pain that sometimes comes is part of the process of constantly being born."

[yaoiblackmold]

It's so nice being on tumblr because you don't even have to make your own post but people would still follow you anyways if you're good at rebloging posts they like

[booksandberries]

[brightlotusmoon]

The older I get the more I wish ATLA had gone with Zutara.

[thursday]

[another-random-dom-4]

I love you, Teddy. You pure soul, you.

[artemissoftstepper]

need a bad sleep reset

this is a very delicate operation which involves not falling asleep until the late enough tomorrow that i can get a normal nights sleep

[voxelfoxkae]

[aspenspeaks]

If you want to actually fix your sleep schedule you need to consistently go to bed half an hour earlier than the night before AND either keep your wake up time the same OR consistently wake up half an hour earlier as well, until you are sleeping at the times you actually want to be asleep at. This is of course, very difficult to do but does actually work.

[shallpass13]

Suspicious

[brightlotusmoon]

That's the insomnia talking

[brightlotusmoon]

Trump Brags About Peace in Iran, Announces Lift of Strait of Hormuz Block...

[brightlotusmoon]

Trump’s Unpopular UFC Birthday; Confusing Iran Deal; Mamdani Celebrates...

[m0thmancore]

it’s genuinely fucking absurd that cis people have any goddamn say at all on trans healthcare

[m0thmancore]

post so out of hand that people are accusing me of being abled lmao. like dawg im well aware doctors will do anything to deny you medicine, they do it to me. but i can live without painkillers, diabetics can’t live without insulin. i picked that intentionally as the most asinine example ever and apparently it wasn’t even a stupid enough analogy because doctors are genuinely the worst people ever

[artemissoftstepper]

need a bad sleep reset

this is a very delicate operation which involves not falling asleep until the late enough tomorrow that i can get a normal nights sleep

[voxelfoxkae]

[aspenspeaks]

If you want to actually fix your sleep schedule you need to consistently go to bed half an hour earlier than the night before AND either keep your wake up time the same OR consistently wake up half an hour earlier as well, until you are sleeping at the times you actually want to be asleep at. This is of course, very difficult to do but does actually work.

[brightlotusmoon]

[brightlotusmoon]

I was hoping Little Man would play with the bean bag cat! I used to use it like a stress toy. It smells like my shelf of plushies and my hands.

[brightlotusmoon]

We're still thinking about a permanent name, we call him Little Man. He likes feet and hands, he's very gentle, he likes licking my fingers, he loves being cuddled and nuzzled. Callisto will hiss and vocalize like a reluctant big sister and will sniff around him while he hopes to make friends. Roommate seems happier than she's been in a long time. After Smokey died she kept saying she didn't want any more indoor cats. The cat distribution system said otherwise.

[jackfrostdoll]

there is something so perfect. so emblematic of the pop culture landscape we live in. that for the next however long, the canonical ending of doctor who is that the doctor turns into billie piper for absolutely no fucking reason

[brightlotusmoon]

[mini-wrants]

Being a woman during the Beatles craze must have been crazy.

Imagine this band of ugly guys starting out as “untalented Brits drive women hysterical for no good reason” and then watching men be like “actually this is ours now it’s not for ladies this is good music women can’t understand” in less than half a decade.

I think I would have started shooting.

[mini-wrants]

Even not liking the Beatles, living through that would have made me violent.

[mini-wrants]

Men will say things like “women choose bad careers” “women choose bad hobbies” etc etc and then take things women love and are good at and kick them out of the club and put a giant “no girls allowed” sign on it and we’re supposed to just pretend that shit doesn’t happen on the regular.

[mini-wrants]

“Too many girls do this thing, it’s not cool anymore” and that thing is computer science. Nursing. Getting a law degree. Becoming a biologist. Knowing how to read and write.

[planktonicexistence]

The thing that kills me about the beatles is that they are just really good pop songs. Its not that deep but people read way too much into it.

[aomitois]

rb and tag your favorite song that's not in english, japanese or korean

[fishtank-thinktank]

Ooh this is my time to shine! I’m also going to are not fully in English!

Ikiaqqik(Levitating)-Riit-Inuktitut

Eh las bas-i’m not actually sure who sung this version they don’t say-so there’s a Louisiana a French and a Louisiana Creole version of this song and I’m pretty sure this is the Louisiana Creole version. I specifically sought out to find the creole version of it! If this is Louisiana Creole, it’s going to be the NOLa dialect of it. Here’s a version of it by the preservation hall jazz band, showing off the Louisiana French New Orleans dialect version of it! Here’s another creole version of it, by Lizzie miles

Tassez-vous de d’là-Dehors November-Quebec French

Dans l’bois-Édith Butler-Quebec French

Bon Rêve-Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys-Louisiana French, most likely be Acadian dialect

La danse de mardi Graz-Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys-Louisiana French Acadian dialect

La Wagine- La Bottine Souriante-Quebec French 

6. MI’KMAQ REEL-Anthony Mooney Francis-technically no language because it’s a real but this is coming from the Mi’kmaq  culture!

Tit galop pour Mamou-The Balfa brothers-Louisiana French Acadian dialect

Batailleur-Jordan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs-Louisiana French Acadian dialect

Blues Reconnaissant-Jordan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs-Louisiana French Acadian dialect

One step de Rôdailleur--Jordan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs-Louisiana French Acadian dialect, there’s also a possibility that this is in a different dialect and I just didn’t realize it

Netukulimk-Morgan Toney-mainly English, but also feature Mi’kmawi’simk

Ko’jua-Morgan Toney-Mi’kmawi’simk. An additional fact! The song features lyrics from the song Wapikatji’j which was performed regularly by Sarah Denny who was Mi’kmaq elder from Eskasoni who dedicated her life to the preservation of the Mi’kmaw language, culture, and dance

I’ko-Sarah Denny-Mi’kmawi’simk

Pishno Akkia-John DePriest-Chahta

Ljubi se istok i zapad-Plavi Orkestar-Serbian-Croat 

Playa no mo-Tha Tribe/Tha Tribe Pow-Wow Group-English, but I cannot leave this song out 

Baianá-Barbatuques-Brazilian Portuguese

Baião Destemperado-Barbatuques-Brazilian Portuguese

Magalenha-The Sergio Mendes Band-Brazilian Portuguese

Você Chegou-Barbatuques-Brazilian Portuguese you also might be wondering to yourself where the fuck do I recognize this song from and I must tell you that this is the Brazilian Portuguese version of that really popular song from Rio!

Opelousas Sostan-Rufus Jagneaux-Louisiana French upper Prairie dialect with definitely a mix of Acadian in there I’m not exactly sure

Nanga-Orchestre Baka Gbiné-i’m going to know exactly what this is in fucking rock and a lot of stuff by Orchestre Baka Gbiné is absolutely beautiful to listen to!

Bonsoir Moreau-Lisa LeBlanc featuring Salebarbes-Acadian French 

Whakaeke-Te Maurea Whiritoi-te reo Māori

Whakawātea-Te Maurea Whiritoi-te reo Māori

Poi-Te Maurea Whiritoi-te reo Māori

Toia Mai-Te Maurea Whiritoi-te reo Māori

Matushka Ultrafunk-Satirin-either Russian or Ukrainian I’m not sure which one

Run it up-humankind-technically it’s all in English, but the music video and song is so good that I just have to feature it!

Pate-La Cuit-Moise Viator-Louisiana French, but I’m not exactly sure on the dialect 

Le vieux mazerolle-Hert Leblanc-I’m not sure exactly which type of Canadian French this is I’m not sure if it’s Quebec or if it’s Acadian, I understand it a lot better than I do typically Quebec French so I’m leaning on Acadian but that is by no means a reliable metric for judging which type of French is being spoken? 

You’re just an old song-Big River Cree

Varrii ompi zaijuvesj-Värttinä-Karelian, but most of this song is unfinished. The title of the song is in Karelian

Au diable les avocats-Les Charbonniers de l’enfer-one of the situations that I’m not sure if it’s Quebec French or Acadian

The Two step-Mexican Zydeco Band-Mexican Spanish, Louisiana French, American English

Ça plane pour moi- Plastic Bertrand-Belgian French??? I don’t think this is Flemish, although I’m not 100% its Belgian French, either 

Sur la montagne du loup-La Bottine Souriante-Quebec French

Marie Caissie-Ode à l’Acadie-Acadian French 

Ei suomalaiset tanssi-Haloo Helsinki-Finnish

Кискисмяумяу - Артем Кей - Russian 

Minä muistan ikuisesti- Sattuma-either Finnish or Karelian

Tshun-Tshuru-Ru-from the album music of Karelo-Finnish SSR -either Finnish or Karelian

Hilu Hilu-from the album music of Karelo-Finnish SSR -either Finnish or Karelian

Karjalan poikia-Värttinä-either Finnish or Karelian

Siihen laihii eläny-Karelian

OK, that’s it for now but here are some amazing international songs for you to listen to and I even have more if you’re interested!

[zhenya-grey]

matushka ultrafunk is Russian yes, this is the original (for op as well)

[fire-fira]

I'm just gonna drop this here:

[brightlotusmoon]

[thebibliocat]

look at my cat! her name is Toast!

[jjjjjjjjoey]

When ur mutuals w/ some cool ass people rb if u agree