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he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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Aqua Utopia｜海の底で記憶を紡ぐ
art blog(derogatory)
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Origami Around
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@theartofmadeline
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Stranger Things
Alisa U Zemlji Chuda
if i look back, i am lost
Jules of Nature
Discoholic 🪩
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@jivikaj
What a depressing weekend 😞 Twitter feed is full of #rip and #prayfor and then there's trump welcoming congratulations for calling the terrorist attack 😞 just sickening. To think just a year ago we celebrated #pride and now this 😰😷 LOVE IS LOVE ❤️💛💚💙💜
I colored this myself using Color Therapy App. It was so fun and relaxing! And it's Free!
Wishing all a blessed Shivaratri. Aum Namah Shivaya #shivarathri2016
🙁😰😢Once again I'm forced to face the true meaning of the word "always". I just spent 10 minutes just standing, looking at that saddening text, all the memories go streaming by. Memories of moments in life worth remembering because of a single person. The type of memories that you can't just rattle off at whim, they only surface at those special moments triggered by special feelings. It's times like these that you realize on a deeper level that always is indeed a powerful concept. Even death cannot rival it, for you always have memories that eternalize that which we hold dear. So years from now in the midst of recalling a special memory… After all this time, … Always ❤️ RIP Alan Rickman
Do not ask me to remember Do not try to make me understand Let me rest and know you're with me Kiss my cheek and hold my hand. I'm confused beyond your concept. I am sad and sick and lost All I know is that I need you to be with me at all cost. Do not lose your patience with me Do not scold or curse my cry I can't help the way I'm acting Can't be different though I try Just remember that I need you That the best of me is gone Please don't fail to stand beside me Love me till my life is gone.
My arjie was an awesome grandmother, one of the wisest woman i had the pleasure of knowing. Having lost dad at such a young age i didn't have much time to really get to know arjie before she developed alziehmers disease. But there is one memory that i will hold dear, it was at this stage that i really admired arjie and understood How intelligent she actually is. It was a week or so after dads death that arjie was reading the paper on her bed while i did Homework. After a while she told me she wanted to tell me a story. The story she went on to tell was unlike any other I've heard. As she told the story i realised that she had been reading some of the short stories that i had written. I was in Awe that at her age she was able to not only understand but also build on my works of fiction all while delivering an important message. Her choice of Words and how she conveyed them was amazing, so much so that at points in her story i actually felt as if i was this tiny polar bear cub alone in the middle of the artic and at another point i was under the warm and protective wings of a gigantic dragon It is this story that i always think about when i am in need. It taught me to always be content with what i have even though i May dream for more. It taught me to work and do my best to fulfill my dreams, but more importantly it taught me some of the most vital things to remember in life and that is to respect others, take care of your elders and live so that i May be an example to others. Arjie's strength, hard work,perseverance and caring ways is something i will never forget. She took the time to learn about my interests and find a way to convey her message in way that i found interesting. As I wrote this I found myself at peace knowing that even though she is no longer here physically she was still able to give me strength. That is but one of the many beautiful qualities of my awesome arjie. Taking care of her was never any trouble, in fact I would look forward to it. We would spend many a Friday evening watching teen wolf or the originals. She was always the light in our life be it her sideways or her laugh we would look forward to it at the end of the day I enjoyed the trips we took with arjie be it drakensburg or the coast arjie was always excited and glad to be out and about even when she fell sick it was quite evident that she was enjoying herself. I enjoyed going out of my way to make arjie comfortable and as normal as possible. Throughout today I've overheard snippets of memories from her grandchildren, these memories will last forever and bring smiles and laughter to us as time goes. Some of us remembered the tight grip she had when holding our hands, others remembered playing with her penguin only to have her scold us for worrying her baby, some remembered the tasty food she cooked, lovely memories that I will always treasure were movie nights with the neighborhood friends as these would mostly be spent around arjie's bed. Over the years we have had many special moments with arjie that we will forever hold dear. Life and death is inevitable, as the creation of God we are subject to the reaction of our actions in our different reincarnations. I have been so lucky in my life that my actions not only allowed me the opportunity to take care of my Arjie in the way that I did but also allowed me to live among people who instilled in me such good morals and values. This is why I thank God everyday for the strength and wisdom he has afforded me through others, especially my Arjie. Growing up I heard many a recollection of Arjie's life, these were always insightful and proved what a hardworking, intelligent and loving person she was. It is my prayer that we as her descendants may grow to emulate these qualities.
Lost In Thought
EDM Explosion
Melissa Pritchard on art as a form of active prayer and what writers really labor for – beautiful, radiant read.
Ray Bradbury on storytelling, friendship, and why he never learned to drive – a lost vintage interview, found and animated.
Kids nowadays need to read for enjoyment.
Einstein, Gödel, and Our Strange Experience of Time – absolutely fascinating read by philosopher Rebecca Goldstein on how relativity theory challenged our intuitive understanding of time as a subjective experience.
We are powerful beyond measure
To what ends do we take our humanity? When surrounded by savage beasts even the purest can be questioned. When we place our heightened abilities in some misguided delusion of happiness or fulfillment how far can the human body go to keep up with the human mind. We are powerful beyond measure but limited by the very source of that power. ✌🏼
Think before speaking
Is what you have to say:
True
Helpful
Inspiring
Necessary
Kind
Enormous Smallness – the sweet illustrated story of E.E. Cummings and his creative bravery, in an absolutely wonderful new picture-book by Brooklyn-based poet Matthew Burgess and illustrator Kris di Giacomo. Dive in.
Today’s mini Bible Study
Buddha says that you are born into suffering. JudaeoChristians say that you are born into sin. Alcoholics Anonymous says you are born with a disease.. Buddha says you suffer because you are attached to your lower desires. Christ says you suffer because of your attachment to worldly things. A.A. says you suffer because your desire for alcohol is unquenchable.. Buddha says following his 8 fold path will lead you out of suffering and into enlightenment. Jesus says “wide is the path that leads to damnation, and narrow is the path that leads to eternal life.”, and that to follow his way will lead you out of sin and into the salvation of eternal life. A.A. says, follow these 12 steps and you will “know a new freedom and happiness”
From this we can triangulate a cross cultural examination on the cause of suffering and the narrow ways that lead us out..
The nature of the adversity we are born into spiritually is rooted in an undisciplined consumption that seeks to fill a bottomless pit that manifests as diverse cravings and governed by the ego.
Jesus rides into Jerusalem atop a donkey to symbolize the mastery over the stubbornness of his lower desires..
His message being: It’s not animals that must be sacrificed within a temple to atone for sin. Rather, it is your animal nature that must be sacrificed within the temple of your body which frees you from the cravings that lead to eternal suffering.. which is the nature of what we call “sin”.
James, the brother of Jesus says:
"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this , that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing… For blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”
In Eve’s dialogue with the Serpent, the Serpent tells Eve that to become like Gods we must know everything between Good and Evil. For it is between the tension of the two the path is revealed..
Buddha tells his students that the middle path that leads to a harmonious life is like the string on a musical instrument: too loose it will sound flat, too tight it will sound sharp.
This middle path is illustrated by Christ’s crucifixion between two rebels atop the hill of Golgotha, which means: the Skull. This symbolizes the rebellious nature of the mind that seeks to pull our Christed consciousness off center either to the left or right, too flat or too sharp.
It should be noted that the Skull has 22 bones; and that the last and 22nd letter in the pictographic Hebrew alphabet, Tav, was alternately written down as a cross..
When Christ is crucified on the cross, between two rebels, atop the hill of the skull, he cries out, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” This doesn’t reflect Jesus’ feeling of abandonment, but is a reference to the 22nd Psalm of David that opens with: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Jesus isn’t literally asking why has God forsaken him. He’s telling you to go read the 22nd psalm.
The symmetry of 22 represents the balance of spiritual mastery.
Of course it’s one thing to see the path, and quite another to walk it.
We are confronted by rude people each and everyday, in today’s society it seems inevitable. An encounter with a rude person can either make or break your mood - these are stressful situations that can have a big impact on a person’s well being. Constant encounters with rude people can even cause depression. It is imperative for us maintain a positive outlook, attitude and demeanor - this is the key to a happy and content life.
We can try our best to avoid these people but this may not always be an option, what do we do then?
Here’s some steps to take in order to deal with rude people:
Don’t loose your cool - do not give in to anger, do not stoop to their level as this can create a dent in your own image. More importantly keep calm and give off good vibes into the situation. We can control the energy we put out into the universe (a topic for another blog)
Don’t take it personally - it is important to have a level of introspection in order for you to grow us a person, learn from the situation. However rude behaviour is more about the persons own issues than anything else, although this does not mean that something is necessarily wrong with them either. Don’t let the situation get you down.
Confront if necessary only
Don’t expect the rude behaviour to change
Objectify the situation - is the person really being rude or is this just your interpretation? Are they aware of their rude behaviour, maybe they do not consider it to be rude. Understand why they were rude.
Maintain your dignity!
Raise your consciousness where you cannot be affected
The most important thing to remember when it comes to rudeness in both the receiving and giving situations is to think before speaking - is what you have to say:
true
helpful
inspiring
necessary
kind
-Jivika
Well, Isaac is totally my type, too XD
#soTrue
