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My Napoleon Review
I really wanted to like this movie. When it was first announced, I was one of the people in our little community here with a hopefully-optimistic, wait-and-see approach. I wanted to love it the same way I loved Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven and other historical epics that, despite not being historically accurate, still managed to hook me with good storytelling, excellent casts, and memorable battle scenes and imagery. Ridley Scott's Napoleon has none of the above.
You know what I liked about it? The uniforms. The uniforms looked magnificent and were probably the most accurate aspect of the movie. Almost like Scott had help from historians, but that can't be the case, because Scott says he didn't actually need historians to make Napoleon.
What I was not expecting from this movie was to be bored. Yet that's what I was, for at least the first hour and a half. I'm honestly just perplexed by this even now. I don't know how it's actually possible to make the life of Napoleon Bonaparte so thoroughly uninspiring and dull, but Scott managed to pull it off.
To be fair, he was aided in this superhuman effort by Joaquin Phoenix. I never in my wildest dreams could've seen him doing such a poor job with his interpretation of Napoleon. But honestly, the fact that he's too old for the role actually ended up being the least of what I disliked about this performance, which was basically everything. The early reports coming out when the movie was still being produced about Phoenix putting a lot of effort into understanding Napoleon's psychology gave me what turned out to be a completely misguided hope. When you read descriptions of Napoleon from his contemporaries, you see an energetic, charismatic, vibrant being who exerted an almost inexplicable magnetism that drew people to him and inspired devotion and admiration, even among his critics. There is nothing even remotely inspiring, energetic, charismatic, or vibrant about Phoenix's grim, dour, monotoned Napoleon. He only ceases being grim and dour to become a clown, or to indicate to Josephine in some undignified manner that he is once again in need of sex (at one point he actually oinks repeatedly). In one scene he literally crawls under the dining room table towards her on all fours, while the embarrassed valets watch.
The relationship between Napoleon and Josephine is totally devoid of chemistry. Kirby's acting was fine, but she was given a trash script to work with. At one of their early meetings, Josephine flat-out spreads her legs in front of Napoleon, invites him to look down, and declares that once he sees what's down there, he'll never stop wanting it. It was the cringiest scene imaginable, and frankly an insult to the real Josephine's memory, as were the pathetic sex scenes. The scene of the official divorce is stripped of any dignity by Scott, who decided to have Josephine randomly chuckle at various points while reading her statement, and then made it even worse by having Napoleon actually slap her across the face.
Even the battle scenes were a joke for the most part, and that was the one area where I was certain this movie would shine. It's the usual fare of Side A charges across an open field at Side B, with no discernible tactics whatsoever. Napoleon yells "Send in the infantry!" Shortly after that, "Send in the cavalry!" Corps, regiments etc are just nonexistent; the armies are just big masses hurtling towards each other while the artillery blasts continuously. The Borodino battle scene lasts maybe two minutes and was just disappointing on every level, like damn near everything else in this movie.
Oh, remember that bit from one of the trailers of Napoleon charging headlong, saber drawn? That actually occurs during the Borodino scene. The battle during which real-life Napoleon was uncharacteristically lethargic (and possibly ill) and barely left his tent. And then to top it off, Scott also has Napoleon ride into the fray during the Waterloo scene, and start cutting English soldiers down with his saber like Mel Gibson's William Wallace in Braveheart. I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
The guy they cast to play Wellington appeared to be at least 60 years old. Christopher Plummer he was not. I'm actually planning to watch Waterloo sometime this weekend as a pallet-cleanser.
I imagine the eventual four hour director's cut Scott has spoken of will flesh the narrative out more, but I'm not even sure I'm interested in seeing it after this. I can only hope the rumored Spielberg HBO series on Napoleon will transpire and put in the effort that Scott was not willing to.
Well, the good news is that Rod Steiger is no longer my least favorite Napoleon.
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Imposter Syndrome: A Blessing in Disguise
Imposter Syndrome: A Blessing in Disguise. Latest post on brendaknowles.com.
As I begin to daydream about the next five to ten years as an empty nester, a few concepts and ideas re-enter my consciousness. One of those concepts is imposter syndrome. What is imposter syndrome? My writing friend, Andy Mort, covers this topic in depth, starting years ago. Andy mentions how many of us feel this in our work worlds, particularly in those areas where we are beginners. We feelâŠ
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The âGreat Resignationâ
The great resignation. Itâs a phrase Iâve heard on and off recently. You might even say I was a part of it, having recently changed jobs into a role that I love with a company thatâs great. But, is it really a great resignation or is it a great migration? A migration towards finding yourself â rethinking what work means, how youâre valued, and how you spend your time.
Research shows that voluntary employee turnover is expensive, and that people quit their jobs after âturnover shockâ â a life event that precipitates self-reflection about oneâs job satisfaction. Shocks could be negative or positive such as a new baby or graduate school graduation, or even a global pandemic such as COVID-19 that upends daily life.
The Great Migration
As the pandemic is settling, the great migration has begun â people are leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility, and more happiness. Many are rethinking what work means, how they are valued, and how they spend their time â ultimately leading to a dramatic increase in resignations. Post-pandemic, everyone is realizing where and how they spend their time is valuable, and that itâs even more valuable how employers engage employees in mission-driven work that makes them fulfilled and motivated.
Employerâs likely are wondering why so many people are quitting in droves right now â spending money at the problem, or trying to make work more meaningful and sustainable, rather than focusing on giving workers better reasons to stay.
Career Development
From my point of view, one real reason for the great migration is workers suddenly are realizing the lack of career transparency. Career transparency around job path and growth, and are measuring their value and their happiness.
How can you (try) get employees to stick around?
Listen. You know youâre supposed to listen, and probably know how (and how not) to listen, but do you have a culture of listening? Do you have a simple system for employees to generate ideas and voice complaints? Do you address any of these ideas or complaints? Do you regularly offer explanation as to why other issues arenât addressed?
Growth. Do you have clear growth plans for employees? Do you know where employees want to develop? Do you help them create plans to get there?
Engagement. Plans are great, but are you proactive and having regular check-ins? Are you measuring growth? Are you engaged in social issues? Are you giving employees more power? Do you connect with your employees and care about them?
Wins. Celebrate wins. Make sure pay is keeping up with development. Talking about goals is free, but when employees are keeping up with their goals and making progress, employers need to review compensation too.
This isnât some new cutting edge management advice, this is just common sense, and caring as a management tool.
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How to become a bad bitch & completely revamp your reality.
Law of assumption:
Before I start giving you guys my tips, I wanted to let you all know that I follow the law of assumption. Meaning a lot of my advice is going to be surrounding this law, which basically states that your thoughts and assumptions about yourself and your reality, manifest.
Leading us into TIP #1:
Accepting your truth as the creator of your reality.
It may feel like things are permanent and impossible to change right now, but thatâs only because youâve deemed them to be that way. Itâs very easy to fall into the âvictim mentality.â This way you can spend the rest of your time on this earth blaming the world for the way your life is, instead of taking both, responsibility and control over your reality.
Whether you believe it or not, YOU ARE THE ONE WITH THE POWER, except youâve been giving it all away to your outer world by caving in and falling victim to whatever your shitty circumstances may be at the moment. And that is where youâve gone wrong.
Your circumstances do not define you, you define your circumstances.
If thereâs something that you want to change, you CAN change it; right now even. The only reason youâre having difficulty with this, is because youâre limiting yourself. So stop doing that and realize that there are no limits.
Everything you see in the outer world today was once only a thought. Anything you can imagine or create in your inner world, CAN and WILL reflect into your outer world if you deem it important enough.
The reason I say that is because whether you want something or not isnât always relevant; if you dwell on it enough, and put a lot of your energy and focus onto that subject, it will manifest. This is why if you have an assumption like, for example, âall guys/girls are the same,â you will begin seeing a pattern in the type of man (or woman) you attract. Even if you find someone you think is perfect, if you still have that same underlying assumption patiently waiting to manifest when you least expect it, it sure as fuck will. Youâll then see that same perfect person slowly but surely turn out to be just like everyone else, because thatâs what you decided they were gonna do.
However, donât freak; you can change this by changing your assumptions, which Iâll dive deeper into a little later.
Moving onto TIP #2:
Getting out of your slump.
Taking breaks to reevaluate yourself and your life, and to work on yourïżŒ mental health is perfectly okay, until you use that as an excuse to completely give up. Sometimes shit can be hard, losing motivation is normal; which is exactly why you cannot rely on it to be the only time you choose to put in effort.
I know just how hard juggling both your depleting mental health and your mess of a life can be, which is why Iâm not asking you to disregard your needs or to act like nothing is wrong. Iâm asking for you to do the exact opposite, Iâm asking you to take care of yourself.
Again, I know that it can be extremely hard, but at some point you are going to have to get out of bed and show your mind and body the love that it deserves. No step is too little, baby steps matter too; whatâs important is that you try. Whether your accomplishment of the day is brushing your teeth, or reaching out to a close friend youâve unintentionally isolated from, self care is self care & Iâm proud of you.
Things you can do to feel better and be more active in your life:
Develop a routineâ this builds self discipline and can help you feel more organized.
Make daily âTo-Doâ listsâ this especially helps those who feel as if theyâre being unproductive or wasting their days away because at least now youâre getting the things on your list done. And even if the things on your list are things you may view as small, they still count. They donât have to be chores or something boring either, in fact, I recommend you putting things down that you like. Something productive and fun like drawing, maybe reading a book or finishing that show you ghosted last month.
Declutter your spaceâ I believe that messy physical environments are most likely a result of a messy mental and emotional environment. Doing things like cleaning your room or not letting the trash pile up, shows that you arenât going to give in to the laziness and that you are willing to make a change.
Declutter your space pt. 2â meditating and journaling can help you release the things casting shadows over the space inside your heart and mind, therefore giving you a safer, more calm and peaceful mental environment.
Find new interests/Break bad habitsâ get a hobby, indulge in things that bring you enjoyment and raise your vibrations. distance and detach yourself from people who keep you feeling low, and stressed out & change the music you listen to to songs that have a more positive message to them.
There are obviously way more things you can do, but I chose to list only the ones I feel are the most important so that this wasnât too too long.
The last thing on the list is complimenting yourselfâ the way you talk to and about yourself is literally everythingâŠwhich Iâll explain next, but no seriously, talk kindly to yourself. stop indulging in self deprecating jokes, and donât surround yourself with people that do. building confidence and falling in love with who you are is definitely one of the best things you can do for yourself, and simply giving yourself a compliment each day is a nice start to making that happen.
Which brings us to TIP #3:
Developing a healthy relationship with yourself.
Realizing your worth: quit settling. be picky, have high standards bitch thatâs okay!!! you shouldnât have to lower your bar for a bum EVER, when there are people out there that WILL meet your requirements & give you the treatment that you deserve.
Setting boundaries: set boundaries with yourself and others, make it clear what you will and will not be tolerating. stop condoning behavior that the version of yourself you dream about wouldnât.
Creating a good self concept: self concept is your belief system surrounding, you guessed it, yourself. think about who you want to be, what you want to attract, and start thinking from the perspective of that person because you are that person tf?!
What you think about yourself WILL manifest, in ways that you might not even notice youâre the one causing. Even saying something like âI have bad luckâ is going to make bad things happen to you, at what you feel to be random times, but itâs not random; you manifested it.
Having a good self concept is essential. Itâs not an option. I know a lot of people in this community say it is, but Iâm telling you right now, itâs not. You shouldnât want to hate yourself goofball. Stop making shit harder than it has to be and develop a healthy relationship with yourself right tf now.
TIP #4:
Affirming accordingly / keeping your thoughts in check.
This is VERY important okay? You MUST keep your mf thoughts in check because your reality is a direct reflection of your subconscious mind, and it will always be that way. You canât affirm for a day or two and then fall back into that self hating rabbit hole and expect to see changes weirdo.
Stop over complicating affirmations. Youâre constantly affirming just like youâre constantly manifesting, the only difference now is that youâre aware of it. For example: you ask your mom for McDonaldâs, she says no, you accept that as true and go âdamn, guess Iâm not getting McDonaldâs today.â And then boom, no McDonaldâs for you. But if you were to have persisted in the assumption that you were getting McDonaldâs that day, and she did say yes, then guess who tf is getting McDonaldâs?! Yeah exactly. Iâve done this multiple times so Iâm speaking from experience.
Some people like to loop their affs robotically, if that works for youâŠdo that. If rampaging and ranting to yourself in your head, or outloud in the mirror works for you, then do that. If saying your affirmations as complaints works for you, THEN DO THAT!!!!!! you make the rules babe I really donât gaf how you do it, just affirm for your shit and persist in that new mindset. For me, I recommend saying blanket affs mostly, affs that cover everything like:
Manifestation is so easy for me.
Everything always goes my way.
I have everything I want and more.
My life is perfect etc etcâŠ
& then whenever you think of a specific desire you have, like clear skin for example, affirming for your clear skin:
âI love having clear skinâ âmy skin is flawlessâ and so on.
Remember that you canât just do this for a week or two, and then when you get your desire you drop all of the work you were doing to fix your mindset and then slip again. NO. This is your new story, your new reality; you MUST persist in that shit always, just like you already do with the old story that doesnât serve you.
So if youâre manifesting clear skin and you see a pimple the next day, you donât go âman this ainât even working. fuck this, Iâm never getting clear skinâ because thatâs literally the opposite of what youâve been affirming, and itâs a belief you already had impressed into your subconscious so further affirming for it just overwrites that affirming for clear skin you did the day before.
You are god. Anything you could possibly imagine can be yours if you really wanted it to be. Absolutely nothing is off limits. Period.
TIP #5, the fifth and final tip:
Carry yourself with confidence and know itâs done.
This means you do not react when something doesnât go your way, thatâs impossible. Just adapt the new mindset that everything always works out in your favor, because then the 3D has no choice but to conform to that fact.
You want to go to that party tonight but your parents said no? So? You are going to that party. Donât sneak out or put yourself in a possibly dangerous situation, just know that you are going despite what they said. Mentally make them tell you yes, affirm that they did and go get ready bae.
You want that promotion but your boss is an asshole? No heâs not, heâs nice and he respects you. Youâre literally his favorite employee, which is why you are getting that promotion.
Get it?
Donât stress out about outer circumstances cause all that shit is temporary, itâs literally just a reflection of your old story. Write a new one, be confident in your power, and know that shit is done; everything you want is already yours.
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