Fitness and such

I'm trying to get back into army shape. I also post cool things that I see, and occasionally I get a little political. Please message me. I always want to talk.

[j1ds]

[the-daily-tizzy]

👉 Unleashing a worldwide pandemic…

[ad-hominem-sappies-deactivated2]

👉enforcing a social system to put people on very very straining stanards

👉occupying Outer Mongolia

👉having extreme gender inequality

👉destroying other people’s livelihoods if it make their cities look bad

👉 violently abusive school system

👉demanding jurisdiction on the whole world

👉having some of the worst hygiene conditions (no not Chinese people the government actively ignore this) working conditions, and safety measures that would make OSHA have a stroke

👉having one of the biggest survalence system in the world used aganst its citizens

👉some of the worst police brutality in the world

👉have actual segregation aganst black people

👉the state of their country side shows their uplifting isn’t true

👉happy go lucky for execution over little shit

👉organ trafficking

👉this place is the Nazi Germany of Our time and people are letting them get away with it or siding with them for monitary gain

[smis-five-creedmoor]

👉killing off dissidents

👉punishing people who criticize how their government works

👉tried to keep The Plague a secret by killing whistle-blowers, then killing anyone who is a bit late on the now suddenly mandatory vaccinations

👉constantly changing the narrative and killing off those who question it

👉siphoning jobs away not from just the West, but also killing off any chances of poorer countries (see: much of Africa) from being able to develop their own industries, keeping them very poor.

👉engaging in checkbook imperialism (make a bunch of countries in Africa and South America be in debt to China)

👉allowing North Korea to exist

[sharper-and-bigger]

[archer-bro]

Nazi Germany of Our time

[santaclausdeadindian]

Let’s not forget they are engaging in slave trade, as they purchase women from whereever they can get them , buying from North Korea and employing criminal organizations to kidnap women from all over southeast Asia.

What do you think the uighur girls are gonna end up being?

Gotta make up for those tens of millions of missing women, courtesy of their one child policy…

[amroyounes]

Rethink homelessness

[trapgodlife]

This makes me so sad

[turtlesandbatsarecool-deactivat]

Homeless people are people too, i hate how some “forget” that

[quiet-valley-blog-deactivated20]

[that-optmistic]

Rainbow of positivity

[gymsystapl]

[wolverxne]

[uselessatheart]

“You are responsible for what you say and do. You are not responsible for whether or not people freak out about it.”

— Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

[writeopalskyy]

Affirmation Time!

“Holding on to my bad feelings about this is doing nothing but harming me, and everyone else, and preventing me from enjoying life fully. I am an awesome person. I choose to enjoy my life. I choose to let this go.”

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

–Jen Sincero

[tiffs-quote-blog]

“Because so often when we say we’re unqualified for something, what we’re really saying is that we’re too scared to try, not that we can’t do it.”

— Jen Sincero, You are a Badass

[oceansoulsiren]

i created this 11 x 17 inch poster with quotes from Jen Sincero’s amazing new book You Are A Badass.  this book was incredible.  it was a high five to my very soul.  even if you aren’t normally into self-help/psych, do yourself a favor and check it out!

[writingmylifesstory]

“What you choose to focus on becomes your reality.”

— Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass

[writteninspace]

How to Love Yourself

So I got an anon saying “what’s the best way to learn to love yourself? Pls help” buuut my amazing tumblr-app skills managed to delete it. So here’s my answer (based only on my own experience).

1. Realize you don’t owe anyone anything. Not even the universe. You do you, for you.

2. I wasted years of my youth, years that were supposed to be the best years of my life, being too scared to participate. Don’t make the same mistake.

3. Get your priorities straight. Is it more important to you to always look your best, to always say the right thing, to always make the best impression, or to be happy and enjoy your life?

3.2 Make yourself a priority!

4. It’s all in your head. That’s not to say it’s not valid or important, but it is in your head. The world doesn’t really care if you mess up. Most people won’t care if you look or do something stupid, and those that do won’t judge you, they’ll just have a nice laugh. You can choose to feel sad about it, or to laugh with them. Don’t take everything so seriously.

5. Most people are good, in spite of what the media tells you. Would you judge someone else over something you don’t like about yourself? If not, it’s safe to say others won’t judge you either.

5.2 And, most people care mostly about themselves. It’s not a bad thing. It’s the way things are. You spend the most time with yourself, you notice yourself the most, you think about yourself the most. It’s the same with everyone. People don’t have time to judge you because they’re too busy thinking about their own lives.

6. Don’t apologize. Not to others, not to the universe, and not to yourself. Be unapologetic.

7. Be a little selfish. Say no to people. Focus on yourself. End relationships that don’t bring you joy. You are the most important thing in your life. Realize this. Own it. Don’t apologize.

8. Realize the world isn’t against you. It has nothing to gain by hurting you.

9. When you learn to love yourself, you’ll learn to love the world and people in it, too. Life becomes beautiful then, no matter what happens next (like when I lost my dad but kept fighting).

10. When you manage tip 9, at least a little, you’ll become more open. Others will see this, too. They’ll want to talk to you and hang out with you. (Relationships won’t seem like something that only happens in movies, either. Trust me on this, happened to me too)

11. You can’t love yourself without loving the world, and you can’t love the world without loving yourself. (Applies to life, the universe, other people, etc)

12. Read “You Are a Badass” by Jen Sincero, and then learn more about the law of attraction!

Feel free to add to the list!

[foodmyheart]

Bubble and squeak with Thanksgiving leftovers, topped with fried egg and turkey gravy Source: https://reddit.com/r/foodporn

http://foodmyheart.tumblr.com | https://campsite.bio/foodmyheart

[wild-cabins]

Max Ablicki

[heywriters]

“HEY, Writers!” Ask Policy

I do not answer research questions. Research is the sole responsibility of each individual author.

What counts as a research question? (borrowed from @justawritingaid​)

Research/Portrayal questions (“How do I write a character who is x?” where “x” is referring to a lifestyle, physical/mental condition, gender, culture, etc.)

Specialist/Non-Writing Encyclopedia questions (“Where should my character break their leg to heal within a few months?”, “What’s the term for a specific medieval headdress?”, “How does child support work?”, etc.)

Whether an idea is offensive/insensitive or not

Any request for “links/resources”

For very simple questions like “how do I…?” please, copy/paste your question into Google first. Do come back to me if you have additional, non-research questions after that, and I will try to help.

Check these blogs for answers to questions about…

ethnicity/race @writingwithcolor

fight scenes/combat @howtofightwrite

medical/injury @scriptmedic

psychology/mental health @scriptshrink

various other research topics—The Script Family

ASKS I PROMPTLY DELETE!

Questions I’ve already answered multiple times. This does include writer’s block and “I’m discouraged and need a pat on the back” type asks. I sympathize, but I can’t hold everyone’s hand.

Non-writing questions, for example marketing advice.

Requests for prompts, ideas, names, or that I generate plot/characters/dialogue/scenes/relationships or other creative aspects for you.

Requests that I read, review, or edit your work (including covers, original drawings, writeblrs, etc.)

Requests for my opinion of your concept.

Multiple questions within one ask (I do prefer separate asks).

Repeated asks (if you think your first ask didn’t go through, tell me so in your second ask, otherwise I may just delete both).

Responses to posts I’ve shared—just reply/reblog if you have an opinion!

Magic / occult / supernatural-related questions (I know nothing).

Questions about sexuality, sex scenes, sexual anatomy, or erotica (*ahem* I know nothing).

“Signal boost” requests for your post, blog, website, book, charity, etc.*

Whiny, argumentative, or discourse-starter statements/questions about something in writing you dislike. If you can’t play nice, leave the community.

If I do respond to an ask that violates these guidelines, it’s a rare circumstance. It doesn’t mean my policy is changing. Do not jump in with more like questions.

If I do not respond to an ask even though it doesn’t violate these guidelines,

Tumblr did not notify me.

It was time sensitive, but I didn’t have time.

You provided too many unnecessary details and confused me.

You didn’t provide necessary details required to answer the question.

You forgot to ask the question entirely (yes, this happens).

I simply didn’t understand it due to typos, faulty English, etc.

Want to see if I’ve already answered or have already shared info relevant to your question?

Go to heywriters.tumblr.com/tagged/answer

Find answers like yours and check to see if I left relevant tags

or

Use the search feature. For desktop users, enter this into URL: heywriters.tumblr.com/search/your-search-keywords

It is best to use only one keyword or very short phrases.

I am in the process of tag wrangling on this blog, but when I started I never intended it to get so big, so…use the search feature for now.

— — — — — —

*If you are an independent writer who posts here on Tumblr and would like a little boost in readership or followship, please tag @hey-writers (note the hyphen!) in your posts. That is where I reblog stories, excerpts, moodboards, original character descriptions, WIP promos, and other stuff to support individual writers here on Tumblr!

[the-provincial-paladin-deactiva]

Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Ban Biological Men from Women's Sports

Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Ban Biological Men from Women's Sports

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a former contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, has introduced legislation that would, in effe

[petessweetindulgences]

I'm calling it right now. Before the 2024 election, both Tulsi Gabbard and Joe Manchin change parties. There's no place in the Democratic party for that kind of thinking.

[sandydragon1]

Tips for Writing Healthy Romantic Relationships

Don’t base them exclusively on physical and/or sexual attraction. While these kinds of attraction can certainly strengthen relationships, they can’t create anything but a weak foundation for a relationship on their own.

Know how your characters like to show and be shown affection. Not everyone shows their interest in others the same way. Some people like to give gifts. Others like to cuddle. Still others like giving compliments. Different people like to receive different kinds of affection as well. 

Remember that love at first sight is a myth. You can have lust at first sight and romantic interest at first sight, but true love takes time to develop.

Show the characters interacting and getting to know each other. This should be obvious, but it is all to common for a character to be given a love interest at the last minute or to be paired off with someone the reader hasn’t seen them interact with much. Remember, the reader doesn’t have to see every little thing they do together, but the relationship will feel forced to the reader if they don’t see the characters interacting and establishing that they genuinely care about each other in a significant way. If the reader views your character’s significant other as little more than a stranger, then you’re doing something wrong.

Have both characters do things for each other and contribute to the relationship in meaningful ways. Relationships are two way streets. While you don’t need to keep score of exactly who does what for who (Relationships are not a competitive sport!), the relationship should seem fairly balanced or, if it’s not, then the characters should be working to change that.

Don’t give your characters completely incompatible traits. While it’s healthy for people to differ from each other, there are some differences that even people that are otherwise perfect for each other probably can’t overcome. For example, a environmental activist would have a hard time having a healthy relationship with someone who wants to chop dow a forest. Basically, know your characters’ deal breakers so that you won’t try to match up characters who are simply incompatible with each other.

Have them share interests. This is a great way to add substance to relationships outside of physical attraction and compatible personalities. Maybe they both like fishing. Maybe they share a passion for baking. Whatever you decide to have them like, don’t be afraid to use your characters’ shared interests as opportunities for them to bond. Also, if your characters don’t share a lot of interests/hobbies, consider having one character introduce the other to their hobby or have one character take initiative to try something the other likes. This is a great way to show how much your characters care about each other because it demonstrates your characters’ genuine interest in what makes their partner happy. 

Let the relationship experience at least a few bumps in the road. No relationships are perfect. Let your characters disagree, argue, and maybe even have a full on fight. Relationships that withstand obstacles seem stronger to readers, especially if the characters grow as people because of these hardships. 

[raevenlywrites]

Some specific examples, because generalized lists like this can sometimes be hard to work with when trying to think of how to work them into a piece

*Noticing each other and filing that knowledge away for later: bringing a jacket for if they get cold again, packing a water bottle since they always seem to forget one, picking up a food mentioned casually as being one they like, calling back to something loved in childhood (seriously telling each other innocuous little things and having them come back is the BEST)

*Personal behavior impacted based on the new relationship: changing which side of the street they walk on because they now feel protective, trying not to be so loud/animated when talking because it makes the other person nervous, ordering extra fries because SO will steal some, wearing hair down because SO made an offhand comment about it

*Thinking about them when they’re not around: Filling away funny stories to share or neat places to take them later, wondering what they’re up to right now, picking something up with the intent of taking it home to them, leaving messages or surprises where they’ll find them, daydreaming about having them in their life

*Other characters noticing the change in behavior: (this one can be the difference between something feeling organic/part of the narrative vs feeling forced) “you seem different” comments on appearances and behavior, “I haven’t seen you around as much” type comments, friend harkening back to other relationships for compare/contrast, TEASING (oh my god do friends TEASE)