#astonish

[pokemoninaction]

Gimmighoul used Astonish!

Sinistcha used Astonish!

~ Horizons Ep. 117

[lqb2quotes]

My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. The effect you have on others’ lives is the highest expression of your own.

Maya Angelou

[moonblast-pokemon-fancomic]

Moonblast: Page 8 (Chapter 2) &  Page 9 (Chapter 2)  

They didn’t have Astonish in Pokemon Blue, and the next Pokemon game I played was Sword -- and when I first saw Astonish being used, I died 😂

[alliterative-endlessknot]

Donner — Santa’s seventh reindeer #etymology

The origins of "Donner".This is part of a series on Santa's reindeer.#etymology #WordNerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #wor

The origins of "Donner".

This is part of a series on Santa's reindeer.

[dk-thrive]

to lose myself inside this soft world -

Every day I see or hear something that more or less

kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle

in the haystack of light. It was what I was born for - to look, to listen,

to lose myself inside this soft world - to instruct myself over and over

in joy, and acclamation. Nor am I talking about the exceptional,

the fearful, the dreadful, the very extravagant - but of the ordinary, the common, the very drab,

the daily presentations. Oh, good scholar, I say to myself, how can you help

but grow wise with such teachings as these - the untrimmable light

of the world, the ocean's shine, the prayers that are made out of grass?

— Mary Oliver, ‘Mindful’ from "Why I Wake Early" (Beacon Press; First Edition, April 15, 2004)

[loveandknowledge]

"To be astonished at everything, of course, is silly, while to be astonished at nothing is much more handsome, and for some reason is recognized as good form. But surely it's not like that in reality. In my opinion, it's much sillier to be astonished at nothing than to be astonished at everything. And what's more: to be astonished at nothing is almost the same thing as to respect nothing. And a silly man is not capable of showing respect."

- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 'Bobok'

[liquidlightandrunningtrees]

My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.

Maya Angelou