I'm Here So The World Knows That I Existed

An eccentric soul looking

[bookmania]

A Prayer by Elbert Hubbard

“The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or “good,” but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected—ready to say “I do not know,” if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality—to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.

I wish others to live their lives, too—up to their highest, fullest and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I’ll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant—to radiate life.”

Excerpt from: Hubbard, Elbert. “Love, Life & Work.

[pastperfectcontinuous]

Heather Havrilesky, How To Be a Person In The World: Ask Polly’s Guide Through The Paradox of Modern Life

[laurajdt]

HOW DID THIS PERSON GET INSIDE MY HEAD AND TRANSCRIBE MY LIFE???

[bookmania]

sharing is giving ~

[this-day-in-baseball]

July 4, 1939


It’s Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium, and ‘the Iron Horse’s’ uniform number 4 will be the first ever to be retired. After emcee Sid Mercer informs the sell-out crowd the man of the hour is too moved to speak, Gehrig changes his mind when manager Joe McCarthy encourages him, and delivers the most famous keynote address in baseball history, describing himself as “the luckiest man on the face of this earth”.

[this-day-in-baseball]

Ed. Note: On vacation this week. Enjoy this classic post.

[almondmelkk]

A list of exercises I like

This is a list off different exercises I pair together to create a workout. I also like to superset exercises by combining moves that pair well together. Ex. squat into shoulder press, shoulder press into pec dec

I grouped them by the part of the body and the primary muscle they target (most exercises target multiple muscles so I chose the most dominant muscles used)

Upper Body

Tricep

Overhead extension

Bench dips (shoulder, chest)

Tricep extension

Bicep

Curls

Back

Rear felt fly (shoulders)

Chest

Pushups

Push-up row (core, back, bicep, triceps)

Front raise (shoulder)

Chest press (shoulder)

Pec dec (shoulders)

Shoulder

Shoulder press (back, biceps)

Side raises (back, bicep, tricep)

Upright row (back, chest, bicep)

Lower Body

Outer thigh/Inner thigh

Abductor machine

Clamshell w/ band (glutes)

Quads

Squats (glutes, hamstrings)

lunges (glutes, hamstrings)

Bulgarian squats (hamstrings)

Wall sit (hamstrings, glutes)

Hamstring/Butt

Side lunges (quads, inner thigh)

Romanian deadlifts (hamstrings)

Lateral walk w/ band

Glute bridge w/ band or weights

Donkey kickback w/ band

Core*

Straight leg situp

Penguins

Inside heel touch

Russian twist

Dead bug

Roll outs w/ ball

Knee crunch

Flutter kicks

Reverse crunch

Bicycles

Super(wo)mans

Tabletop crunch

High Intensity Moves

Step ups

Burpees

Shoulder taps

Rope waves

Bosu ball toe touches

Mountain climbers

Skiers on steps

Jump rope

Up Downs [push-up to forearm plank]

High knees

Jump squats on steps

Skier squats on steps

Inch worms

Jumping jacks

Plank

*The core includes a lot more than just your abs but for the sake of simplifying things I’m referring to the abs

[the-matty-88]

Out with the old in with the new

[bookmania]

In the midst of the night, you find street lights in an empty drive lonely. Just standing beneath the yellow glow takes you back to a lot of memories you try so hard to bury in the soils of your heart. What is it about nights? Or maybe it is just the state of your heart, grasping the desolate tragedy as if you were in a Shakespearean play. You don’t remember when you started to feel this for the night, to travel back in time to parts where you could remember the what-ifs and what-could-have-beens. Regret is a heavy anchor that is never satisfied with the deepness it has pulled you into. You get so used to the silence that you don’t even remember how to open up to other people, how to let them listen to you. Then again, you find no one is really interested in what you do, just them sharing theirs, sometimes. You reckon that’s where this rambled thoughts of blankness boils down to: no one really lends an ear to listen to you, sometimes. It’s just that street light and you.

[studysection]

Hey guys! As a writer myself, it’s hard to have a lot of resources for writing in one place. That’s why I decided to create this masterpost, and maybe make more if I find future resources. I hope you like it, and expect to see more masterposts like this in the future!

Generators

Character

Appearance Generator

Archetypes Generator

Character Generator

Character Traits Generator

Family Generator

Job/Occupation Generator, (II)

Love Interest Generator

Motive Generator

Name Generator

Personality Generator, (II)

Quick Character Generator

Super Powers Generator

Names

Brand Name Generator

Medicine Title Generator

Name Generator

Quick Name Generator

Vehicle Generator

Town Name Generator

Plot

First Encounter Generator

First Line Generator, (II)

Plot Generator, (II), (III)

Plot Device Generator

Plot Twist Generator

Quick Plot Generator

Setting/World-Building

City Generator

Fantasy Race Generator

Laws Generator

Pet Generator

Setting Generator

Species Generator

Terrain Generator

Prompts

Subject Generator

”Take Three Nouns” Generator

Word Prompt Generator

Misc

Color Generator

Decision Generator

Dialogue Generator

Journey Generator

Title Generator, (II), (III)

Some Tips

Just a few I found from the writing tips tag!

Writing action / @berrybird

How to create a strong voice in your writing / @collegerefs

How to plot a complex novel in one day! / @lizard-is-writing

8 ways to get past writer’s block / @kiramartinauthor

psa for writers / @dasakuryo

”Write Using Your 5 Senses” / @ambientwriting

How People Watching Improves Your Writing / @wherethetransthingsare

Writing Science Fiction: Tips for Beginners / @fictionwritingtips

Creating Likeable Characters / @authors-haven

Vocabulary

Descriptive words / @somekindofstudent

Words to replace “Said” / @msocasey

Obscure color words / @mintsteelpeachlilac

Words to spice up your stories / @busyibee

Words to describe someone’s voice

Words to Use Instead of Very / @gaybybirth

Touchy Feely Words / @gaybybirth

Some Advice

Stephen King’s Top 20 Rules for Writers

”But my plot isn’t UNIQUE or BIG enough!” / @youreallwrite

8 Things Every Creative Should Know / @adamjk

(How To) Get Over Comparing Yourself to Other Creatives / @adamjk

How to Get Over Common Creative Fears (Maybe) / @adamjk

14 Tips From Stephen King On Writing / @i-can-give-you-prompts

Playlists

Electronic Thoughts / @eruditekid

“Mix About Writing” An Instrumental Mix / @shadowofemirates

Shut Up, I’m Writing! / @ninadropdead

Chill / @endlessreveries

Breathtaking Film Scores / @tweedskirts

Music to Write to Vol. 1: Starlight / @crestadeen

Music for Written Words / @ghoulpatch

Dead Men Tell No Tales / @scamandersnewt

Fatale / @dolcegf

All These Things that I’ve Done / @referenceforwriters

Feeling Soaking into Your Bones / @verylondon

I Can Feel Your Pulse in the Pages / @rphelper

Morally Ambiguous / @scamandersnewt

Wonderwall / @wheelerwrites

Pythia / @mazikeene

Ballet: To Dance / @tanaquil

Websites and Apps

For Writing

ZenPen: A minimalist writing website to keep you free of distractions and in the flow.

The Most Dangerous Writing App: A website where you have to keep typing or all of your writing will be lost. It helps you keep writing…kind of. You can choose between a time or word count limit!

Evernote: An online website where you can take notes and save the product to your laptop and/or smartphone!

Writer, the Internet Typewriter: It’s just you and your writing, and you can save your product on the website if you create an account.

Wordcounter: A website to help check your word and character count, and shows words you’re using frequently.

Monospace: An Android app for writing on the go when you feel the inspiration, but you don’t have your laptop on you!

For Productivity

Tide: An app that combines a pomodoro-esque timer with nature sounds and other noises! (Google Play / Apple Store)

ClearFocus: An Android app with a pomodoro-type time counter to let you concentrate easier and stay productive.

Forest: An app with a time counter to keep you focused and off your phone, and when you complete the time limit, a tree grows in your garden! (Google Play / Apple Store)

SelfControl: A Mac downloadable app that blocks you from distracting mail servers, websites, and other things!

Prompt Blogs

@writeworld

@dialouge-prompts

@oopsprompts

@prompts-for-the-otp

@creativepromptsforwriting

@the-modern-typewriter

@theprofessionalpromptmaker

@writers-are-writers

@otp-imagines-cult

@witterprompts

@havetobememes

@auideas

@putthepromptsonpaper

@promptsonpaper

@fyotpprompts

@otpisms

@soprompt

@otpprompts

@ablockforwritersblock

@awritersnook

Writing Tips Blogs

@writeworld

@anomalously-written

@awritersnook

@clevergirlhelps

@referenceforwriters

@whataboutwriting

@thewritershelpers

@nimblesnotebook

@slitheringink

[tinysidestrashcaptain]

Reblogging to save a writer

[ohbytheangel]

Hey fellow writers! Enjoy!

[queenshipper63-deactivated20190]

Thank you

[the-matty-88]

Nothing

Will ever truly be okay. For my life as a will always be just off center by one degree and however minuscule that is I’ll have to make my peace with it time and time and time again. In memoriam of the road travelled I know no peace except forced understanding and that’s worth a grain of salt. Be water, be salt, be light but most of all be happy and sometimes that’s the hardest thing to do.

[8xns]

If you think about it in the shower, you’re not over it

[unclebeanbag]

I’m apparently not over the burning of the library at Alexandria

[foxyamazingoperates-deactivated]

Is anyone truly over it?

[unclebeanbag]

They shouldn’t be

[this-day-in-baseball]

September 26, 2013

With two out in the ninth inning, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte emerge from the dugout to pull legendary closer Mariano Rivera, giving the sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium one last chance to cheer their beloved reliever. The unexpected visit to the mound triggers an emotional encounter between the remaining Core Four teammates that renders Mo speechless as he weeps from the adulation of his friends and fans.

[the-matty-88]

Death is easier than life ever dreamed of being.

[the-matty-88]

Baseball today

I was looking at old baseball records for a season and I've drawn a few conclusions from it. I don't think we'll ever see a baseball player have 800 plate appearances or at-bats in a regular season and we'll never have a pitcher throw 300 regular season innings. My the game does have some unattainable goals.

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

[jomariethejdg]

It has been months since the last time we ran across each other’s sight. Time has been a supersonic rush of wind to us, that it feels that we were still there standing, at that speck second of moment, when we are trying to save something we know we couldn’t. A lot has changed since the day we wandered away from each other. But if ever we meet again across the busy streets, or in the crowded sidewalk, or along the river where we used to stay, I would still look at you in the eye, in the same way, with the same love.

J.DG (via iamjomaried)

[the-matty-88]

September 24th

They say that your body is a temple, well today I'm starting temple reconstruction it's far over due and it will be a monstrous task ahead of me. I want a sharper clearer mind, a lean waist line and bigger arms and solid legs. I want my foundation to be on the rock not the sand. It will take time, but fortunately that is on my side. I will have peace and strength about me. Today starts the rest of my life and I'm grateful for new beginnings! My commitment to this cause will be tested every day and night and at every meal. It is on me to propel myself to greater heights than I have ever known! God help me stick to the words that I type and say in my heart! Have a blessed day to those who are reading this!

[the-matty-88]

"Triumph is the drink that poisons men's souls."

Me, I'm pretty sure it's an original quote (?)

[the-matty-88]

Today's Lesson

Sometimes the best reaction is no reaction at all.