nodalstudies

[nodalstudies]

i am tenacious and beautiful and cannot be beaten

[nodalstudies]

from my camera roll. could be january, february, or march.

[do not repost without credit | instagram: dionwrites]

[nodalstudies]

What advice would you give to someone trying to develop a better/solid sense of self?

Stop outsourcing your identity. Pay attention to what you actually like, what feels natural to you, not what looks good online or what other people expect. Spend time alone, experiment without broadcasting it, and notice what sticks when no one’s watching. That’s where a solid sense of self comes from.

[nodalstudies]

“Stop being afraid of being disliked by losers”

[nodalstudies]

[nodalstudies]

fav movie released from every year you've been alive

fuck this is hard

2003: how to lose a guy in 10 days

2004: 13 going on 30

2005: mr and mrs smith

2006: the devil wears prada

2007: enchanted

2008: iron man

2009: the proposal

2010: the social network

2011:

2012: the avengers

2013: catching fire

2014: mockingjay pt 1

2015: mockingjay pt 2

2016: moana

2017: spider-man: homecoming

2018: black panther

2019: us

2020: soul

2021: spider-man: nwh

2022: black panther: wakanda forever

2023: ballad of songbirds and snakes

2024: we live in time

2025: sinners

[nodalstudies]

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, from her novel titled "The Last Man," published in 1826

[nodalstudies]

[nodalstudies]

[nodalstudies]

[nodalstudies]

how to brilliantly articulate your opinions — notes

[nodalstudies]

[nodalstudies]

[nodalstudies]

How to shift in seconds (no bs version)

The short version of this post in case the length gave you an aneurysm.

1) Get comfortable in bed at night (or don't, lay on the floor, stand up like a horse, sleep in the cupboard under the stairs like Harry Pottah I don't care).

2) Become pure awareness. Drop thoughts, drop your “body,” drop the environment. You are only your awareness. Focus only on your awareness. All else is ✨ illusion✨

3) Decide you’re in your DR right now.

3) Now that you’re in your DR (because you said so?? Tf) observe your awareness in your DR. No visuals, no forcing. Just “oh look, I’m observing the fact that I have an awareness in my DR. Right now.”

Ye olde “pretend you’re already in your DR”

4) Let your brain glitch out: “Wait, if I’m aware of my DR, and I’m aware of it from the vantage point of it being around me right now...doesn’t that mean I’m in my DR?”

5) Exactly. Let it sink in, and hold it. That’s it.

• Because you can’t observe something and not see it. You can’t intend to shift and not shift. The vantage point you observe from is your location. So if you’re observing your awareness in your DR, you’re there. It’s not pretend. It’s just how it works.

• Why would you still be in your CR if you’re observing your DR? Better yet—why would you still be in your CR if you decided to be in your DR, and you’re aware of it from the vantage point of the person who’s already there?? It literally makes no sense. Let your mind freak out. Let the reality crack. Then keep standing there.

You shifted. Don’t overthink it.

Edit: please stop asking me to elaborate. This post was made as a parody of the main post linked above ;-; go read it

[nodalstudies]

I will succeed because I'm crazy. 2025 mantra

[nodalstudies]

hi hi~ for the prompt, can I ask 3 numbers? 7, 14, 18 🤍

hiii! yes of course.

7. am i happy with who i am now

not too long ago, i probably would’ve said no. straight up. but last night, i reflected on whether i’d get rid of any aspect of myself. the answer was no. i’m sensitive, intelligent, deep, and loving. i move with integrity. every big emotion i have points toward a part of me the deserves healing. so yes, despite wanting more for myself, i am happy with who i am now.

14. how do i want to practice growth

• weekly therapy

• spending more time in silence/solitude so i can hear my intuition more clearly

• spending time around the right people (including being active on this blog again LOL)

18. i feel most myself when…

when i’m by the ocean (cali west coast or the islands) or creek, when i’m organizing a community event, and when i’m studying/doing a care plan/taking an exam. at heart, i’m just a girl with island ties and purpose, trying to get closer to how the pacific ocean makes me feel lol.

thank you for the submission!! i appreciate you 🩶

[nodalstudies]

send #’s in my asks 🩶