#[Don't be scared]

[oldguardleatherdog]

I am a survivor of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001. I lived four blocks due east of the Towers.

I lost my home that day, was homeless and destitute for years, and in 2018, after extensive vetting by the CDC, NIH, and NIOSH, was given a Zadroga Act diagnosis of 9/11-connected PTSD as a result of my experience and exposure to the aftermath in the World Trade Center Disaster Area from 9/11/01-1/20/02.

Monday will be the 22nd anniversary. As always, I will mark the day with my family and loved ones, and I may or may not be online that day and evening... every year is different.

I no longer dread it, and neither should you. Speaking as the only person most of you will ever likely know who was directly affected, literally a card-carrying Certified Survivor of 9/11, I hereby grant you freedom from all anxiety, guilt, despair, anger, resentment, discomfort, and anything and everything else that remains in your spirit and mind and heart that troubles you about that day, that has never quite resolved, that prevents you from sharing the joy in my own heart at having survived, at being alive.

If you must be angry, be angry at the way we were used in the years that followed, but do not aim that anger at us any longer. We who were injured in the attacks that day are not the ones to blame, nor did we have any say in or influence over anything that flowed from them. We who survived are not to blame for the bigotry you suffered or the wars that followed or the scorn of your view of this country and its leaders. We did not slaughter untold millions of innocents in faraway lands.

The random, free-floating anger, the wishes that we too had died in the attacks, the perverse cries to me and others of "you deserved it!", make those who attack us complicit in the attacks of that day - because we were targeted for 22 years in the same way that the terrorists targeted us for slaughter that morning.

The home I knew and the place I loved no longer exists. What's there now belongs to another generation, where new life has grown out of the charnel house of devastation, where memories have been made and children have played and careers have flourished and love has been found and lost and found again, and there is comfort there.

Don't worry about us; we take care of our own. You honor us best by living as we do: fully, freely, always going forward, always in the light.

I will keep you close in the days ahead. You are never far from my heart.

"I AM ALIVE"

Animal J. Smith

[pjo-worshipper]

Rick, don't be shy, just make it canon:

Art by:

@kayit-z

[siya-sayani]

Okk lemme tell u people one thing... RAPE isn't the victim's fault... People have rape fantasies...they literally get pleasure by corrupting your body against your will.... So no... Your cleavage isn't the reason and your curves aren't provoking...and also some of u might go against me... Saying this is very rare... No.. it's not... The media never shows u the actual story so u never got to know... That's all.

[goodomensafterdark]

Another kind reminder - we are here to promote you

[arolock]

Go to the light

Don't be scared

There's no one here

Go

[kidpix-album-covers]

Daniel Johnston - Don't Be Scared (1982)

(requested by an anon)

[mistersaturn123]

I love this Daniel Johnston song where he just trashes on a guy for being a biker lol "

He was hardly a man Though hardly a man at all But he sure like his Harley You'd see him staggerin' around Staggerin' around up at the mall Happy as can be You see he was never really sober enough To feel the pain of being an asshole" Like damn dude, he just really didn't like this guy ahaha

[emelinstriker]

@ahi-django : )

@theweepingegg we have to officially make him one of us :))

[lpoloarts]

Do you know what conclusion I came to? If I want to, I will. I will ship my characters or my sona with canon characters. And I don't care how negative it will cause others.

I know that it does not harm anyone, and most importantly, it does not concern anyone. I shouldn't be afraid.

I want to be and will be more confident in myself.

[dragaliareferencearchive]

Model references for Deception Nurse | Don't Be Scared (Mizuki Akiyama) - Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!

[stanweirdosalliance]

Don't be afraid asking me anything about Jason Schwartzman I been a fan for like 4yrs and know a lot

[mateorivafae]

GOLDEN

This song was released on October 23, 2020 and was recorded in Italy. It won the mtv Millenial awards and at its launch it reached 22 million views.

The lyrics match the rhythm very well since it is very welcoming makes the person feel safe and try to take care of his relationship or search a healthy relationship.

This is perfect for young people since this stage of growth it teaches them to love themselves and keep shining day after day without letting criticism affect them and growing as people to achieve their own good.

What motivated the author to write this work was to help people who have problems with open themselves and try new things with people with whom you can shine together and don’t be scared about something new.

The smooth rhythm that causes comfort in people, security, relaxation, serenity

This song does connect with my last relationship because I really felt wonderful and I think there is nothing better than what I had.

Happiness because it has a really good rhythm and it makes you sing it and makes you want to try something new and don’t wait for something otherwise go looking for it.

The story of this song might be that he is trying to make the community feels good with themselves and love the way they are and value who they are and accept nothing less from others.

[euesworld]

"You look good sitting there, but you'd look better in my bed with my fist gripping your hair.."

With your feet in the air and knocking over my chair, don't be scared.. we can definitely go there, haha - eUë

[violettierre]

Do it Hibaru... say the other F word.

[demontouched]

this is how many pages of ao3 reading history i have. i have... a problem.