#AmBitious

[classycookiexo]

[angelsincity]

[dizzybevvie]

You're the sunflower/I think your love would be too much

[expulence]

[thesirencult]

When you are serious about yourself, your goals, your routine, your morals, when you pursue your interests in a self sufficient way, that's when you invite others to treat you with the same respect and seriousness.

The Universe clears the path for you and removes anyone who doesn't have your best interest in mind.

[home-for-artists]

I'm starting to see it now. A resemblance between the person I was and the person I am supposed to be.

[dk-thrive]

But anyway, I’m done with that. I’m done with self-doubt. I’m done with shame. I’m done with feeling weird about being ambitious. You know, the list is long. We all know what it is. I think for me, the takeaway is: Oh, we can be done with that sooner than we thought. We don’t have to take 60, 70 [expletive] years to come to that conclusion — I’m working on being done with self-doubt. I’m working on being done with shame. And I’m working really hard on finding joy.

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus, from: The Interview: The Darker Side of Julia Louis-Dreyfus” by Lulu Garcia-Navarro. (NY Times, June 8, 2024)

[vertigoartgore]

"Just look at what we have made."

Professor X & Magneto by artist Pepe Larraz & colorist Marte Gracia.

From 2019's House of X #6 page 21 (words by Jonathan Hickman).

[annamfsorenns]

Making sure I don’t regret a thing when I’m on my death bed.

[thepersonalwords]

You will see true character after a defeated ambition

Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

[theeroticlover]

In your opinion, what makes a woman attractive?

I'm curious:)

Someone who is empathetic, kind and intellectual... Ambitious, creative and Positive...

To top it all someone who is human and considers everyone else equally human....

[y2kaee]

[stylerenders]

[marianadecarlos]

Meet The Ambitious Wife of Charles II of Spain

Months after the death of Marie Louise de Orleans his beloved wife. Charles is forced to marry again. His second wife was Maria Anna or Mariana of Neuburg (she has the same name as Mariana of Austria, I wonder how they detour confusion every time someone pronounces their name)

Charles tried his best to respect her but his new wife was Selfish, ambitious, cold, and harsh. She cared more about her political ambition than Charles. She was only nice to Charles in public or when she needed something which led Charles to dislike her instantly. At times, Maria Anna’s insults to Queen Mariana get personal and Charles has to interfere to defend his mother from her. The worst part was the country at that time was not economically well and Maria Anna stole expensive jewelry and money from the Royal treasury which made both Queen Mariana and Charles furious. She demanded a higher pension. Her attitude was unbearable for everyone. She was forced to sell her jewelry for the loans she owed and to maintain her luxury lifestyle. As years passed by Maria Anna failed to be pregnant. She was claimed to be pregnant on different occasions but no she never did. Charles then gave up hope for a child. In 1696, Charles’s mother Mariana of Austria passed away devastating him. For his second wife, She was happy that no one would interfere with her plans or so she thought. With the death of Queen Mariana of Austria, Maria Anna now advanced into the political foreground. However, the Spanish court rejected her. 

After Mariana of Austria's death, she tried to distance Charles from his ministers and insert her own influence on him.

Charles and Maria Anna often argued regarding the succession. She wanted Archduke Charles (Leopold I's son)

Her policies were not great resulting in riots in Madrid. The rioters enter the palace hoping to see the KIng and address their situation.

She went to the balcony to address the people yet they did not listen to her. Charles calmed them down and stated he would do anything to fix it which he did. After Charles II died, she was exiled by Louis XIV in Bayonne. While exiled she encountered her niece Elizabeth of Farnese. Then returned back to Spain where she gets to spend the rest of her

 life.

Overall I feel kinda bad for her because she was blamed for not providing Charles an Heir. At the same time, I did not like how she treated people, especially Charles. The only thing I like about Maria Anna is Loyal to Charles and never sleeps with anyone else. She took care of him when he was ill.

[the-wanderer]

[thesirencult]

I want to congratulate everyone :

that is pushing through

that wakes up each morning ready to seize the day even though their chest feels heavy

who is trying to let go of the past and focus on the future

who is healing while simultaneously doing their best to build their foundations.

Congratulations for being human and trying your best!