#Calming Exercises

[favorhealthcareservicesllc]

In the hustle and bustle of our modern lives, stress has become an almost constant companion for many. Stress can impact our mental and physical well-being, whether work-related pressure, personal challenges, or the ever-growing to-do lists. Fortunately, there are ways to manage it, and one powerful approach is harnessing the present moment.

[canisalbus]

✦ Happy hoodie ✦

[nelkcats]

Refuge

Danny was not retired, technically he came when people needed him, he helped or protected them as the case may be. It just turned out that over the years they stopped needing him.

And that was fine, it meant humanity could take care of itself, it meant they were safe. That was what had to matter, no matter that deep down, the halfa was hurt by the information.

It was harder to accept change when you weren't part of it. Danny was immortal, eternal, and powerful, things that no longer fit the world. Not with all the heroes and wizards running around, not with Amity Park fading away, becoming nothing more than a part of his memories.

He fit in perfectly in the Realms, sure, but he knew that if he stayed there too long he'd stop feeling human, and that was dangerous.

So, no, Danny wasn't retired. But he lived in a simple house in Metropolis, though sometimes he got tired of Superman being able to hear literally everything and moved to his house in Fawcett. He used to switch between the two houses frequently, not that it was difficult since he had figured out how to make portals.

He had a few friends, like the orphan boy who lived at the train station and Conner, a teenager who sometimes just needed a house to stay in when he couldn't stand his father.

Neither Conner nor Billy minded his age, which was comforting, although they both got curious when he visited the other house. Danny didn't know how to explain that Eternity Rock and Superman made him nervous if he stayed too long (he didn't like feeling watched), so he just shrugged and told them he had two houses.

Neither of the kids understood but they accepted it. They both had a habit of calling him "Uncle", Danny thought it was odd, given that his appearance wasn't exactly...adult, but it seemed they were comfortable with that, and he left them alone.

Apparently his house (occupied or not) had become a haven for them. Danny always greeted them with a sandwich, or cookies, even though he felt like a grandmother doing so. He smiled for the first time in years, feeling happy to fit into someone's life.

That's why it was quite disconcerting to find the Justice League outside his door asking him to join them. Danny chuckled internally, because the current heroes actually believed they could force him into something, but he accompanied them anyway.

Superboy and Captain Marvel scowled at the League as soon as they entered the Watchtower, when they were told they were bringing in a "dangerous individual" they didn't expect to see their unofficial uncle.

[kristoffs-lullaby]

Oathkeeper

[beccawise7]

Rest the mind. Feed the soul. ✌️

~beccawise7 💜🖤

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

Emily and the extra realization that an angel had her wings torn off and eye gouged out and halo repossessed and was left for dead in hell- why exactly??

Emily: "A child."

Lute: "A filthy little sinner."

Emily: "You did all that to her, because she showed a moment of mercy to, a C H I L D?"

Lute: "Yes."

Emily: "And then you tried blackmailing her with this??"

Lute: "Yes."

Emily: "That's terrible."

Lute: "I'll admit it didn't work how we wanted it to, but the broken look on her disgusting little demon fling's face was still worth it."

Emily: "I meant that it was a wrong and terrible thing to do TO her. And to Charlie!"

Lute: "They've probably already broken up by now. That traitor will spend her final hours alone and wretched with nothing but her own failings to keep her company."

Emily: "How you can SMILE while saying that!?"

Lute: "Oh don't worry, she'll be out of her misery soon enough."

Emily: "..... respectfully Lute, I hope she fucks you up a little."

Lute: There's no chance in hell.

Lute: (comes back sans arm after getting a little fucked up by vaggie in hell)

Emily: "HA!"

Emily: "Anyway have you met our newest angel Sir Pentious? Sir Pentious is an angel now. He arrived here fresh from hell. Did you know sinners can be redeemed and Charlie was right and you were wrong and Vaggie did the right thing and Sir Pentious was just telling me allllll about how they made up and it was very cute and they're probably going to be in love forever? Meanwhile, YOU on the other hand- oh I'm so sorry, Lute. Too soon?" :)

[sleepicore]

Take a deep breath

[heuffopla]

Took me very long in life to realize that when an article about anxiety or whatever says "listening to relaxing music helps :)" it means music that's relaxing to YOU. Not just the usual slow and calm and soft relaxation music. This whole time I was wondering why listening to those didn't do anything, it's because they're not what I personally find relaxing!!

Turns out, if your favorite musician screaming moaning and crying in your ears is what you find relaxing, that's what you should listen to when panicking.

[invinciblerodent]

Hitting the "not interested in this post" button over people's endless navel-gaze-y catastrophizing about how "discouraged" and "critical" they're feeling over Veilguard should be an Olympic sport, and brother, I'd bring home the gold

(thank you for the plethora of undodgeable, untagged spoilers btw, bunch of terminally pessimistic dicks)

[enbysiriusblack]

remus & james' friendship and sirius & peter's friendship are so so special to me.

[lizardkingeliot]

as it turns out i cannot, in fact, fill a ficlet prompt in just a couple hundred words 💀

uhhhh fingers crossed i can do it in under 1k at least?

[f1madness]

Reading the comments and tweets about the upcoming Canadian gp and reading all the unnecessary hate and insults against Lance (and his fans) made my smartwatch give me a high blood pressure warning

[frownyalfred]

I will never shut up about how the Harvey Dent Suite from The Dark Knight soundtrack perfectly embodies his desire to be Gotham's hero, only to fall into darkness while still trying to hold onto that same hope.

The suite -- portions of which below are called "Harvey Two Face" but are longer in sheet music form -- has multiple sections where there's two melodies and countless interplays between light and dark motifs/etc. The beginning of the suite being such a beautiful, soaring melody -- Harvey's hope for Gotham -- and while it returns near the end, it is so much more delicate than his original "hope," and finds itself undermined by the final resolution of the suite being a final, wavering minor chord.

The second part speeds up as Harvey's ideals and soaring hope fight against the darkness and madness of Gotham. His major key soaring "hope" theme slips into minor key, deepening and darkening it. He still wants to fight for Gotham, despite what it throws at him. But his "hope" slowly loses out to the increasing drums, and the "doubt" of the french horn that takes over. His hope becomes an echo or almost a competing melody to the new "doubt."

But Harvey's hope doesn't fall completely. It softens into a delicate, minor key version of his theme. More "doubt" creeps in, slowing down and lingering. His "hope" theme tries to make a valiant return, but it is far quieter and weaker, and slips into minor key again and again.

Still, it finds the strength to surge back up again in the final part, building on itself beautifully. The "hope" theme crests to a defiant, more delicate reprise of its original appearance -- Harvey's hope, still trying to prevail.

Despite this, the "doubt" motif returns on the french horn. And the valiant note of his returned hope trembles into a wavering, minor key resolution. Harvey's hope disappears into the doubt, and the piece ends with that lingering in your mind.

(interestingly, in The Dark Knight, they only use Harvey's soaring, hopeful theme, and even more interestingly, only briefly while he's on screen. This piece's complexity therefore goes under the radar of a lot of TDK fans. It's also very fun to play on the piano because the competing melodies/motifs lead to some complicated trade offs between each hand)

[verdantvain]

Hey Ultrakill fandom, is it normal for my heart to beat so hard and fast that I worry it will tear through my fucking chest when I play this game? Thanks.

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

yk, its weird being Way Too Aware & In Control of yourself bc technically i believe im having a panic attack. but somehow i am Very Unbothered by this, bc i know whats happening and its illogical. my body's having an overreaction and i couldn't be fucked to join in

[abirddogmoment]

Rory's first session with steadiness training and she's crushing it!