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Who and what you allow into your life matters. If they aren't feeding you, they are draining you.
Life is a balance between give and take. A partnership. If they aren't contributing, only taking... move along. ~beccawise7 💜🖤
#my thoughts#energy#protect your energy#connection#lovers#desire#soul connection#d/s#discipline#routine#intimacy#know your worth#remember your worth#meditation#monday mood#growth mindset
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The burial mounds, a place of mystery, the place of the dead, cannot be comprehended by humans. It is a place warped by time and resentful energy and the intentions of those who inhabit it and who knows what else. It is sentient and has a strong will of its own. It’s said that no one can leave the Burial Mounds, and that is true as much as it’s not. The burial mounds keeps what is theirs; protects what is theirs. No one can escape from the Burial Mounds bc more often than not, once you enter, the Burial Mounds see you as theirs. It does not take well to people hurting and taking what is theirs. (And, maybe this is why a certain demonic cultivator was able to survive and leave that place. Maybe he understood this will and resentment bc he too would do anything to protect those he loves. For him as well, once he considers someone family, they are family. And nothing will change that. No matter what happens, his family is his family, and those under his protection are fully under his protection. They can see a kindred spirit in each other, and so the Burial Mounds let him go, knowing that he will always carry part of the Burial Mounds with him. The souls in his sleeves and the resentful energy he welcomes into his body. The boon that the Burial Mounds grants him.)
It is for these reasons that WWX knows to bring the Wen remnants there. Not only does he know he can defend them if needed in that place teeming with resentment, he knows the Burial Mounds themselves will protect them. It protects its own, and the Burial Mounds knows these people that WWX brought are his, so they are its. It’s as simple as that. And, the Burial Mounds likes it. It likes having these people here, milling about and carving a life on it. It likes how they turns its soil from barren to fruitful. It likes how they are happy and content. It likes being their home and haven. It will do anything to protect them.
When the first siege comes, the Burial Mounds try to protect what is theirs. These people who have made a home on it. But, they are all grieving deeply, and it’s beautiful child, the first to even understand them and want to make peace with them instead of destroying them, is breaking apart. He is breaking apart with the weight of someone who could not protect that which is most precious to him. And he has been breaking with this weight for months now, every day chipping another piece of himself away, every day pulling further and further into himself, every day driving him just a little more insane. The Burial Mounds have no problem with madness. They will still embrace him fully and without question, but it pains them to see him like this. They are all breaking under the pressure of what the world outside its borders do. This is no longer their haven, but now their place of imminent doom. It is only a matter of time until the cultivators attack. The Burial Mounds fights back as it always does to protect those that are its. But, some of these living cultivators attacking are family of WWX and it cannot attack family. And, it knows that even should he wipe all these harmful intruders out, that will not stop more from coming, and more after that. The Burial Mounds would fight every wave they send, but that is not the issue. The issue is that its people are grieving and breaking. The issue is that it cannot do anything to fix that and every attack will break their spirits just that much more.
So instead, the Burial Mounds decide to change it. As the cultivators pour in, the Burial Mounds pulls its energy from defending and into charging its intention. Some of its people get cut down, but that is fine, it will still work, they do not have to be alive. Just as WWX is about to destroy the Stygian Tiger Amulet (oh, and look at their brave boy, but don’t do that, my child, it will tear you apart) a large pulse of resentful energy ripples out over the battlefield, shaking the ground and seeping into all that is theirs. The air and ground starts to ripple, unstable and warping like swirls of marble, until none can stay standing in this odd happening, toppling over, nauseous from the swirling. Those that are theirs are sucked into the soil, deep into its power, and it embraces them into its depths.
Then—
They open their eyes.
WWX is seven, on the streets of Yiling, and turns his head to the Burial Mounds so close by, calling to him. Come home, my child, it whispers. Come to me; I will protect you.
Wen Ning is eight and Wen Qing 14. They also look in the direction of Yiling—of the Burial Mounds. They too hear the call. There are gasps rippling around their home, and people bursting through doors, embracing each other, crying in joy. Eyes flick around at everyone. They know. All those that were on the Burial Mounds, as well as Wen Qing and Wen Ning remember. They know what Wen Ruohan is planning. They also know what will happen to their real family.
They go to Yiling. Just a few at first. They lost many people in their branch before they were saved by WWX, and those people are more than hesitant to go to that cursed place. Those that remember can’t simply leave them to their fates again. So, some go, while some stay. They will convince the rest later. When they arrive at the base of the Burial Mounds, there is already a large collapse in the wall surrounding it looking to be made recently. The paths open up for them as they start their ascent. The path is just as they remember, the corpses and spirits howling, but leaving them be. They know they are already part of them. Granny Wen and Wen Qing are at the front of the group, leading the way. Wen Qing wishes her brother was there, but that was not something their parents would budge on. They barely let her go, and only because Granny was insisting as well and promised to look after her.
They reach the clearing where their homes were, and there they are. Their little shacks that barely stay standing. The patches of land they’d tilled and toiled over. And there, perched on a tree stump by the side of the road is a boy, even smaller than A-Ning, covered in dirt and grime that can’t all be from the Burial Mounds, spinning a black, bamboo dizi in his tiny hands. He watches them with shining eyes and a large smile they’d know anywhere breaks out on his face, then—
He laughs. The boy laughs loud and clear and bright as he topples off the stump in his joy. Many of them join in the laughter as well. Amazed and in disbelief. Wen Qing, granny, and a few others rush over to the little Wei Wuxian and pull him into a crushing embrace. The laughter soon turns to wracking sobs as they all cling to each other and let it all sink in.
They are alive. They are together.
And, they will make sure it stays that way.
The Burial Mounds hum around them, welcoming them home.
#now they just need to convince the rest of the dafan wen to move into the burial mounds#and stop a war#but that's secondary to keeping their family safe and together#the burial mounds picked up on lwj and wwx's conection#so it brought him back too#one minuet he's lying in bed his back burning from the discipline whip#the next he's eight years old sitting in class at the cloud recesses perfectly fine and uninjured#it is only his YEARS of beaten in composure and naturally stoic face that keep him from whipping his head around and freaking out outwardly#he just *knows* this has to do w/ wei ying especially since he can hear the call as well#bc of this he's not totally freaking out but still#he goes to the burial mounds as soon as he can and all the wen are either confused like wwx about why he was included in this#or laughing their asses off that even the *burial mounds* have picked up on their strong feelings and connection#(don't worry lwj was the only non-wen to be brought back bc even if wwx considers jc his brother the burial mounds isn't going to bring bac#someone who tried to kill the rest of them and lwj is the only person that didn't live there who didn't have any animosity for them)#(unfortunately bc jyl never went up the mountain and stayed in yiling the burial mounds can't form a connection w/ her to bring her back)#mdzs#mo dao zu shi#the grandmaster of demonic cultivation#wei wuxian#wen qing#the burial mounds#sentient burial mounds#time travel au#time travel fix it#mdzs fanfic prompt#mdzs fanfiction prompt#do with this what you will
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Discipline 🩶
The discipline of strength instills resistance without complaint, and also teaches courtesy. It demands that we not ruin the pleasure or serenity of others through the expression of our own sadness or pain.
Inazo Nitobe
#inazo nitobe#bushido#discipline#passion#intimacy#spilled thoughts#spilled words#beautiful#passionate#connection#desire#spiritual disciplines#courtesy#politeness#manners#sadness#pain#pleasure#serenity#calmness#meditate#tranquility#reflection#quote#quoteoftheday#inspiring quotes#words of wisdom#strength
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#nightly alan post#the last gif 💜#james spader#alan shore#boston legal#*#I like this ep when he and denny go to new orleans#it's interesting how sometimes alan gets so caught up in his own head and his sense of justice he can't see the forest for the trees#he needs someone like denny here or chelina in texas to pull him out of himself#help him see how things really ARE. he's not naive not at all but#he's like a tensed muscle a rubber band about to snap. he's so intelligent and spends so much time inside his own head it's hard to connect#hard to accept that he can't always bulldoze the way things are into the way he thinks they should be#but maybe that imagery is just in my head bc I've been clenching my jaw a lot lately. I know how he feels what it's like to be. intense#his night terrors and word salad make sense. so high-strung but so disciplined it's no wonder he shatters when he breaks#he doesn't know how to simply deflate. so it's sudden. subconscious. explosive.
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I've been writing a lot more lately, which you won't see, but I am tempted to finish up the outline on my concept "sadomasculinity", or the punitive, sexualized nature of enforcing toxic masculinity. See: frat hazing, corrective sexual assaults in sports, sexualized abuse in "men's spaces", etc.
#Gender studies#Sociology#Honestly my master's is about two spirit identity formation and connection to the land#Story work is my area#But monster studies and discipline theory is beloved by me thoroughly#I think a lot about corrective rape between straight men
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Thinking about "careers" that would be tolerable to me, align with my values, make use of my skills, and be useful/beneficial in some way to others: going back to school for permaculture design?
#I like the idea of an MFA as: make connections with interesting & established artists#have a space and structure in which to pursue my practice &#think critically about what I am doing with my practice. Although I am pretty hungry for the foundational critical texts for the discipline#in which I am involved already so Idk how much I would learn in a degree program by the time I get there (maybe)#but career wise: that does nothing for me & honestly Idk if i want to make my practice my career anyway
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aligning values for a ⊹₊⟡⋆ meaningful life ⊹₊⟡⋆
what gives your life meaning?
for me, it’s health, self-discipline, love, and growth.
but life moves fast, and it’s easy to lose sight of these things.
so, I’ve learned to reconnect with my values every day—
not just as ideas, but as choices that guide my life.
health:
it’s the foundation of everything.
small steps—like daily movement or staying hydrated—add up.
taking care of yourself isn’t selfish. It’s essential.
self-discipline:
it’s the bridge between goals and reality.
even when it’s hard, I show up.
because discipline isn’t about perfection—it’s about consistency.
love:
it’s what we do, not just what we say.
from connecting with others to practicing self-love,
love reminds me what truly matters.
growth:
it’s about stepping out of my comfort zone.
learning. trying. becoming.
growth isn’t always easy, but it’s always worth it.
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each small act—each choice—shapes the life we want to live.
what values guide you?
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if this resonated, read my full blog here that goes really in depth to this topic:
#values#self growth#self discipline#self love#mindfulness#intentional living#health and wellness#personal development#growth mindset#motivation#life reflections#self improvement journey#love and connection#living with purpose#priorities#energy#growth#life lessons#manifestation#self development#self discovery#energy healing#loa#loa tumblr#law of assumption
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why do you run?
My writing comes to me from a space within my chest.
Rather, it doesn’t come
but chases, until I collapse into submission.
Tired, running from myself surrender an encompassing presence.
“Why do you run?”, it asks
Soon I remember that these words come from my heart.
So I learn to trust them again.
Tears feel near When it’s been too long since we’ve come back together
And before long I find myself in surrender to this part of me as well.
Their cascade down my cheeks lace a salty path from mind back to heart.
And when I forget again
the path forms
a circle.
Mind to heart
Heart back to mind
Slowly I pray it will close in on itself
Until with wet cheeks I remember for the last time I’m home.
Why do you run?
#poetry#spilled thoughts#spilled words#lgbtq writer#lgbt pride#writing#my writing#original art#original poem#connection#spiritual disciplines#writerscommunity#writers on tumblr#writers and poets#female writers#writeblr
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my riding instructor is selling the farm and the new owner is only offering boarding, not lessons, so now i get to start the process of finding a new barn to take lessons and and gfdhfhdfhdfghdf it's so hard to find dressage lessons that don't require you to compete or own your own horseeee
#like at this point i think i would settle with any discipline cos ultimately i just like horses and riding them#but i really love dressage :((#it makes me feel so fancy and i love how connected you are#i just can't have a horse right now and don't want to compete#wahh#vaille
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This is so rad URGHHHDD
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Did a little art trade with @rune-v THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB !! They sent a funny bunny reel too go like ❤️
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#dol#dol pc#Threads is based for letting me connect with other artists more easily#This experience made me realize that it's possible for me to finish a piece within 3 hours I just lack discipline broo 😭😭#Mercedes the Playgirl
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Cultivating Growth: My Journey to Lifelong Learning
Daily writing promptDescribe one positive change you have made in your life.View all responses There’s a quote by Benjamin Franklin that I have always found resonating deeply with me: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest“. Or this one, from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be“. Photo by Ivo Rainha on Pexels.com The…
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#bias#broaden your horizon#commitment#complex activities#connect#connect with Universe#dailyprompt#dailyprompt-1904#discipline#Emotional Intelligence#empathy#experience#flourish#Grit#Grow#Growth#improve#innovation#knowledge#learn#Neuroscience#perspective#Raffaello Palandri#resilience#self-development#Stoic#Stoicism#strength#Universe#viewpoint
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Morning yoga practice is calming for the soul. Cleansing for the mind and essential to focusing one's self on the day ahead.
It also allows the body, mind, and spirit to engage in a manner that is necessary to achieve greater depths of ecstasy both in play and other intimate moments with the one you adore. ~beccawise7 💜🖤
#higher self#selfmade#high value woman#discipline#connection#lovers#intimacy#desire#my thoughts#soul connection#my writings#yoga#yoga daily#mental connection#mindbodyspirit#stretching#buildyourkingdom#my mind#d/s#d/s relationship
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It’s wild realizing that day to day tasks actually are easier to do when you’re happier and you have a life that you want to feel clean and prepared and organized for and you’re not just fundamentally a slovenly, selfish person
#I still have plenty of bad habits and sometimes do still struggle to do those things#but overall I feel like I’ve improved a lot in certain areas#and it’s had much less to with internally putting in more effort in order to develop self-discipline#than it has with starting to feel more connected socially and more confident as a person and#other life circumstances that make my life feel more worthwhile#personal
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I was feeling restless this afternoon and I knew I wanted to work a little on Amadeus but I also knew that I'm way too exhausted from Next Fest to do anything that requires making new things. Music composition, background art drawing, writing narrative, that was all out the window. So instead I started testing out some narrative workflow tools that one of my friends who is a game writer suggested (notion, which is more project management focused but it has some features that Asana doesn't that might make it useful for writing in particular; and campfire, which I think is going to be a complete game changer in organizing all of my brainstorming about plot and character motivations and stuff)
I'm going to spend some more time this next week building those out some more but I really think it's going to help me a lot. I kind of reached critical mass of what I could achieve in terms of writing with my existing and extremely disorganized tools, while also keeping track of changes and revisions and implementation and remembering what my big major overarching five episode plot is; this is going to make all of that so much easier I think...
#genuinely the best game development advice I have is to ask your friends for advice when you hit walls#that's easy for me to say because I happen to have a lot of friends who are in Game Dev in different disciplines#but even if you don't have those particular connections you definitely still know people who have expertise#that can help you a lot if you remember to ask#JULIA YOUR LIBRARY CATALOGING REFERENCE MATERIALS ADVICE CHANGED MY LIFE
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what if i said kevin day was one thousand million percent a piano kid growing up. what then
#aftg#the short answer for this is that i've been listening to classical music since 6am and i think i've fundamentally gone insane#the long answer is that i know nora was like the ravens only ever did exy#but like that is not a sustainable way to raise children you can't teach discipline with a contact sport#i'm not saying he liked it i'm maybe not even saying he was good at it#but yeah when kevin was like 12 some bitchass old woman who has never felt gods love in her heart made him sit still with his back straight#for hours on end and now he both hates tchaikovsky (correct of him) and also has really good attention to detail (also correct of him)#because learning music is very beneficial for children to like. learn how to make connections or something i dont remember the reasoning#but i swear this is a real thing#there's no way i was forced to play clarinet from the ages of 9 to 15 for the fucking bit. it was for my education or something#anyway i'm having a really normal morning#learned how to make brown sugar shaken espresso and i am abusing that new power to the extent of my ability#edit i did not mean to post this on main but it took too long to write this out i'm not rewriting it. deal with my insanity cowards
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any postgrad tips?
i am an undergrad w no qualifiactions x ♡
#i do postgrad research so i can conjecture some tips from what ive experienced and seen:#make connections as much as you can go to conferences whenever possible#listen to ur supervisors and try ur hardest to stay on good terms w them it makes life a lot harder otherwise#befriend other postgrads ! ik its hard but it can be a lonely time and its good to share the chaos sometimes#i think most postgrads start to feel irreparably behind at some point but remember that everyone is sort of in#the same boat. while working on ur own projects/reaearch do not neglect reading around ur discipline even if not 100% related to ur research#its ok to change your mind abt what you want to. there is no paper that you will write that#ruins or resolves your career. dont forget to do things that allow you to fall in love#w your discipline of choice over and over again#get in contact w the top ppl in what ur doing never ever think they will be too busy for you#regret is worse than failure#etc etc
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