#Enemy Mantra

[saurabhshelar]

Remedy for Enemy | शत्रुभय दूर करने का मंत्र | #mantra

[rhiangalaxy]

Ruthlessness Is Mercy Upon Ourselves

[ID: A Scum Villain Drawing. A young Shen Jiu stands at the forefront, half of his face is shrouded and he is covered in various injuries and blood. With his clothes and hair in various states of stained and disheveled. He is pointing a blood covered sword towards the ground in his right hand and his left hand is clenched into a fist. He is bleeding from his eyes, nose and ears, appearing to be in the midst of a qi deviation. Behind him is a circular doorway that is full of fire and smoke. Blood stains the floor. End ID]

[scpaesthetics]

SCP Aesthetics: 5466 (written by J Dune, requested by anon)

SCP-5466 is contained. imperfect. finished. complete. (brown, frustration, creation)

[sapphosewrites]

Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Julian Bashir/Elim Garak Characters: Julian Bashir, Elim Garak Additional Tags: Marriage of Convenience, Episode: s05e26 A Call to Arms, Episode: s06e01 A Time to Stand, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Fuck Form, Pining, Mutual Pining Summary:

The Federation is evacuating Deep Space 9 as the allied Dominion-Cardassian forces approach. Julian comes up with an unusual solution to keep his own Cardassian safe.

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I DID IT! IT’S DONE!

[katyspersonal]

I really hate it when someone says or does something mean and unfair and I try to address how wrong it is, and all they can react as "hey this is just internet and we are also strangers move on why are you getting so worked up about words in the iNtErNeT fRoM sTrAnGeR grow up pls I can be a mean unfair bitch for no reason to StRaNgErS on the InTeRnEt 🥺🥺🥺"

Like, the fact that we are not sharing physical space doesn't cancel the fact that what you just did not only didn't make rational sense, but was mean? And you are not supposed to be a rude bitch to "strangers" either? How are you a mature, secure adult if the only way you can handle the fact of misjudging someone and being rude is to try to gaslight them with that "you're overreacting uwu" thing? I am reacting just right, by pointing out an unfair action for being unfair, I am physically unable to react more rationally.

[bearlytolerant]

I can’t stop laughing at Fang patiently telling Gust to please leave. This quest is gold. Pure gold.

[girlspecimen]

satoru is the most sweetiest and cutiest boy. i’m so glad shojo anime are showing up with kind, considerate, and dorky male love interests for their heroines rather than the classic “sexy but mean, and usually much older” boyfriends we see a lot in the past. such important messaging for young girls AND more characters for me to love in shojo instead of boys for me to be annoyed at whenever they come onscreen lol.

[stankhead]

if you ever see me complaining about what seems like a hyperspecific archetype of art person/MCR fan its because I have baggage and no longer trust people in Doc Martens. you can understand how difficult this might be for a dyke in the art field.

[africanmorning]

If it's alright, I'd like to add a couple things that helped me when I was having the same problem:

Read "safe" things. One of the biggest reasons I stopped reading in high school was because I was still processing trauma and it felt like everything I picked up turned out to have content that triggered that trauma. Eventually, I became too afraid to read new things because I didn't know if an unexpected scene might send me into a week-long anxiety/depressive spiral. Eventually, I gave myself permission to do everything I needed to feel secure about a book's content, including only reading children's books and comedy and researching books before I read them. If there is something that keeps coming up in the books you read that makes you feel upset or unsafe, see if you can figure out what it is and actively avoid books with that element. If you'd like, you may be able to start exposing yourself to those things more and more over time in situations where you can be in control and have the tools to process. But you have to find your comfort zone before you can start expanding it.

(Caveat: while middle-grade books can be a good place to start for "safe" books, still exercise caution and do your research before jumping into an unknown book. Many children's books do have content that is commonly triggering, even if it is sometimes only hinted at or touched upon in broad strokes)

Read comics/graphic novels/manga. This goes hand-in-hand with OP's advice about "easier" books and essays and short stories, since many people find these easier and quicker to read than more "traditional" literature. These are an especially good option for people who don't want to read books targeted at a children's audience for any reason, because they are a great way to engage with adult content without being overwhelmed by lengthy prose. Do keep in mind that there are a variety of nonfiction graphic novels out there if fiction isn't really your thing. Don't let anyone tell you that comics, graphic novels, or manga don't count as "real" reading.

Read ebooks. Sometimes you suddenly find yourself with the time and motivation to read, but you don't have anything to read already on hand and the delay in going to a library/bookstore would use up all your time or kill your momentum. Ebooks are instantly accessible via smartphone and feel like much less commitment, especially if you're using a library app. If you suddenly find yourself with the impulse to read, enable that impulse as much as possible by eliminating the barriers of physical media. Don't let anyone tell you that ebooks don't count as "real" reading. I don't know where that idea even comes from.

Listen to audiobooks. If you're like me and find frequently task-switching between reading and any other task super frustrating, it can be difficult to find the time to sit down somewhere and read uninterrupted. Audiobooks are much easier to integrate because I can listen to them while doing other tasks, and I can switch between those tasks without stopping the audiobook. Nearly any time you might listen to a podcast or music is a good time to listen to an audiobook. If you use e-audiobooks, you also get the benefits of ebooks listed above. Don't let anyone tell you that audiobooks don't count as "real" reading.

Ignore pretty much anything anyone says about what "isn't real reading." Are there specific benefits to physically reading long-form text that you can only get from physically reading long-form text? Sure, I suppose. But I imagine that those specific benefits aren't why most people want to read in the first place. Want to learn new things? Want to foster empathy? Want to be entertained by a cool story? Want to learn new vocabulary? Want to build your attention span? You can do all of these things with "nontraditional" reading methods. There's no need to hold yourself back because of some weird reading purity culture that's out there.

how to start reading again

from someone who was a voracious reader until high school and is now getting back into it in her twenties.

start with an old favourite. even though it felt a little silly, i re-read the harry potter series one christmas and it wiped away my worry that i wasn't capable of reading anymore. they are long books, but i was still able to get completely immersed and to read just as fast as i had years and years ago.

don't be afraid of "easier" books. before high school i was reading the french existentialists, but when getting back into reading, i picked up lucinda riley and sally rooney. not my favourite authors by far, but easier to read while not being totally terrible. i needed to remind myself that only choosing classics would not make me a better or smarter person. if a book requires a slower pace of reading to be understood, it's easier to just drop it, which is exactly what i wanted to avoid at first.

go for essays and short stories. no need to explain this one: the shorter the whole, the less daunting it is. i definitely avoided all books over 350 pages at first and stuck to essay collections until i suddenly devoured donna tartt's goldfinch.

remember it's okay not to finish. i was one of those people who finished every book they started, but not anymore! if i pick up a book at the library and after a few chapters realise i'd rather not read it, i just return it. (another good reason to use your local library! no money spent on books you might end up disliking.)

analyse — or don't. some people enjoy reading more when they take notes or really stop to think about the contents. for me, at first, it was more important to build the habit of reading, and the thought of analysing what i read felt daunting. once i let go of that expectation, i realised i naturally analyse and process what i read anyway.

read when you would usually use your phone. just as i did when i was a child, i try to read when eating, in the bathroom, on public transport, right before sleeping. i even read when i walk, because that's normally a time i stare at my screen anyway. those few pages you read when you brush your teeth and wait for a friend very quickly stack up.

finish the chapter. if you have time, try to finish the part you're reading before closing the book. usually i find i actually don't want to stop reading once i get to the end of a chapter — and if i do, it feels like a good place to pick up again later.

try different languages. i was quickly approaching a reading slump towards the end of my exchange year, until i realised i had only had access to books in english and that, despite my fluency, i was tired of the language. so as soon as i got back home i started picking up books in my native tongue, which made reading feel much easier and more fun again! after some nine months, i'm starting to read in english again without it feeling like a huge task.

forget what's popular. i thought social media would be a fun way to find interesting books to read, but i quickly grew frustrated after hating every single book i picked up on some influencer's recommendation. it's certainly more time-consuming to find new books on your own, but this way i don't despise every novel i pick up.

remember it isn't about quantity. the online book community's endless posts about reading 150 books each year or 6 books in a single day easily make us feel like we're slow, bad readers, but here's the thing: it does not matter at all how many books you read or what your reading pace is. we all lead different lives, just be proud of yourself for reading at all!

stop stressing about it. we all know why reading is important, and since the pandemic reading has become an even more popular hobby than it was before (which is wonderful!). however, there's no need to force yourself to be "a reader". pick up a book every now and then and keep reading if you enjoy it, but not reading regularly doesn't make you any less of a good person. i find the pressure to become "a person who reads" or to rediscover my inner bookworm only distances me from the very act of reading.

[hauntingblue]

Skypiea time

Robin saying that because I know she only got on a ship to then leave it...

Nami sees Conis and gets sanji out of there so SHE can talk to her akdhksajka not a single second lost

Hello my favourite panel of nami maybe ever

Sillies...

CHOPPER YOU ARE THE CUTEST

Robin throws this guy off a cliff and to make just to make sure she breaks his neck too akdjsksk who is doing it like her???

OMG ACE!!!! IT IS TIME!!!!

[skysthesign]

just wish getting a different new job would fix me but i fear the snake will just continue to eat its own tail

[expertvashikaranspecialist]

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[backatitagainatkrispeekreme]

it's snowy, I'm sick, I'm on day 2 of my cycle - but I am very proud of myself for bundling up and at least doing a small walk during the break in the sleet. Good is not the enemy of great and I'm on a 16 day streak of intentional movement.

[howtoexloveback]

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