#Patience Is The Key

[eyeoftheheart]

“Meditation is not a quick cure-all. You will start seeing changes right away, but really profound effects are years down the line. That is just the way the universe is constructed. Nothing worthwhile is achieved overnight. Meditation is tough in some respects. It requires a long discipline and sometimes a painful process of practice. At each sitting you gain some results, but those results are often very subtle. They occur deep within the mind, only to manifest much later. And if you are sitting there constantly looking for some huge instantaneous changes, you will miss the subtle shifts altogether. You will get discouraged, give up and swear that no such changes will ever occur. Patience is the key. Patience. If you learn nothing else from meditation, you will learn patience. And that is the most valuable lesson available.”

― Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English

(Artwork: Buddha statue with Vajra Mudra. Gandhara, 2nd century. Tokyo National Museum)

[infrontofmi]

5 Surprising Things I Learned From Babysitting

Parents often joke, “At some point, I just wanna throw the kids away.” I don’t know about you, but it feels like riding a rollercoaster when living with kids. You never know what’s going to be next, plus most of the time, you can’t just scream through it. I enjoy playing with kids, even if it can be daunting, but it’s also an opportunity to learn and grow. Here are five surprising things I…

[kokokoula]

"i love you.": it was such a simple phrase, 8 letters, 3 words, yet it was the hardest for TSUKISHIMA to say. funny how a few words can hold so much meaning, so much commitment.

he knows that the phrase is easy for you to say. even though it's said often, it still hits him just as hard. the way the words roll off your tongue so casually kills him. he feels the same way, but the possibility of messing up scares him, and he hates that. after all this, you don't force it out of him, still loving him all the same. he's sure he doesn't deserve you.

but one day he suddenly wakes up, and he sees you in his sweater jamming to your favourite songs he grew to love too. his heart swells, and at that moment he thinks,"f*ck it, what could go wrong, right?" he says the words, soft and slow, with a heavy blush on his cheeks but his eyes never leaving you.

"this is long overdue but... i love you."

[wahroh]

Or new cars for that matter.

[creatingnikki]

does the fact I drink and smoke change your perception of me?

I'll have to think about that.

Okay.

Are you okay?

I don't know, I guess it makes me a bit sad.

Why? Ultimately, my perception of you shouldn't matter. As long as you're okay with your perception of you.

And that hit me like a knife. Why? Because I know you are right. But I wanted your words to soothe me; I wanted to be accepted by you even if not by me.

But you aren't someone who will say words mindlessly, are you? You aren't someone who will answer lightly when you know I've asked something sincerely.

That's why I like you. Yes, I do. I like you.

And I love the sound of your laughter. I love the way you blush when I say something sexual. I love how you're my green sapling.

I do not know if you're a green forest. I do not know if you're my future. But I know this — you're someone I want to make laugh and you're someone I want to be kissed by. I know that you're someone I want to be patient with and someone I want to allow myself to heal in the presence of. This much I know, if nothing else.

I won't make myself another drink, I won't ask you another question tonight. 나중에. 다 나중에. 지금은 계속 우리가 되자구요. Later. All of it later. For now, let's continue being us.

[sugarpasteltmnt]

pspsps-- i see all your beautiful art and wonderful messages and asks and i promise i'll get around to them; i am just slow and dealing with intense work shenanigans rn ( ´•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥` )

[moldspace]

Do you have any specific advice for insuring a sculpture, akin to the general size and shape of what you make, doesn’t explode in the kiln? Your art is honestly amazing and has inspired me to try and get back into 3D art (I suck at it). I’m very worried about a project exploding from trapped air. Thank you for your time.

i haven't really had problems with stuff exploding in the kiln myself (save some pit fires which are inherently hard to control haha) i just make sure my pieces are super dry before they go into the kiln. from what i understand, the trapped air causing explosions thing is a bit of a misunderstanding anyway - water in clay is what's really the problem. so giving closed forms holes for airflow and making sure no part of your piece is too thick to ensure it dries well is the goal! if your pieces are as dry as they can be before firing them, you should be good

[xariarte]

Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray as a text post meme duo 🇷🇸🇨🇦

[dekarios]

everyone is dead in my team except eden (unstoppable tank), abelard (unstoppable tank) and yrliet (sniper 1 billion miles away from the enemies)

[catboybiologist]

Baaaagggghhhh I just wanna pass already I know two months is nothing but why can't it happen overnight

[nonbinarylesbianherb]

God made sure I had no patience because If I had the patience to learn how to draw and make video edits I would never stop

[dipplinduo]

It'S BEEN 84 YEARS

BUT SWEET & SOUR DIPPLINS "WHAT IF" GOT AN UPDATE

LETS GOOOOOOO LMAOOOO

Special shoutout to @sleepyrosy for this incredibly intriguing and creative prompt!! I had a lot of fun with it, and this oneshot is 100% an attack on y'all. Enjoy. :)

[lewmagoo]

i love how we went from a lew content drought to being bombarded with tons of it. balance

[imaginary-wanderer]

I know Halsin was supposed to be an NPC, but they really made his romance storyline the hardest to achieve. All the other characters almost jump on you for being a basic person for a bunch of days, but Halsin? You have to work to get him and I read you can even lose him just by changing location at some advance point of the game.

For this second playthrough, I hesitated between romancing him again or going for Gale... but since Gale won't share (and Halsin is more than happy to lol), I went for the bear once again. Sorry Gale, but you have a very good Tiefling friend.

[valdotpng]

[rotzaprachim]

the way dov waxman (great voice of clarity) Suffers on Twitter