#aha moment

[rwrbedits]

You can’t tell me there’s not a little pink, purple, and blue lightbulb going off in Alex’s head here. One casual “sweetheart” and his brain short circuits.

[fantel]

As soon as you entered the Simulated Universe, you met Aha.

OPEN!

Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

[another-goblin]

Elation path is the epitome of "Someone Will Die. Of Fun." Thanks Aha

[clobertina]

Yoooo! It just dawned on me. My AU’s name is actually fitting. At least symbolically. So maybe naming my AU Talltale wasn’t a dumb move in the end after all LOL.

Basically what dawned on me is this; a Talltale means a fantastical story that’s hard to believe, one that may contain exaggerations of actual events. While everything in my AU 100% actually happens (because let’s be real, “it was all fake or for nothing” reveals is just terrible writing if poorly executed), every concept in this AU and such feels almost fantastical! With CC, Crimson, Hope, the evolved wildlife, vengeful spirits, the underground slowly falling apart, etc.

Not to mention, a main theme I’ve been doing with my AU in terms of concepting is twisting the Fandom’s exaggerated interpretations of Undertale and twisting them on its head. So surprisingly, I actually found a way to make my AU’s name fit now I guess lol. Just with its name “Talltale” having a more metaphorical or symbolic meaning to it.

If you want any context. I first created my AU all the way back in the beginning of 2020, I was a dumb edgy kid and I didn’t know what to call my UT AU. In the end I just went with the name “Talltale” because it has the word “tale” in it and because “Talltale” was an actual word LOLOL. One thing is for sure, it WASN’T named Talltale because of how big CC, Crimson, Hope, and some evolved wildlife were lol, believe it or not.

[sir-starboy]

I love when people say the full word like yes I'm a homosexual, yes I'm transgender or transsexual. I'm not a homo or gay or trans, no not me!

[shirophantomvox]

Is it me or does Hisoka remind you of Astarion? I just discovered the game Balder's Gate 3, and I heard his voice and thought "Who does he remind me of...?" and yes, it's Hisoka.

[honeybadger-the-pop-witch]

Extremely fluid spirituality post in coming:

So I, a long time ago, accepted that I tend to have a very loose set of beliefs when it comes to spirituality. It boiled down to: every religion says the same thing basically (don’t be an ass and, don’t worry, there is something worth believing in out there) so just let people believe what they feel comfortable believing in and move on.

Except Q-Anon.

But Q-Anon is a very different thing and is allowed to be excused.

Anyway, I came to the realization today while listening to the audiobook of the Magician’s Nephew that Aslan, while clearly intended to be an allegory for the Christian God/Jesus, has gone deeper than that for me. Let me explain.

It all has to deal with this picture:

I am an Omnist Pantheist. I believe every spirituality is real and I believe everything is connected by some higher power which has given all beings the ability to gain (or, with how some people act in this world, lose) a soul. I believe, quite seriously, that this higher power chooses to connect with people in whatever makes them most comfortable through Jungian Archetypes.

I am a soft polytheist.

And as I was trying and failing to find a good cover idea for the Chronicles of Narnia rebinding, the Magician’s Nephew narrated a scene in which gave me multiple pieces of insight.

The scene painted the creation of Narnia. Aslan sang, and brought the stars and the sun into the sky. His song changed, then grass grew and rivers flowed. His song changed again, and all manner of things came to life. He continued this bringing forth creation, giving animals the ability to speak, then, a chapter or two onward, named King and Queen of his new land.

It struck a chord with me—inspired me for what I wanted to put on the cover to represent the Magician’s Nephew as the The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe were represented by the runic script along the side quoting what was etched into the Stone Table.

But more than that, I found a version of a male god I truly felt comfortable believing in.

Again, I am a soft polytheist. My higher power is what I like to call the Universe (with a Capital U) and it uses archetypes to guide me and teach me. I treat the archetypes as individuals because we are all part of the Universe and I would rather not be treated as not myself even if I steam from the Universe, so I do the same. And as I listened to this creation scene I realized that Aslan (who I always imagined when someone said God) was a sunny, creatively minded, vivacious deity that represented the very wildness of life.

He was always my male god since I was a child and it’s okay to honor him just as I honor Hecate now…

Then Spotify said I spent all my audiobook hours up and I need to wait fifteen days for the reset. So yeah, go figure a big realization comes with the price of no longer being able to access the medium that brought the realization for the month.

[thiswildcuriosity]

What is creativity? Why are we afraid of it? And why can AI never be creative? This week, I take a look at creativity and discover that it's about more than being good at art, it's about exploring and expressing new ideas.

[sheilamurrey]

October 27th - I am the bullet

It’s October 27th, 2024; We’ve got an explosive new original rock song for you today. Another synchronicity that this song was next on the list to write about, and my mind was to speak about X today! Beaird Music Group (of Nashville, TN), produced this bang up song, and we couldn’t be more pleased! Adam Cunningham sings this like nobody’s business. So much gusto and SOUL! The Beaird music studio…

[procurement-insights]

What was your aha moment as a procurement professional?

What is the biggest aha moment in your career (so far)?

Now that we are finally seeing a break in the heat ave – yesterday it was 111F, today it dropped down to a cool 100F – yes, I can sometimes be the glass is half-full kinda guy 😉 So, have a look at the pic below and tell me what was your aha moment as a procurement professional? 30

[hydetheghost]

"Medusa." You know what really scares me? I think mom knows the truth? Or, she is about to know. I gotta do something. My dqrling is in danger. Shit, she maybe reall close to knowing the truth. I hate my mther, rlly much.

[phi4real]

[butlerapologist]

Sitting in my Uber, 6 months after I realized that leftist ideas are kinda good actually. The song someday at Christmas by Stevie wonder comes on the radio. I hear it with adult ears for the first time. I realize that this is what I’m fighting for. A song I used to skip cause it didn’t fit my aesthetic is now brand new and bringing tears to my eyes.

[ruminate88]

My “aha” moment!!!!! my revelation!!! My Epiphany!!!

I finally get it now… being a survivor from narcissistic abuse…. It is not my husband’s actions or words that triggers me. It is actually the SITUATIONS we face that triggers me!!!!!!!!!!!! (All this time I’ve been concerned why at times I’m so defensive towards my husband or I overreact, overthink and fear the worst.)

I’ve been in certain situations with my exes, and I know how it went with them and my fear is that it’ll go the same way with my spouse, even though my spouse is NOT a narcissist, but I am always afraid to make the same mistakes again. I always fear a mask will come off and husband will be a monster like my exes were. 😟

I dated two narcissist back to back but dealt with a 3rd male-friend narcissist throughout my life and I have had a lot of healing since then and have come so far, that, I would hate to be back where I started!!! 😨

therefore, keeping my guard up consistently not fully trusting my spouse the way he deserves to be trusted!! It is not him, it is me and there is nothing he can truly do or say to change it, other than be consistent, which he has been so far…. (Time is short but honest)

We’ve been married six years now, and he has not changed He’s the same man when he wakes up and goes to bed! He goes to work and comes home to me daily. Sooooooooooo, he has not given me any reason to doubt him, or to believe that he could cheat on me or be another narcissist, but yet, I am always suspicious and keeping an eye out for the little “what if’s”. Wow. Major breakthrough here!!!!!

Now to figure out how to actually use this knowledge and apply it into my marriage. WOW!!!!!!!! This is why I’ve made this account and started writing down my feelings. I’m really learning so much about my past and myself. 🥲

this makes so much sense now why I take everything so hard. When my husband upsets me at all, I always question his intentions. I do pray at some point I can actually rest in my marriage and learn to really trust and have faith in love again. I’m missing out on a great love with my spouse because I’m still hurting so much from my past. God help me ♥️

Update @ 12:41:

I also had an epiphany in the shower. In past relationships with the narcissist, when the “love bomb”, “fairytale”, “mini honey moon” is over, naturally the relationship is too… SO when my honeymoon phase in my marriage was pretty much over and now it’s hard work to make this relationship last, my spouse focuses on finances and providing for us, which is essentially important AND the “heat” went away plus he’s not “trying as hard” to impress me and same here because we’re married and committed but from past trauma, I sorta see the honey phase leaving as “the relationship could be ending” BECAUSE it’s always ended with a narcissist…..

with Cody, he discarded me directly after love bomb but then took me back and then ghosted me after 2nd love bomb…

and with Andrew, he love bombed for a minute, then bread crumbed for a whole summer, sorta tried to discard me at Christmas but changed his mind and chose to love bombed me again for weeks, then intermittent reinforcement for months, devalue for weeks, discard in a day, a little more bread crumbing after (so much flirting) but then gas light for a summer!!! Overall though, once the heat leaves, the man leaves too… (in past experiences)

WELLLL, the heat between my spouse has sizzled as all relationships eventually do but you work to reconnect. So far, my spouse has been focusing on work and money but has shown no signs of leaving me 😁😜🥲 SOOO that means this is NOT the same situation as with my ex narcs and I need to totally chill out and focus on the next chapter in my marriage. Wow!! So glad I see this clear now 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[impossiblelibrary]

"Autistic people are pretty candid, and Black American culture tends to also value direct 'real talk' about interpersonal issues. But in majority-white, abled institutions, openly saying what you mean or complaining about anything scares people."

-- Devon Price, Unmasking Autism