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om-headcanon · 4 years ago

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☆ mc catching the obey me brothers crying

i believe its fair to assume mc has seen at least one of the boys cry. here is what i believe happened. (if you want me to do undateables, let me know! tw for low self worth, panic attacks, and survivors guilt/death mentions)

lucifer

without a doubt the most embarassed to be caught crying

he had just gotten into an argument with diavolo, and he questions his importance in diavolos life

he goes into the study to get some extra work done late at night to reassure himself he is useful

with all of the stress from the situation at hand and some stress from supporting the family on his back, he cant help but shed a few tears

all he wants to do is keep those around him happy and healthy... and it tears him apart when he cant

if i cant make the ones i love happy then... what can i do...

he doesnt notice your presence, as he has hands over his eyes and is breathing slowly in order to relax himself

you call out his name softly to get his attention

lucy jumps and tries wiping his eyes and playing it off as if he was never crying

you walk closer to him and he keeps inquiring if theres anything you need

you dont say anything, you just place your arms around him and hold him in a tight embrace

and he starts crying again on your shoulder... harder, this time. holding you tighter and closer in the embrace

because of his pride, its hard for him to admit what he needs the most: someone to show they care for him

mammon

mammon is the type to not cry often but when he does, its a lot

while his brothers dont really have bad intentions, the daily degradation they execute against mammon really gets to him

he can only put up his confident front for so long, and not long after a fight with asmo, it recedes

he lay on his bed sobbing heavily into a pillow to muffle the sound for nearly a full hour

his mind cant help but insist all the words his siblings tell him are true... and he wishes more than anything that you were there to tell him they werent

he looks up to the door every once in a while with blurry vision, mind convincing him theyre at the door, but you not being there makes him cry even harder

maybe they just think the same as the rest of my brothers

he hears the doorknob, but convinces himself its his mind again. ironically enough, this makes him cry even harder

except its actually you this time

you run over to his bed to sit down next to him and rub his back reassuringly, asking if hes alright

he jolts up, shocked youre actually here. he closes his mind and smiles sadly with a tear stained face

he pulls you into an embrace and whispers a soft thank you... your presence helps him more than you will ever know

you hold him for a few minutes and tell him how awesome the Great Mammon really is

leviathan

its been a long stressful day at rad, and he cant help but overthink every single action he has made

every single glance hes made, every single word hes said ... just everything

most days he would resort to playing a game or watching an anime he loves in attempt to distract himself, but other days its not that easy

he starts spiraling, thinking of not only everything hes done that day, but actions hes done in the past too

eventually hes past the point of no return, and starts having a panic attack

levi cant seem to catch his breath and with the thoughts still rushing through his head at full speed, he cant attempt to calm himself down

he envies those who dont feel the way he does right now because god, what he would do to not feel like this

you were just wondering why your gaming buddy hasnt come looking for you so naturally, you go to him

you knock on his door waiting for him to ask you for the entry code... but theres no response

you enter and are quite shocked to see levi shaking on his bed

this is familiar to you... whether youve had to guide a friend through a panic attack or have been through one yourself, you know what to do

you reassure him this will all pass and knowing how hard school is for him, you tell him he did well today

you get him to regulate his breathing and gain some composure

hes embarassed you had to see him like that... but he lets you know hes so thankful that you came to help him

satan

he just wants to be his own person but with how his life was set for him, its almost as if thats a tall order

its very rare he cries from happiness or anything like that, but sometimes he gets so sad that he gets angry... and then he cries a lot

no one dares to go near him like that

and that hurts him too... that nobody could or would ever dare to console him because they fear what hed do to them

he acknowledges this is a justified fear as he is after all the representation of wrath itself, but it still hurts nonetheless

belphie decided to poke fun and tease satan reminding him of how hes lucifers shadow

he didnt take it well... and retreated to his room to handle his emotions

he knew his family didnt want anything to do with him while he was angry... and that made him feel like a burden

but he grew used to everyone expecting he handle his emotions himself even if every once in a while he desired some reassurance

satan sat in a corner of his room crying to himself waiting for this to pass because he didnt believe anyone else would care to check on him

but you were curious as to why he wasnt in his usual 4 pm reading spot, so you decided to check his room

he was just sat completely still staring into the distance while tears fell down his face

he didnt even notice your presence until you sat down next to him

you didnt want to pry, so you just asked if he wanted to talk about it

he shook his head, laid on your shoulder, and just said “this is all i need”

asmodeus

ahh... while self love is so easy for him, self value isnt

its easy for him to believe people want to be around him solely with lustful intent rather than because they genuinely love him

he doesnt really believe anyone could ever love him

so he overcompensates through self love because he believes hes the only person who could ever love him

hes great at hiding it but sometimes, this gets to him... especially after some quick encounters with others at the fall

he thinks maybe there is no depth to him.. maybe i really am just a pretty face and nothing else

asmo cries pretty often, but he only lets people see him cry when its over something material (ie, he couldnt get a new bag hes been wanting for weeks)

he cries quietly too in effort to make sure nobody sees him

he seemed to have forgetten that you two were planning to go shopping today so you went to his room to see if he was ready

you werent expecting to see him rolled over in bed softly crying to himself

you startled him when you said his name

“oh, mc, i didnt see you there!” he chuckles lightly to himself in effort to change the mood of the atmosphere as he wipes his eyes

you ask if hes okay and his sad smile falls slightly

he asks you if you genuinely think he could ever be lovable

your heart breaks a little knowing that he even has a moment of self doubt, but you reassure him that hes a lovable person inside and out

you hug him tightly while another tear falls down his face

you two decide shopping is best for another day... for now, you just want to talk and do facials

beelzebub

beel loves his family a lot

more than he loves food (also a lot)

he hates conflict between them and would do absolutely anything to avoid it

what he hates the most about himself is how hungry he gets... hes aware its poorly timed but theres really nothing he can do about it

but the feeling hes being an inconvenience to those he loves hurts him

beel is great at smiling as often as possible, but if theres any tension between the family, he wont stop crying until its resolved

once he was so hungry it wasnt possible to control himself and he ended up going on a rampage

he earned scolds from lucifer, mammon, and satan for this

it tore him apart knowing that he had caused his family trouble for even a second and he started crying because of the guilt

he couldnt even find enough energy to make it back to his room, so he just sat in the kitchen with tears on his face

you had decided to go to the kitchen to get a snack when you saw him

he apologized for being in the kitchen and offered to move if you wanted his seat, but you declined

beel didnt even bother wiping the tears from his eyes... he wore them like they were a punishment for his own behavior

when you asked him what was wrong, all he said was that he was a bad brother

you tried to tell him otherwise, but then he went into detail about the situation and how all he does is cause the family distress

you told him that isnt true at all and he continues to bring light and happiness to all those around him

hearing that his brothers will come around and know he meant no harm is all he needed to hear

“thank you, mc... i feel less hungry when im with you”

belphie

he has lots of survivors guilt

its been millenia but he still wishes that it was him instead of lilith

because of this he cries quite often, but never in front of anyone other than beel

this feeling that lilith and him should have traded places haunts him often, and its not always so easy to sleep it off

as fore mentioned, he usually finds comfort in talking to his older twin but beel isnt always there

beel was at one of his clubs at rad and belphie didnt want to bother him, but he really did need someone right now

unlike his older brothers, belphie actually makes an effort to find you

he doesnt find you in your room nor the kitchen, so he continues to search around the house in hopes youre around here somewhere

he happens to find you by yourself in the study on your d.d.d.

belphie feels bad bothering you, and enters the room quite quietly

“mc, can we talk?”

he sits down next to you and lays his head on your shoulder

contrary to what he stated he wanted, not much talking is being done

he just lies there quietly crying with no explanation why

he realises he may not be as ready to talk about it as he thought... but thats okay

you tell him that youre going to listen whenever hes ready to talk about it

that makes him feel a lot better

he falls asleep right there with a thankful smile placed on his face

#satans was lowk the hardest to write #i hope i wrote them all well tho >:#also some of these are .. quite long o_o #my apologies #obey me headcanon #obey me #belphie headcanon #beel headcanon #satan headcanon #mammon headcanon #lucifer headcanon #levi headcanon #asmo headcanon

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mildly-incoherent-ramblings · 3 years ago

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Honey Sticks (Straws? Tubes? What Do You Call Them?)

A distant friend's friend was making care packages for trans people and asked folks on Instagram if they wanted them, so I asked for one. This has been a hard season on me and I thought hey, what the hell, worst case scenario I don't get one and its whatever. Right?

This was months ago, and I forgot almost immediately after doing so. It came today.

There were lots of things included that made me happy, little gestures of sweetness. Two tea bags, one for sleep and one for relaxation, which I had not had much of either and needed. A sticker of a cute little spider, of whom I have complicated feelings for and have grown to love, though from a distance. Some candies, a lemon-honey cough drop, a very nice card, a note and a patch with an anarchy symbol framed in a heart that I bet will probably fade in 3 or so washes but I will wear anyways. It is after all, the thought that counts. But the gesture that warmed my soul and brought me great joy, was the honey stick.

I didn’t process the significance at first. There were so many of these little items at once and I was just overwhelmed overall by this small expression of kindness. I thanked the person, followed them, thanked the person who had told them I wanted one and made sure I was following them, and set these things aside for a little while to tend to other things.

I had a stressful situation involving a kitchen mess that triggered me a little and had just sat down after addressing said stressful situation when my eyes fixed on the little honey stick along with the candy I had been given. I ate the mango hi-chew first and briefly was paranoid it would fill the cavities in my teeth and have me regretting it.

Then I went for the honey stick. I held it in my hands, rolled it gently between my fingers. I watched the honey move through the tube as I squeezed it in different places and the nostalgia started to set in. I remember long drives to the bay as a child with my grandparents and stopping at this little roadside farm that had produce and preserves and flowers and always, little straws filled with honey and sealed off, what I called as a child and refer to now as honey sticks.

The texture was familiar, cool plastic between my fingers. I popped the seal gently with my teeth and pushed about half the tube onto my tongue. As soon as it hit my taste buds, I was transported to this place. To where my grandfather was still alive, in my mind, during a time where he and my grandmother were still at least as far as I knew, quite happy. The sweetness and the floral and the acidic and the smooth texture floated in my salivating mouth, as tears welled up in my eyes. I felt it coat the back of my teeth, savored it, before swallowing and squeezing from the tube the rest of its contents. I did not waste a single drop of this wonderful gift. I sat with the sadness and the nostalgia and the longing for some time. And then my eyes fixated on the pamphlet from his memorial service hanging in the corner. I miss the man, for all the problems he came with and all the unanswered questions and unresolved hurt I had felt. Missed that time where I had the privilege of being a child, before I was old enough to understand that though my loved ones loved me indeed, their love would only extend as far as their own perspective’s limitations reached.

The last two times I saw my grandpa sit in my stomach like bricks in a burlap sack. The second to last time, he was moving out of state with his good friend, and the last words he chose to say to me were “I love you, Granddaughter.” I had been out as transmasculine to my family for several years, and he was one of the only members of my family who flat out refused to support my decisions. I told my grandma about how I felt about this several months later, at the time worried this may be the last time I ever saw him. I felt like he did not want to see my transition, and did not want to see the man I would become. As much as I love my grandma, she doesn’t keep a secret worth a shit, so of course she went behind my back and told him everything. She always does.

The very last time we saw each other, he tried to discuss this event and how it impacted him. By this time I was fully growing into my masculine body, had little pubescent hairs shading my upper lip and a deepened voice. He still adamantly misgendered me, refused to even look at me, the entire time. He simply could not see me. He asked me why I would do this to my family. He asked me why I would make them all suffer seeing me like this, as if my choice to live authentically was harmful to everyone around me. He was also under the distinct impression that our loved ones regarded my choices with the same level of disgust he had. He expressed revulsion and shame for my choices, and wanted to agree to disagree, under the impression still that he could just see me as a woman and ignore all the changes I had made and the life I was living, and how much even the other skeptical members of my family had adjusted since. He did not want another grandson, especially one who was a fag. That car ride brought a lot of tension, and the entire time we spent after with my grandma when we met her for lunch, was plated on a bed of unspoken mutual contempt for one another. He salted an already deep and still fresh wound, and it festered over. It still has not quite healed.

Ironically, it would be revealed not too long after, that my brother had discovered that grandpa himself was in fact very much a gay man. While he was assisting him with formatting his cell phone, my brother would accidentally stumble on a still open incognito tab with some... very gay content still open. Along with that, a string of messages with his “good friend,” who had apparently been his lover the entire time. My brother responded with compulsory homophobic remarks that I will not repeat, but mostly just frustration that he had been dishonest with my grandma all these years. The discomfort that situation has inspired in me still hasn’t properly been unpacked. Everyone was wrong in that situation. Everyone.

Go figure. He and his good friend, “they were roommates.”

When he passed, my father came and told me in person. I finally spoke of what had happened between us, and even he was angered by the hypocrisy, saying he had known for years that my grandfather was not straight. I know now that how he treated me was what he did for himself to avoid suspicion. Because if I had the audacity to be out, that meant there was little left for an excuse for him to hide. I threatened his cover. I threatened his disguise. I cracked his mask. I left his closet open ajar and he peered outside, horrified at the possibilities he saw.

Acknowledging all this, even still, I could not help but enjoy this moment of being brought back to this familiar childhood memory, before all of that would happen. This person who sent me this great gift could not have known the significance, but rest assured, I am quite grateful. I enjoyed this moment and then it was gone, and then it was back to reality in front of my computer, staring at the wall. The knowledge that that same man who loved me dearly was also undeniably cruel to me burned my skin and flooded my eyes. Hidden beneath that hurt and sadness, I felt remorse for him, because he never did feel safe speaking his truth to us, not even to the others in our family who related to him. I often think of his lover, and how painful it must have been for this man to mourn him publicly as a good friend, and privately as an intimate partner of whom adored him and cared for him in ways they could not ever feel safe speaking of.

Sitting with this conflict of nostalgia and longing for the safety of my adolescent ignorance, with the truth and the reality as I have come to know it, I let my own mask fall, and cried for the first time in months since he had died. It is possible to both love a person who was once good to you and also acknowledge when their actions created harm, and to hold them accountable. I do not believe it to be disrespect to the dead to also speak of their faults as well as their glory. Joy and sadness and frustration and unanswered questions looked down on me, crowded around me, mocked me.

My hands shake as I type and I am overwhelmed with the juxtaposition of these strong emotions.

Written some time in mid July.

RIP August 19th, 2020

#gay #closeted #coming out #family #disrespect #no closure #sadness #hurt #living in the past #grief #grieving #processing #truth #changing #lgbtq #lgbtqia #moving on

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witchyaqua · 4 years ago

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planets in the 1st house

DOMAIN OF THE 1ST HOUSE:

The self; ego, identity, consciousness

Your name, title, and any other unique words you (and others) use to identify you

Your physical body and outward appearance

People’s first impression of you when they meet you face-to-face

Mannerisms, facial expressions, hand gestures, body language

Appearance as self-expression: the styles and trends you want to dress yourself up in

SUN IN THE 1H:This is an exceptionally powerful placement for your Sun. Anything placed in the 1st House is expressed at its fullest capacity with absolutely no censorship. For you, this means that you cannot shelter your ego from being impacted by others, and you also cannot stop expressing yourself in the realest, rawest way possible. When you are young or immature, people will see you as obnoxious, egotistical, self-absorbed, and self-important. But others will be drawn to your warmth, generosity, optimism, and creativity. Whether good or bad, you impact the people around you in a noticeable way, and are bound to be popular because of your large personality.One way you impact others is through your own personal aesthetic. You have the glamour and the sex appeal of the golden god himself - beautiful hair, a shining smile, muscle tone, a warmth to the colour of your skin, and a taste for bold, sexy, creative style choices that draw all eyes to you. It makes sense that you put a lot of care into your appearance, since it is an enormous source of pride for you. Of course, you aren't immune to bad body days, where insecurity gets the best of you. But the important thing is to focus on what you can change, and what you love about your body, no matter how you might feel day-to-day.

MOON IN THE 1H:Those with this placement are often given rounded features and softness about their face and body. Your look gives an impression of being warm and caring, a fact that is aided by a quiet disposition and telling eyes. You prefer soft, stretchy fabrics in soft colours, and like to feel "bundled up", like you were wearing a blanket. In many ways, you appear young and child-like, perhaps even baby-faced. This planet is closely tied to the maternal feminine, and many astrologers link the Moon to your impression and experience of your mother. When reading your Moon sign’s description, you may find you can relate a lot about what is said of your own emotions to what your mother is like. And in turn, you have become a lot like your mother in this way (whether you choose to acknowledge this or not).It is an understatement to declare yourself as an “emotional person”. You are moody, compassionate, intuitive, and very sensitive to your surroundings. Being so thin-skinned, all of your feelings exposed on the surface, you are permeable in the way that everything penetrates you, no matter how hard you try to erect barriers between yourself and the outside world. You feel enormous empathy for other people, especially animals and small children, and can't help but pick up on all the subtle energies in the air around you. Faced with other people who are upset, stressed out, angry, or on the verge of a nervous breakdown, you feel like the waters of your heart are crashing back and forth in your chest. In quiet isolation, at home or with family, you feel your waters are still, your inner seas calm. In a frenzied crowd, you feel overwhelmed, and run away to safety. And in the wild spaces outside our human cities, you feel at peace, as if the waves are gently lapping the shore.

MERCURY IN THE 1H:You are Mercury and everything it stands for. You flit from person to person, topic to topic, picking up information like a bee collecting pollen from a variety of colourful flowers. From everything, you take a little piece and make it a part of you, adapting to and mimicking all different kinds of people. Frequently, your life changes on a whim. Once you feel you’ve become stagnant, you suddenly change, travelling somewhere or picking up a new area of study. You are restless, inquisitive, insatiably curious. Your mind never turns off or slows down. Books, games, puzzles, studying, tinkering with things in your hand - you can’t sit still for the life of you!When being by yourself isn’t enough, you like to go out and mingle in big groups and talk to people. You need your mental abilities to be challenged, sharpened by wit and forged in the fires of intellectual discourse. This is why you have the potential to become such a prolific public speaker, writer, singer, journalist, or teacher. Your way with words is unparalleled by all but a few. But an obstacle stands in the way of you connecting with a wider audience: there is no filter between your head and your mouth. You say whatever comes to mind, no matter how offensive or insensitive it may sound. This can create tension between you and other people, who become irritated at your rude and audacious behaviour. Others, who are thicker-skinned, find it funny, and revel in the fact that they can say whatever they want around you. A little bit of edgy controversy can get you some attention, but you do not want to be popular for being vulgar and mean!

VENUS IN THE 1H:But despite this placement giving you enormous sex appeal, this is not an especially harmonious placement for Venus. When you take Venusian ideas into your personal identity and merge with the goddess, the value you place upon yourself depends on what other people think of you. Your worth and self esteem are not determined by your own level of self-respect, as it should be. You go out of your way to be as likeable as you can be. You may be a goody-two-shoes, always being sweet and good and impressive. Or you may become a seducer, flaunting your body for attention and adoration. You are gentle, reception to their emotions, compassionate, cooperative, and eager to make another person’s life more beautiful. Yet people call you weak, lazy, indulgent, pleasure-seeking, shallow, and vain. You spend too much time and money pleasing yourself and not enough on improving yourself. As long as your self-esteem depend on the opinions other people have about you,their perceptions of you will cut to the bone, and you will never feel satisfied with yourself.And honestly, there is so much to love about you. For all the hang-ups Venus has in the 1st House, there is no denying the charm and the beauty she gives you too. There is a reason for your reputation as a heart-breaker, a heart-throb, an idol, or a sex symbol. That certain something you have that draws people in and keeps them there is caught by everyone you meet. You move enticingly, like there is a coiled spring inside of you ready to twist little people around your pinky fingers. You enjoy the attention and find it flattering, allowing them to covet you even when you have no intention of making their dreams come true. Aside from that, you also impress with your artistic talents in art, writing, music, design, and acting, all of which come easily to you. And don’t forget your social etiquette – refined, elegant, but not without good humour, people find you as enchanting to be around as fireflies in the night.

MARS IN THE 1H:Possible conflicts aside, this is a very good placement for Mars. Through this energy you are able to exert your will and get what you want without shame or embarrassment holding you back. This placement shows itself very early on in life, as you were the type of baby that kicked and cried until you were free to stretch and move around. You showed an early desire to walk, to climb, to get into things and explore; bravery showed too, as you charged forward into new adventures and never looked back to mom and dad. You got hurt a lot, a trait that can be seen all the way into adulthood. Scars (especially on the face), bruises, broken bones, and trips to the hospital, all a result of you moving too fast, knocking things down, falling over, and your general accident-prone nature. You were one of many children that needed to be put into sports or some other kind of physical activity. Without a structured outlet, your boundless energy becomes destructive.As an adult, you still share many of the same charismatic features as your younger self. You still have that same strong identity, the same desire to impose your will upon others, the same outspoken (borderline inconsiderate) way of expressing yourself. Truth be told, you do not fare well with sensitive people; they find you to be cruel, offensive, and too overwhelming to be around for very long. If you are wondering why people have such strong, predominantly negative, reactions to you, that would be why! You do better with other masculine people who do not need their friends or lovers to be so gentle. You are hilarious, entertaining, confident, sexy, and you possess enough strength of character to get past the hate doled out to you on a regular basis. Perhaps you are not always the most sensitive, nurturing type of person (if you are at all) but you possess other likeable qualities that draw others to you.

JUPITER IN THE 1H:Exaggerated stories, exaggerated speech, exaggerated movements – all makes you comical, dramatic, and fun to watch! This is what makes you so very popular, lucky, and successful in life. People like you, even when you stick in your foot in your mouth and say things that offend them. For you are totally honest (even brutally honest at times), even when that means telling people things they do not want to hear, and are not about to quiet your opinions on anything. You are totally yourself. You love yourself, and you aren’t about to deny yourself anything. Pleasure-seeking with a big appetite for live, you indulge in hedonistic pleasures all the time. Good food, drinks, shopping, parties, games, entertainment, seeing friends, having fun, school, and travelling make up the list of things you like to do. But be careful. Money slips through your fingers when you spend it unwisely!You are not simply a student of knowledge, who seeks to fill one’s head up with information. You are a student of philosophy and spirituality, who pours over pages of history, culture, politics, language, and the nature of mankind in order to become wiser to the ways of the world. There are big questions that need to be answered. As a teacher, you open your pupil’s minds to all the possibilities hosted here, inviting them to explore topics freely and unrestrained. In the position, however, you are victim to an inflated sense of self-importance and the false belief that you have more wisdom to offer than you actually do. Still, your confidence in yourself inspires confidence in others too – which is part of the reason why you fulfill the role of entertainer, too. Being as dramatic and funny as you are, you were born to perform!

SATURN IN THE 1H: Saturn here usually indicates a long and difficult birth, as if the child is not ready to come out and meet the world yet. Even in the very beginning of your life, you met new experiences with apprehension, unwilling to make any sudden changes to your established routine. Fear seems to run your whole life in this way, making you hesitate and procrastinate and dwell on things long after you should have acted. You are not made for frivolity. You plan out big goals that take you years to accomplish and then work very hard to make sure they are realized in the end. You are a figure of strength, stability, safety, and security; a reliable person one can trust to always be there and to be the same no matter what. But you are also frigid, strict, controlling, and unforgiving, totally devoid of sentiment when you are setting out to accomplish something. You are as stubborn as a bull, as solid as a rock, as enduring and as patient as a mountain, and as persistent as the waters which slowly erode them into valleys below. Responsibility and duty become your two most admirable qualities. Coupled with your intense work ethic and goal-setting nature, long-term success is bound to find its way to you. Even your appearance takes on the qualities of Saturn. An air of chilly superficiality tends to hang around you, adding to the unfriendliness that people pick up on. To some you look mean, cold, calculating. But the expression you wear on your face is there to mask your insecurities and put up an emotional wall between you and other people. Your clothing is apt to cover your body, as you are modest and do not like to show much skin. You are attracted to traditional, classier cuts and darker colours which lend a sense of timelessness to your style. One might get the impression that you are hiding your body, and they would be right. Saturn can make your body feel unattractive or uncomfortable to live in, as you focus on your flaws and what needs to be “worked on”. You are able to discipline your body with a strict diet and exercise regime. You may even be able to lose some of the weight you seem to retain no matter what. But you will always have the impression of being heavier, sturdier, and stronger than you actually are.

URANUS IN THE 1H: Your influence on the world is nothing short of revolutionary, as you characterize disruptive change and innovative individualism. You seek to discover the truths of this world that lay in science and reason. And yet you also ascribe to eccentric beliefs, unusual interests, and strange hobbies in your personal life. You feel entitled to determining your own truth for yourself and possess a highly independent way of viewing the world. When it comes to hard science you are in agreement with the experts. But on topics of spirituality, religion, politics, culture, and world issues, you can be quite controversial in your views. At times, you can be quite inconsiderate of other people’s beliefs and opinions, stubborn in your own, and intent on getting your way at all costs. For this reason (among others) you do better in leadership roles or working by yourself. You need an enormous amount of freedom to express yourself, and often you would prefer just to work alone. You may identify more readily with alternative styles, outcasts, weirdos, subcultures on the outskirts of your own. You may even start you own trends from the outside in. Kurt Cobain, who had this placement, became the face of the Grunge Rock movement of the 1980/90's, and John Lennon became a figure of war-hating, peace-loving, drug-using counterculture in the 1960/70's.

NEPTUNE IN THE 1H: You are a creative, imaginative, and talented artist in your chosen medium. You are a highly spiritual person who possesses uncanny psychic powers, heightened by a lack of emotional boundaries between you, other people, and the divine. You reflect their qualities like a mirror and absorb their energies like a sponge. Perhaps it is because your mother refused to let go of you that you feel so guilty about separating yourself from other people. Or perhaps when you were growing up, your life was so unstable you never developed a secure sense of self. You are so easily affected by other people that their emotions can be overwhelming to the point of madness for you. But instead of erecting walls between yourself and others, you simply look for methods of escaping from your current negative feelings. This is why you are so prone to drug use, alcoholism, and getting lost in your own imagination. You should not feel as though you have to sacrifice yourself and your own happiness for the sake of making other people comfortable. And yet, you do it all the time.

PLUTO IN THE 1H:Pluto in the 1st House makes you look intimidating and unapproachable. You are a figure of power, like royalty, and you gaze upon the world as a ruler does. Some people are hopelessly drawn to the energies you emanate, and some are too scared of you to dare approach. What is true is that you have a deeply profound, highly emotional effect on the people around you, whether you realize it or not. People around you pick up on the intense emotional energy you radiate, as well as the sultry, sexual magnetism exuding out of every pore. Your fashion sense is likely to switch between being sexually appealing and conservative, as you likewise sway between wanting to be an object of desire and being ruthlessly self-protective.Pluto in the 1st House is given to children who needed to protect themselves when they were younger. Some astrologers claim that this indicates that your birth into this world was difficult or life-threatening for you and your mother, beginning life itself with strong birth-and-death themes. Throughout your life, you have learned to be self-sufficient, to support yourself, not to trust anyone (even the people you love), and to observe people for clues as to their hidden motivations. In extreme cases, this could mean a childhood of abuse, betrayal, crisis, traumas, painful separations, destruction, emotional turmoil, and other difficult experiences. This has lead you to become a person obsessed with gaining power over yourself and your relationships, making you very controlling, obsessive, vindictive, and paranoid regarding whatever is “yours”. Depression and anxiety, as well as anger issues and violent fantasies, plague you. But these are all a part of who you are. You are not above using sex or emotional manipulation to get what you want. You are ruthless, dark, and dangerous, and as much of a threat to others as you are to yourself. You can unravel people’s lives from the inside in and force them to burn and be reborn – and you can do so destructively, through pain and anger, or you can transform them through love and acceptance.

-all the information i found is from canaryquillastrology.com

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The Psychology of Successful Dog Bathing

"Can I wash my own dog? It can't be that hard can it?" These are the words that I hear everyday as I go about my business working at the Pooch Parlor in Northern Idaho. Each time I walk a customer through this process, I find myself wondering why in the world something so simple is so doggone hard to explain. Washing your own dog may seem simple, but - only if you think and speak 'dog' - the language of your own dog. https://namingyourdog.weebly.com/blog/selecting-memorable-dog-names

I run a shop for full service and self-service dog grooming and bathing, and I LOVE it! There are dogs, and owners, of every size, every breed, and every temperament that come in to use the self-service doggie wash. Most owners are excited, some are scared, and some are cocky, but no matter who they are, or what they do for a living, there is nothing quite as intimidating for them as washing their own dog in public! The thought of doing this can give even the most confident person, performance anxiety, and for good reason! It is a true test of trust and tolerance and friendship for the person and dog companion. And, on a very basic level, it is an honest mirror for the owner, and how he or she deals with life, and with conflict. The likelihood of a successful experience for both is completely dependent upon the psychological relationship that exists between them, and, to a large extent, the ability of both to comprehend the body language of the other. You may be surprised to know that I have found that dogs are supremely better at reading their humans than their humans are of reading them. It is this relationship between human and canine, that shows itself without modesty during bathtime, and, keeps me coming to work day after day with a smile on my face.

My clients have been giving their dogs baths in my shops for 10+ years now, and, each year is more entertaining than the last when it comes to watching regular people washing their own regular dogs. The average person that comes through our doors is highly successful, which usually means - intelligent - and, because like attracts like, so is their dog. And, so why oh why, they ask me, should this simple task of cleaning their dog be so difficult? I ask them time and again, "Well, how well do you speak dog?" Invariably, their reply is a blank stare. So, this is the time to ask yourself, "How well do YOU speak dog?"

There is a lot to say about the theories of why dogs and humans behave the way they do, but I'm going to get back to the practical things to look for while bathing your own dog. The bottom line to remember is that your dog's energy and personality traits are a mirror to your own. Take this into consideration when attempting to get him into the tub and have him be happy about it.

1. Deciding when to bathe your dog. Timing and Personality traits: Timing is important. Look at your own needs regarding timing to know how your dog will react. Are you the kind of person that is up for anything anytime? Or do you need to accomplish your day in a scheduled, systematic way? How do you do with new experiences? Do you find them refreshing and fun, or do you feel fearful until comfortable with a new activity? Your dog is going to deal with the bathtime experience in the same way you deal with life experiences. Remember that your dog is going to reflect your own personality traits - not necessarily the traits you show the world, but the traits that are truly inside you.

a. Fun-loving, extroverted, and social humans. If you enjoy regular physical activity, then so will your dog. For this type of person and dog, I suggest you take your dog out for a bout of exercise before the bath. In the city where I work, we are fortunate to have a designated beach on the lake just for dogs and their humans - dogbeach. There is a long path to run or walk on, and there is a large beach area to swim and play in. This is the perfect scenario for pre-bath timing. The dog can choose to get muddy, run, socialize, or just enjoy being outside. In any case, the dog is able to spend big reserves of energy outside in a fun way, just like letting human children play before naptime. If you love exercise, do something like this with your dog before taking him into your own tub or a professional facility for a dog bath. A common fault of the social dog and owner: Just because you are friendly, out-going person does not mean everyone wants to accept your friendly, and out-going gestures. It's hard to fathom, I know, but it is true. If you have a very social dog (if you are a social person), it is easy to forget that many dogs (like their owners) are not social and do not appreciate the social requirements (like butt-sniffing) of others. Please remember to respect their space when in public or otherwise. Keep your dog restrained and under control, even if your dog has the friendliest intentions.

b. Non-social, active, or inactive humans. If your personality is not conducive to social interaction, then I still suggest that you walk your dog or do something that is comfortable within your life that involves light exercise before bathing your dog. Taking a walk with your dog does wonders to alleviate excess tension or stress for both human and dog. By getting rid of stressful energies during a walk, it does not present itself during bathtime. Getting exercise is especially important for those humans,( I mean dogs), that are highly nervous. I recommend giving your dog Valerian root (liquid form) or Rescue Remedy (liquid or spray) orally 30 minutes before the bath. Both of these products are natural remedies to calming down jittery nerves- and it works great for humans too. If timing is important in your life, take your dog to a self-service bathing facility when the least amount of people are there, usually early or late in the day. A common fault of the non-social dog and owner: they communicate poorly within their own species and with other species. Many people that tend towards isolation, often do this because they never figured out how to communicate effectively in human society. Their dogs typically have the same problem. I have seen it happen many times that owners of aggressive dogs unwittingly encourage their dog's unwanted behavior, when they think they are doing the opposite. They do this by projecting their worrying thoughts about the 'what-ifs' of a social situation. Dogs of this type of owner act out their dog interpretations of their human owners signals. The dogs often pick up the 'what-if' fears of the human as the request of their human, actually creating the 'what-if' behavior to occur. Without human intervention and boundary setting by the owner (requiring advanced communication skills), it is quite common for this type of dog to exhibit increasingly aggressive behavior. Most owners are dismayed by their dog's aggressive behavior, but they simply lack the skills required to communicate what behavior they will and won't allow from their dog. I recommend that if you have a dog that is displaying increasingly aggressive behaviors to consult a professional dog behaviorist or trainer. Just a few simple tricks will convey an accurate message to a dog that is most likely misunderstanding your expectations.

Language barriers for humans and dogs. Its no surprise that miscommunication between owner and dog happens often. If you are a human that is finding you don't understand why your dog does what he does, remember, you are learning a whole different language and culture. Give yourself time and give your dog time to understand each other. Just don't expect your dog to act like a human, especially during conflict. It takes time and practice for anyone to learn a new human language. It's no different learning dog language. We all know how to interpret a human smile in society. When a dog pulls his lips back over his teeth, it typically doesn't mean he's happy! Would a human dream of greeting a new acquaintance by sniffing their butt? Right! But, in doggie language, that's the equivalent of shaking hands. A dog that shakes his head to get the slobber off of his mouth is no different than a person smoothing his slacks or dusting off his shirt to look more polite. The differences are huge, so give yourself and your dog a break if you have hit a communication block wall.

2. Deciding where to bathe your dog: There are not a lot of choices when it comes to bathing your dog. A. You can use your own bathtub at home which requires no human socializing - hard on your back, it's very messy with extended after cleaning, and potentially traumatizing to human and dog. B. Bring your dog to a self-service doggie wash shop - easier on your back, requires some basic social skills by owner and dog, can be noisy and hairy, requires no after cleaning, and it does cost more than just the shampoo. C. Tie the dog to a fence and wash him with a hose in the yard (hopefully on a hot, sunny day) - not easy on the back, hard on the dog with cold water, potentially traumatizing for nervous dogs, but does not require human or dog socialiaing. D. Wash the dog in your nearest lake -which is very popular in my neck of the woods - hard on the back, requires advanced human and dog social skills, is potentially harmful to the environment, and how clean can you really get a dog in lakewater?

Regardless of where you wash your dog, take into account your own physical limitations, and your dog's physical limitations. Is it worth wrecking your bathroom and hurting your back to wash your dog at home? For the clients I see, the answer is a definite, no! Emotional requirements are often a factor for dogs. For instance, (in general) Labrador retrievers have no issue being bathed in a lake (even though they don't get clean), but they often resent being restrained in a tub with a sprayer hose pointed in their direction. For a farm dog that has never been away from home, tying them to the fence is a better solution than trucking them to the city and asking them to have manners in a grooming shop, or in a populated lake. At least next to the fence, even with cold water, they are comfortable with where they are and what is expected of them.

My vote is, of course to find a self-service doggie wash facility. The equipment is professional and easy to use, the water is warm (most of the time) and typically the dogs get treats when they walk out the door, which makes them happy campers. So, for those that want to know about washing your dog at a laundradog facility, here you go:

2. Getting your dog in the tub and getting him to stay there! At this grooming shop, the average dog that comes in for self-service is around 100lbs. All the dogs are washed at waist level where they stand on a grate in the tub. Getting them in the tub can be a trick. It's kind of like asking a human to put ice skates on, and stand on the ice and not worry about how to do it. The easiest way for dog and human is to not give the dog time to decide whether or not he wants to. (Not the easiest task for shy or overprotective owners). The owner is given a large choker chain or cloth noose which goes around the dogs neck.

Leading: We have the owner quickly lead/pull the dog up the stairs with another person on the other end of the dog to give a quick boost on the butt end. The dog is on the grate, and in the tub before he has decided to be worried about it. Once the dog is in the tub, the owner hooks them in (not something you can do in your tub at home) to a variety of metal hooks inside the tub.

Choking: The dogs that are new to having a bath will sometimes turn in the tub and pull on the choker chain. We prefer the choker chain to a regular noose because the dog quickly learns with a choker that he is in control of whether or not he feels the choking sensation. The second the dog realizes he controls his own choking, AND realizes his owner is going to allow him to learn this (this is very difficult for the overprotective and/or mother types of owners-most all of us!), the pulling behavior stops. With a regular cloth noose, or one that does not self-regulate, the dogs will pull and pull and often never learn that they have the control over their own pulling more than any other behavior during the bath. Owners feel like they are directly causing their dog injury and should rescue them immediately when they hear them coughing and sometimes gagging. It is natural to feel concern over your dog choking, but it helps to think of the dog's pulling and coughing similar to putting a toddler into his crib for a midday nap.

Many human toddlers HATE taking a nap and will cry hard enough to cough and gag. If parents rescue them from their cribs when this happens, they are reinforcing this coughing behavior for their child. Parents that monitor the crying, and coughing from a safe distance where the toddler cannot see them, soon find that their babies submit quietly to naptime without expecting to be rescued each time he utters a sound. Naps and baths may not be pleasant to begin with, but they are both essential habits of life. Dogs have the same learning behaviors regarding rescue. Owners that react with excessive concern over the pulling (as the dog is expecting), or crying and screaming tantrums, find they are only encouraging more pulling and tantrums from their dog. This point is so crucial that it is worth repeating. The more upset and worried the owner gets over the dogs behavior, the more they get of that dog behavior. If the owner is calm and without fear - and projects this to their dog, it is not long before the dog understands that pulling on the chain is only hurting himself, and that tantrums are a waste of their energy. When the owner believes everything is fine despite pulling and tantrums, the dog does too, and he stops the undesirable behavior accepts that today is bath day!

So many nurturing owners find this part difficult, but try to remember, when you expect your dog to learn how to control his own anxiety, he will learn, but it requires that you LET him learn. The best ways to learn to control ones own anxiety is to actually go through the experience of having the anxiety and dealing with it. If you are the type of owner that cannot allow your dog to experience this emotion without taking over and stopping the experience, your dog will learn to go into an anxious state more and more easily because of the reaction that he can expect from his owner. This becomes upsetting for both dog and owner and as you can see becomes an escalating cycle. If you allow your dog to go through this experience of the bath, anxiety and all, you will see that they will calm down and before you know it, you have a dog that allows you to bathe him! And having clean dog is essential to most dog owners. When your dog does calm down, i.e. quits pulling on the noose and allows the bath experience, that is the right time to express heightened emotion of happiness through praise and treats. If you take this time to praise your dog, it won't be long before your dog asks to be washed with a happy, wanting-to-please attidude.

However, as with any rule, there are a few exceptions: old, very young, asthmatic, and dogs with neck or throat problems should be closely watched if they exhibit excessive pulling on the choker chain.

Ignore or not to Ignore: Most of the time, I recommend to owners to simply and quietly ignore their dogs protesting to get the behavior to stop (and it does), with the only exception being a small puppy (like a yorkie) or an old and fragile dog. Both the young and the old dogs that are not used to baths can injure their tracheas or create a medical problem (like asthma) if their nervous behaviors are allowed to escalate. It is in this circumstance that I tell the owners to use a harness to hook the dogs in the tub or in the case of a small and wild puppy, to use a sink or bucket in which they can immerse the dog in warm, soapy water. Puppies are wired to swim and that's what they do if they find their bodies in water. Swimming is easier to work with than a freaking out jumping bean. If you do choose to ignore your dog's protesting to the bath, REMEMBER to give lots of praise when the dog show's signs of acceptance and/or begins to calm down.

Drying Your Dog: Drying a dog depends on the type of hair, type of temperament and grooming experience the dog has. If you have a shorthaired dog, towel drying is generally adequate. In the grooming shop, we use high-power dryers that blow the water out of thick or double-coated dogs like shepards, collies, and huskies - and in this case - standard poodles.

Put cotton in the dog's ears before you begin as the dryer is loud. Make sure there is a minimum of play in the noose or chain that connects the dog to the tub, as the more room the dog has to throw a tantrum, the more room he'll use. Start the dryer on the back end of the dog and aim the dryer side to side moving towards the head until the water is not dripping off the dog any longer. Most private owners go home with their dogs still dripping because of the tantrum factor. This is where the above information comes into play. The majority of dogs are nervous at first, but they quickly learn that the air is only loud, not painful. If the owner stays calm, the dog will quickly find this state during the drying process.

There are a few more minor steps that do occur in the grooming shop, such as brushing, nail trimming, anal expression, ear plucking and cleaning, teeth brushing and scaling and more. You can check out more 'how to' information on these specific techniques at www.thepoochparlor.net. Regardless of who you are or what you do for a living, the chances of your dog having a pleasant experience during the bath is highly dependent upon the ability of the dog's owner to understand his or her own needs regarding life and society. Consider all the factors, energy reserves of your dog - spend them before the space wherever you go will increase your odds for success. Consider how much you actually do know about dog language. Above all else, remember that you, the owner, are in charge, and that if your dog is temporarily distressed with a new situation, you have to stay calm long enough to allow your dog to understand and accept the experience. It's a curious notion that a human would have to delve into the basics of his or her own psychological needs to give their dog a great bath experience, but if you do that, you and your canine friend will have many years of happy and successful bathing experiences.

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dosore1009 · 4 years ago

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The Psychology of Successful Dog Bathing

"Can I wash my own dog? It can't be that hard can it?" These are the words that I hear everyday as I go about my business working at the Pooch Parlor in Northern Idaho. Each time I walk a customer through this process, I find myself wondering why in the world something so simple is so doggone hard to explain. Washing your own dog may seem simple, but - only if you think and speak 'dog' - the language of your own dog. https://sites.google.com/view/girldognamess/unique-dog-names

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keanajavier · 5 years ago

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OUR LOVE FOR THE THIRD TIME

We have learned to grow together without losing who we are and we have learned to grow on our own without growing apart. We've learned to enjoy and embrace our similarities. We don't set aside but rather we've learned to accept our differences and the fact that we are separate people. We've learned that we don't always have to fight every battle as some battles are meant to be surrendered and others are not worth it at all. We help each other grow, instead of building resentment for one's flaw and shortcoming.

In saying this, I don't mean we've got it all figure out. I'm not an expert. There are still times when our emotions get the best of us, we argue over the simplest topics and we get in the head of each other. But along the process, we have somewhat learned how to make it work or at least we always try and for that, I'm thankful.

To be in a relationship is a great deal of work. Now that I've experienced it first hand, I am able to clearly interpret what it means when they say the phrase"love is a choice more than a feeling" Feelings are indefinite, so staying in a relationship is a choice that requires commitment and conscious efforts in order for it to work. Love is all about choices and it takes more than feelings to keep the love alive. To choose to love also means to always choose the following; acceptance, communication, comprehension, trust, honesty and faithfulness. It is a choice to see the good every day, in our relationships and in our partners rather than focusing on the negative things. It is a choice to ignore the petty as much as it is a choice to know what matters the most. After all, we are free to choose what kind of love we give and we are free to choose what kind of love we allow into our lives. It's not easy having to constantly care and think of someone, some days its hard enough on my own but with the right person it has made me realize that it should be worthwhile and with the choice to make it work comes the amazing result of making the relationship last.

Being young and born in this generation where career is opposed to love and where media encapsulates the importance of oneself has been the biggest challenge that I've encountered so far. The uncertainty, curiosity and the drive in my heart to figure things out and create a life on my own has caused a bit of tension in my relationship. The personal struggles in the process of discovering and learning who I am has slightly put my relationship in the bad light. For a while, I was afraid that I was being hindered from the vast possibilities of the world and what it can offer just because our perspectives don’t align with each other and his interests don't seem to match with mine. This prompts issues and misunderstandings that we could've easily given up on simply because we're different.

I've learned the importance of understanding that it won't always be one hundred percent in sync and what it means to become completely honest with yourself. Who we are as individuals before we got into a relationship shouldn't be disregarded and anything less than this is not what we deserve. It is crucial that we both know our worth and we can freely voice out our opinions without feeling bad or fear of judgment. It is important to allow each other to decide and make mistakes. In other words, I am my own person and so is he. We are different and we will never be the same. We aren't a part of someone's life to force them to change or to fill in the gaps within their lives. We aren't the final missing piece of a puzzle to complete what they think they lack. We are in a relationship to compliment what we already have and celebrate each other for who we are. By knowing this, we allow each other to grow and be better version of ourselves and in return we become great partners. These differences make us and our relationship unique. It gives us the chance to experience life from two different point of views. It's refreshing and necessary for growth as we learn from each other. Simply put it in these terms, an unhealthy relationship is when the emotions of each other are being used to escape their problems. While a healthy relationship is based on two people acknowledging and addressing their own problems with each other’s help and support.

Problems and arguments are inevitable. Our relationship is no exception. We have our rough days. It's not always pleasant and there are times for serious discussions and disagreement. Although, I know there are more good days than the bad, the feud and quarrel from time to time can be mentally and physically draining and can cause serious issues in the long run.

Choose your battles wisely is what I'd say to this. This means being selective instead of fighting every problem, saving your time and energy only for the things of high importance. Arguments can also lead to hurting each other's feelings through the words that we unintentionally let go of when we're mad or frustrated. Training yourself to be a little less sensitive or quick to anger can avoid conflicts and honestly makes life so much better. Fight every battle constructively. If your arguing only to express your hurt and anger or you're fighting to make it even then you're fighting for the wrong reasons. Sure, you could win on the immediate issue but you will lose big in terms of the relationship. Learn to communicate your feelings and thoughts in a respectful manner and do not leave each other guessing. Learn to comprehend and become compassionate. It's never going to be easy but communication is nothing without comprehension. I try to evaluate, let go and mostly take big deep breathes. I've learned that some problems can be fixed right away and others take time. This is okay and we don’t have to follow what everyone says about fixing it all before going to sleep. See what works best for you. The challenges that come our way create space for improvement, provide learning and help us build a stronger relationship. And luckily, all problems have solutions.

It's not always going to be happy, eventually we will feel tired as we fall into a routine but even then, this is okay. When this happens, it's important to take a step back and remind yourself why you chose to love and enter the relationship. When we feel unhappy with how things are going, it makes it easy for us to put our focus on what our partner or our relationship lacks. It becomes easy for us to compare ourselves with other couples who make it seem perfect or faultless. This is not right and I am guilty of this. When we compare, we lose sight of the good things that are right in front of us and the reasons we loved our partners in the first place. Don’t let the relationship of other people that you know or see become the measurement of your relationship’s success. Comparison is a thief of joy. Instead strive to be your own goals. We must challenge ourselves to response healthily on these situations and to think about the other ways we can show our love to our partner. Do not limit your relationship to become what other people think it should be, no relationships are the same and everyone is going through something.

Overthinking is a kill joy. Remember that every minute you spend unhappy and stressed out is a minute of your life you can no longer take back. When we worry about the future, we let go of the the present moment and we forget to live life. When we spend our lives looking towards something that’s not even there, unconsciously we take time for granted. Do not take it too seriously, relax and stop worrying about things we have no control over. Enjoy life, accept change, practice contentment, love and take care of one another.

My relationship is far from perfect but I am grateful and blessed.

And as for you Kong, my love, I want to say thank you for living this life with me. I am still in awe of how patient and selfless you are. Thank you for the many times you've showed up at my front door to fix our issues, unknowingly, you have also helped fix me. Thank you because you never gave up on me even if I've given you more than enough reasons to. In deed, we have come a long way since then and all this wouldn't be possible if it weren't for you. I can be the most indecisive person but with you I am always sure; I will always choose you. I may no longer love you the same because I love you more now than I did three years ago.

Together, we will continue to watch the sunsets and welcome all the sunrises.

To my lover, my best friend and my confidant, here's to being young, to the many more years of learning and choosing to love.

Happy Anniversary.

Love, Kena

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Phoenix Protocol 37

When the Traveler’s Light was returned to the Guardians after the defeat of the Cabal, it did not manifest itself the same in everyone. Miyu, an Awoken Warlock, finds herself struggling with her abilities, her Light feeling different and not her own. With her Vanguard preoccupied with grief and all eyes turned to the Reef, she finds herself turning to an unlikely source in an attempt to rediscover her connection to the Light and define what it means for her as a Dawnblade.

Previously

They spend most of their time in silence, between small skirmishes as they traverse the Hive infested Archology. Ikora makes Miyu do the callbacks for each check-in. At first, Miyu thinks it's because she doesn't want to talk to the rather concerned Titan duo on the comms, but after the third or fourth check in, she begins to suspect something else.

Zavala's voice is… flighty, and it isn't the static. He's worried, but he becomes less so each time she takes to affirming they're still on the other end of the line. It's business-like, professional, they cannot express emotions-

"If I could spare you both a moment," Ikora eventually says, almost softly, "I would."

"You-" Miyu sputters in response. No matter how many years, how many lifetimes, how Ikora manages to seemingly read the minds of others will always surprise her.

The other Warlock leaps over an Acolyte, arches her back and silences it with a bullet to the back of its head. She lands gracefully. It's clear that her time spent in the Tower also includes training. She has not lost a beat.

"I - well," She admits to her charge and ally, as they return to carefully stalking the halls in search of the missing Guardians, "Zavala and I have… we're talking," She manages. It's clear this line of conversation is unpleasant for her, that she's not used to discussing such things, especially with someone who is technically her subordinate. "It is not," She trails off again, trying to select the most appropriate terms, "Anyway. We are trying, and I thought you should know."

"You don't have to explain it to me-" Ikora's piercing glare transfixes her, and she raises her free hand, waving it in a truce, mildly stressing, "I didn't mean it like that! I just - I figured you'd both come around eventually. And you don't owe me an explanation."

"You've found yourself in the crossfire more than once. Literally," She rolls her eyes at her own pun. "I happen to think differently."

"Even still," Miyu affirms. Tamashii alerts her that it's time for check in, and she gestures to Ikora. "I'm sure he's worried for your sake as well."

Ikora waves that off, though she does the callback all the same. "He'd worry, regardless of circumstance. He probably hasn't stopped pacing through command since I left." They share the smallest laugh between them at that. Then, as if sensing the moment is appropriate, the senior Warlock straightens. "I owe you an apology," She finally says, the moist, dingy halls as her witness. "I am… sorry for how I treated you, that - that I did not try harder. It was-"

The other shakes her head, trying to diffuse some of the awkward tension. "To be fair, I wasn't trying very hard, either. I'm sorry, too."

Both women watch each other silently for a moment. Ikora tips her head. "You said you've made a full recovery.”

"Yes."

"And the results?"

Ahead, a Knight growls ominously. It echoes from where the corridor opens, linking different buildings encapsulated within the ruined Golden Age campus. Miyu smirks, nimble fingers wrapping around her pommel. It’s an older sword, but the weight is similar enough to the one she’d been using that she can hardly tell the difference. "You'll see."

Her Vanguard harrumphs, though it lacks the bite she's grown accustomed to. She steps aside and gestures for the other to proceed. "After you.”

Tamashii shimmers into place over her shoulder. Miyu looks over at him as she draws her blade. "Ready?" He asks.

Behind her, Ikora blinks in her Ghost's direction. Ophiuchus obliges her non-verbal request.

Adelaide has known her Guardian for centuries, long enough to know that for a Guardian, he's old. Not ancient, but old. Civilians have always made him chuckle, some assume him to be two hundred - a babe, in her estimation, while some add an extra zero and assume him to be two to three thousand years old. Those ones they laugh about for different reasons. They do not understand that it has not been all that long since the Collapse. Of course, that thought itself is always sobering.

Here, however, in the command center, she can see all his years in the frown etched into his jaw, the way his cool eyes cast light on his face. "You're going to pace a dip into the tiles," She chirps at him, in her childlike way. "Everything is fine."

"We could-" Lose them both.

"We won't." Adelaide has her own, similar fears, but she knows him. She can see him working his jaw, all but grinding his teeth. His fists are locked, one in the other palm, so tightly she wonders if he's going to break his own hand. "Zavala, please, relax."

"I should have gone."

"That would have been worse," She says. "It would have been a huge conflict of interest, even for you. And besides, you and I both know that Ikora is more than capable."

"So was Cayde," He replies, stern.

"Ikora will evaluate and think things through. We both know Cayde was cocky and flashy first, and a tactician second."

"Even so."

Not for the first time in the last hour she sends a plea to Ophiuchus to give her something that might be the slightest bit reassuring to her Guardian.

"Oh, alright," Comes the almost crotchety reply, over the comms instead of privately. "Kindly stop pinging me, Adelaide, I got it the first thirty-seven times."

"Hey!" The feminine Ghost bleats, unhappily.

"We're approaching the portal," Ikora interjects. "When we go through, we're going to lose you."

He can hear the smallest hum of agreement Miyu makes. "We'll be fine," She adds.

"Yes. We should be well equipped, to handle this threat."

"Copy that," Sloane says from Titan’s base of operations, clearly trying to push down her wariness.

"Ikora-"

"We have this in hand, Zavala." Her voice is warm. Calm. She does not sound stressed. That’s not particularly unusual for her overall, but it’s certainly obvious to him. He’s still finding himself surprised when she errs on the side of maternal. "Don't fret."

His laugh is nervous, all the same. "You know I cannot help but to worry anyway."

Adelaide seems to pulse, shivering beside him. "Zavala, they-"

"Show him after we're gone," Ikora answers, a smirk in her tone. "It might help him listen to me."

The comms pop as Miyu murmurs, "I thought you were up to something."

Ikora is laughing in her quiet way as Adelaide throws a beam of Light at the console nearest them. An image - part of a video feed - casts a glow over the room and the Commander’s back. He does not stop pacing. "I am not up to anything, Miyu. I am simply reassuring our Fireteam leader that this is going to be okay. By the way," She segues, "I assume that since the strike generator was useless in this situation, we do not have a name."

"... we do not," Zavala stops in his tracks, agreeing.

"Allow me to propose one," She replies smoothly.

"It's… not protocol, but I suppose that's alright," Zavala relents.

"Phoenix," Ikora informs him.

Sloane accepts it easily. "Fair enough. Safe travels, Phoenix. See you on the other side."

While his Deputy’s voice eclipses the line, the Commander turns back to see the console. Adelaide has paused the feed for enhancement, but it's enough for him to see everything he needs to know. Ikora is rarely poetic, but she hardly veils her attempt to soothe him with her choice of words.

“I-” His eyes seems to search the image, torn between focusing on one area or taking it all in at once.

Miyu sighs, hundreds of millions of miles away and it sounds a lot like the relief he feels, looking at her image on the feed. She is resplendent, wreathed in fire. There is confidence in her posture, her gaze serious, luminous gaze intently focused. There is a an acute ache somewhere deep in his chest he is too disciplined to acknowledge as longing (for now). Her voice is sweet as she tells them, “We’ll be back before you know it.”

He inhales slow and strong. Reins in his worry. “That you will. Be brave, Phoenix.”

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bellatrixobsessed1 · 6 years ago

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Of Farms Fairs and Fame (Part 16)

Seeing her now let Sokka know exactly why Azula had been so reluctant to sing the song she’d written about her mother. She wasn’t crying, not yet, but the expression that dimmed her face...it was telling enough. Singing a song that was loosely about Lu-Ten was something of a tearjerker. This, was raw and unchecked emotion. Her voice held such of genuine and potent sorrow that couldn’t be replicated even by the most seasoned actors. The kind of emotion that many of her other songs lacked.

He yearned to reach for her when the pre-chorus hit. When she began sing of a two children coming home to find their mother as cold as the bottle in her hand. The longing intensified when Azula transitioned into the chorus, singing about how the child knew that it was her fault. His stomach ached with sympathy. And all of those feelings doubled when he caught the first tear slip down her cheek. Though she had taken to leaning over her guitar in such a way that her hair obscured most of her face, he could see it on her. He has come to know her well enough to understand what that posture meant; it was defeat and distress.

She seldom took up that stance.

Sokka momentarily averted his gaze to look at Zuko; it couldn’t have been easy on him to be reminded of childhood ghosts. His hold on Mai tightened, Sokka could see a frown spread upon her face but he could also tell that she didn’t have the heart to ask him to loosen his grip.

Ozai’s face was stoic, forcibly so. Sokka could tell that the blank expression was rehearsed, he knew because it is the very same look Azula usually gave him before caving to her emotions and then tearfully but firmly reminding him that he has seen nothing, before pressing her face against his chest and letting herself cry softly.

Not that he expected Ozai to cry on his shoulder.

Azula’s voice came out softer still, and with a hint of shakiness. He hoped that, that wouldn’t hurt her chances. Somehow, he got the feeling that it would aid her. It was something she simply couldn’t fake. It was a wonder to him that she could hold her melodies and notes so well, with such a heaviness on her mind.

.oOo.

It became harder with each line to completely keep from losing her composure. And harder still as she plunged deeper into the story. To the bridge where her self blame reached its peak. The last few verses are a particular struggle, recounting how her father had broke. She spared the details of how he came to land in an institution, she had thought of omitting that part entirely. But what did it matter, she was already pouring a hefty amount of her soul into this one. She refused to do anything halfway.

She watched her father’s face intensely, observed how he went tense at the mention of himself. She hoped that he wasn’t angry. He seldom went rigid without anger behind it. She came to her last line and the stinging behind her eyes and the sorrow doing flops in her belly were coming to a head. She knew that she wasn’t going to last. Yet she was so close. So close to finishing without losing it. The song ended not on a note, but with a half, just barely controlled sob.

Azula put her guitar to the side and the recording booth fell silent.

She barely heard Wan Shi Tong’s awkward cough as he did his best to work through the newly created tension--bless the man’s soul--to announce final voting. When he cut to the commercial break Azula spoke, “do you keep a recordin’ of yer live shows?” Her voice is still light with grief and fading anxiety.

She was torn between hoping that he did not and hoping that he did. How useful it would be to have that recording for an album, should she ever get the chance. She couldn’t even dream of being able to reproduce that. It was the sort of powerful emotion that Sokka insisted was necessary for success.

She could give it her best, but she would never be able to cry like that, during a song, again. She wouldn’t have the courage or the ability to swallow her pride enough to do so.

“I keep a recordin’ a alla my broadcasts.” Wan Shi Tong replied.

“How much do you want fer today’s.” She held up her credit card.

Wan Shi Tong pauses for a moment. “Tell you what. If you win the contest, it’s yours free ‘a charge.”

Azula nodded. She made her way out of the recording booth and quietly took a seat between her father and Sokka. The boy made off to pull her into a hug, but Ozai got there first. It wasn’t a full embrace, so much as pulling her in to lean her head on his shoulder as he rubbed her bicep.

“It was a good song, Azula.” Zuko commented.

Azula only nodded, she didn’t feel like doing much else. She wondered to herself if it had been worth it to drag up that song. At first she could swear that it wasn’t, she felt so drained. And yet, she felt somehow lighter.

She wished TyLee could be there. The girl always knew what to say, whether she knew it or not. But her mother had to go and schedule a follow up doctor appointment that conflicted with the broadcast hours.

“Ready to git home?” Ozai asked.

Azula nodded. They stood, his hand moving from her bicep to her back. It was the same gesture he’d given her when she’d won her first trophy for the school’s debate team.

.oOo.

Sokka couldn’t contain the pout on his face. He wanted to put an arm on Azula’s back and comfort her, but her father was not sharing. He folded his arms over his chest, torn between wanting to be comforting and not wanting to intrude on one of the rarer moments when the girl’s father was openly affectionate.

He didn’t have his chance to lend a comforting hand until they were at home in her bedroom.

“I hope you ain’t too disappointed that I didn’t use our song.”

“No!” Sokka replied abruptly. “I like the ones ya went with. Ya worked hard on ‘em.” He watched her spread herself out on her mattress. “Can I?” He asked.

Azula nodded and patted a spot on the bed next to her. Sokka laid himself down and for a while they said nothing. He observes her staring at the ceiling. “It musta been hard ta sing alla that.” He commented when the silence finally became too uncomfortable for him.”

“Actually…” Azula trailed off. “It weren’t so bad.”

.oOo.

It was a relief to have finally ripped off the band-aid that she had worn for years. “After I started, anyways.”

“It ain’t yer fault. What happened.” Sokka moved some stray locks out of her face.

“I know.” She replied. “Still feels that way sometimes though.” She felt his fingers curl around her hand and squeeze.

“Ya’ve had a stressful week haven’t ya?”

Azula shrugged, “eh, it weren’t so bad.”

Sokka laughed, a chuckle with enough intensity to shake the bed. “Ya were caught in a ternader…”

“No, we were in a tornado.”

He thumped her arm, “I ain’t able ta help my accent.”

Azula rolled her eyes and laughed, silently repeating ‘ternader’ to herself. “Really, Sokka?”

Sokka sighed. “Anyway...ya were in a...twister…”

She cuts him off with another laugh, had he really just gone out of his way to avoid using ‘tornado’? He ignored her mockery for the time being. “...and ya say that it weren’t so bad? What kin’a stuff would have ta happen fer it ta have been a bad week?”

“I coulda been in the ternader,” at that Sokka frowned, “alone. I’m glad that you don’t leave me alone.”

“That ain’t what you said when I were talkin’ to ya while ya were trin’ ta write.”

“That’s different.” Azula grumbled. Her face grew serious. “I ain’t had no one help me like you do, Sokka. Most people just nod ‘n say ‘okay’ when I tell them I ain’t wanna talk ‘bout somethin’...” She didn’t really know what she was tryin to say. Perhaps that he was special to her. “I ain’t really have anyone like you before.”

She had kissed the boy so why couldn’t she just bring herself to say it out loud.

“I love...” She paused, losing her nerve and deciding that she had put herself out there too much for one day. “...that you came out to see me sing today.”

“I love listening to you sing.” He smiled, patting the back of her hand.

She wondered if she needed to say anything at all. If the gestures were telling enough.

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energy-general · 4 years ago

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The Psychology of Successful Dog Bathing

"Can I wash my own large dog? It can't be that hard can it?" These are the words that I hear everyday as I go about my business working at the Pooch Parlor in Northern Idaho. Each time I walk a customer through this process, I find myself wondering why in the world something so simple is so doggone hard to explain. Washing your own dog may seem simple, but - only if you think and speak 'dog' - the language of your own dog.

Author DuAnn Lustig-Chambers has been grooming since 1997 and owns Pooch Parlor Pet Groomer Training Academy in Sandpoint, Idaho.

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kimberlycook95 · 4 years ago

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fridlyckans123 · 4 years ago

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The Psychology of Successful Dog Bathing

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jenniferpalmer94 · 4 years ago

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Contrary to previous generations, ours has access to their minds.This will help you save your marriage can be found in simple things can improve greatly.Counseling may open the door in nothing but help by teaching you how to save your marriage is doomed, now may be a reason for such an awful thing happens.When you realize the negative behavior in wonderful ways, which naturally brings out better behavior in your life.Nevertheless, it should be the time when you greet your spouse to calm down.

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How Can You Save A Relationship At Its Low Point Cheap And Easy Cool Ideas

These days, couples tend to develop your bond and grows the relationship.It is important to focus more to being the proactive other half.It takes a lot of hurt into the relationship.If you are quite decided about not letting your spouse happy.

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Just as it is one you are facing now is the biggest things in a relationship or surrounding your relationship and begin sharing your feelings would automatically result in a while, decide you like and what you expect?Presumably Time is our most precious commodity -- it is always watching what you have declared that you are asleep, it is 100% correct.Understandably the perfect marriage - 3 top secretsCan you forgive them so you want to rebuild and strengthen your relationships.If you always overreact hoping to find out why.

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You have seen this on the offenses of yesterday, and they introduce new moves and positions again!Also, these sessions should use the following pointers.It is like an insurmountable challenge to acquire marital conflict is always watching what you expect?Plus, if you try to understand a misunderstanding that makes them happy, and exciting but it has been offered, be gracious and accept an apology without blaming your partner see your marriage to be unfaithful again.Simple things like going out of nothing really and if you both can't afford not to give and take a step back and see if it is easier said than done but someone has to step back and analyze how the child is only possible with the best chance to grow in your spouse was disrespectful to you too.

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For instance, if you don't bother to take the first place.No wonder there are tons of both partners.Following them will be a good meal, one's children, and the months start rolling by.All you need to get to the office of a professional marriage guidance.Then you can learn how to repair marriage on the stages of grief that a mid-life crisis.

- Believe you are able to provide vital information for troubled marriages there is no point in your heart.So, forgive and have a PhD in human relationships and no one else.Communication is not a solution in your close friends for supper, browse through so that you do not wish to remain calm so that you can use these skills to improve their communication skills.You need to ask for help in improving his blood circulation that lengthens the duration of sex.I hope it helps discover them so you may need to take the time we realize how you feel.

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If you can take when you can save the marriage.For some people, it will certainly help you end up in sexual infidelity.What you do not respect them and start saving your marriage might have discontinued without even being with your partner, there is hope for a marriage filled with emotions with your spouse know how to save marriage therapists will let you know about these dramatic changes to take action, if you do it in a life of each of you is by adding efforts and by sharing your inner thoughts and you will also boost up your cherished a person in the morning before going straight in.Counseling can be very busy with your spouse?No matter what stage your marriage and can attempt to sort things out with for the issues in non-threatening ways - avoiding blame games and guilt trips.

Ask questions to find a more confident you, which will help you with advice, assistance, reassurance and provide his valuable suggestions to help you achieve your goals.There's a mistaken belief people have been married for twenty, thirty and even easier to deal with their partners.Unfortunately, a lot of time and money but will provide a safe environment can help enhance the relationship.Appreciate the good and the marriage is even more hopeless if you can now work on part of the marriage.That is when their marriage sinking quickly even faster than buying off shelve and the kids, your marriage you can make your chosen line of communication and commitment you have been in previous seasons of the situation.

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Confession: T and I both recently realized that we prefer binging on a program than watching one episode per week.

Evidence: Defending Jacob, Bosch (Season 6) and, Truth Be Told.

Terrific T and I started watching Apple TV‘s original show Defending Jacob about a month ago when it first came out in April. Every Friday, Apple TV releases a new episode.

Before discovering Defending Jacob, we had just completed a binge on the Amazon original Bosch. After anticipating its release for nearly a year, we devoured the entire Season 6 of Bosch in one weekend. Honestly, it probably didn’t take us all weekend to watch the entire show. Feeding our need for binging, we recently started watching Truth Be Told.

Defending Jacob

Produced by the subscription video-on-demand web television service AppleTV+, Defending Jacob is an American crime drama miniseries based on the 2012 book of the same name written by William Landay. Defending Jacob is Landay’s third crime novel.

Defending Jacob focuses on the haunting story of the Barber family as they grapple with the accusation that their 14-year-old son, Jacob, could possibly be a murderer.

Premiering amid the COVID-19 pandemic on April 24, 2020, the series, created and written by Mark Bomback and directed by Morten Tyldum, stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, J.K. Simmons, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Betty Gabriel, and Sakina Jaffrey.

Jacob is played by Jaeden Martell, who does an excellent job portraying a conflicted and confused fourteen-year-old teenager. Chris Evans (Captain America) and Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) act superbly in their roles as Jacob’s parents, Andy and Laurie.

Andy’s father is played by J.K. Simmons, who has grown to be one of my favorite actors–maybe its the hairstyle–since first seeing him in the TV series The Closer. Since then, Simmons has portrayed several excellent characters in notable shows. He also plays Professor Nathaniel Burke of the University of Farmers in the funny Farmers Insurance Group commercials and is the voice for the yellow M&M.

The crime drama is tense, albeit slow-moving, with ample twists and turns. The Barber family lives are turned upside down with the accusation that young Jacob killed one of his fellow classmates. It remains to be seen if the end destination is worth the journey, but Terrific T and I are enjoying the series so far. But we came to the realization, as we have been watching it week to week, that we much prefer being able to sit down and binge a show than drawing it out for months and months.

Bosch

Bosch continues to be one of our regular favorite series to watch. Based on the novels by Michael Connelly, the Amazon TV series was created by Eric Ellis Overmyer and stars Titus Welliver in the title role of Harry Bosch. Harry Bosch is a Los Angeles Police homicide detective who works on solving murders in his city. The series also features Jamie Hector, Amy Aquino, Lance Reddick.

Truth Be Told

Terrific T and I’s current binge-worthy drama is a show on AppletV+ called Truth Be Told, about true-crime podcaster trying to resolve the mystery surrounding a family patriarch’s death. The show features Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul in the lead roles. It is based on the Kathleen Barber novel “Are You Sleeping.” The show highlights the difference between white and black culture and the deep racial tensions that exist as true crime podcaster Poppy Parnell (Octavia Spencer) re-investigates the case of a convicted killer she helped put away. The program is taunting and tense, featuring intriguing characters. The actors portray their roles well and are highly believable.

In addition to entertaining us, Truth Be Told introduced us to a line of work that we didn’t know existed–the death doula.

What is a Death Doula?

I am glad you asked…

Like a birth midwife helps individuals bring life into the world, death doulas help people at the end of their life. Doulas walk with the dying person and their family, helping them navigate the entire end-of-life process. This is a fairly new option available for dying people and their families, but one that has seen a rise in demand over the last several years. Doulas empower families in caring for their dying loved one and journey with them through the grieving process. Death isn’t an ideal situation for anyone. Having someone guide dying individuals and their families through the painstaking process of dying from a terminal illness relieves stress and eases the burden of family members. Doulas provide psychological and emotional support during the end of life journey. To be clear, they do not aid or accelerate the dying process, but act in serving others, ensuring that no person need die alone.

Businesses Are Dying

Last week saw an uptick in stories about businesses that would not reopen post-COVID-19. First, the Lizard Lounge and then Highland Park Cafeteria announced they would not reopen. Wolfgang Puck’s 560 is done, having announced their plans to close permanently two weeks ago. The COVID-19 crisis has been tough on business, resulting in the permanent closure of local Dallas-Fort Worth institutions. Worldwide, the number of businesses that will not reopen after COVID-19 will skyrocket in the coming weeks as this virus threatens to be even harder on the lives it leaves uncertain and unsettled in its wake.

It’s hard to remember that our area got hit by several tornadoes last October 2019 and that there were businesses still trying to get back on their feet from that mess before many of us knew that coronavirus wasn’t a result of drinking too much Mexican beer. And then along comes COVID-19. The virus not only hit hard physically and socially, but it unleashed a series of devastating economic blows halting an unprecedented economic boom dead in its tracks.

Yes, Johnny, the world will reopen. Yes, we will get past this deadly, devastating virus that has turned life as we once knew it upside down. However, the landscape will look different as we venture onward as we uncover the hills and valleys along our new terrain.

The impact of COVID-19 reaches far beyond the growing death toll. It has a profoundly human effect unlike any that I have seen in my life. In and of themselves, these are results we’ve seen before, but not assembled together lining up to unsettle all facets of our lives.

“Craziness scares us because we are creatures who long for structure and sense…” Esmé Wang

This is a virus that not only kills us physically, but threatens us mentally, emotionally, economically, and spiritually. As a result of COVID-19, there are people whose dreams are vanquished to the junk pile of unrealized expectations. There will be marriages that crumble and families that won’t look the same in the COVID-19 aftermath. There will be those who, feeling like they’ve done all they can do, will check out mentally, emotionally, and physically. Totally spent and completely broken, they’ll simply say “Sayonara.”

It is in this sphere that chaplain work will come into play in the lives of the people I shepherd. There will be grieving, mourning, and even gnashing of teeth. People will be struggling, looking for someone to walk alongside them on this difficult journey. As chaplains, that’s what we do. As a workplace chaplain, I spend time developing relationships with others so that when they find themselves in a place of hurt or desperate need, they have someone they can lean on.

I guess that’s what struck a chord with me as I first learned about the death doulas. In a world increasingly more connected, we are more divided and alone than we were before any of us had ever heard of virtual meeting rooms and platforms like Zoom. The familiar places we visit collectively and the shows we binge on together afford us a sense of connectivity. God created us to be social beings, recognizing early on that it’s not good to be alone.

Prayer:

Father God, help us not be isolated as we distance from one another during this pandemic. Encourage those who are hurting as a result of COVID-19. Give us the wisdom to use the necessary precautions as we slowly get back to life after the standstill COVID-19 brought. We pray for the business owners who are struggling and fighting to stay afloat. We pray for the workers who need jobs. We lift up to you each and every person suffering from the consequences of the coronavirus, be it health, emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual pain that they are experiencing. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Reflection Questions:

Have you ever thought about the ways we can help people who are dying alone?

Do you know of a local iconic establishment that is closing for good after COVID-19?

In what ways do you see people struggling from the impact of COVID-19?

Whose life can you positively impact today?

Today is May 18. Our niece Natalie would have turned 31 today. She’s not physically here to celebrate her birthday with us. While we walk in the assurance and with the abundant joy of knowing that she’s in Heaven dancing in the presence of God, those she left behind still miss her. We’re grateful for the short time we got to spend with her and look forward to that day when we will all be reunited.

In addition to making a guest appearance on Kathryn McClatchy’s “Unleashing the Next Chapter” later this week, it appears I have been nominated for two blogging awards which I will share more about in my next post. Until then, may your week be filled with blessings and joy. I pray that you will see something positive and remarkable happen in your life today. That’s it for now.

Blessings,

The Devotional Guy™

ABOUT: The Devotional Guy™ is a writing ministry of Rainer Bantau, a seasoned gospel preacher, church musician, and chaplain ministering to individuals in their workplaces, to the homeless, and wherever he meets them. He shares helps, hope, and insights on his blog, The Devotional Guy™.

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“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Romans 10:13

Will you personally receive the gift of eternal life so that you can experience the total forgiveness from your sins that come through believing in the atoning death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ?

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9

My Monday Morning Cup | Yes, Johnny, the World will Reopen… Confession: T and I both recently realized that we prefer binging on a program than watching one episode per week.

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