#but like. you can imagine its aimed at whoever you want so

[bobabep]

hey

[eamour]

a change in self.

every change in the outer world requires a change from within, your inner world — SELF. a change in self means a change in feeling, a change in feeling means a change in state, and that leads to a change in your external reality. but changing self isn’t as hard as you may think it is.

self concept.

your self concept is a summary of all convictions you have accepted about yourself. all beliefs, all assumptions regarding you. your concept of self directs and affects most of the things that happen in the external world as it is the "blueprint" to your experiences.

changing your concept.

the purpose of this post is to make you understand that revamping your assumptions of self doesn’t ask for a lot of effort. no, you do not need to go through a ritual, prepare for all demons to leave your body, sell yourself to the devil, do shadow work, or anything of that kind.

ending and beginning.

just like every living being, there is life and death. there is a beginning and an ending. in order to create new life, old life has to disappear, entirely. for new life to be placed, old life needs to be replaced. and the same way, you go about changing your conceptions of self. you don’t just let go of one-two assumptions about yourself — you let your old self die and surrender COMPLETELY before you make room for your new one. this is so important because you cannot carry with you any conceptions of the old self into the new one. or else you won’t change, you won’t shift self.

when we aim for a change in self, we actually "aim" for two things or do two things at the same time. one thing (1 · letting go of old beliefs) paves the way for the other (2 · claiming new beliefs), so 2 automatically follows after 1.

old concept · "i am poor, hated, dumb and unsuccessful."

new concept · "i am rich, loved, smart and successful."

all you have to do is to claim yourself to be your desired version of yourself. you don’t need to work on beliefs you had about yourself for ages or dip deep, find out what type of traumatic events must have occurred for you to believe yourself to be who you are now. you don’t need to do ANY of that. by declaring that you are who you want to be, you are automatically declaring who you NO LONGER are.

self is god.

you shall never forget your true self. in order to change your assumptions about who you are, who you were and who you are going to be, you need to become clear about who you are — GOD. you are an all-mighty being, and in imagination you can be whoever you want to be. you have permission to adapt and take over any convictions of yourself which you wish you had. you aren’t limited or restricted like a human being but possess power to its fullest. you are the only creator and outside of you, there is no other. you aren’t this garment of disappointment, fear or failure that you have assigned to yourself. you aren’t this one version of yourself just like there isn’t only one version of you that exists. you are everything, at all times. you carry all possible conceptions of self and will continue to own an infinite variety of self concepts to select from because YOU happen to be INFINITE.

"no one to change but SELF" — neville goddard.

with love, ella.

[thephooka]

How we got here from there

Or, the long journey of a longform long-running webcomic about a long man with long wings.

In the spirit of @feathernotes and @phantomarine who have been talking about just starting your webcomic and not worrying about being "ready", I was inspired to do a post about White Noise's origin! I'm a little limited by the fact that I either left behind or destroyed a lot of the art I have from prior to 2009, so you'll have to take my word for it.

Cringe Truth below the cut!

The Cringe Truth of White Noise is that it has its roots in a Pokemon x Yu Yu Hakusho x self-insert(s) roleplay thread I used to do with an internet friend I made on Neopets guild forums way back in 2002-ish. We would come home from school every day and RP over AIM, and then when we had to get offline, whoever left first would email the other one, and we would continue via email until we were back on AIM at the same time.

Liya was my self insert.

This isn't even remotely the earliest art of her, it's just the earliest I have on hand. I was drawing her for almost a decade by the time I drew this one. Imagine the earlier drawings as being like I traced over Sailor Moon characters that I printed out from deviantART and gave them a brown ponytail.

The funny thing is Liya really hasn't changed much from her original form! I also had loose brown curls that I kept in a ponytail 24/7 to the point that it showed when I had it down (which is why her hair is 'dented' like that). I did it because I was trans and didn't know it; she does it because she hasn't realized she can just cut it off and be butch yet.

Other characters that date back from this time period: Yoshi (originally an InuYasha/Rurouni Kenshin pastiche), Hawk (I don't remember when he got wings but they were white at first), Numair (named after the Tamora Pierce character and filling a Koenma kind of role), Helly (sort of--I had an elf character named Kamui who had the same temperament, and he was eventually transmuted into Helly) and...Kurogane.

I've never named Kurogane but he appears in the background of the comic a few times, as my own personal inside joke.

Vlad came along somewhere between this RP period and planning the comic, but I can't remember when or why. I don't have drawings from that time (~2004?) but he was the first character I drew when I got a tablet for the first time.

Everyone else came along later when I started actually planning out the comic.

All this said: the reason I started White Noise as a weekly webcomic is because I wanted to learn to draw better.

At the time I was in college majoring in animation, but I didn't feel like I was learning very much at all (the program was badly structured; I had more art history classes than anything else. It was a mess.) I was also working nights in order to feed myself, and so had a lot of downtime. I had this story rattling around in my head from my RP days, so I figured, why not just give it a go?

For posterity here's a photo of a chapter 1 panel in progress, back in 2011 with my typical college diet in the bg:

(Chapter 1 was originally pencil on paper, scanned in and colored in PS. I later re-drew it to make it fully digital to match with the rest of the comic.)

There's been a lot of talking about not waiting until you're 'ready' to start a webcomic, and I agree with that sentiment. Try framing it like this: making a comic every week for years and years will improve your art way more than any prep work you can do before starting the comic. It's like learning to swim. You can read about swimming all you want, but you're not going to really figure it out until you do it. If your early comics are bad, well, that's normal. It used to be an expected part of doing webcomics; I blame the shift into expecting webcomics to be polished from start to finish partly on commercialization in the space, but that's an angry rant for another time.

With this background, here's the collage I posted for WN's 10 year anniversary back in 2021:

And now we're here.

So do your webcomic. Put it on ComicFury or make a janky little site for it. Be okay with imperfect pages and be prepared to shout into the void for a while. Even if it's always a hobby, if it never makes you a dime or wins you any awards--that's fine! You'll be a lot happier if you learn not to worry about that stuff, and just make something that will help you grow and make you happy. We could do with a lot more work like that in the world imo.

[mirpuzzle]

Hi! Could I hear some of your thoughts/HCs about Bonz, Sid and Zygor's personalities? I want to add them to my Sims 4 save, but I'm having trouble choosing their traits, and you seem to be the expert on these cornflakes, :]

Hi! 🌸 Sorry for the wait. It'll be my pleasure to ramble about Kotsuzuka and his friends ❤️ This will be a long post.

-------------------

Shared traits

✦ Kotsuzuka and his friends can be naive and trusting. This can sometimes cloud their judgment and common sense.

Yes, dear. Trapping someone and his friends in a cave, leaving them to die just because you lost a duel to him is indeed too much. I'm glad you figured that out 👍

✦ They have a strong sense of camaraderie, so betraying their loyalty will cause them to hold a grudge against you.

Kotsuzuka | Bonz 👻

✦ Ghost-boy is impulsive. Even though I think their gang-like friend group has no leader, I imagine Kotsuzuka's impulsiveness often drags Takaido and Satake into stuff. And they go along with it. Because it's fun.

✦ Kotsuzuka is a playful little guy. He loves scaring people, but only when it's intentional. Scaring someone by accident might make him feel bad, like that time in Duel Links when a girl mistook him for a ghost and ran away when he tried to duel her, and he was later accused of stealing her card. Poor little thing T_T

✦ He's self-conscious about his appearance, even if he tries to play it off. Mean comments can offend him 😞

✦ He's very expressive and has no problem showing his emotions. OR, has trouble hiding them.

✦ The way he questioned Keith's instructions during his duel against Jonouchi | Joey tells me he's true to himself and usually doesn't keep quiet when something doesn't feel right.

✦ He can be dependent, especially on someone he looks up to.

✦ There's a major difference between manga and anime (Battle City arc), which translates into Kotsuzuka having opposite changes in his character development:

In the anime, he and his friends want to prove they can go to the tournament's finals by themselves (partially out of spite), even if that means resorting to dirty tricks and stealing other duelists' Puzzle | Locator Cards.

In the manga, Kotsuzuka is alone and seems to be dueling fairly. This, combined with what we know from Duel Links (which is based on the manga) and other games, we can tell he's not a bad guy. He no longer needs to follow Keith's orders or resort to cheating. He wants to prove he can be a good duelist without Keith's help. Of course, this doesn't stop him from mainly taking on opponents he deems weak.

✦ Other random headcanons I made up: . Kotsuzuka is a goth and no one will convince me otherwise. . He specifically styles his hair like that to look scarier. . He doesn't have eyebrows. However, that doesn't stop me from giving him eyebrows when I draw him. He paints them with makeup. That's why I color them black.

Takaido | Sid 🔥

✦ Matching his apparent fire theme, Takaido seems to have an explosive personality. I don't know if this translates into him possibly having a short temper, but, having a serious argument with him, or making him really upset doesn't sound like it'd go well. He's prone to snap and yell.

✦ Remember when he stopped Honda | Tristan by throwing a bead at him, in the dark? He has good eyesight/aim, so watch out if he throws things at you.

✦ Takaido isn't the type to get into a group fight directly. He's more likely to back his friends up from afar if he can. He also doesn't have a problem with provoking others… as long as whoever he's provoking doesn't pose a threat.

✦ I've noticed he talks less than his friends. However, when he does, he makes it count. He knows what to say.

✦ Takaido can be a bit of a coward. The way he abandoned his friends when Kotsuzuka's duel with Yami Bakura was nearing its end, or the way he stood frozen in fear (in the manga) as Keith punished Kotsuzuka FOR FOLLOWING HIS INSTRUCTIONS could mean he doesn't handle fear/panic well.

✦ The way he dresses makes me think he cares about his appearance and spends some time choosing an outfit that makes him look good.

*fangirls_screaming.mp3*

✦ Other random headcanons I made up: . Takaido likes spicy food and warm weather. . He hates cold.

Satake | Zygor ⚡

✦ Satake is a tough guy. Not only physically but emotionally as well. Out of the three of them, Satake is the only one who's never cried during the time they've been on screen, not even at the end of the duel against Yami Bakura. Perhaps life has taught him to toughen up, and he either doesn't cry anymore, or it would take A LOT to make him cry.

✦ In the manga, when Keith lost it and punished Kotsuzuka FOR DOING EXACTLY AS HE SAID (yes, I'm still mad), Satake looked at them in horror as if he was about to say "Oi, Aniki, that's enough!" but couldn't react out of shock. This is why he strikes me as a protective friend.

✦ He's very supportive. You can count on him to cheer for you, comfort, reassure you, or keep you sane. Or to beat someone up for you.

✦ He's good with heavy work and often relies on physical strength. It's like his first instinct is to fight or attack things, probably to look intimidating. However, I haven't seen him raise a hand against any of his friends even once. This aggressive behavior must be aimed at strangers and enemies.

✦ Other random headcanons I made up: . I don't know why but I think he would be good at babysitting kids. That doesn't mean he would be a good influence, though. . Contrary to his intimidating appearance and attitude, he's fond of little animals. They evoke that protective nature that's characteristic of him. . He likes storms. He thinks tornadoes are cool (not up close, of course).

Thank you for the ask! I hope any of this helps. If anyone else would like to add their thoughts/headcanons, feel free to do so ♥

[daidonzo]

Call, won't you call out my name? Like a curse on this world? Like a battle cry? And you make me hate myself Make me tear my body Make me yearn for your embrace Sleep Token - Take Aim

'It's hard.'

'What is?'

'Losing someone,' Alicent said, with a thin voice, embargoed by emotion.

She was talking to herself, once again, maintaining a dialogue in which she played both parts; speaker and listener. She wouldn't tell anybody about her feelings. She wouldn't tell anyone about anything because she was tired of empty looks and shrugging shoulders when her throat was hoarse from screaming, from yelling, her fingers tired of clenching around something she could barely hold on to. She would let go, eventually, she knew this — she really did. But that didn't mean she wouldn't leave clawmarks behind, find pieces of skin and blood below her nails as she dug them… where? How could you refuse to let go of a feeling? Because that was everything that was left, a feeling. There was a person, somewhere in the distance, so far that Alicent couldn't reach it. Rhaenyra had gone to a place the redhead wasn't able to follow.

And it was easy to accept it, in the beginning. It was easy because they both knew it couldn't be, because a person cannot feed on hope and wishful thinking. There were five stages of grief, or so they said: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. She had skipped all of them, gone straight to accepting. Yes, I know this is not working out, blame society or blame your dad or blame whoever you want to blame, but it is a fact: we're not working out. So. It was easy.

But then depression creeped in, walking on its tippy toes, making barely a sound and closing the door behind it. It walked in and sat beside her in what used to be Rhaenyra's side of the bed whenever she stayed over, in the pillow that barely retained her scent and that used to have a few long, blonde hairs stuck to it but now had nothing other than perhaps a thousand, a million of microscopic mites because Alicent refused to wash it, trying to keep whatever was left of her, a ghost inhabiting something as ridiculous as a pillow, but hey, sometimes they wore sheets over their shapeless forms, so it was definitely proven that they liked bedding.

Depression creeped in and it felt like there was no more air inside of her lungs. Like someone was sitting on her chest, a night hag of some sort, because she was always laying down when sadness hit her like a wave, when it clashed against her like a raging bull would had she been wearing red, but she didn't like those colors anymore. No red, no black. She could do nothing about her crimson curls, but if there was a way to get rid of them, she'd do it immediately, if only because every single time she stared at a mirror she could see Rhaenyra's pale hand tangled in them, fingers twisting the coils around, playfully. How eerie, to think of a phantom hand, and call it love.

'I know the day you were born in. I know that, when you laugh, wrinkles appear on the side of your eyes and I know it takes me exactly three seconds to take my lips from the lobe of your ear to the base of your neck, more if I stop to examine that beauty spot I used to call home and that you always tried to hide with powder. I can imagine you, next to me, reacting to everything I say and it's mostly pity and compassion and you wonder how did I end up like this and I have no answer to give you other than I don't know, I don't know, I don't know…'

Alicent had only wanted to consume. Because she knew no other way of loving, she knew nothing else, because she had wanted to literally unhinge her jaw like a serpent and swallow Rhaenyra whole. Make the blonde woman part of herself, forever. And she had wanted Rhaenyra to do the same thing. To bite her, to eat her, literally, so that Alicent could nurture her body and soul and she'd be alive, partly, because of her. And to thank her, Alicent'd completely devote herself to Rhaenyra, worship the ground she walked in, write her name in stars, in atoms, on earth, on tree trunks.

Instead, she had shaped herself to be something other. Someone else. She had shaped herself to be what was expected of her, what her own life demanded, in a way that she could fit in and not have to look for her own place in the world. Like an organ transplant or a blood transfusion, there was no way her life's immune system (pretending it was a sentient being) would reject her because she'd be so similar, she'd even share the same antigens, and she'd be her own perfect match. Someone made to her family's image and likeness, a rib taken from her father's body.

The last time they had seen each other, they had fought.

'What will you do now?' Rhaenyra had asked, after they had agreed it was over, looking at her with eyes wet with tears and a trembling lower lip that Alicent wanted so desesperately to still with her own.

'I'll probably write something about it. A poem, perhaps. It won't rhyme.'

She wasn't looking at Rhaenyra when she said those words, instead finding her feet the most interesting thing in the entire world, so everything she heard in response was a cough.

She couldn't bear to think it was anything else.

[itzsana-kiddingmenow]

can you post some skz lee headcanons? I would love to know what you hc on all the members. Make sure to take your time!

omg yes! let me know if you want ler hcs too!

SKZ Lee Headcanons: By Me!

this gif is one of my favorites its so 🥺

✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 .✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　

Chan:

a pretty good ler-leaning switch

like a pretty solid 70% ler, 30% lee

that 30% lee though

usually either tickled by lee know or changbin

changbin being the only one able to keep his arms up 🙄

weak to pokes

like if you manage to place some well positioned pokes he will literally be a giggly mess

laughs are so squawky <3

loud HAHAHAs

so cute honestly

3racha tickle fights

all i have to say

his worst spot is def hips

8/10 ticklish

EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO FEATHERS (specially on his abs ykyk)

Minho/Lee Know:

no one expected him to be ticklish

but he is

one

of the most

ticklish

members 👏🏻

100% will shout at whoever is tickling him

VERY SQUIRMY

have fun trying to hold this one down

mostly tickled by chan or jisung

ya know

the only ones who would even dare

you have to catch him off guard

constantly suspicious of every movement

sweetest giggles ever 😭

worst spot is v line

dont even try to argue

9/10 ticklish

not AS vulnerable to feathers but get him in the neck with one and it's over

Changbin:

my baby 😭

definitely one of the lesser tickled members

his muscles aint for show

needs multiple members to pin him down

first few laughs are a little breathy

but once you really start working on his upper body

he will be the cutest cackling mess ever

upper ribs and armpits are prolly his worst spot

cannot handle even the lightest tickles to his underarms

careful not to get punched in the face if you do

he loves it tho

lower body is definitely not as ticklish

but aim for his knees and find out

probably tickled most by chan and jisung

again

3racha tickle fights

i can't really see anyone else aiming for him

8.5/10 ticklish

not very sensitive to feathers anywhere except the stomach

cutest giggles 😭😭😭

Hyunjin:

one of the biggest lees to ever lee part 1

there is literally no spot which isn't ticklish

not even his head

remember that head massager?

yup

tickled most by minho

but practically gets tickled by everyone

poor kid can't catch a break

tries to tickle back but there's no ler in him

loud screams rather than laughs

like his laugh-screams are so loud

another armpit weak bby

cutest thing ever

"AHHHHH HAAHAAHAAHAA"

10/10 ticklish asdfghjkl

Han Jisung:

what a giggly mess honestly

cute gummy smile

legs are one of his worst spots

nowhere specific

just everywhere cause he's that ticklish

there and his sides

he's always tickled there in the videos

giggles are one of the purest to exist

tickled most by chan as he is chan's baby

followed by minho and then changbin

3racha tickle fights 😭🤚🏻

waist is so ticklish it's an absolute delight if you manage to get him there

snickers >_<

hear me out

squeaks

9/10 ticklish~

pretty feather ticklish around everywhere

Lee Felix:

definitely feather ticklish

idk i just imagine that to be the first thing about him

worst spots are probably stomach and sides

he will be screaming

ears are pretty ticklish

its pretty adorable

tickled most by minho or hyunjin

i just see tickle fights between hyunlix

high pitched laugh

brightest giggles ever

8/10 ticklish

Seungmin:

thinks of himself as more of a ler than a lee

definitely has his share of ticklish areas though

for example, his neck and ears

idk i just find little giggles the cutest thing ever

worst spot is prolly armpits

i think we all agree

tickled most by chan

we all saw that one hug tackle video ok 🙄🤚🏻

loves loves LOVES cuddly tickles

will never admit it

will 1000% get back the person who tickled him

"haahaahaa"

cutest laughter

7/10 ticklish

i can only see him being feather ticklish on his armpits or neck

Jeongin:

one of the biggest lees to ever lee part 2

literally ticklish everywhere

just like hyunjin

literally insanely ticklish

sides? screaming

neck? screaming

armpits? screaming even more

worst spots? armpits and neck

we all agree come on

tickle fights with seungmin

loses 99.9% of the time

walking tickle spot

mostly tickled by everyone

being one of the most ticklish and the maknae

practically guarantees all members will not stop bothering him

cutest giggles ever

again, 10/10 ticklish

FEATHER👏🏻 TICKLISH👏🏻

EVERYWHERE

✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 .✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　

hope you enjoyed! please check my intro post before interacting! love youuu 💖💗

[hiswordsarekisses]

“Imagine standing before a tightrope that stretches across Niagara Falls.

You’ve been given a guarantee by God himself that you’ll make it across safely.

The life he intends for you is on the other side, so remaining where you are is not an option. You have to go.

Still, even with his rock-solid promise, you’re shaking. A nervous wreck. Every step of the way, every downward glance, you’re both exhilarated and terrified.

Finally on the other side, you collapse in joy and nervous exhaustion. You made it. Just as he said.

That’s a taste of what scripture means when it says to work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12).

It has nothing to do with earning it, and everything to do with being aware of how unfathomable it is — how utterly scary your situation was without its promise.

You don’t question the outcome of your journey; like tight-roping across the falls, you walk it out with acute awareness of the magnitude.

You live your salvation with awe.

Aim to live with that sense of sacredness, that exhilaration of the treachery of the journey, on one hand, and the certainty of the promise on the other.

Without God’s guarantee, fear and trembling are only terrifying.

With it, they are a cause for worship and gratitude every moment of the day.”

~ Chris Tiegreen

The phrase “pass the test” is translated from a word that also means “reprobate” “unapproved” “counterfeit” “disqualified” “rejected”

(“Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?” 2ndCorinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭5‬)

So, we are told to examine ourselves “to see that we are in the faith,” and to see that none of those “pass the test” things apply to us!

How can we tell? How do we know if we “pass the test?”

We can definitely know - and will be able to tell, with certainty, if we are consistently reading and studying in the Word of God because He has made these things clear in His Word so that we can have assurance to Know beyond a doubt that we are right with God and headed for heaven. God wants us to have assurance - that’s part of the reason He left us His written Word.

Salvation requires only faith in what Jesus did on the cross - that He died and shed Hos blood as our substitute - in our place - so that we can be forgiven and set free from a life of sin. Yet - Even this we are not required to have on our own, but God will give us this faith if we ask Him. We are required to have it - but not required to produce it. God’s Love always supplies whatever His Love demands.

The following 6 things are just ways that we can know for sure - by symptom - that we have truly passed from death to life - and that we do indeed believe and have this faith that God requires.

These are not ways to “BE saved” - these are ways we can see that we truly do belong to God.

These things will all be happening in our lives as a “result” of this faith.

If we do not find these things in our life, then we can still pray that God will produce faith in us, and with it the “fruit in keeping with repentance.” (Matthew 3:8)

1)

We have assurance of eternal life if we believe "in the name of the Son of God" (I John 5:13; 4:15; 5.1)

2)

We have assurance of eternal life if we love the Father and the Son rather than the world, and if we depend on God's guidance and power to overcome the world's influence - by resting in HIS ability and not our own - as He writes His Word on our hearts, it literally becomes a part of us, and a part of who we are.

3)

We are brand new creations. The old has gone and the new has come. (2ndCorinthians 5:17)

We are sincerely trying to live by his principles and obey his commands.

“And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says 'I know him' but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him" (1 John 2:3-5; 3:24; 5:2; John 8:31, 51; 14:21-24; 15:9-14; Heb. 5:9).

This “keeping of His commandments” is a FRUIT - and not by a legalistic effort.

It’s a natural fruit - or symptom - of being right with God - if there is change, and we are progressively becoming more like Him and less like our old self, and this is happening sincerely and genuinely BECAUSE of being His.

4)

We consistently and persistently try to do what is right by God's standard.

“If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who “practices” righteousness has been born of him" (1stJohn 2:29

…Whoever “makes a practice” of sinning is of the devil"

1st John 3:7-10

…We have assurance of eternal life if we show true love for others. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him" (1 John 3:14, 19; 2:9-11; 3:23; 4:8, 11-12, 16, 20; 5:1; John 13:34-35).

5)

“Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.” (1stJohn‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬-‭3‬)

“whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked" (1 John 2:6; John 8:12).

6)

We have assurance of eternal life if we believe, accept and remain in a right relation to the "word of life - We base our lives on His original message.

“As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.” (1stJohn‬ ‭2‬:‭24)

Part 2 - A Note:

It’s still shocking to me in many ways to read all of these words that I never even knew were there the first years that I was saved. I used to rely on preachers and teachers in books, in churches, and on tv in order to learn.

I assumed they knew more than I did, so I never realized the importance of knowing the Word on my own. Many more of them than I ever could have imagined are in error and deception.

As a result I was deceived so many times, and eventually became so confused about Grace and sin and forgiveness and righteousness, and all of it.

I Thank God for putting a deep love for the truth and for His Word in my heart that keeps me digging when things don’t make sense. I want to understand - even if it shakes up everything I think I know.

One thing I have come to know by understanding and revelation of the truth of His Word - is that I am saved. And it’s all His doing, and none of mine.

And when this body I am in dies, I will merely change my mode of transportation into spiritual mode, and I can say with complete God-given faith, with Job, “As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.” (Psalms‬ ‭17‬:‭15‬)

Part 3 - A Reminder when the devil tries telling you that you do not belong to God…

First of all, we should absolutely use that as an opportunity to examine ourselves.

2nd of all, read the 6th chapter of The Gospel of John. You will find in there plenty ammunition to fight back with.

You will find there the truth that we cannot even want to be God’s unless He draws us to Himself. So if we want you to be saved it’s only because He deposited that desire into our heart. It says in there, that no one can come to Jesus unless God draws them, it that no one can snatch you out of His hand either. Check it out. ⚔️📖⚔️ The truth will set you free!! Bury His Word down in your heart, it’s your sword because it is the sure weapon against the enemy!!!

[soxma]

It Was… ⋆·˚ ༘ *

by: ouma

authors note: hi whoever is reading this, i write a lot of short stories and i wanted to at least publish one cuz the idea of the concept was smthn i was proud of, if you ever do read this thank you so much! :)

grammars kinda ass but its wtv 🙏

word count: 607

It was summer… the warmest time of the year, where grass was a more vibrant shade of green, where the sun rays at you wherever you may be, where the breeze softly ruffles your hair. This season is typically loved by many. It was loved by you. Walking hand in hand as you spoke about how much you loved this time of the year, and every time you did I couldn’t help but look at you and think how much I loved you, as you looked at me with so much gleam in your eyes as you happily spoke about what you loved. I, on the other hand, never liked summer—it was too hot. The light from the sun angrily aims its rays at you, as you can barely see whilst the heat is drowning you from sweat. I hated summer, but I came to like it because you did. Every summer time we came to this small hill. It wasn’t far to the point where it was too quiet, nor was it too loud either. You can still hear the trains, and the cars passing by. The tree formed a perfect shade for us to sit under as the wind was blowing just right–you loved it, and I loved you.

It was fall… It had turned a lot colder than you’d imagined. The leaves were auburn as they fell to the ground, everything looked a lot more orange, red, and brown, no hint of green ever since summer had passed. You loved the idea of fall, just not the cold and flimsy weather that kept messing up your hair due to the rain. Fall was my favorite season, the coldness was just right as I typically am rather fond of the rain. It gave me a reason to stay inside with you, as we slept through the rain in each other's arms. The raindrops formed a euphonious melody outside. The blanket provided us the right amount of warmth, as you laid in my arms and everything was just right–I loved it, and you did too.

It was winter… the snow poured in, as the time of our favorite season has come. The season of joyfulness and holidays. I loved the cold, and you loved the snow. You loved Christmas music, and I loved hearing you sing it. I loved hot chocolate, as you loved the little marshmallows on top. You loved building gingerbread houses, as I loved eating them. You loved receiving gifts, and I loved giving them to you. You loved Christmas, and I just loved you. I decided right then and there, New Year was when I was gonna propose to you, and I bet you’d love that too.

It was spring… gardens were in full bloom, as the flowers in my hand were too. It was the perfect weather. The breeze blew just right, as the pink tinted leaves fell gracefully; it looked like a scene from a movie. I loved meeting you by our spot, as it reminded me of the memories for when I fell for you first spring. Up on this small hill are the memories of all the seasons I loved you. Every conversation we had filled with all the things we both loved, and I loved you the most. The blooming blossoms landed perfectly alongside you. I sat beside you as I took out the small box from my pocket, as I placed it right by your grave. You loved the idea of marriage, as I just loved the idea of being with you. I would’ve loved to marry you, and I bet you would’ve loved it too.

[decaf-mother]

"Intertwined"

-

Part 4 | Part 6

-

OCs x F!Reader

-

You are a young woman who also happens to be a witch- ending up with you in a college of mythical beings... {This story is gonna be silly chaos and will be aimed at my fellow bisexuals.}

-

Warnings: Blood, Violence, Animal Death, Angst

-

You stumble helplessly through the woods as thick briars snag at your delicate flesh, feet bare as your shoes were discarded long ago. Everything hurts and yet there is no one near to help, the trail of blood you leave bound to attract whatever lurks in the shadows.

A howl rings out into the night and you take off again, knees nearly giving out but you must push on, the steady thump of four feet gaining on you. You can't out run this.

Fight. Fight. Fight.

You get flung haphazardly down a hill a stump catching the side of your leg on the way down, leaves and dirt caking all your freshly opened wounds and bruises blooming quickly.

Little sobs lost in the dark and you cannot drag yourself to your feet, the frame of a particularly large gray wolf roughly pinning you to the ground, your kicks and hits doing nothing to remotely faze the creature.

Please. Not ready to die yet.

You wished so hard you had gained better control of your powers by now, sharp teeth diving in for your neck, maw ready to rip your throat out and eat your flesh from your bones.

Somebody help me... I'm scared.

Instead of your own crimson essence leaking across the forest soil, you are met with the warm splatter of the wolves demise. Drops of red paint your cheeks while your eyes go wide, the wolves head practically ripped from its body and the corpse tossed aside like a meaningless doll.

Kneeling over you.... Those hazel eyes with mesmerizing flecks of color swirling within them, you don't dare look away.

The same hands that ripped a creature apart so effortlessly, gently wipes the drops of blood from your cheek.

Warm tingling touch.

"Shush now... I'm here, darling."

"Sev... How did you...?"

"You called for me."

"But I didn't..."

"Rest easy... Nothing may touch your dreams again."

It all drifts into nothingness and soon you are woken by your alarm, sitting up and glancing around your room. You yank off your covers and search yourself for injuries, also half expecting Sev to somehow be here with you.

You rub at your face and let out a little groan.

"What the fuck was that???"

••

Breakfast this morning was nothing out of the ordinary... Well, for this place anyways.

Though as you stand and move to exit the room, you hear the sound of muffled arguing. Normally you would mind your own business but... The voices sound familiar.

Slowly you approach the doors leading to the library, leaning in close you can make out the sound of Alexi's smooth tone. Eavesdropping? Really?

"Enough!!!"

She snaps rather loudly at whoever she's talking to, the soft and friendly voice you've come to know as Cassian then speaks up- but his tone is cold and bitter... Something you couldn't imagine from the bubbly ghost.

"Or what? You'll kill me twice?"

A slight pause follows.

"That's not..."

Before Alexi can finish Cassian is gone and you quickly pull away from the door, you stumble into a table nearby... Fuck- why are you so clumsy?!?

Within a split second Alexi is right behind you, she acts as though she didn't just have an intense argument- right back to her usual flirty self.

"It seems like you want me to catch you, hm?"

You quickly straighten up and turn to face her, offering an awkward smile and laugh.

"Uh um... Just- I'm just really clumsy, okay?"

"I can see that."

She takes your hand into hers but you instinctively pull away. Several thoughts race through your mind but most of them drift back to Cassian.

'Kill me twice'

What did he mean by that?

"Are you-"

"I'm sorry. I gotta go."

You turn and leave Alexi standing there and she almost seems... Hurt. She fears she scared you away. She didn't mean to.

-

{Cassian has a tragic backstory. Wooo!!! Lmao}

-

{@sofasoap @scar-crossedlvrs @anna-banana27 }

-

{More Content}

[daenystheedreamer]

hi can we know more about your ocs please....... i'm fascinated.

ABSOLUTELY i love thinking and talking and being crazy about them. putting all this under a cut cos ooo boy im not burdening your TLs with my rambling and omg it is. DEEPLY embarrassing. i go into canon oc danelle lothston and omaegorverse!

my specfic iteration of danelle comes from this thread of a fic i want to finish where she's got like Genre Awareness and can see ghosts both past and future and harrenhal is very house of leaves. like she sometimes watches the tourney at harrenhal she watches the doom of rhaegar lyanna elia and she grew up seeing the ghosts of alys harroway/alys rivers/rhaena targaryen/harren the black around the castle. she goes to the gods eye time vortex and exchanges sentimental items (her beloved deceased maids' stuff...) for shit thats fallen into the lake (its like genshin gacha, she's aiming for dark sister but she keeps getting aemond's sapphire eyeball -_-)

also harrenhal is unmapped and grows and shrinks and opens new passageways. also its sooo goofy but the library is like A Library Of Everything and has all information past present future and hence danelle knows she is doomed!!

its mostly me building my canon oc danelle lothston and viewing her through the eyes of the person who will one day doom her and hence take on the harrenhal curse and also they are horrible lesbians and danelle is visenya kin (wears armour all the time, does blood magic, is a lesbian)

OMAEGORVERSE oh omaegorverse my beloved beloathed...

maegor 'fixes' things with the faith by going okay targaryens will have a westerosi wife in the way of the faith and a targaryen wife in the way of old valyria. then all the kids can fight it out and whoever wins gets westeros and clearly whoever wins is blessed by your gods so if you say no i guess it means you disagree with your gods :/ he spends his time subjugating lords and probably doing prima noctus not cos he wants to fuck women but just to cuck men lol. basically making everyone's life absolute hell ESPECIALLY for his wife-husband viserys

viserys is utterly totally and absolutely traumatised, constantly dissociating, not even one foot in reality hes got like one toe in reality entirely devoted to his abomination children. i havent chosen exactly how i want visenya/alyssa/jaehaerys/alysanne to figure into this au but rhaena chooses to 'side' with maegor in order to protect viserys (plus some aerea/rhaella stuff) and possibly alysanne is forced into the faith and she too stays by viserys' side. anyway viserys is a wet and sad kicked kitten in this au he has The Worst Fucking Life Ever

JAEHAERYS: hes the first son, jaehaerys died for his birth and warning that will make this paragraph VERY confusing cos theres two jaehaeryses. viserys abjectly refuses to accept the death of jaehaerys because he feels totally responsible for it and he basically treats jaehaerys (his kid) like jaehaerys (his brother). imagine being the heir to a kingdom and your dad is like hi little brother how are you how is our wonderful and totally still alive mother alyssa :) and you are like who tf is alyssa YOU are my mother?? hence he has some identity issues. he was promised to aerea from birth to shore up inheritance and keep rhaena in line. he looks exactly like jaehaerys(son of alyssa) since whatever blood magic they use has to lilke make up for the fact maegor is infertile so its a combo of viserys+maegor+visenya+a sacrifice in this case jaehaerys. maegor thinks hes kind of a pussy cos hes not built like maegor and as a 3 year old he wasnt like wooo murder hell yeah!! hes very psychosexually freudian too he is VERY weird like imagine growing wth an omegafied mother-father i thikn that would make you a bit weird. i think he had a tysha-like sexual humiliation incident in the past too.

DAENYS: daenys my beloved i could go on forever. im not sure exactly where/what i want her to go/do. im biased wanting her to go to harrenhal but i think the hightower would make sense, to make up for the whole ceryse deal and keep them on maegor's side. gosh i♡examining the horrors of being a feudal child bride and growing up knowing thats all you are hee hee<3 she has a dragon but it's the runt of the litter it's like Large Horse sized (shes a horsegirl its her only friend!) rhaena used to take her flying on dreamfyre<3 aerea and rhaella were her only friends cos she was too scared of other people partly because viserys+maegor are insanely paranoid and partly because she was terrified of women because she had lesbian thoughts and thought she was evil for it. she's viserys' favourite she's his little dreamer his dream and hope and escape and that DEFINITELY didn't make her weird at all... maegor mostly ignores her cos she's not his heir and not the cooler daughter(viserra)

VISERRA: viserra is visenya kin through and through but also tyanna of the tower was used during her blood magic birth ritual so she's got double the insane womanism. she worships her dad! shes the first to claim a dragon and its huge and bigger than her brother's and she's a better fighter than him and taller. she's maegor's favourite (cough cough shes just like his mommy!!) and that made her crazy lol youve heard of girldad get ready for dadgirl. she haaaaates jaehaerys she thinks hes a pussy and she wants to fight him for inheritance + hates aerea cos by rights as jaehaerys' sister she should have married him and been queen. thinks daenys is a weird freak and feeds into daenys' insecurities and calls her a freak for having lesbian tendencies(homophobia♡) its a bit of a joffrey situation too like she could have been normal but unfortunately menace of the millenium maegor was like no youre my favourite youre the best youre the greatest youre my spiritual heir youre basically a god and because maegor is the ultimate evil patriarch and has isolated this horrible family of his she's like yeah well he's right about everything i guess i AM a god!!

[hospitalterrorizer]

diary284

6/28/24

friday

very very tired right now.

so i will sleep soon, i did some touching up on the drawing i did of myself today, i think i got it right, i also got it better looking on the cover art by making it bigger, which is just very nice i think.

i feel a little more awake after washing my face. i almost said 'alive'.

i was having thoughts while washing my face, about the debate yesterday, mostly attempts to imagine why/how that could be desirable as an outcome for anyone, like the fact everyone now is not eager to have biden running, that he is unfit, and the tragedy that he seems so unable (not tragic to me, but to a broader spread maybe (and anyway this 'tragedy' is actually 'it's so tragic he can't work' (always down to a kind of fetishization of ability + functionalism))), like the furthering of a narrative of someone falling out of use, and that falling out of use coming in the shape of a public humiliation that gets people to see, and for the people who maybe already saw, feeling proven right, are maybe more invested in correcting the ship? i don't know. really what i want to get at, less than any political efficacy, because really what happens happens there, outisde of the fact that no matter what, whoever wins many lives are just going to get worse and people will be more oppressed, the feeling is really that i want to understand the function of what happened, not as an expression of faith in the ability for people to plan but for media to narrativize, maybe, or maybe for the spectacle to capture attention and reify its order, that of functionalism appeased with entertainment, entertainment of the most 'functional' organs of society, humiliation of those organs in order to, rather than inspire faith, inspire investment, attention?

and so what am i doing here? i must admit, sometimes it feels better to see than to not but it is such a worthless thing, the debates, i mean, things really could change, though i seriously don't know, honest. a lot of what has people super worried seems like the same kinds of fascist thinktanks we've been seeing for a while, i guess it could be the straw that breaks some kind of back, of some metaphorical animal. like, maybe it seems designed to be that. but idk.

again, the feeling is really that this is all pointless, it is baffling that things are carrying on like this.

i would like to append here re: the notion of faith i was speaking of, like faith in the people making decisions or government broadly to have these bizarre machinations, this is what i would like to put myself against as i do not really believe this is every what is happening, when it is, for instance when the cia is forming death squads to destroy dissent somewhere in the world, cointelpro stuff, these kinds of things, it is also not perfect, but really what i take issue with is the notion that there is any kind of conspiracy, that is not my aim/imagining here, really i just wonder what like, propelled them to allow this to happen, and the response to the event as a kind of creation of a tool/image of some kind, it's a set of reactions, i suppose.

also today, i felt ugly, idk why i have been feeling ugly, i hope it stops soon or something, maybe it has to do with the sudden shift in my sleep schedules, or the shifts, more accurately, like making my skin feel worse, whether or not it really is, that kinda thing.

hopefully that will feel over with and i can do the pix of myself and then get the cover fully sorted...hope hope hope for that.

another thing, is the new hellp song came out:

it's really good, the song, it feels like their response to 1901 by phoenix in some ways, or not response, maybe re-deployment? strange notion but that also feels like a lot of what the video is. it's one of the more,,, interesting? uses of ai i've seen in a while, for one it's super sparing so you might miss it, but it's there, definitely in a few shots of the horses, it generated those, and some of those beauty shots that look like stock footage of clouds over mountains. i don't like it, mind you, but it's interesting. it recalls connor o'malley's use which means it's at least very intentional and formally it leads you down similar lines. the connor o'malley thing is really that he points at this technology as coming from the human and expressing 'the human' or giving us the image of the human back, our ways of seeing repeated, the human as 'functional', but the humor/horror/truth emerges from the space where the person's at, the ai's at, and both are failing at 'human', and rather than being alien or even post-human, it's squarely the failure/horror this thing put upon us, these standards and the freakishness of 'the norm', here with this video, it feels equally pointed, maybe the feeling here too is horror but i don't know, it feels sort of earnest, maybe the earnestness is coming from a lamentation of these views, these animals, becoming part of a human-sight replication machine. but i dunno, really they seem to enjoy the 'human', they are reactionary in that way, certainly, as much as i love them i feel like that has to be admitted, and this kind of stock photo american apparrel ad thing, the hyper-normcore and senitmental-commercial imagery is kind of like, i can't feel fully if it's knowing and hateful re: the nostalgia people feel for that, or if it's just kind of standing in awe of it, in a queasy distance from it, using these generated images to point at the fact that there is this distance (it seems their album is gonna be called anemoia (may be wrong, but this is in the yt description (anemoia - atlantic records (seems like an announcement done in a subtle way)))), so that seems apt. ultimately though, it only reinforces i think, which frustrates, or idk, not really, really it is interesting to me that this is what they'd do, it feels like i guess there must be some kind of reply possible, so it's i guess like a kind of dancing, staring at it. but i love the song, it's the sound of the summer probably. the last summer before fascism, as a friend keeps putting it. here is this beautiful song, cleaved from... this kind of hyperreal americana post-sentimental pining for... well the pining is freaky! and i imagine that expresses why i want to attack it on some level. but the song's on repeat. so maybe they're just totally pwning me or something. i could also be missing that this is a formal critique, though it's blurry enough for you to make anything of it i think. i do think that generally the video is edited and shot in a genius way, the sort of violent/jerky perfume ad abstractions, sleek and easy on the eyes almost, but so bright and violent it gets a little difficult, i do like that on some level they push back at people in what they do, that's where they are totally correct.

anyway, like i said i am tired, idk why i am so tired lately but it feels good to be sleep before 12 am, so i guess i will take advantage of that and sleep now.

so,

byebye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[foxbox23232]

The parasitic reality of demons and the good news of Jesus Christ. I hope whoever is reading enjoys this research I have conjured. And also be warned, if you are not delivered, there will be a fight for your soul if there hasn't been already, because demons do not like people who know too much, those kinds he specifically hates the most. So as you read this, you have been kindly warned.

What is Deliverance? 

One of the hallmarks of the ministry of Jesus Christ was deliverance from evil spirits. Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil for God was with Him.

Evil spirits seek to either afflict a person which is external or possess a person which is internal. Demonic affliction is the cause of many illnesses, mental oppression, and addictions.

Soul-ties are another bind affecting people particularly those that have lived promiscuous lifestyles. During sexual relations, there is a transfer of the entire being (spirit, soul & body) as the Bible says Genesis 2:24 A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. I could get more into that one later.

About Deliverance

“The Bible reveals that demons who possesses the body of humans, does not only exercise control over -the body and mind, but also uses that body as host. Luke chapter 8 tells of an incident - where Jesus encountered a man possessed by demons; this man was naked - dwelling or living in a wretched and fearful condition in what we would call today a graveyard and was actually in chains. Upon releasing the possessed man or in the act of proceeding to free the man, the demons asked Jesus if HE would allow them to enter a herd of swine, and HE allowed them to do so. This clearly shows that the demons did need a host or body to inhabit.

I would just like to go a bit further to point out that God did not create the angels to become demon; they chose to follow Satan in his rebellion against God, and in so doing, their minds became perverted and twisted - lusting after the wrong thing - such as desiring to possess the human body. “

The word salvation means: the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc. According to the bible it means the saving of human beings from sin and its consequences—which include death and separation from God.In other words, the word salvation means: deliverance from the power and effects of sin.

Many churches and denominations do not believe in the supernatural, despite claiming Chrisitian. Or they believe the gifts have ceased which is not biblically accurate. There is no term “ deliverance” in the bible. Jesus casted out demons. We are called to live like Jesus did. Jesus did this everywhere. He healed the sick and made them well again.

What are demons? 

Lust, anger, fear, pain are best conceptualized as personalities - Jordan peterson

We say in Ephesians 6 we are fighting persons without bodies. They long too live inside of the body according to Matthew chapter 12. 

They have a viewpoint. A telos. (Aim or goal) if you are possessed by the spirit of anger it changes your emotions, how you view everything, the past, present, the future. You could imagine how a malevolent subpersonality (a demon) could affect a person.

-Jordan peterson

Our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, authorities, and powers of this dark world and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6 

They open the door for them. Vampires are basically demons. You can open yourself up to this possession or close the door. - Jordan peterson 

An overwhelming desire you have to act upon. Demons trick us its what they do.  -Isaiah Saldivar  

Demons want to afflict pain to you

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. Matthew 10:1

Jesus Heals

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5 

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10

Jesus casted out demons

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe. In my name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues, they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.” (Mark 16:15-18)

“And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.” (Matthew 10:1)

“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)

Free will 

Unlike a parasite, Jesus Christ seems to be the complete opposite. He seems more to be like a medicine to the diseases and dying. Free will is a real thing. God lets us choose because he is not a controlling God. Satan makes us do things because he is a controlling god. By God being controlling it would ruin our perspective of him being a loving God. So it’s all just a decision. He doesn’t have anyone be forced to love him. Demons force people to do things all the time, like feeding various addictions. This is what a loving vs unloving god looks like. And unfortunately people choose their god all the time whether knowingly or unknowingly it doesn’t stop the spiritual reality behind literally everything. Anyone can be delivered, but if you do not choose Jesus they will come right back. The solution to having a good life is Jesus Christ.

End the superficial and step into the supernatural - Isaiah Saldivar

Deliverance is part of your journey to freedom. God will set you free and continue to set you free. It may be one and done or may not. I am not God, but all I know is deliverance will set you free in a tangible way. Whether it is physically, emotionally, mentally, generationally, some demons carry through the bloodline. This is why some families are dealt with strange situations leading them into divorce, poverty, suicide, illness, disease, etc. If people choose not to get delivered they will always have problems in some sort of way. Choosing sin is choosing to hand over the keys to your life, to a demon. I can guarantee you, you will never feel safe and always have problems. So find a church that actually believes in the Bible, and believes in deliverance, they can help you. And from what I have seen, they will not judge you, but care for you, because they understand and want you set free. Fasting,prayer, and reading bible used all together also can get rid of demons, and is very powerful. And this gets rid of certain demons, that only go away through fasting.

Not only is this real, but also..

I have met demons. They also come to us in "dreams", you can ask them questions there as well and they will answer, especially in the name of Jesus Christ.. If you have the authority they pretty much have to. (Also not every entity in a dream is a demon but if you aren't fully delivered yet it’s very probable that they are). There is a lot I could say about dreams discern fruits of the spirit. Sometimes dreams are from Holy Spirit it all just depends. I attacked a demon recently in a dream he told me he came to steal from me he told me he was a "thieving spirit". What exactly was he stealing? I don't know. My money? My dreams? My marriage? My womb? Could be anything. Life starts in the spiritual including the realm of dreams where covenants are created in many ways, because of the legality of sin. A demon tried killing me while I also was awake shortly after performing witchcraft. I was sober at the time. Demons have actually tried killing me many times, some specific times prophets have known about, which of course they knew because God knows everything. Ive had good times and humiliating experiences with my dirt getting exposed. But I am a lover of truth, it doesn't offend me. Ive talked to many prophets all over the world many times now, which if anything has solidified my faith for the rest of my life. Im not trying to scare anyone, but demons are very scary and you should be scared. Ive seen them, they also look horrifying. Not only do they want to completely ruin you, your life, but also your afterlife, which is forever. Not choosing God is like living in a horror film now and for eternity. Be scared of them, but don't live there, end fear forever by Jesus Christ. So ya, we can let demons walk on us and steal from us, sure. Or we can stick it to them, get our life back, fix our bloodline, and move in perfection and righteousness with Christ for ourself and others. Jesus is Lord. I could explain more, but there is thousands of testimonies online, and I recommend to everyone to do your own research, and better yet experience Christ for YOURSELF. And I don't recommend witchcraft to anyone, because it can be fatal. Perfect love casts out all fear.

[adam-brooks]

I expected to be destroyed by disappointment. Or cry over the frustration of it all. Because I do that. But I'm mostly just...I guess I accept it. The things I was called. The animosity.

Heh...I suppose I should have expected it really. Very few people understand it. I barely understand it. The only thing I understand is the retarded response I get from it. Where it comes from and why.

I dunno. Fuck me, I'm an asshole. My issues are bizarre and stupid, and I'm trapped by many of them. Though I've overcome many of them, too. I can't lose sight of that. It's no small thing to claw yourself out of your own grave and force yourself to walk. I have to maintain that momentum and never forget where I came from.

Then why is it all so sad? A person brings about expectations, the expectations you build for them especially, and when those expectations are shattered its jarring. You've misread something. You missed SOMETHING. Or maybe the package was just too pretty, and your fool eyes refused to see. Maybe it was you all along. MAYBE you're just too much for some people. Specially if you require such a gentle hand and patience beyond imagining. If you're too fragile.

You meaning me, of course.

I can take a hit like I'm being paid for it, but kick me in the feels...well. I wax prose and whine like a child. It's a gift, really.

But you do so love my writing, don't you. You meaning you...of course.

Siigh..I can't see your messages anymore because I restricted them and removed them entirely. I can't bear it, really. Your anger. Or pain. Or whatever you want to call it, if it's even anything. I'm not so arrogant to think I could illicit much, now. I know that switch that turns everything off. And I'm not special, right? Just. Like. Them. I think you alluded to that. It was really stupid of me to think otherwise anyway. Because who the hell am I? I can't even give you anything you want.

So it's for the best. Truly. And I'm sorry this is how it ended. Whatever it was. And you can share this to whoever you want. You can call me a dramatic piece of shit. Or a drama queen. Drama asshat? What would you call me right now, I wonder...something emasculating I'm sure.

And when I think about you, I'll remember your words. Specifically, the last ones. And how much they cemented my resolve with each accusation and turn of phrase aimed to stab at me. You left me that. That is your legacy within me. Thank you.

[emptymanuscript]

So, I am reading this quote by Jonathan Turley:

“It calls for something that’s difficult. It calls for solemnity and clarity for members. We have become a nation addicted to rage, and we can fuel that. This body is a powerful teacher, as Brandeis said. And you can teach that or you can teach a respect for this process. It begins here and now. We can disagree with each other without hating each other.”

And my knee jerk reaction is to agree. This feels like wisdom.

But my second thought is, why is it so often the call for both sides to be calm and understanding of each other when the endeavor is pursuing Republican goals. This isn’t the call made when a Republican President is at the point of a potential impeachment process. It’s only the call made when a Democratic President is the potential.

My third thought is that this is an extension of the thought process that “both sides are bad,” which automatically favors the worse of the sides by putting them on the same level.

And I think this is what Republicans pay for with all their think tanks. This creation and use of language and rhetoric to sound so reasonable and convincing when their behavior is anything but. There is an immense amount of intellectual power aimed at convincing our country to pursue certain partisan goals that we would probably oppose without that sheer amount of work to accomplish the argument.

It takes a serious amount of well done propaganda to convince people that black is white and partisan fascist craziness is reasonable discussion. And they do that work. This is it, right here. That sounds completely reasonable and admirable - when what he’s talking about is partisan bullshit that has never had any merit beyond the dog whistle that the Left is evil and needs to be stopped at any cost.

The danger is that it’s propaganda designed to appeal to us on the Left. It’s the language of our goals: a return to sanity and reason in our governance. That’s what we want. But how are we going to get that by pursuing the opposite in action? How does us trying our best to be non-partisan, reasonable, and open minded while the other side does its best to be crazy, partisan, and get everything it possibly can to destroy us result in a finally reasonable outcome?

It can’t.

It’s going to inevitably lead to what’s happening in the house right now as whoever is saner and calmer slips and slides toward functionally obeying the desires of the lunatics who just want it all to break.

The fundamental issue is that in any process where one set of groups does their best to follow the rules and expectations and another set does their best to break the rules and ignore expectations, the group willing to break the most rules and ignore the most expectations will always have the greatest advantage if there’s no penalty for their incorrect behavior. Because they will simply have less barriers and more tools.

Cheating is incentivized if there’s no penalty for cheating. Always. That’s why there has to be a decision to obey the rules BEFORE the game is played.

This is, instead, talking about how we should all obey the rules in this second to last round. Ignoring all the misbehavior that happened in all the previous rounds. Which can only benefit the people who misbehaved and wouldn’t have scored as well had the rules been followed from the beginning.

This is even WHY we have the concept of mistrials in our legal system. Imagine a murder case where the police simply lied about the evidence and how it was collected and handled. That was found out but then the court said, ok, let’s all obey the rules from here on out. And everyone nods. And the trial continues, the decision still being made on the bad evidence of the case. The process would naturally favor the prosecution because it isn’t dealing with the fact that the case is now based on a terrible foundation.

That is literally what is happening here. The call for everyone to be reasonable and follow the rules is the call for everyone to ignore all the previous missteps and misbehavior that led us here. Which can only benefit the misbehaving. Even if it isn’t enough to make them win, it is necessarily an elevation of misbehavior to normal behavior that puts groups who have performed significantly differently on the same field when they wouldn’t otherwise be comparable.

So: no.

This call should not be embraced as appealing as it sounds.

[hirefreelancersonline]

Relation Between Traffic and Good Content Writer

Introduction:

Rather than aesthetic appeal, premium content is the most critical factor in driving traffic to a website. A website's content is its lifeblood; providing exciting and valuable information to your audience is crucial if you hope to increase site visits. When people hire content writers to maintain their site's content regularly, visitors and the site's overall success improve. Hire a freelance content writer from best freelancing sites to produce high-quality articles for your site if you need more money for a full-time employee. They're accessible at low rates and can be found readily online as freelance writers. These freelance writers submit their resumes to web platforms that act as a go-between for them and businesses needing short-term article creation.

Five Factors That Influence Readership Favorably: -

Search engines prioritize sites with high-quality content: -

While the aforementioned black hat techniques are no longer effective, there are still legitimate strategies to win over search engines. Creating content pertinent to users' genuine queries is a great strategy to earn their favor and rise to the top of organic search results. You won't get many visitors if your site doesn't appear in people's search results. So it is better to write high quality content to get more visitors. Top quality contents with the use of perfect keywords will help your website to rank in the first page, so be smart and focus on content.

2. People who are seeking accurate information dislike wasting their time: -

While making a profit is the primary motivation for search engines, satisfying user needs by maintaining and enhancing the quality of organic search results is a close second. Aiming to please the masses' desires should drive your actions. It's true that most of our time online is spent (or wasted) on pointless pursuits like watching kitten videos or debating politics on social media. So put all the information which is needed not that which will just incase the size of the content. Because it will not attract the audience more, always focus on the accurate information and have a good engagement in website.  

3. The Internet is increasingly important to people in many different ways: -

Some people may spend all their time online. Still, even those with busy lives away from the computer are increasingly likely to use it to keep up with current events, leisure activities, and product research and purchases. The best writers will give you the success you've always wanted, so never hesitate to hire freelancers online in India.

4. Humans are naturally inquisitive and on the lookout for new experiences: -

More people will visit your site than you can imagine if you have new, original content that engages as large an audience as possible while keeping relevant to your core objective. Whoever ends up on your website is a complete mystery. Let's say you own a blog on topics relating to the societal issues you wrote about in a book you published. Many people may read, cite, and link to your postings if they are attractive, functional, timely, and even provocative.

5. People enjoy both active and passive roles in the information exchange: -

Instead of explaining why good content increases traffic, this is more of a suggestion to assist you in producing that material. If you're bored of constantly lecturing your listeners, try inviting some two-way dialogue. Frequently updated material is guaranteed, thanks to audience submissions.

Final words: -

When hiring a writer for your site, however, they must have experience with SEO; doing so will provide your site with a significant boost in traffic and position it higher in search engine results. Hiring a professional website writer can propel your freelancer company in India to new heights and make your site a household name. You can find excellent authors through several online resources.

[kimbureh]

I posted 1,304 times in 2022

That's 728 more posts than 2021!

201 posts created (15%)

1,103 posts reblogged (85%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@lierdumoa

@kimbureh

@icarus-suraki

@cpt-bagel

@skullchicken

I tagged 1,209 of my posts in 2022

Only 7% of my posts had no tags

#disco elysium - 390 posts

#lol - 197 posts

#tumblr - 88 posts

#art - 61 posts

#capitalism - 53 posts

#internet - 38 posts

#ofmd - 35 posts

#writing - 33 posts

#fandom - 32 posts

#disco elysium spoilers - 28 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#which is: people subconsciously seek out spaces like this to voice ill-fitting opinions cuz a subconscious part of them *wants* to be chall

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

th... there is crypto-fascist pie in Disco Elysium and you can make Kim drop it on the ground...?!???

this man is too powerful

243 notes - Posted January 12, 2022

#4

it just hit me that *of course* Harry has been in on the “pissing competition”. He rolls into Martinaise not just with his partner, but with the whole Major Crimes Unit in order to *annihilate* whoever Precinct 57 would send, to lay that rivalry to a rest once and for all. None of them, except Judit, in police uniform, mind you. They plan to play dirty, maybe even to play dirty on the 57er.

maybe that’s why Jean is treating Kim so deliberately respectful, almost bordering to being meek, when the whole posse meets at the end. This detective from Precinct 57 not just went through a whole week of Harry’s bullshit, he also solved the case with Harry and got a nice photo to boot. How do you look the guy in the eye who you set out to utterly crush with your savant police pixie partner only for him to not only surpass your expectations in every regard, but then *join* your fucking precinct.

just wow. those two will have a lot work off lol

302 notes - Posted January 9, 2022

#3

Disco Elysium’s world is doubted to be a planet, it seems fractured into geometric shapes from below low orbit. It’s difficult to picture something like that, Harry understandably struggles with that as well. You can have this conversation with Joyce:

Joyce Messier - "They say there is a rarefied envelope of matter surrounding the darkened disc of our planet. That is, if we are still living on a planet. Or, to speak more plainly, imagine vast swathes of land disrupted by nothingness."

Joyce Messier -  "I am sorry, detective," she looks around. "Philosophically speaking -- it must sound *quite terrifying*. Even scientific positivism isn't entirely convinced about what we're dealing with here..." 

Joyce Messier -  "But -- this is one of the great questions of our time. Maybe when they get the complete set together it will jolt us out of our rut -- bring us together. However naive it may sound." 

You -  "A fractured corona doesn't feel like it's gonna bring anyone *together*."

Joyce Messier -  "You have mis-imagined it. I don't have the power to convey to you the effect and geometry of the images that depict our world from below low orbit. It's..." 

Joyce Messier -  She looks up: "It's like the crowning of the world. It's insane. Very *disco*. You'd love it."

A darkened disk disrupted by nothingness, a fractured corona, geometry, very *disco*. That’s quite difficult to picture. Here are some ideas.

This is the Revolving House (1921) by Paul Klee. The Cubism style often aims to depict its subject from multiple angles at once, creating a confusing map of overlapping perspectives. This painting lacks the dark nothingness Joyce mentions, but it possesses the fractured and geometric properties. I was thinking about this painting when I painted this:

See the full post

410 notes - Posted March 7, 2022

#2

once saw an interview with one of the Disco Elysium writers, and the interviewer reacted with surprise when he learned none of ZA/UM were English native speakers. The interviewer hadn’t even considered the fact that people from Estonia don’t grow up speaking English.

As a non-native English speaker myself, the first thing that struck me about the development history of DE was that a group of Estonian writers did the tough work, acquired the needed language skills *and* effectively had to abandon their mother tongue in order for their creative work to be *seen*.

Changing the language changes the art, but if you don’t, you get overlooked. And that’s what it’s really about. Non-native speakers naturally are expected to make this barter, and English speakers aren’t even *aware*.

1,131 notes - Posted January 15, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

speaking of Ao3 not being a social medium:

it will always need money. It’s an archive. Even if they meet their yearly donation aim now without any problem doesn’t mean it will be like this in 5 years, in 10 years, in 80 years. Yeah you read that right. Ao3 is an Archive. It intends to be available forever. Like a library. Because Ao3 *is* a library. If you want to keep your library, you wouldn’t cut its budget just because it did well last year. Maintaining a library creates running expenses. The purpose of an archive is to preserve data indefinitely, and this costs money.

40,063 notes - Posted August 12, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →