#create your own peace

[peaceofmindyx]

Hey look, it’s me on a podcast with some of my favorite people! 🥹🥰😍🤍 Head over to @stopthinking_startdoing for more information or check out the full episode “The Power of Peace” on Spotify now! ✨

In this episode we have an open and honest conversation about what the power of peace means to us because as we all know, it can look different for everyone. We explore different ways of finding peace, how social media affects how we all perceive things, how we all connect and bond over our love for nature and how it brings us inner peace, how important it is to embrace your creative side, and how important it is to heal yourself from your past so you can move forward.

As I’ve said many times, this journey for me has been tough and being vulnerable has never been easy for me. I am so proud of how far I’ve come and how easily I opened myself up, not only to these incredible ladies, but just in general. I never thought I’d be here creating a blog, writing about my personal thoughts, adventuring for fun, being creative, finding joy in the little things, being an open and honest person, healing myself from within and certainly not being on a public podcast.

If anyone takes anything away from this, I hope it’s that you can do anything you want. No matter how scary it is or how worried you are about what others think. If you have a dream, a goal, or a hobby and you want to share it with the world. DO IT. You are the creator of your reality and you have the power to create the life you’ve dreamed of.

Thank you again - Alicia, Erin, and Mary (the three ladies of stopthinking_startdoing) for allowing me to be a part of your space, a part of your journey, and a part of your podcast. Thank you for not only being friends, but also family. You are all incredible and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you.

✨A bonus✨ I also found my new tagline - “Real & Authentic. Happy & Healing.” 🪴🤍✨

[ventique18]

Do you know how it feels like to come back from a week long vacation only to find out that Malleus nation is taking an L again with his lack of event appearance for the last 18 months? But at the same time your other faves are getting their beautiful cards so you're confused af whether to be sad or happy or angry or excited???

[inkedwingss]

Nothing will ever hurt my bones more than seeing someone who pretends they know God, doesn't show fruit, misrepresent Christ, confuse other people on eternal matters, betray the holiness for the sake of attention, money, whatever; steals from sheep and distracts the little ones, hurt the flock, says things that are not truth, spreading their own vain thoughts through human wisdom, and gets out of it thinking they are doing a good job. They decieve even themselves.

"Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body." (James 3:1-4)

First rule for interpretating scripture: the scripture interprets scripture. Not you. You only discover it. You can't add anything, and you can't take anything. You don't get to decide what it means. It needs to make sense according to all scripture. There is a limit on how much you can stretch the text and play symbolism. It's not an easy task, and like anything that involves more than one human being, people tend to disagree quite a lot. Their faith is still real, but that doesn't mean they are right – anyway, I'm not even addressing this type. It's more about people that use the gospel to profit somehow. To gain respect, money or power over others. This is truly the opposite of how humble and empty of ourselves we should be as disciples. It makes me sick to see so many distorted versions of what is sacred and pure.

People are so tired of fake stuff, yet decievers know how the human heart quite enjoys a little lie. We bite the bait if it looks good enough. But this world hungers for justice, and it cries out to God in silent tears of despair when no one brings the true light into the darkness to rescue them. Yes, you, the hypocrites, here are the words of Jesus: "For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers."

God is gonna come for you.

[gettshirt]

(via "Create your own happiness" Classic T-Shirt for Sale by GetTeeShirt)

"Create Your Own Happiness" is a phrase that encourages personal empowerment and taking control of one's own emotional well-being. It suggests that happiness is not something we should wait for or depend on others to provide, but rather something we actively cultivate for ourselves. Life is full of ups and downs, and while external circumstances can influence our mood, this saying reminds us that our mindset, choices, and actions play a crucial role in shaping how we feel. By focusing on what brings us joy—whether it’s pursuing hobbies, spending time with loved ones, or practicing mindfulness—we can create a sense of fulfillment from within. It’s about embracing positivity, taking responsibility for our happiness, and not letting outside factors dictate our emotional state. Ultimately, it's a call to recognize that, while we can't control everything around us, we can control how we respond and where we find our joy.

[seravphs]

I’m scared to post knight Gojo thank you for being so nice to me about it bffs 💛

[aleesabella]

IG/ soulmatewith.me

[wings-of-flying]

could i, an eighteen year old with zero experience running a d&d podcast and a patreon for said podcast, do better than the council who've had several years of experience and amassed a fan base who so willingly offer (sometimes constructive) criticism on all that's not working? well i don't know, because i don't have the resources or time or energy for a project like that, but i do still understand that their current system isn't working

[steakout-05]

quick post clarifying what i'm gonna do with my Crarry art and my Craig design moving forward

i just wanna make this post as short and sweet as i can as i've been struggling to find a way to write this in a coherent fashion (i'm VERY tired today, lol), especially with everything that's been going down in the fandom lately. people are not happy right now. this is a post meant to explain what i'm going to be doing with my Crarry stuff from now on, as well as how i'm gonna be using my fan design for Craig.

on the topic of my Craig x Barry art: i've been a little bit conflicted on what to do with it for a little bit, but i've mostly decided towards keeping it up on my blog for archival purposes. i don't like having to remove my art, especially when 1. it was made with the context that the (at the time) canon truth was that Barry and Craig were nothing but unrelated friends, and 2. it's still good art and it brought me a lot of joy when i first created it. i've regretted deleting art in the past and i think that i'd definitely regret deleting it now, especially if there was a threat of it becoming lost media and i didn't have the files to back it up. i care too much about my art to do that. so, it's all staying up on my blog, with the added disclaimer that it was made before August 17th 2024 and that it was obviously not supposed to portray weird incest stuff. can't do much about putting a disclaimer on it if it's already been reblogged though, so it's only gonna appear on the original post :/

on the topic of Craig himself: this is the bit i'm most excited about, but it's also the hardest bit to explain in a way that makes sense, so i'll try not to get ahead of myself here.

so, to start off with: in this post, i made some doodles showing an improved fan design i had made for Craig that portrays him as a blond nerdy guy with glasses and an injured eye. this is obviously not how Craig ended up looking like in canon and wasn't what i expected him to look like, it was something i made for myself and my own art. even so, he was practically just a skin applied to a pre-existing character whose personality had already been established. but now that the Craig i intended that design to be attached to has been revealed to be something we thought he wasn't (barry's entire freaking dad), i'm gonna do something a little different with my Craig to differentiate him from canon. i'm gonna take everything i liked about him before the reveal, retool him and his personality to better match the ideas and headcanons i had brewing in my head for him, and create a whole new canon for him to reside in. i've basically made him into a slightly divergent alternate version of canon Craig, basically. and it is incredibly self-indulgent, lol. (isn't that what being a creative is all about though..... self indulgence and insane storycrafting)

this bit might be slightly controversial, but what i'm planning with this version of Craig is that i'm gonna continue shipping Barry with him instead of Canon Craig like before. i really like the dynamic that Barry and Craig had in canon before the Dad Reveal Jumpscare Incident, with them sort of being polar opposites who would have some silly banter with each other, but also having a few similarities and shared interests that would bring them together, so that dynamic is gonna be brought over to this canon i've created for myself. it's basically gonna be a smorgasbord of everything i like about these characters with some expansions and slight changes to better fit with what i think would have been cool to see actually happen in canon. i'm likely gonna make a post about how i want to characterise my Craig later, but just know that 1. CranBarry is a thing in my little universe and 2. my Craig =/= Canon Craig and there will be a disclaimer explaining that on each fanwork i make depicting the ship from now on. i should probably give my Craig a last name so i don't have to keep calling him "my Craig" for disambiguation......

this hasn't been done out of spite or disrespect towards HB or anything at all. i'm disappointed with the change they made, and i do think it was very poorly executed, but at the end of the day, what happens in canon is not my story to write no matter how much i want to see in the series, and all i can do is sigh, shrug, pick up a pencil and start enacting the change i want to see for myself. i'm someone who believes that, while art can absolutely be criticised, it's up to the artist to decide what they want to do, and they don't have to cater to feedback if they don't want to. granted, it is a little different in Halfbrick's case because Jetpack Joyride is their product, and they are a sizable company who also makes money and business decisions and has a big audience and whatnot, but you get it right? it sucks, but like.... there's not really much you can do about it apart from write something you'd want to see.

so yeah, that's pretty much everything. i'm hoping this will go over well with everything that's happened because i really do love the gay little relationship i've given these two, i just can't continue doing it with the canon version of Craig for obvious reasons. the only problem i really see this causing is the very slight irritation that will come with possibly having to clarify this every time i post a Crarry thing. it'll probably be no biggie though, i'll just link to this post explaining everything. i sure do love coming up with incredibly convoluted solutions to simple problems looolll, it's my special talent at this point XD ahh well. if there's a bright side, it means i get to be even more self-indulgent and creative with these doofuses, and there might be some new headcanon and fanfic stuff coming later, as well as new Craig art. sucks that canon decided to fold in on itself, but i'm gonna try to ignore it for the most part.

[magicasmp]

Hello. I hope this post finds you well. Who is running this account. I would like to have a few words with you in my office as soon as possible. Cooperation is mandatory. Thank you, The Headmaster Solinns Headmaster

Hey The. Can I call you the? Are we on a first name basis?

I'm glad to see you're finally taking my advice and advancing your personal tech tree past the stone age. If you need any advice or assistance adjusting to you new home on the world wide web please feel free to ask.

I shall answer your question, with another question. Is your legal fucking name "The Headmaster"?

Were you just destined for bureaucracy from birth or are you just to ashamed to admit your name is like Garland Cobbledick or some shit?

[wearenotswans]

I love creating peace for myself.

[coloursofaparadox]

i ✨️cannot sleep✨️ and vaguing about shit on the internet feels more cathartic than writing it out somewhere else. suffer.

[cheesey-rice]

Ok this is on me for my weakness for little old ladies but 😭. Got pulled over by some older Japanese women trying to explain god or whatever to me and when they asked the are you Asian question I was like my mom's from Taiwan and 😭😭. She said "oh, you mean America? Jkjk 😁" 😭😭😭😭 Ma'am. Ma'am you are from Japan and you want to make the joke about Taiwan being the colony of another country and USA's post WW2 economic interference in East Asia? Ma'Am.

[darkiecat]

Sometimes you read a fanfic so good it just floors you.

Shout out to all those fanfic writers out there!

[abuadam86]

Emergency: Help save my children's lives

Dear humanity,

I am Habib from Gaza. I am married and have four children: Menna, 12 years old, Adam, 10 years old (suffering from quadriplegia), Maria, 6 years old, and Ezz, one year old. Although they are young, they have survived previous wars, but this current war is the most difficult of all. This is a war of genocide, and the difficulty of the war lies in the inability to meet the needs of my son Adam, who needs special care.

Over the past ten months, we have been caught in the crossfire of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Our once peaceful home in Khan Yunis has been reduced to rubble, and now we find ourselves displaced in Deir al-Balah, living in squalid conditions in a makeshift tent on the streets. The devastation not only deprived us of our physical shelter, but also destroyed my livelihood - the once thriving business that supported our family's well-being, is now in ruins. The daily struggle for survival is exacerbated by the scarcity of basic necessities such as clean water, adequate sanitation and basic medical supplies

Our home was the place where we found hope and safety, and where we made precious memories. Losing him was like losing years of our lives.

Not only that, they destroyed my source of livelihood, burned it, and demolished it with bulldozers, and today I am without a home and without a job. I was working in a store I owned that met the needs and expenses of my family

Living in tents is miserable. There is a lack of drinking water, hot sun rays, and strange insects that have terrified my children. What hurts me most is my young son Ezz, who I see growing up in an unclean environment and with no healthy food for him. I believe he has not received his right to life.

At this stage, my husband and I decided to go to you and create an account on the Go Fund Me website and ask you to help us in these difficult times until we get out of Gaza, from the land of war to the land of peace. All we need from you is to support us and help us to get out of the war, even if you cannot help. You should spread the word. This campaign is everywhere and among your friends. We thank you for your stance and support for us. Thank you, my friends

The amount that will be collected from this campaign :

We will spend it by paying the amount to coordinate entry through the Rafah land crossing, which connects Gaza to the State of Egypt, since, as I mentioned, they charge an adult $5,000, but depending on the pressures, crises, and waiting, the amount may reach $7,000 per person, and children $2,500 to $4,000.

We will also use it for the rest of the travel and safe transportation expenses to provide for all family members.

A picture of my children's life before the war

A video of my children's lives living the war

May God reward you with all the best and may God bless you

Best wishes with sincere gratitude,

Habib's family

My Instagram account link

My account vetted by:

@dlxxv-vetted-donations

(vetted)

@gazavetters , my number verified on the list is ( #187 )

[researchwhisperer]

Camping on campus - the non-violent way to protest your stupid university's senseless support for evil weapons of war.

[melodianaartist]

Okay i get the Howl‘s moving castle hype now. That’s an amazing movie