#god alone is enough

[cruger2984]

THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT TERESA OF ÁVILA The First Female Doctor of the Church Feast Day: October 15

"Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; for God alone suffices."

A Carmelite nun, the prominent mystic, religious reformer, author, theologian of the comtemplative life and of mental prayer, and the founder of the Discalced Carmelites, was born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, on March 28, 1515 in Ávila (modern-day Spain). Her paternal grandfather, Juan Sánchez de Toledo, was a marrano or converso, a Jew forced to convert to Christianity or emigrate.

When Teresa's father was a child, Juan was condemned by the Spanish Inquisition for allegedly returning to the Jewish faith, but he was later able to assume a Catholic identity. Alonso Sánchez de Cepeda, Teresa's father, was a successful wool merchant and one of the wealthiest men in Ávila. He bought a knighthood and assimilated successfully into Christian society. Alonso previously married to Catalina, with whom he had three children, and in 1509 in Gotarrendura, he married in to a woman named Beatriz de Ahumada y Cuevas.

She brought her up as a dedicated Christian. Fascinated by accounts of the lives of the saints, she ran away from home at age seven, with her brother Rodrigo, to seek martyrdom in the fight against the Moors. Her uncle brought them home, when he spotted them just outside the town walls. From an early age, she was much impressed by the thought of eternity, and developed a strong desire to consecrate her life to the Lord.

When her mother died, Teresa (now 11 years old) went before the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and implored with tears: 'From now on, you shall be my mother.'

At 20, much to the disappointment of her pious and austere father, she decided to enter the local easy-going Carmelite convent of the Incarnation, significantly built on top of land that had been used previously as a burial ground for Jews, but was scandalized by the relaxation of religious life. Visitors of all kinds were freely received, personal prayer, and meditation were neglected, and many members were idle and carefree. Nevertheless, she preserved in her vocation.

Notwithstanding the resistance of many ecclesiastics, in 1562, she founded at Ávila the Discalced Carmelites, whose members were committed to strict discipline and almost perpetual silence. They wore sandals instead of shoes as a sign of austerity and poverty. Six years later, together with John of the Cross, Teresa founded the Discalced Carmelite Friars in Duruelo. Intelligence was considered an essential requisite for the reformed nuns.

As Teresa said: 'A person can train herself to piety, but more hardly to intelligence. An intelligent mind is simple and submissive.'

Teresa enjoyed mystical revelations, and wrote many books filled with sublime doctrine. Teresa died in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, on October 4, 1582, just as Catholic Europe was making the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. She was 67.

Her last words were: 'My Lord, it is time to move on. Well then, may your will be done. O my Lord and my Spouse, the hour that I have longed for has come. It is time to meet one another.'

Beatified by Pope Paul V on April 24, 1614 and canonized a saint by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622, her major shrine can be found at the Convent of the Annunciation in Alba de Tormes.

The Cortes Generales exalted her to patroness of Spain in 1627. The University of Salamanca had granted her the title 'Doctor ecclesiae' (Doctor of the Church) with a diploma in her lifetime, but that title is distinct from the papal honour of Doctor of the Church, which is always conferred posthumously.

The latter was finally bestowed upon her by Pope Paul VI on September 27, 1970, along with Catherine of Siena, making them the first women to be awarded the distinction.

[ae-cha08]

[kit-screams-into-the-future]

was having trans marty thoughts again and i came to a realization about this scene

[fawnnbinary]

He just can't compete

[a-literal-toaster-wtf]

bbc ghosts fandom can we plsplspls pls talk about isabelle higham more pls. she was under the impression that the love of her life didn’t love her back and didn’t have the guts to tell her to her face, and then he died defending another woman’s honour in her own backyard. and then coerced into an unfulfilling courtship based on materialism and prestige rather than actual love while she was vulnerable. like that is so horrible and fucked up i have so much love for isabelle where are the isabelle fans where are they pls!!!!!!

[baeshijima]

how is this wip over 2 years old and i still havent finished it 🧍‍♀️

ITS LITERALLY AT 8.9K WORDS AND JUST BARELY HALFWAY THROUGH???? SCREAMS

[jealousmartini]

"..like c'mon Taz. You know the world doesn't revolve around you"..."i think you'll find it does."

VICTORIOUS & ICARLY CROSSOVER ACTING DR

⌗ WHOSE THAT CHIC ꜝ

000 :: short summary — 18 year old Lucia laCruz born June 20th, 1992 in London, UK, finds herself living her dream career as a rookie actor, in Nickelodeon's Victorious in the year 2010 to 2013 not knowing she would play one of the most iconic side characters in the show "Tazzmin Martinez" along side Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine, Avan Jogia as Beck, Leon Thomas the 3rd as Andre, Elizabeth Gillies as Jade and Matt Bennett as Robbie. With Victoria Justice as the main character, Tori Vega.

Even after the American sitcom abruptly ended in 2013, this wouldn't be the last time she'd make an iconic appearance on a media as her acting, singing and dancing skills would keep people around the world hooked on her, waiting for more.

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001 :: character name — Tazzmin Martinez

002 :: nicknames — Taz, Marti, Martini, Big T

003 :: age — 16/17

004 :: [Victorious] first appearance episode — "show, don't tell" season.1 ep.5

005 :: character personality — if orange, purple, pink and red were a person (w/ a hint of blue) ★ spontaneous ★ very much ambiverted ★ cunty ★ easily flustered ★ expressive ★ oblivious ★ kinda freaky

006 :: backstory — Tazzmin, originally supposed to be a small side character that would not have much appearance on the show, gets the one chance to expand as a main side character in Victorious and becomes the "Everything arts, fashion, music and Cinematography crazy" Taz Martinez, who travels from her home in the UK to LA to show off her many areas of talent and skills in hopes of introducing new and fresh ideas to America such as Kpop in her music numbers, completely oblivious to what strange and wacky scenarios she would be put in to interact with the main cast of characters against her own will.

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007 :: character relationships

⌗ Professor Alcowitz (or wtv his name is) — "What a personality Tazzmin is! She's almost as bad as Tori's sister Trina!"

"I will admit though, she is a powerhouse who doesn't know how to hone her skills properly. She needs some proper guidance and by GOD I am not putting one of her friends to mentor her. I've seen the way she looks at them..."

"Every other week, I swear I have a new student, but no, it's just Tazzmin in a new wig"

💌 ..1 message from Taz, "oh. Thats probably the coconut juice speaking. ignore him" "??/10"

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⌗ Tori — Cool acquaintances! "She's pretty... interesting..! I think she can be pretty unpredictable at times, which kinda scares me but overall she's a really cool girl!

💌 ..1 message from Taz, "I mean she's definitely there! There isn't much I have to say about her because we don't really hang out that much. Our personalities don't mingle as well as id like them to. Her sister is pretty cool though! Love Trina!!! "4/10"

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⌗ Cat — Cat personality x Cat person "OMGG HAVE YOU SEEN THE WIGS SHE COMES IN WITH?? My personal favourite is her green one. I hope she'll lend me one of hers, one day.."

"She's so cool! And she knows a lot too. I can't count how many times I've gone to her for help on literally ANYTHING and she always helps me and some!"

💌 ..1 message from Taz, "Not to be dramamtic but i would die for her. Shes my babyy" "8/10"

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# Jade — The unlikely duo/Yin and Yang! "Weird. Sassy. Very unfiltered. Kind of airheaded. But at least she can dress better than these losers"

"She's way more capable of things I didn't even know she could do. I underestimated her before but I've grown to respect her."

"I've seen the way she looks at Andre, Robbie, me and Beck and she thinks she's slick. Just know. I know what you are Taz..."

💌 ..1 message from Taz, "I dont know what shes talking about dont listen to her. Other than THAT.. Her loud and scary persona doesnt fool me. I can tame that beast." "8/10"

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⌗ Robbie — Cunty babe x nerdy guy trope/ "Taz... kinda makes me nervous with how.. assertive and blunt she can be at times haha.. but tbh what girl doesn't make me nervous."

"It's honestly shocking how much stuff she carries in that one bag. I tried to carry it for her once and I felt my arm dislocate! She's got something for EVERYTHING in there!"

💌 ..1 message from Taz, "My god that loser is so FUCKING CUTEEE. I like to tease him a lot which his puppet Rex equally finds funny lmao. He can hit it." "9/10"

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⌗ Andre — Wonder duo/My ride or die "Gotta love Taz! She's extremely talented, a bit of a busy body always doing multiple things at once, she's stylish, funny and just a whole vibe gotta be on the same level to get her"

"Were attached by the hip. I probably spend the most time with her, Robbie and Beck."

"She DEFINITELY has a thing for Robbie, Jade and Beck."

💌 ..1 message from Taz, "Im so glad i met Andre. Hes the one i go to for musical advice. And all of his songs slap." "8/10"

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⌗ Beck — Partners in crime/My ride or die part.2 "Oh Taz! She's... something! That's not to say I don't get along with her, cus I do but yknow.. the things she says catches me off guard."

"Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who clocks what outrageous things she says at times and it makes me feel like I'm going insane. I think she does it on purpose"

💌 ..1 message from Taz, "I do it on purpose. And smash." "9/10"

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character iconic discography

⌗ list coming sooooooonnnn —

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Known for

Acapella singing ★ music production ★ juicy couture ★ singing in different languages (introducing kpop, spanish and brazilian music) ★ leg warmers and fur boots ★ creative choreography ★ her timeless late 90s and early 2000s fashion sense ★ her outrageously thick 🇬🇧 accent ★ colourful wigs every other week ★ being "90s type fine" ★ alternative babe ★ randomly appearing in icarly episodes ★ macbook selfies ★ having extravagant acrylic nails ★ lip gloss ★ hubba bubba bubblegum

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Yall put me in a room of baddies and really thought I wouldn't become the raging bi-con of Victorious?

Baddie tags : @theshifterbride @yemiyuui @hrrtshape @livingmydreamlife5555 @angelic-daiquiri

[skrunksthatwunk]

EXTREMELY REAL MOMENT FROM HIRANO HERE

[beigetiger]

I’m a little obsessed with Skulduggery telling alt Vile that he’s the superior one in DotL because it’s such a fascinating trope subversion.

The typical trope is that a character who is a morally good person is faced with an alternate version of themselves who is stronger, but also evil. Then said character must battle with whether or not they value being strong or being good more.

And this is why I love Skulduggery here so much. He has spent nearly his whole life being the despicable one. He’s cruel. He’s strong and he bullies those weaker than him. Even if he is clever, he is ultimately a brute who’s spent so long being used as a weapon that he’s come to love it. He’s been strong his whole life, he doesn’t want to be strong anymore. He wants to be good in order to please Valkyrie.

And finally, he is faced with a version of himself who is even stronger than him, but also a worse person. He is finally the better person, even if that makes him weaker. He’s happy to be the good one. Even if it means getting literally dragged off and tortured, he gets to know that he’s not as awful as he could be. It is no moral battle for him, it is finally being able to claim moral victory.

And he’s never really worried, even when they take him away to be tortured. Because Vile is alone, there’s nobody in the world who loves him. Skulduggery, on the other hand, has someone who’d burn the world down for him. He doesn’t need to be stronger because he has someone he can rely on. And that’s how he gets away with claiming superiority to Vile. His growth as a character over the series has resulted in there being someone who will break him out.

Anyways, subversion of annoying tropes for the win. Skulduggery’s relationship with Vile fascinates me.

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: violence mention / death mention / ]

Will never stop thinking about how Leo, all alone in an endless void and being beaten again and again and again by the only other living thing around, still finds comfort in that space. The situation he was in was completely hopeless, and in any other circumstances he would not have escaped, at least not fast enough to save him from permanent (or even fatal) damage, be it physical or mental.

And yet, despite the bleakness of his situation, despite the agony and helplessness, all he needs is one glance at a crumbled photograph, one glance to remember his family, and that’s enough of a reason for him to smile.

Maybe that’s why his powers center around manipulating space - because no matter how much space is between them, no matter how dire his own situation may be, just the thought of his family, alive and okay, is enough to give Leo hope.

[veinsfullofstars]

💥 Of mice and mischief! 💥

(ID: More Kirby series fanart of Shadow Kirby interacting with Squeakers, with a guest cameo by Dark Meta Knight. Top left - SK clad in the Bomb hat and his Kirby Fighters black-and-purple coloration, dashing by alongside a green Squeaker, both of them carrying lit bombs and laughing with eager mischief. Top right - SK being hurriedly carried off by a group of excited Squeakers, his eyes wide in surprise and little arms thrown back from the speed. Bottom - DMK standing stiffly as a gaggle of curious Squeakers huddles around and even climbs onto him, his fists clenched and his wings slightly curled, his mask tilted down and and hiding his eyes in the shadow of the visor, red lines of irritation zigzagging off of him. To our left, a word bubble sporting Daroach’s top hat reads, “Aww, they like ya! Ain’t that precious? Quick, Spinni, get the camera!” END ID.)

Part 1 | Part 2 (you’re here!) | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Compilation

Sketch started btw 12/23 - 05/24, render started 05/21/24, finished 05/23/24, updated for color correction 11/02/24.

[ae-cha08]

[starry-bi-sky]

realizing i have. a lot of untapped trauma potential for clone^2 danny because i just Fully Processed Four Months Late the fact that his parents were capturing and torturing ghosts in the basement before he became Phantom. and the fact that he was on house rest for 2 weeks. during that time period. and he wasn't really leaving the house. he could hear their screaming through the floorboards

*points at clone danny* i can give you suuuuuuch a bad time babe ahaha. i've got two untouched years before you meet damian what fucks you up before then

[tsartistry]

Listen I know Blitzstone will be in our collective hearts forever

but I need you all to understand my vision when I say Blitzen/Amos Kane.

[eleanorose123]

things to scare yugioh fanartists-

[thatcatangelwriter]

annabeth doesn't talk about what luke said when he came to her house asking her to run away with him and no matter how hard the others try she won't say anything.