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Toughminded and Tenderhearted
Shrewdness is a quality that Godās people should possess. By shrewdness, I mean possessing divine wisdom that leads to thoughtful, wise, and sensible behavior. In the NT, Jesus instructed His disciples, saying, āI send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as dovesā (Matt 10:16). In this perilous world filled with potential harm from wolf-like individuals,ā¦
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#and Gentle Living in Christianity#Balancing Toughness and Tenderness in Faith#Christian Character in a Hostile World#Christian shrewdness#discernment#Innocent as Doves#innocent as sheep#Jesus&039; Teachings on Shrewdness#Living wisely in the devil&039;s world#living wisely in this world#Navigating the World with Wisdom and Innocence#operating by divine wisdom#Satan&039;s world system#sheep among wolves#Shrewd as Serpents#Shrewd Christians#shrewdness#Shrewdness in Christian Living#Strategic Use of Resources for Eternal Purposes#The Christian Approach to Worldly Challenges#toughminded#toughminded and tenderhearted#what does it mean to be shrewd as serpents#what does it mean to be toughminded#wisdom#wise in this world
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I'm always sad whenever I think about the implications of Loop having no mouth.
#isat#in stars and time#isat spoilers#love u loop and bc of that im slowly constructing a world where u suffer and live#as a wise man once said āeat shit and liveā#something about sticking around for the consequences of your actions really gets to me#the draws
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everyone abstaining from voting or voting third party because both main candidates are awful are absolutely losing the plot i'm sorry. the two party system is so horribly huge that if you don't vote blue you're basically voting for trump, and it might not seem like it matters when both him and kamala are horrible, it really does. which one do you think will be easier to organize for a better country under: the one who's openly trying to lock the country into a totalitarian regime where as many minorities' rights as possible are stripped away, or the one that is still awful but with a much subtler impact?
under kamala there is a much greater chance we can rise up together and put a stop to israel's genocidal rampage. under trump we will be crushed like bugs. you do not have to support kamala to understand which one is the more survivable choice.
#election 2024#kamala harris#trump#fuck trump#vote blue#presidential election#leftist#anarchist#personally i wish we did not have to put the country's fate into one person's hands#or at least that the other parties had a real chance#but thats not the world we live in#and it certainly won't be for a VERY long time if ever#if trump wins#so please vote wisely
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Why are people mad that others occasionally call the Wolverine āLogan Howlettā??? Like ik his actual name is āJames Howlettā, but Logan is the name he chose isnāt it? And I think adding the Howlett at the end honors his past while the Logan at the front shows heās changed and is not the same person.
Hence, Logan Howlettā¦
Iām still gonna occasionally call him James Howlett if it fits the context more, but can someone genuinely explain why they hate the āLogan Howlettā combo?
#as a writer itās cool that the different name combos show different life stages#that way if Iām talking about his past and how he was I can use James Howlett#if Iām talking about how heās changed/how heās past has affected him: Logan Howlett#if Logan is in a bad mindset where he feels stuck in the past and is experiencing low self esteem/an unstable identity:#James āāLoganāā Howlett#if heās simply living his life in the present completely (happy and/or feels human): Logan#if he is working or does something epic world saving wise: Wolverine#etc etc#cat rambles#deadpool and wolverine#wolverine#logan howlett#james howlett#james logan howlett
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i love how everyone close to "jiang li" at some point or another has their moment of "girl i KNOW you're cooking up some shit and you are not going to tell me anything about what it is but that's okay. do what you gotta do, i gotchu." like everyone goes dang this girl is up to something...no idea what it is but it doesn't matter. this 18yo who spent the last 10 years in a convent knows what she's doing and i am just gonna follow her lead on this. i am yours to command, recently former teen nun. no questions asked. you got this.
#like they are right to trust her because she does clearly know what she's doing#and also secretly she's actually like mid-twenties and very world-wise#but THEY don't know that. they're just so impressed with her that they handwave the whole 'lived on a remote mountain with no access#to the wider world from age 8 onward' thing#like that's a pretty big thing to handwave! but that's how good she is. even knowing that they can't deny she knows her shit#the double#my posts#ye mingyu being an early example (san'jiu the legend that you are) but also ye shijie and actually all the ye family#even her fake dad eventually gets some version of this where he's like. i'm gonna stop interfering because you know what you're about#xiao heng doesn't count because a) he definitely knows she's xue fangfei and b) he usually does know what she's cooking#also okay calling her a teen nun is making me think of harrow now#tlt/the double crossover when
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āClose the window that hurts you, no matter how beautiful the view is.ā
#beautiful words#real life#lifestyle#daily life#still life#life quotes#quotes#life#lifelessons#live#mind#my thougts#its the truth#seriously though#sad thoughts#thinking#thought#word of the day#wordofthehour#spilled words#world news#my words#words words words#true words#wise words#beautiful quote#not a quote#life quote#love quote#quoteoftheday
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figured i'd do this again..bit early i guess..
#to cheer me up.. i feel bad atm.. these things don't even make me feel very good tho bc i'm such a narrative/sketch-based artist..#but Proper Beautiful Finished Pieces are what grab attention and look good at the end of the year all neatly lined up lol.....#so looking at a āyearly reviewā where i can only choose 'the best image of the month' (??) is like...What have i even been doing...#i did a month by month look back on twt for myself instead..but even that doesn't express the quantity of comic-based stuff..#that i do put a lot of time/heart into..but alas i feel bad bringing even them back..RTing/reblogging my own art simply feels bad lol..#AND WHY IS IT ALL B&W...trying to accept that i LIKE doing that and sketching and scribbling..not like i'm trying to like..Get Artist Job..#this year was so profoundly lonely at times bc i spent all my time drawing instead of socialising and trying to find friends....#please please please have achieved more of your dreams in the future so you can look back at 2023 and think..#It was good that happened so that it got me further to the future. Or whatever i guess.....................#regardless i did have a great amount of fun drawing and improving this year and dwelling deeply & heavily on witch hat atelier.#art-wise and emotionally....march july & september were the best months i think..AUGUST WAS SO WEIRD SUMMER IS SO EVIL ALWAYS.#thank you very much if you are reading this for enjoying & leaving nice tags & such like <3 i've realised how fulfilling that is to receive#really keeps me posting stuff here instead of keeping it all to myself in my head#i wish everyone in this world could have a safe and happy end of year. i wish living in this world were easier
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THE ELECTRONIC YET PALEOLITHIC GARDEN OF EDEN BEARING FRUIT UNTOUCHED BY OVERGROWN MEGAFAUNA OF FUTURES PAST
#i havent posted this though ive had it for like two months#ive been forming some kind of world thats similar to the planet of the apes in a way where the meegafauna never got killed off#and they kept developing into more intelligent creatures#until their society reaches a standstill one day when the garden of eden is recreated i think#initial idea was like electronic paleolithic megafauna#im still plagued by images of animatronicc wooly mammoth thats being annasumingly harvested for flesh but instead of meat found#its only wires#and the line between animatronic and electronic and living breathing flesh and fauna becomes blurred#because i guess animals as intelligent creatures would have a different approach to creating a society#i really just want to draw sabre tooth tigers and more neanderthals#well this one isnt a sabre tooth tiger but i didnt think of that yet#i would imagine the animals would evolve alongside the tech actually unlike humans#theres a word for where humans are evolutionary wise where we no longer evolve#anyway ive been wanting to make more art about being trans soo idk but ill keep twirling the idea round my head i think#as well as the water tower knight#art#traditional art#charcoal#mixed media#furry#sci fi#oc#oc art
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We see him come and know him ours
Russia: "Carol of the Russian Children," traditional // Kenya: The Nativity, Elima Njau // France: "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella," Nicolas Saboly // Haiti: Madonna and Child, Ismael Saincilus // Australia: "The Three Drovers," William James // China: Tryptic by Lu Hongnian // Canadian/Algonquian: "Huron Carol," Jean de BrƩbeuf
#the visual depictions are lovely#but what really gets me every time are the little cultural details in the music#music that tells the story of the Nativity while placing it in a world that's familiar to the listener#fur robed moujiks on snowboard plateaus in place of middle eastern shepherds#bark lodges instead of stables and rabbit skin in place of swaddling clothes#wandering hunter and chiefs from far off places instead of shepherds and wise men (man i love the Huron Carol)#and little french girls running to gather the village to come see Jesus#it's easy for an excess of historical concern to make Jesus feel distant and far off#/I know/ that Jesus was born in the ancient near east and have had my fill of books and sermons and the like unpacking the implications#I've laughed with my friends and family at the wild inaccuracies of Nativity sets and tellings#the crazy blonde mary in the kids nativity set at Walmart#what is that alpaca doing at the living Nativity don't they know those are south American?#yada yada#and then i look at these carols and think. it's okay not to get mired in the history. good even#yes Jesus entered into time and space in a very specific manner#but he also came for all of us#as another carol says: we see him come and know him ours#i just think this practice is lovely#that the impact of the Incarnation was such that it send little french girls running to their villages#and drew algonquin hunters and russian peasants to the manger to see him#it's the great crowd of witnesses in a way#all of us together preparing him room throughout all the corners of the earth#in Bethlehem that night it was only the shepherds who got to see him#but in spirit it was all of us#because it's just like the angel said:#good news of great joy which will be to all people#to all people#starting with the shepherds and going out to all the earth#unto us a child is born#intertextuality
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Bout to muse about something that is part headcanon part canon events
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Tails is finally saved from his bullies by the (currently) small time hero he admires
Tails stalks follows his hero, uses his mechanical knowledge to improve Sonic's plane
While Tails follows Sonic around, even on dangerous journeys, the hedgehog keeps an eye out for the younger fox behind him, keeping him from being in too much danger
Sonic leads by example, demonstrating to Tails how to fight, and Tails runs maintenance on Sonic's plane and teaches him how to read
Soon enough, they become softly inseparable. Even if they can't adventure side by side (although they do more often than not), Sonic keeps contact with Tails whenever he can.
They strengthen each other's weak points. Where Tails lacks in raw strength, Sonic makes up for it with experience and speed. Where Sonic lacks in firepower, Tails has a machine, a gadget, or the technical know-how to take one. Sonic often rushes into danger, fighting without thinking too hard, but Tails' specialty is strategizing or making plans, and he's one of the few who can slow Sonic down enough to make sure he's prepared. And where Sonic supports Tails by being a force of nature, someone who can roll with the punches and execute one of Tails' plans with complete trust or faith, Tails also supports Sonic by understanding what he cannot, by crafting plans when Sonic is at a loss for how to proceed. They have such unwavering faith and trust in each other's abilities now.
Where Sonic is a hero, Tails is his own kind of hero, saving the people only he can save, helping in the ways only he can help. They support each other. They look out for each other. Even if Sonic is a force on his own, or Tails can go on solo adventures, they're more effective when they're together.
And no matter how things change as they grow, the people who come and go, the two of them are a constant. Sonic and Tails, ever at each other's sides.
#sonic the hedgehog#sontails#unbreakable bond#miles tails prower#tails the fox#i just be ramblin#Sorry they just make me emotional and insane#Although really the only thing that's solidly a headcanon and not either canon or my reading of them is that Tails teaches Sonic how to read#Despite them being 'hero and sidekick' I always like to think that as they grew (both up and closer to each other) and as time passed#they maintained this push and pull. They slotted into place as partners that support each other and help where the other falters#And really no matter what happens relationship wise or life wise with the two of themā I can only imagine that they still live and fight#together#Tails could get married and Sonic would still crash at his place and Tails would still keep food for him#Sonic could get married and/or have a kid with someone and Tails would move right in with them (if they don't just straight up stay with#Tails)#No matter what happens I can never see them not at each other's sides#And of course I like the idea of Tails starting out a bit more codependent but ultimately someone who works to support Sonic so he can#continue to be needed/wanted and be at his sideā while Sonicā who initially believes that he let Tails into his life and is protecting himā#grows more secretly codependent. I think Tails is aware of how important Sonic is in his life (even if Tails has interests and wants and#whatnot outside of him)#while Sonic is...the kind of guy who believes that he chooses to keep Tails by his sideā but whose world would also begin to crumble if#Tails disappeared (and I think Sonic Prime gives me pretty good ammo with that)#Gaaaaaah they just fascinate me. they fascinate meš„ŗšš
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...am I just losing my mind or did yer icon become evil? I don't remember that BeAst behind Boe
yuuuump always been behind me
#ask#anon#pazuzu's just been there since the beginning#mainly because my avatar use to be of 2D in front of the d-sides album cover. or atleast one of the covers#and i had a lot of transparent edits of 2D over that cover#but when i had Boe made. i put him over it instead and i just kinda kept it like that cause i thought the colours together were really nice#as for the blurry swirls. i just like doing simple effects in paintdotnet#i don't really imagine them as much besides the blurriness of the minds eye. like this is how you'd see the inside of my brain maybe.#or not really my brain. boes minds eye maybe.#i don't know if i have a ''lore explanation'' for pazuzu in Boe's life in limbo/hell#or specifically in relation to Boe i mean#i'd still like to actually visualize what limbo looks like. or specifically the area in limbo in which Boe lives#which is just an old manor in the middle of nowhere. with old computer crts and keyboards in the mud of his back yard#dark purplish skies with maybe blueish roaming fields with no horizon#i do have a map file of me trying to create what i imagine to be Boes house but i've only blocked out his porch#i've got a loose idea of what the layout of his house's interior is like but nothing solid honestly#the reason he lives in an old manor is due to mystery case files: ravenhearst. inspiration-wise#use to play that growing up from bigfishgames. fucking love the look of that manor and the intense mess that resides within#i think i also think about the Gorillaz' o green world phase where they had kong studio's absolutely trashed with junk and shit#did actually buy MCF Ravenhearst the other day actually. specifically for higher res ref images of rooms#played a little of it the other day but i was so tired for most of that day so i didnt play for long#anyway. thank you for the ask anon :) yeah he's always been there. pazuzu kinda just blends into the background i think
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Your values become your destiny.
#the world we live in#things to keep in mind#wisdom quotes#everyday life#good vs evil#higher state of consciousness#be true to yourself#do good#respect yourself#destiny quotes#social media is fake#wake up world#deep quotes#wise words#words of advice#wise advice#spiritual quotes#life quotes#life advice#values#life reminders#meaning of life#humanity quotes#how to live#good morals#choices#learning strategies#world quotes#inspiring quotes#true words
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if kh4 is supposed to be like a soft reboot for the series I hope this means that they replace Yen Sid with a different guy. "Yeah Nobodies aren't real people and they're faking everything so you should be fine killing them" "sorry Sora I don't care what feats you've accomplished you let yourself get manipulated so you can't be a Master" "I'm going to sit here and dump exposition on you in the most boring monotone you've ever heard" man you're past your prime let someone else do it
#kingdom hearts#yen sid#like i know he fills a very specific niche that in that he's a keyblade master#but he's also occupying the exposition dump niche and THAT role needs to go to someone else#the ideal scenario is that they let the fairy godmother and/or merlin deliver knowledge with their magical whimsy#in a world that caters directly to me it's ienzo the infodump king himself#in an evil world they start letting ansem the wise give more exposition even though people need to stop listening to him too#and in a mid world that we probably live in they'll just keep yen sid doing this thing#me post#kh4
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Oh I also love Taash
#all the companions seem so good this far im very happy about it#riv plays dav#fellas i think i like this game š#like. look#it doesn't match up to origins or 2 story wise. but thats not because THIS story is bad#you just sort of..#well you know how they were trying to make this game the blank slate? it really isn't is the thing#inq was the real reset. story wise at least#like. if you treat it that way. like one and two are their own thing- then theres a timeline shift#and you got a new world with vaguely the same events but gods bad or whatever#then it works. it works much better#otherwise you will be nitpicking forever#like Bellara being able to do what merril spent 7 years attempting with barely any effort -#if i sit and try to accept that in timeline one- that SUCKS.#but timeline two? sure. its an alternate reality where maybe more knowledge exists and it was just out of reach#i can live with the gods being evil in only ONE reality but neutral in another#so on and so fourth
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sometimes i wonder if the recent warriors books are bad just because iām older and more experienced now compared to childhood but after rereading into the wild and all earlier super editions recently nah, the writing has quite literally gotten exponentially worse to the point of a near total deterioration in quality ā°ļø
#i really liked tbc there were problems but writing-wise i felt it was decent#but asc and all books after have nosedived so sharply dawg what happened? yāall stopped paying the ghostwriters?#sorry the ivypoolās heart excerpt genuinely gave me physical pain to try and sit through#save frostpaw from this miserable arc#older books have plot holes donāt get me wrong but they actually try to make the world feel like a living#breathing thing with life and character in itself#basically warriors was never peak media but it was decent at bare minimum n now it is not even that TO ME in my opinion š¹
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i love my friends so much. i feel like yesterday i had a lot of shit going on in my head and i woke up to my friend explaining things in a way that put my mind at ease. i dont feel as anxious anymore because i know i was overthinking. i think my dad said it best when he told me that he thought my wonderful brain of mine just wants to think problems are bigger than they actually are. he is right! im just inexperienced in life and half of the time im scared im doing something wrong but- HEY. i need to be more confident in making mistakes. making mistakes doesn't define me as a person!! i need to stop worrying about doing life right and just live for the sake of living and doing what makes me happy!!!!!!!
#thank u blake. u really helped#also nessa!! thank u for that reblog about your perspective on my one post about feeling lost career wise#it helps me to know im not the only one living this life because holy fuck i can feel confused sometimes because.. am i doing this right?#and you know what? theres no correct path that i think there is but im just not good without a direct direction. it makes me a little#anxious about things#i dont know if its because i have some form of a disorder but i function better when i plan stuff out and give myself something to#decompress the problems and thoughts because in my brain theyre just all stuck and clumped together#and that can get a bit scary and overwhelming!!!#im just glad i have people that care about me. it means literally everything to me#so even if i dont 100% reply dont think i dont care because literally any ANY advice or kindness you show to me means the world#we're all just living this little life and we might as well make the best of it#people care..... thats just.... its good... it makes me feel less alone that people do#i love my friends so much#evennnn if we dont talk every day or are only mutuals in passing!!! it literally means a lot if people show me kindness#like holy shit!!! your older than me? and your dealing with a similar experience??? and your telling me that its okay??? and that itll be#okay?????#like#just the reassurance that things will be okay and work out and that im not the only one dealing with a feeling like mine#idk sometimes i just feel like im crazy and like my thoughts make no sense?? you know?? but yall get it#im glad that i have people who are older than me in my life cause yall have experienced stuff that i can use to be better#like your life experiences can help me in a way that can make a difference on my perspective on things#its why i like talking to my coworkers. because theyve seen things and done things i havent and their perspective can teach me potentially#i just dont feel so overwhelmed with life when i talk to people who understand#i feel so young and yet old enough to know but even the people who are older dont know so im sort of on the right track i suppose depending#on how you look at it#so- im just gonna live my life and smile because!!! you gotta.#you gotta surround yourself with people who can enrich you and teach you things for the better and make you want to grow#some of you are like that#you may not know that#but that kindness means so much
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