#my 20thies

[stayuntilthefoglifts]

I am afraid of getting older. I am afraid of getting married. Spare me from cooking three meals a day--spare me from the relentless cage of routine and rote. I want to be free. I want, I think, to be omniscient.

Sylvia Plath, Letters Home

[bluepoodle7]

#Illbleed #IllbleedBetaImages #BlueStinger #VinylRecords #MyThoughts

My favorite image of the Woodcutter but I wish we just got the normal picture of just this scene.

I wish we got that Illbleed Xbox port so we can see a better version of the Illbleed backrooms with the workers animated.

Another image I liked.

I image redrawing a REALTORs house with a giant danger on it.

Found more images I found interesting.

Someone on Tumblr got scans of the Survival Manual for Illbleed.

My favorite image is the Oh no Man in fullbody with his Johnny Test claw hands.

This Instagram user has a Blue Stinger and Illbleed record that was released in 2021.

That's wild this was released without a commercial online.

Someone on tumblr made a handmade plush of Michael Reynolds.

Virtual Horror Land - globalsoftpirka: ‘sup Michael Reynolds. He’s a... (tumblr.com)

Found this Eriko in a white dress with blood stains on it.

Employee of ILLBLEED (tumblr.com)

All images not mine but links are there.

💀𝔖𝔢𝔤𝔞 𝔅𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓💀 on X: "Early DCM coverage of Illbleed ⁽ᴰᶜᴹ⁻ˢᵉᵍᵃᴿᵉᵗʳᵒ⁾ https://t.co/6apdDBwDKc" / X

💀𝔖𝔢𝔤𝔞 𝔅𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓💀 on X: "More DCM coverage of Illbleed https://t.co/GtZO1o0W6P" / X

💀𝔖𝔢𝔤𝔞 𝔅𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓💀 on X: "I L L B L E E D ⁽ᴰᶜᴹ⁻ˢᵉᵍᵃᴿᵉᵗʳᵒ⁾ https://t.co/fEns8el7YN" / X

💀𝔖𝔢𝔤𝔞 𝔅𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓💀 on X: "DANGER! AHHHHHH------------!! ⁽ᴰᶜᴹ⁻ˢᵉᵍᵃᴿᵉᵗʳᵒ⁾ https://t.co/vn0Z9L98jX" / X

💀𝔖𝔢𝔤𝔞 𝔅𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓💀 on X: "https://t.co/bZeeGcYzni" / X

https://x.com/SegaBassFishman/status/1841201165389930607

💀𝔖𝔢𝔤𝔞 𝔅𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓💀 on X: "https://t.co/Sgaqngrpsf" / X

https://www.tumblr.com/mxsquerades/search/illbleed

https://www.tumblr.com/eileengalv1n/tagged/wait%20is%20there%20somewhere%20you%20can%20buy%20this%20or%20buy%20just%20an%20illbleed%20one%20because%20i%20need%20it

Frank | "Illbleed / Blue Stinger" test pressing vinyl; composed by Yukinori Kikuchi & Toshihiko Sahashi respectively; released in 2021. Limited to... | Instagram

@badhet on Tumblr

Illbleed- Side A (Michael Reynolds') - YouTube

Blue Stinger- Side B (Shinya Nishigaki) - YouTube

#damn what happened to sigma klim – @polargeist on Tumblr

Grandis Gang Hideout on X: "It's funny that Blue Stinger and Illbleed have this "who owns the rights??" question hanging over their heads when the games title screens, box covers, websites, and media coverage literally tells you on the bottom. https://t.co/9Gyot12Zgm https://t.co/55jZuqjOM0" / X

My favorite image from this website I found like someone figured out how the game works.

ILLBLEED - NamuWiki

Someone made if Five Nights At Freddy's was a Illbleed Text Crawl Story with a objective and I love it.

Michael Reynolds presents... | Five Nights at Freddy's | Know Your Meme

#Illbleed Beta Stuff I Randomly Found – @bluepoodle7 on Tumblr

#The Mystery Voice – @bluepoodle7 on Tumblr

The Beta of Mr. Banballow's giant hand coming out of the painting instead of him and the disarmed first plank trap in image form.

𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 on X: "DCM's strategy guide for Illbleed ⁽ᴰᶜᴹ⁻ˢᵉᵍᵃᴿᵉᵗʳᵒ⁾ https://t.co/RdE7SCrkOg" / X

I made a gif of this Blue Stinger moment.

https://gifmaker.me/video-to-gif/viewimage/20250129-01-yBIzpUGftyZ5Mt3c-SoCpLZ-HNET

8:08-8:20

Blue Stinger Full Playthrough (Hard Mode)

[jamearts]

Inktober 2024 - Day 20

This poor badger had a very rough week ever since the leaks. Typhlosion © Pokémon My linktree: https://linktr.ee/jamearts

[coolksaposts]

Psalm 1181Psalm 1181Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.2Let Israel say: "His love endures forever."3Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever."4Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever.

"5In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.6The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?7The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. 11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.12They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.13I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.14The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.15Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!16The LORD's right hand is lifted high; the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"17I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.18The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

19Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.20This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.21I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.22The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;23the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

24This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.25O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success.26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. [1]27The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up [2] to the horns of the altar.28You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

[ukftm]

Pretty urgent:

I finally reached the medical team at Sandyford and a request was put to my GP to do my blood tests. My appointment was booked for tomorrow morning, and they’ve just called me at 5pm to cancel and tell me that Sandyford need to do the bloods themselves. Can the GP refuse to do the blood test if it was ordered by an NHS service? And what can I do?

Hi Anon,

No your GP has no reason to cancel this, especially at the request of the GIC.

Contact your GP surgery and ask for the SPECIFIC reason why they are refusing to do your bloods? Then say “so to confirm you are refusing me treatment?” Then tell them you know that the general medical council clearly state: “GPs must co-operate with gender identity clinics and specialists to provide effective and timely treatment for trans and non-binary people.” (Link below). Then you say I also know that if a GP does refuse treatment, they must provide the SPECIFIC reason IN WRITING. Then you say as your GP is refusing you treatment without giving this in writing and is clearly acting out of discrimination and personal bias you will report them to your local NHS board or the general medical council.

They should hopefully totally back down at this stage as they know you have done your research. So you then say you want an appointment as soon as possible to get your bloods done and if you come up against any further issues like this you will take this to the GMC.

If they continue to refuse tell them you want to make an official complaint as you are being refused treatment because of your transgender identity. Take their name and the name of the GP that is refusing you treatment.

Tell them you will also now make a complaint to your local NHS board on grounds of gender discrimination and will be informing the GMC as that they are refusing you treatment, especially when this comes directly at the request of the GIC.

More and more GPs are doing things like this and there are no grounds for this other than PERSONAL opinion. Situations like this are simply a GP hoping you won’t know your rights and hoping you won’t take this any further.

You may also find this link helpful on getting help from the Patient Advice and Support Service:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/health/nhs-healthcare-s/nhs-patients-rights-s/#:~:text=If%20this%20happens%2C%20you%20should,Support%20Service%20for%20more%20help.

I have also attached the General Medical Councils guidelines for GPs so you can quote this when you are on the phone and can take this further. This is just one section of it:

Doctors personal beliefs:

Doctors may practise medicine in accordance with their beliefs, provided that they act in accordance with relevant legislation and:

do not treat patients unfairly

***do not deny patients access to appropriate medical treatment or services***

do not cause patients distress.

[separatist-apologist]

Nightly Wikipedia Read:

Hurricanes in the Atlantic pre-1600

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-1600_Atlantic_hurricane_seasons#:~:text=A%20%22violent%20hurricane%22%20struck%20Hispaniola,occurred%20shortly%20after%20this%20time.&text=Also%20affected%20La%20Isabela%2C%20damaging,all%20who%20were%20on%20board.%22

(Next will likely be the paleotempestological hyperlink)

Anon, every article you send is a straight BANGER. I read last nights article kicking my feet and giggling over the absolute SHADE they were throwing about the hospital being built

[beesandwasps]

A Bookmarklet (Javascript Bookmark)

Light text on a dark background quickly gets hard for me to read, so I have a Javascript bookmark that replaces the color settings of the page and forces every piece of text to be black on a white background, with boring old-fashioned blue/purple colors for links. It’s not aesthetically pleasing, but it’s more or less guaranteed to be readable. (An example and the text of the bookmark below the fold.)

As a demonstration, here’s a screen capture of a randomly-selected Tumblr blog with color as it appears normally:

After running the script, it looks like this:

(If you have other color preferences, you can just swap out “black” and “white” in the script with your choices.)

To make this work, add a bookmark in your browser, then use whatever mechanism your browser has for editing bookmarks to rename it something appropriate and replace the URL with the red text below:

javascript:(function(){var%20newSS,%20styles='%20{%20background:%20white%20!%20important;%20color:%20black%20!important%20}%20:link,%20:link%20%20{%20color:%20#0000EE%20!important%20}%20:visited,%20:visited%20*%20{%20color:%20%23551A8B%20!important%20}';%20if(document.createStyleSheet)%20{%20document.createStyleSheet(%22javascript:'%22+styles+%22'%22);%20}%20else%20{%20newSS=document.createElement('link');%20newSS.rel='stylesheet';%20newSS.href='data:text/css,'+escape(styles);%20document.getElementsByTagName(%22head%22)[0].appendChild(newSS);%20}%20})();

(That should be one single line with no spaces or line breaks, in case either Tumblr or your browser decides to play games with it.)

…as long as I’m at it, here’s a second very specialized utility script bookmark. Years ago, there was an epidemic of sites which would hijack your browser window and refuse to let you close the window or quit the browser, and the only way to get out of it was to force-quit your browser — and then make sure it wouldn’t auto-reload the content from the previous session when you opened it back up. I believe there are technical fixes in place now which prevent that form of attack, but just in case I still have my script bookmark which breaks out of that deadlock. Without changing the URL (which lets the page know you’re trying to get away) it uses the “document.write” function… which, notoriously, if used when the page has finished loading, replaces the entire page. This breaks any scripts the page may have in place to monitor your behavior, and the window/tab can then be closed. (But the URL in the location bar remains the same, and the browser thinks you’re still on the page, so the reload button will restore whatever was there before.) It is possible that this might be useful in other contexts, so here it is. The result looks like this:

To make it work, do the same as for the previous script, but replace the URL with this instead:

javascript:%20void(function(){document.write('%3Chtml%3E%3Chead%3E%3Ctitle%3E%2D%2D%20Page%20has%20been%20erased%20%2D%2D%3C%2Ftitle%3E%3C%2Fhead%3E%3Cbody%20style%3D%22margin%3A0in%3Bpadding%3A25%25%3B%22%3E%3Ch1%20style%3D%22size%3Axx%2Dlarge%3Btext%2Dalign%3Acenter%3Bcolor%3Ared%3Bmargin%3A25%25%3Bfont%2Dweight%3Abold%3B%22%3EThis%20page%20was%20erased%20using%20a%20bookmarklet%2E%3C%2Fh1%3E%3Cp%20style%3D%22text%2Dalign%3Acenter%3B%22%3EThis%20page%20has%20had%20its%20content%20replaced%20with%20this%20message%2E%20If%20you%20want%20the%20content%20back%2C%20you%20will%20need%20to%20reload%20the%20page%2E%3C%2Fp%3E%3C%2Fbody%3E%3C%2Fhtml%3E');}())

(Once again, that should be one long line with no spaces or line breaks.)

[biodiversityhawaii]

MyMaps Experience

This week I worked with MyMaps, a GoogleMaps based application that allows me to save/explore certain areas relevant to my studies. I worked alongside this tutorial for ease of learning and to speed things along so I didn’t have to go back and forth between the video and the test map. This map was centered around the main islands Hawaiian Archipelago (Hawai’i, Maui, Moloka’i, O'ahu, and Kaua’i) and focused on things like sustainable agriculture, ecotourism destinations, and nature preserves. For the purpose of this assignment, I chose one area of each category to showcase: 

Sustainable Agriculture: Kualoa Ranch (Spoon and Fork Icon)

Ecotourism: Waimea Canyon State Park (Hiking Icon)

Nature Preserves: Volcanoes National Park (Volcano Icon)

The user interface of My Maps is very friendly and simple. You won’t need any fancy coding or GIS skills to use it, which offers non-academic opportunities to people like writers who want to save certain locations for worldbuilding or reference purposes (which I certainly plan to do in the future). Back to the biodiversity side of things, MyMaps enables you to mark areas that are important to biodiversity for a myriad of reasons, whether that be preservation or education to the general public about biodiversity. Kualoa Ranch is an example of education, as it offers behind-the-scenes tours of how they grow their food in accordance with the ancient sustainable practices of the native Hawaiians. Volcanoes NP is a good example of preservation, as the park operates in accordance with the National Parks mission to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations” (About the National Park Service 2016). 

When it comes to the individual locations selected, there are quite a few customization options available. You can select different icons (as mentioned above), but you can also color code them for things like different projects. I didn't do that for this assignment, but when I use this in the future for non-academic endeavors I can color code based on stories. Each location you pick has the option of adding images to the Infocard (shown below with Volcanoes NP). Once again, this has both biodiversity and writerly applications.

When you zoom in on one particular area, you can outline the area with MyMaps. While I didn’t use this application, there is a way to import a data table into My Maps to get a more accurate outline of a desired location. This can be used for mapping vulnerable areas that are key to protecting biodiversity, such as Hanauma Bay (not shown on map) which serves as an important reserve for different species of fish and corals. 

For finishing it all off, there are numerous options on the main card of the map. One of the most useful that I found was the “set to default view”. This enables me to preset where I want the map to open whenever I click on the Hawaiian Archipelago project, which saves me a lot of scrolling and dragging. Although I didn’t use any of the embedding options, it should be noted that much like a google doc or drive file, you have to enable sharing permissions in order to share it with others. 

That's all for this week! Happy mapping! 

Sources: 

“About the National Park Service”. March 30, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/aboutus.htm#:~:text=The%20mission%20of%20the%20National,of%20this%20and%20future%20generations. 

[bills-bible-basics]

World War III? : This is Alarming! #Christian #BibleStudy #Jesus Visit https://www.billkochman.com/Graphics-Library/ to see more. "My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war." Psalm 120:6-7, KJV "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." Matthew 26:52, KJV "Peacemakers or Warmongers" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse058.html Article: "Who is the Real Terrorist?": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/terrorst.html Article: "Killing and the Phinehas Priesthood": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/killphn1.html Article: "Saddam Hussein's Execution and the Euro Dollar War": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/eurowar1.html Article: "Capture of Saddam Hussein and the New Babylon": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/saddam-1.html Article: "Killing, Murder and Military Duty": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/killmrd1.html "Wicked Heart" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse075.html "Religion of Peace" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse166.html "Peace With God Through Christ" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse083.html "God of Peace" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse336.html "Fear and Peace" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse018.html "Perfect and Complete in God's Love" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse478.html "No Peace for the Sea of the Wicked" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse104.html "No Peaceful Coexistence Between Believers and Nonbelievers" KJV Bible Verse List: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse361.html Article: "God of Peace, God of War": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/God-of-Peace-God-of-War-1.html https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/world-war-iii-this-is-alarming/?feed_id=228774&World%20War%20III%3F%20%3A%20This%20is%20Alarming%21

[k00290699]

17/10/2024

On my tutorial on Thursday with Gemma Dardis she recommended me to look into Georgian Architecture and its impact in Limerick

this is what I search and understood

Georgian architecture is a style from the 18th and early 19th centuries, known for its elegance, symmetry, and classical influences from ancient Greece and Rome. Key features include:

Symmetrical design with balanced windows and doors

Brick or stone buildings with white accents

Classical elements like columns and pediments

Tall sash windows

Simple but refined decorative details

This style is common in townhouses and public buildings, especially in Britain and colonial America.

Late Georgian Regency; the west curve of Park Crescent, London, by John Nash, 1806–21

Georgian Architecture in Limerick

Georgian Limerick was built over 250 years ago and it is an important part of Limerick's history

These are some of the reasons for its importance

Cultural Heritage: it represents a key period in the development of the city, and it shows the influence of European architecture

Historical Value: the Georgian buildings are a reminder of Limerick's role as a commercial hub back in the day

Tourism: The Georgian Quarter Attracts visitors interested in history, architecture and culture, making it an important part of the city's identity and economy

the area of the Georgian Neighbourhood

https://www.limerick.ie/discover/explore/areas-limerick/georgian-neighbourhood-limerick/introduction-georgian-neighbourhood#:~:text=Limerick's%20Georgian%20Quarter%2D%20known%20as,city%20centre%20to%20this%20day.

https://www.limerick.ie/discover/explore/historical-resources/a-brief-history-of-georgian-limerick

FEEDBACK:

one of this things i wanted to show with my project was how cities change with reverse gentrification, but Gemma said that would be a bit difficult to show and that maybe if i focues more in the change with old and new building would be a bit better for me to develop in the workshops.

this was a very good advice

[zoearthuruni]

Final Images and Statement:

For this assignment, I knew that I wanted to build off my previous work by using architecture at the forefront of the manipulations. My original plan was to look at feelings of isolation through architecture and landscape, however, after some test manipulations I found that the work was not developing how I wanted it to, and I was not feeling excited about what I was making. This caused a change of plans, where I went back to my previous assignment and found that I liked how certain colours and types of buildings have connotations that when presented together, tell a specific story, or generate certain feelings, therefore, finding myself more drawn to warm lighting, and the emotional nostalgic response I got from it.

I have a deep appreciation for old architecture, and I often find myself imagining what life was like at the time of these buildings’ creation. This inspired me to explore the idea of nostalgia through architecture and landscape. Old photographs often have a sepia tone that people can recognise as being vintage, so I decided to create my own versions of vintage photographs by manipulating my images using a warm sepia/brown colour palette, alongside photographs of old houses and churches.

Within these 3 images, I have explored how specific lighting, combined with landscape and architecture, can generate a nostalgic emotional response. I cut out parts of my own photographs and merged them into 3 separate images that work within a set, exhibiting different perspectives and scenery. While manipulating these images, I thought about Jonas Bendiksen’s The Book of Veles, in which he manipulated fake photographs to trick the photographic community by playing into stereotypes of a drug-ridden European city. This was due to multiple cases of fake news and hacking coming out of Russia, causing him to fear that it would not be long until documentary photography could no longer be based in reality, but instead, fantasy from powerful digital tools. This interested me as I realised in some way, this is what I was doing. I was creating imaginary compositions and trying to make them look as though they were from hundreds of years ago.

These manipulations are intended to be seen in a book but if they were to be seen without context, would viewers believe that they were actually REAL vintage photographs? This made me work hard to try and get my photographs to feel as nostalgic and old, through the sepia tones and subject matter, as possible. To help myself achieve this, I researched other photographers who had taken and edited their photos to be sepia-toned or to showcase warm lighting such as Rick Keller, Daniel X. O’Neil, and Peter Fodor.

The ideas presented in Bendiksen’s Book of Veles were instrumental to my overall direction with my idea of nostalgia. My 3 image manipulations use vintage stereotypes and cliches of sepia tones, combined with photographs of old churches and houses, for the purpose of presenting them in a book as if they were real photographs. This reminded me of the important ethics surrounding photography and manipulation as the lines between what’s real and what’s fake slowly start to blur. I believe this project was beneficial to me through how creating my own manipulations taught me to always consider what is real and what is fake.

REFERENCES:

Miller, Jessica. Fake News: how Jonas Bendiksen hoodwinked the photographic community with The Book of Veles. 14 February 2022. https://amateurphotographer.com/book_reviews/fake-news-how-jonas-bendiksen-hoodwinked-the-photographic-community-with-the-book-of-veles/.

Sante, Luc. Colors/Sepia: Picturing Nostalgia. 2004. https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/14/sante.php#:~:text=Viewed%20in%20this%20light%2C%20sepia,had%20become%20objects%20of%20nostalgia.

[the-firebird69]

Star Trek Leadership, Part 2: Out of this World Diversity

"Odo is a shapeshifter (Changeling) and DS9’s security chief, who deepens the Spock Template by reconciling worlds between solids (bodily forms) and formless beings. In this way, his presence – misunderstood and confusing – often reveals the bigotry that can surface when we do not understand."

https://www.bhavanalearning.com/star-trek-leadership-part-2-out-of-this-world-diversity/#:~:text=Odo%20is%20a%20shapeshifter%20(Changeling)%20and%20DS9%E2%80%99s%20security%20chief%2C%20who%20deepens%20the%20Spock%20Template%20by%20reconciling%20worlds%20between%20solids%20(bodily%20forms)%20and%20formless%20beings.%20In%20this%20way%2C%20his%20presence%20%E2%80%93%20misunderstood%20and%20confusing%20%E2%80%93%20often%20reveals%20the%20bigotry%20that%20can%20surface%20when%20we%20do%20not%20understand.

This is my character Odo I'm a shapeshifter and I do understand what you're saying it's like venom and he can look like a human and it doesn't look really like this bad but it looks like senator Kelly as Terry c and that's who he is but what does that have to do with the state of mind and this

Don't see the connection but code for Sean's plan and Trump

Hera

Zues

We see it it's not complex they're simply mocking us. Ancient history and hoopla they say

Ok he posts it

Thor Freya

Olympus

[christbreathed]

There's something to be said about how western Christians can be like the Israelites in the OT (esp. in Isaiah) - now a lot of us are saved, blessed and privileged, we become complacent and self indulgent, forgetting justice and worshipping with empty hearts.

Because it's so much easier to sit in comfort and inaction. And I know I'm guilty of this myself. But we have to remind ourselves that we aren't made to live this way.

But ofc we can't be better by ourselves - Jesus, right? And through Jesus, we get access to the spirit, which equips us to live in the way we were designed to - in loving relationship with God and others.

Galatians 5:16+ But I say, walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.And, hence, the bible also says that we shouldn't try to do stuff through our own strength.

2 Corinthians 12:9: “But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. ' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me

(also, as always, my fave verse 1 John 4:18 is applicable because God's perfect love should drive out fear from us)

---> super cool reading: https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-war-within-flesh-versus-spirit#:~:text=Paul's%20answer%20to%20this%20discouragement,by%20the%20Spirit%20of%20God.

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Nonverbal Messages

It is important to understand the nonverbal language of the culture because it gives us a better understanding of the people's culture, but there may be certain gestures that may offend someone in a different culture. Also learning the nonverbal language of culture may also help us in times when verbal communication cannot help us. Understanding nonverbal cues of the culture can better help us understand emotion, subtleties, and intentions of people. Another reason is that it cultivates a sense of trust and builds rapport with the people of the culture when we can understand them to a level that makes us feel comfortable with us which in return can strengthen a relationship with them.

When there are two diverse cultures then there can be multitude of reasons on how there can be some obstacles when it comes to understanding nonverbal communication. The first can be a cultural difference because there may be things that I am used to on certain topics but in a different culture this can have a whole new meaning. The second can individually differences because everyone is different in some way, shape, or form so they carry a different bias when it comes to certain things about them that a culture may not understand or even them.

Looking at Filipino culture it is safe to say that they use nonverbal communication quite a bit than I realized especially comparing it to the U.S. One thing that sticks out to me was discovering that the facial expression with your mouth open. In the U.S. this convey that we are surprised or excited but, in the Philippines, it means something completely different. The gaping mouth facial expression can be seen as “I didn’t understand” or “What did you say?” so you may have to clarify or repeat yourself when a Filipino uses this facial expression. A gesture that I am used to now because of my mother is the pointing of the lips. Do not mistaken this as a gesture for a kiss but something different is this gesture is used to point to something that someone may have asked the whereabouts of an object or person. Lip pointing can also be used to get someone's attention to something you want them to see.

Personal space in the Philippines I think is comparable to that of the U.S. We see that when Filipinos interact with people, they are familiar with that they are at an arm's length away from them while compared to someone they do not know the distance can be farther. Personal space is rare when you get to the congested parts of the Philippines when it feels like you are shoulder to shoulder with the crowd. I feel comfortable because again I feel like the habits of the Philippines is not that far off that of people in the United States.

The Philippines falls under polychronic time so they believe that they can multitask different things all at once and not expected to do one thing in a timely manner. I think growing up in the culture I learnedabout “Filipino Time” which means you know that they will be late to every event that they are invited to but that is okay. I do not think punctuality is of importance when it comes to Filipinos some care but there is a reason “Filipino Time’ is a joke amongst them. It is important to know this because you want to get a sense of who the person is and avoid offending them in some compacity.

References 

Anza, P. (n.d.). 10 Filipino gestures and their meanings - owlcation. https://owlcation.com/humanities/Meanings-of-Filipino-Gestures-and-Body-Language  

Pier. (n.d.). Filipino - Communication. Cultural Atlas. https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/filipino-culture/filipino-culture-communication#:~:text=Personal%20Space%3A%20When%20interacting%20with,strangers%20this%20distance%20is%20farther. 

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#DailyDevotion In The LORD's Name We Are Victorious

#DailyDevotion In The LORD's Name We Are Victorious Psalm 118 10All the nations surrounded me. in the LORD's name I have defeated them; 11they surrounded me, yes, surrounded me — in the LORD's name I have defeated them; 12they surrounded me like bees; but like burning thorns they were extinguished; in the LORD's name I have defeated them. On one level we can see this during David's lifetime as the nations surrounding Israel were attacking him. Indeed, much like today, Israel was surrounded on all sides. Bees can be very irritating and hard to chase off, particularly if you are trying to stand your ground. David declares though he had defeated them all in the LORD's name. You might remember, in David's first international fight with Goliath he said in 1 Sam. 17:44, “but I come to you in the name of the LORD of armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you insult.” David was quite adamant it was the name of the LORD that defeated Goliath and it was with the name of the LORD he defeated all of Israel's enemies. On another level we see Jesus hanging on the cross with the crowds of the nations surrounding Him and jeering Him. We further see Him surrounded on the Last Day in the book of Revelation, the several times the Last Day is predicted there. With the LORD's name Jesus ultimately defeats all the nations that oppose Him and His rule. 13You pushed hard to make me fall, but the LORD helped me. 14The LORD is my strength and song; He has saved me. 15Listen to the happy shouting of victory in the tents of the righteous! The “you” in verse thirteen I think we can assume is the nations in the previous verses. David did not always easily defeat his enemies. Nevertheless it was the LORD who helped him. David quotes the Song of Moses in verse fourteen. Jesus was also raised from the dead by the glory of the Father. Having been raised from the dead, He ascended to the right hand of the Father. He has gone up with a shout. His disciples surely gave happy shouting of victory in the tents of the righteous, just as we sing them when we celebrate the ascension. The LORD's right hand is working mightily; 16the LORD holds high His right hand; the LORD's right hand is working mightily. 17I will not die but live and tell what the LORD has done. 18The LORD sharply corrected me but didn't let me die. Jesus is the right hand of God. He is working mightily to extend His kingdom, His rule on earth. Jesus did not stay dead. He rose victoriously from the dead. He has revealed to the Father. While He certainly received the wrath of Father on the cross in our stead, the Father did not leave Him the grave but raised Him up to the land of the living. We join Him in telling the nations what the LORD has done for Him and through Him for all people who will turn to Him and live in Him. 19(Entering:) Open the gates of righteousness for me; I will go into them and thank the LORD. 20This is the LORD's gate — the righteous go into it. At this point in the Psalm, they have entered into the gate of the tabernacle/temple. David and the people would go through it with thanksgiving for all the LORD had done for them. On a ritual level, only the righteous, i.e. the clean could enter it. Now that Jesus has past through the grave and sat down at the right hand of the Father, we who believe in Him call the grave our gate of righteousness. Through our death and burial we enter the presence of the LORD in the land of the living. That land is where all who have faith in the LORD Jesus Christ live because He has put into us and them eternal life. Heavenly Father, may the victory of Jesus be our own through faith in Him. May we conquer sin, death and the power of the devil by His name. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Read the full article