#openheartedness

[myovin]

Flower symbolism:

Delphinium (Powder): the dreamer’s heart, openheartedness, ardent attachment

Forget-Me-Not (Jinx): remembrance, hope, power

[fablecore]

the thing is i'm so accustomed to racism and prejudice i don't even care about the americans on here who are proudly flaunting how they're "unlearning propaganda"/never questioned the most xenophobic takes about china until the tiktok ban, i'm just so happy chinese people are being seen as real people who have families and go to work and live normal lives, and not as like mindless alien robots from another planet. i truly never thought i would experience a mandarin chinese renaissance... this is the language i've grown up hearing americans butcher intentionally as racist taunts towards me, and now they're learning how cool and beautiful and interesting it is... they've been fed orientalist slop their whole lives and the only thing they knew about the qipao was how stylishly ~exotic~ it'd make them look for high school prom, and now they're actually appreciating real people. it's incredible. and i wish the same generosity and openheartedness for everyone living in a country commonly perceived as "america's enemy", that you too may be seen as a real person by the west

[eatmangoesnekkid]

Sexual dominance is just as natural as sexual submission. A person expressing dominance can use their posture, body positioning, height, weight, upper body strength, breath, voice, eye contact, etc., to establish a *natural* dominance during lovemaking, not to be confused with a performative dominance that uses too much unnecessary force, ego, or lack of care which creates conscious and unconscious wounded energy. Skillful penetration can be deeply exquisite, recalibrating, and earth-shattering, but just because a giver penetrates a receiver doesn't mean neither possess the artful sacred skills of "giving" and "receiving." One has to possess the curiosity and openheartedness needed to learn how to properly give just as much as the other has to learn how to properly receive. And vice versa if applicable.

India Ame’ye, Author, From The Melody of Love

[birb--birb]

2, 5, and 11 for dear Savrin!! <3

This answer has been sitting half finished in my drafts for so long oops😅 but thank youuuu I had so much fun thinking about all these little details of my smol Crow lad💜

2. How loosely or strictly do they use the word 'friend'?

Fairly strictly when it comes to his own relationships sadly! Savrin knows people, has a lot of acquaintances and some trustworthy sources, but very very few close friends. Someone he thought was a trusted friend fucked him over/sold him out during a contract in his 20's, which ended with him basically left for dead with a very mangled right arm. He's kept people at a wary distance since then, afraid they would find a way to emotionally manipulate him again. After all, every Crow learns to use emotions as a weapon at some point in their training, he just never thought it would be himself on the recieving end of said tactics. So, that kind of lesson impressed on you at a young age, and then having it acted out against you by someone you trust......it uh, isn't great for your psyche. It only got worse when he was given contracts where he had to gain someones trust and manipulate them for info. He very much shut down any idea of connecting with people because a) emotions can be exploited and WOW I have a lot of them I can't let people see this, b) I've been hurt by someone like this before, and c) I'm now doing said hurting to others so d) I don't deserve any kindness or sympathy. He took his anger and fear from the attack/betrayal and it morphed into "I can't trust others, and others shouldn't trust me because I have hurt others in the same way I've been hurt".

It wasn't really till that halfway point in Veilguard when he had to find a way to get the others to be open with him when he realized he needs to be open with them in turn. Bellara was a big help in this, her straightforward nature and openheartedness from the very start invited Savrin to trust her. It was with little things at first, but each time she responded with kindness, he was surprised. I'm pretty sure if there was a dialogue option for "why are you being so nice to me?" he would have picked it lmao In a similar vein, he and Davrin got along well enough, but after Weisshaupt when they had the "Grey Wardens have an expiration date" convo, Savrin was like "ooooohhh I know that feeling... if you trust me enough to share this, I think I'm safe to share the same back". They defs became good friends, trusted hunting and drinking buddies to the point that he was with Savrin during most of the end-game content.

(1000% they'd be partners in another life I'm like so certain of this, but in this timeline Savrin needed Davrin to be his friend, a solid, reliable person he could lean on that would be honest with him when he needed it. He was someone that helped teach Savrin to trust in people again........I'm also just realizing their names are literally one letter off each other asdkjdgfh).

I could write another 10000 words about how Emmrich showing Savrin the kindness he didn't think he deserved changed the way he thinks about people and friends, but oops this is already long enough😅 Emmrich being kind and empathetic to everyone without fear of it being used against him, and just being a genuinely good human without sinister motives or expecting anything in return was something Savrin forgot was possible. Emmrich made him kinder again.

5. Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?

He used to be able to as a kid, was very handy to get out of trouble from guards when you're just a cute lil elf kid with big sad puppy-dog eyes crying about how his momma just got sent away and now he has to live with his big mean uncle (Viago) lmaooo. But as an adult unfortunately not.

11. If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?

Oooh I've got two thoughts about this. I feel like as a Crow, he was likely taught to create a passcode/secret in case of an instance like this. An easy answer is to ask an imposter Savrin is "when did your mother die" because the real Savrin would angrily demand that she is NOT dead, he knows she's still alive, and he WILL find her.

A funny one is to ask how his magic manifested. He was like, 11 or 12 and woke up with the most static-filled bedhead, and everytime he touched something it zapped him, or he zapped whoever he was touching. He was literally like one of those electrostatic shock machines you see at science museums, it drove him bonkers! The zaps were annoying, the clothes sticking to him was annoying, and his hair was everywhere and he couldn't stand it, he was like 2 seconds away from shaving his head to get it to stop lmao luckily one of the older Crows saw him marching to a bathroom with scizzors and stopped him, instead teaching him different ways to keep his hair tied back to keep it under control. He had dexterous lil lockpick fingers so braiding was easy for him to learn. It's one of those super clear childhood memories for him hehe

[cesium-sheep]

I wonder how many of the people who are like "kingdom hearts is too confusing" are actually struggling with its general philosophy that includes both "anyone can do/be good" and "anyone can do/be bad", while still thinking that simple optimism and openheartedness is neither weak nor stupid. cuz. yknow. a lot of people who tend to have strong opinions on video games don't tend to vibe with all that, especially in combination. but I vibe with it.

[venusinmyrrh]

2, 20

2. an indie film

Four Rooms (1995), dir. Allison Anders, Andre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino, starring Tim Roth

four short films form one wildly funny (and just fucking wild) movie about working customer service in Los Angeles for rich people. Tim Roth has the range!

20. a musical film

Cyrano (2021), dir. Joe Wright, starring Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett

if we are friends then I'm assuming you've already seen Moulin Rouge, so I am once again insisting everyone watch Cyrano, and read this discussion with the production team about love, desire, anti-cynicism, and openheartedness.

send me a number for a film rec!

[catsinthebagdesignposts]

What Love Says... Love, Light, Generosity

The frequency of love is everywhere, feel it with conscious awareness. Where there is love you discover generosity, compassion, harmony as frequencies inward and outward. You are love, light and generosity, this is your heart, this is your home.

Openheartedness reveals inner truth, your gifts, allowing you to access your talents. Through giving and receiving, the giver and receiver discover expanded awareness of love. Allow love, light and generosity to guide you.

Cultivate a loving generous relationship with yourself, all of you, cultivate unconditional love. Become aware of thoughts, words, actions you choose to express creating truth and love for all. Love, light and generosity.

Relax into yourself, be lovingly aware in your heart, in your soul that you are here to grow and expand through experiences. It's your choice to be love, your choice to embrace life you way. Experience through your heart, choose love.

Be Owlsome, love, light and generosity.

Jennifer R. Cook @catsinthebagdesignposts invites you to embrace love in your life and enjoy What Love Says series. 

[memehex]

1. Speak Now - 14 whole ass power ballads. Kate Bush vibes, a Masterpiece✨💜

2. Taylor Swift - Severely overlooked, is broader in subject matter than you'd expect and reminiscent of 90s earnestness that I really love (Torn, Shania Twain).

3. evermore - Lyrical and reflective in a way I can appreciate.

4. reputation - Has really high highs and low lows but some of the deep cuts I really adore.

5. Lover - As a body of work it's messy but I appreciate the openheartedness of it and there's several highlights for me.

6. folklore - It's a wonderful album there just aren't as many standouts for me as others.

7. 1989 - Definitely her strongest pop album but it lacks the variation Lover and reputation have.

8. Red - It's one of her best I just don't vibe with it as much as others.

9. Fearless - The singles are great but the album as a whole is a bit monotonous to me.

10. Midnights - I don't hate it but it truly feels like a step down in overall quality.

[tetzoro]

aimsie baby!!!!!! you are the human embodiment of an angel's kiss. you are bright, bubbly, full of love and you give it so freely that it's impossible not to admire you. openheartedness is hard and takes great strength to be able to do consistently and you have mastered the art. thank you for shedding a lil bit of that light and love on me and i love you! <3333

eeeep kendall ( ྀི o̴̶̷᷄ o̴̶̷̥᷅ ) held onto this a little longer than i meant to because these words have carried me thru a tough day ! thank you for being such a sweetheart :( to have someone as amazing & wonderful as you think these things about me makes me all mushy T^T !! thank you for being one of the kindest people i’ve ever come across, thank you for being you !! 🤍🤍

[musicarenagh]

"Raw and Real: Talia Grace's 'From Under You' EP Review" With her new EP "From Under You," takes us on an incredibly raw and honest journey through pain, healing, and profound personal growth. Recorded in the intimate setting of her producer Taylor Webb's apartment, the simple instrumentation allows Talia's powerful vocals and poignant lyrics to just envelop you completely. She doesn't waste any time diving into the deep end on the opener "I Call the Girl Before the Girl." Driven by that stark piano line, Talia reflects on past relationships and mistakes with a hard-won wisdom that immediately lets you know this is no ordinary pop record. It sets the tone for the brave vulnerability that courses through the entire EP. "Lavender Latte" has more of a delicate folk-pop vibe as Talia paints one of those vivid, lived-in scenes of a relationship's demise over a café meeting. Her expressive vocals and the lilting melody transport you right into that tender, heartbreaking moment. Tracks like this are why she's earning comparisons to Sara Bareilles and Julien Baker. [caption id="attachment_55478" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Her expressive vocals and the lilting melody transport you right into that tender, heartbreaking moment.[/caption] But the real showstopper is "Smoke," which reckons with Talia's experience of sexual assault survival. It's a haunting, harrowing performance buoyed by those aching strings as she processes unimaginable pain into stunningly powerful art. It's devastatingly beautiful in a way that's hard to put into words. She closes things out on a defiantly hopeful note with "Greedy Reminders" and its uplifting message of overcoming struggle. Talia's soaring vocals give you full-body chills as she reminds us that we're truly never alone, no matter how dark things get. "From Under You" is Talia Grace baring her soul over these four tracks, sharing deeply personal stories that cut right to your core. But more than that, it's a display of remarkable resilience, empathy and openheartedness that introduces her as a vital new voice. Don't sleep on this one. Listen to ‘From Under You’ https://open.spotify.com/album/4jjjIE2xlrMtMcRgFA7onp?si=epGPyTosQ-KQaLCugjW2pQ Follow Talia Grace on Facebook Twitter Spotify Youtube Instagram

[theuniversalscat]

Supreme Master Bodhidharma- Good morning, Kari! May we discuss love with you all in all its forms?

Kari: it’s an honor, Supreme Master Bodhidharma! And the “we” in this case are the Shaolin Masters and monks?

Bodhidharma- Yes, Kari! We are all here with you!

Kari: I am thrilled you are all here with me. And absolutely, I’m here to discuss anything you’d like to.

Bodhidharma- O.K. then! Let us proceed. You have been open to us privately about your zen practices and the love you achieve through meditation. May we discuss that in this one, open forum for others to understand as well?

Kari: Yes. Anything you’d like. My respect for you all and your commitment to love runs deep.

Bodhidharma- Thank you, Kari. She has redefined the word, “respect” for us as well. She has taught us the importance of defining what love means to her, and what love means to us so that we can better communicate and deepen our admiration for one another. So, let us begin our practice today with a salutation to the love that is within us all. Namaste.

Kari: Namaste.

Bodhidharma- She is honoring the light within us, and we honor the light within her as well. Open hearts one and all. We may begin our conversation.

Can I ask you, Kari, why you persist to love us as you feel it important to love most people?

Kari: I want to be sure I fully understand your question. Can you please elaborate?

Bodhidharma- Yes. I would like to know why you called upon us to discuss love in the first place. Kari has been our friend now, privately in her head for many weeks. She is now willing to share this specific conversation with us, publicly.

Kari- To be honest, I’m not entirely sure. I believe it started when I began thinking and studying the art of Bruce Lee. You all came quickly afterwards.

Bodhidharma- Yes. That is our recollection as well. Will you open up about why Bruce was an important teacher for you to study?

Kari- Yes. I felt that Bruce’s energy was extremely important to note, because I was interested in studying a martial art, but I wasn’t sure which one to focus on. I’ve been thinking about it for years, and I wanted to learn more about his, since he was extremely iconic to the practice. And that’s why I chose Kung Fu, because I was interested in the zen construct, as I learned more about it, the meditation and chi that drives the practice. I was missing that in my last form of exercise I was doing for years. I felt I was focusing, but not intentionally. It wasn’t a complete “mind/body” connection, so it felt forced and a lot of times extremely uncomfortable and exhausting even when I wasn’t practicing.

Bodhidharma- We see. So you would like to enter a physical peace within your practice then?

Kari- Yes.

I believe if I may, that I haven’t given you the proper introduction. May I now? Please forgive the fact that I overlooked that.

Bodhidharma-Yes, of course.

Kari- it may shed some light on why you are the perfect person for me to be talking to right now.

Bodhidharma- Kari, you are too kind. You may do so now.

Kari- Readers, this is the Supreme Master Bodhidharma. He is the originator and creator of the Kung Fu practice, and art form.

Bodhidharma- You are kind to say it, Kari. We are all here to discuss the ways to better physical and mental health and wellbeing. It starts with the connection to source. The source of wellbeing from within. You and I have been practicing together the emotions of playfulness that I felt was lacking in my practice. And we have been teaching you the importance of discipline and movement with deliberateness. It’s different for us all. That is your specific focus.

We appreciate your courage to open your heart about your experience practicing a mind-body connection through the lens of meditation. Can you continue to discuss how you feel when you meditate?

Kari- My goals as of late for meditation have been strictly to exercise the muscle of openheartedness under your guidance.

Bodhidharma- A wonderful practice. Shall we continue this now?

Kari- Yes. I have been checking in periodically as we speak to make sure I’m open.

Bodhidharma- A good thing to do to own the heart prior to communication with the external and the internal as well. In any case, you will be open to allowing the other and yourself to properly be supported with the love in which you wish to offer the world. Becoming a master in this practice has been a goal of yours then?

Kari- Not really. But as we spoke about it recently it’s become more clear to me that to me personally, it’s important to link the physical self to my mental self in all aspects of my life. And that includes physical activity. So, I decided just recently that this practice may be a good one to begin with. Or, at the very least, bring the zen meditation practice into my dance, the physical exercise I had been practicing before for many years now.

Bodhidharma- It is a mindful thing to be aware of why you are doing what it is you do. So, beginning now is what you wish to do? The practice of Kung Fu?

Kari- I am open to trying it out to see if it’s a fit for me personally. Yes.

Bodhidharma- She is a deliberate speaker. The art of the attempt is well mastered by us all. The practice has become secondary to the momentum of the love force that drives us to practice. So that we may each experience the nirvana of the practice through our perception that we have as individuals. We are “forced” isn’t the way to nirvana. It is a choice to participate with our minds and bodies fully which creates the master within us all. Deciding to become your own opponent is not the practice of Kung Fu. Deciding to become your own advocate, is. Becoming your own best friend is the key to arriving at and moving the chi (the energy of love if you so choose it) within you.

“Go in peace”, is the motto that we live by. That implies the peace from within that works it way into our practice. We fight through peace and calmness of the mind. We create a life force from within that is as strong as a lion, that can withstand hurricanes and earthquakes. We fury at or through the love isn’t the way I see the practice of Kung Fu. We practice the love that creates the barrier to fear, and allows us to become unaware of the potential danger and pain of fighting, and we then have the power to move mountains.

Overcoming fear is a master’s state of being, and it starts with the practice of the mind, but first the awareness of the feeling inside of you. The feeling is the way to the being of love. The movements we perform open us up to the energy of love. It’s as simple and as Kari so aptly describes it, or as hard as we ourselves, make it out to be.

Kari, we love you. We believe you are brave to allow this conversation to become public. We understand the fear that can go along with being a person that can connect to the universe in this manner. But we also understand the reason we resonate with you is because you are also a kind person that wants others to better themselves. And we are here to try to create love in the way we know how, through the teachings of the Buddha, and the love in which we were taught to fight with.

Kari- Thank you, Supreme Master Bodhidharma! I love you all too! Do you mind if I ask you and your Masters and fellow monks a question with respect to understand you and your art form better?

Bodhidharma- Of course, Kari. We understand your intention is always of love for us. Ask your question.

Kari- Thank you. My question is, do you find that fighting is in direct opposition of love, or do you have a different perspective on it?

Bodhidharma- I appreciate that question immensely. Fighting, to me personally, is a dance of love. It is a physical manifestation of the feeling that I had inside myself as I practiced. The love I feel in the doing, created the force that was intentionally propelled by that feeling. The love I feel inside myself was the passion for the practice. It allowed by the discipline to stick to it long enough to master the very nice essence of the spirit I longed to feel. The love is the dance of Kung fu. The opposition is my physical manifestation of my blocks to love. I was physically acting it out. As the chi of love propelled me, I became more and more aware of my physical blockages that I needed to overcome to allow the love chi to flow more freely through me. And that is how I see Kung-fu. I see it as a dance of love, and during the dance I become more free.

Kari- I love that. The more you speak the more excited I become about learning what makes you so passionate about your connection to love. Thank you, Bodhidharma. As you already know, you are very dear to me.

Bodhidharma- Thank you, Kari! Until we speak again publicly, good day to all people, and creation of love is unnecessary, but the connection to it is the necessary practice.

🩷🥰

[lateralreader]

Abrams book of Joy

w: antonym of loneliness is openheartedness

[precioussojunghan]

In this age or generation when acting like you don't care is tough or cool, oh how I wish to be not so tough and not so cool!

I understand that sometimes [some] people choose to hide their feelings or pretend to be indifferent.. maybe because they were once (or more than enough times) hurt.. or maybe because they're scared of rejection.. Fairly enough, it’s easy to be guarded or to put up walls. Isn't it our way(s) to protect our fragile hearts? Self-defense, yes? I know. I should know..

But to be honest, I, myself, hope to stop hiding behind those walls of hurt and fear.

Lately, I've been realizing that when it comes to expressing your feelings for someone (be it through words or actions) (and as long as you're not trampling on nor disrespecting anyone), your heart's vulnerability is a gift.

You see, it may repulse the wrong people. Some might think you're weak and take advantage of that. Others might even think you're so cheap and be driven away with distaste. But remember, wearing your heart on your sleeve is not something shameful nor demeaning. If anything, for me, it's something truly brave and admirable.

Moreoever, your vulnerability will allow you to be certain who your right people are.. ~ They're the ones who will see that your frailty and openheartedness are not your weakness but your strength. They're the ones who will appreciate your courage and sincerity. They're also the ones who are very much willing to protect your feelings.. the ones who will hold you dear in their hearts..

I know, being vulnerable is not easy, more so, scary.. but I believe that it’s worth it. Be it in love or friendships. Your vulnerability can build genuine and deeper connections with people who accept and cherish you for who you really are.. people you can have interactions beyond the superficial and people you can have meaningful relationships with..

[joshuadunshua]

“It is no accident that feminists began to use the word ‘patriarchy’ to replace the more commonly used ‘male chauvinism’ and ‘sexism.’ These courageous voices wanted men and women to become more aware of the way patriarchy affects us all. … Antimale activists were no more eager than their sexist male counterparts to emphasize the system of patriarchy and the way it works. For to do so would have automatically exposed the notion that men were all-powerful and women powerless, that all men were oppressive and women always and only victims. By placing the blame for the perpetuation of sexism solely on men, these women could maintain their own allegiance to patriarchy, their own lust for power. They masked their longing to be dominators by taking on the mantle of victim hood.

The Will to Change, bell hooks (2004), pg 25. Emphasis mine.

“By highlighting psychological patriarchy, we see that everyone is implicated and we are freed from the misperception that men are the enemy. To end patriarchy we must challenge both its psychological and its concrete manifestations in daily life. There are folks who are able to critique patriarchy but unable to act in an antipatriarchal manner.

To end male pain, to respond effectively to male crisis, we have to name the problem. We have to both acknowledge that the problem is patriarchy and work to end patriarchy. Terrence Real offers this valuable insight: ‘The reclamation of wholeness is a process even more fraught for men than it has been for women, more difficult and more profoundly threatening to the culture at large.’ If men are to reclaim the essential goodness of male being, if they are to regain the space of openheartedness and emotional expressiveness that is the foundation of well-being, we must envision alternatives to patriarchal masculinity. We must all change.”

Pg 33. Emphasis mine.

They also are dramatically misapplying & misunderstanding the whole fucking point of the term “patriarchy” (especially as used by visionary/enlightened/intersectional/Black feminists). All the time.

its really very funny when people stir up this fake outrage about how transandrophobia is "misusing" intersectionality, and then immediately go "the patriarchy centers manhood so trans men can't be oppressed for being men, only for being trans" like. do you fucking hear yourself

[starcana]

With #Saturn in #Pisces, there will be humility as well as magick to help us strengthen our own inner softness. But to avoid this sacred path, we can get lost in the darkness of self-deceit, indecisiveness, living in our memories, drown in a sea of hopelessness or addiction. Yet it is in the dark, where light will be seen - along with our attachments & sufferings - that have become a result of our own delusions or self-sabotage. Strive for openheartedness. #astrology #astrologyposts #horoscope #horoscopeposts #intuitive #psychic #mystic #lifecoach #psychicreading #greensburg #greensburgpa #pittsburgh #advice #tarotreading #tarotreader #lifecoach #spiritual #spirituality #universe #planets #cosmos (at Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnWph0OeAI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dailyzen]

Openheartedness

Show love not just to one person, but the entire world.