#seasonsoflife

[tomatosoupcat]

I made a graphic version of my new legacy challenge Seasons Of Life! Hope you guys enjoy this ᓚ₍⑅^..^₎♡.

[flowerpetalsofadaisy]

You will not get a second chance.

No matter how much I wish I could give you one.

Did you know that you mended my heart just to break it again? Did you know that from the moment I met you and talked to you, heard your voice for the first time, I wanted to hear it always. Just seeing your name sparked something within my soul, a fire that had never been lit.

My hands were so much smaller than yours, but they fit together just right. You were a whole foot taller than me, yet our bodies molded together like water in a glass-perfectly. And when you kissed me, it was like my lips have always been meant for you. Your hands in my hair belonged there. My name on your lips was a prayer. I wanted to dance to every song in the kitchen with you. I wanted the chance to cook more dinners at eleven o'clock at night. I wanted to say goodnight at 4am when you would go home and hope that one day you would stay, so then I could turn over and say good morning. I wanted everything with you. I wanted to grow with you. Everyday. In every season.

But, as it turns out, you yourself... you were just a season. You were my favorite one that I have gone through. Why the fuck did the solstice have to come and change it all?

-Karolina Thiago

[sensation--and--perception]

임신과 폐경 사이 : Between Pregnancy and Menopause

남은 난자 수가 얼마였더라. 그걸 생각하던 때는 그저 인생에 봄이 몇 번 남았을까와 비슷한 느낌의 느낌이었다. 한참 박사학위를 받겠다고 고군분투하던 시절의 스치듯한 기억이다. 그때 이성적으로 아무 관계도 아니던 연구실의 누군가가 그 비슷한 질문을 했을때, 문득 몇 개의 난자가 남았을까를 얼핏 헤아려본 기억이 있다. 하지만, 그 숫자가 제대�� 기억나지 않는다. 괜찮다. 그게 딱히 중요할 것도 없다.

그 한참의 시절이 1차 술자리처럼 지나갔다. 1차 술자리는 에너지가 솟아난다. 템포도 빠르다. 종일 먹은 게 없어 첫 끼니일 경우도 많아 안주는 훅훅 들어간다. 금새 기분도 좋아지고, 그 속도감으로 어느샌지 분위기도 무르익는다. 그런 시절이었다. 요약하자면, 그 1차가 끝난 직후쯤 참 운이 좋아 바로 일자리를 구했다. 앞으로 풀어야 할 그녀의 이야기는 ‘오후의 이자벨’처럼 끝날듯 끝나지 않는 인연과 삶의 연속이다. 아마 현재의 그녀는 3차쯤 즐기는 정도지 싶다. 슬슬 잠이 올 수도 있고, 어쩌면 주사가 발동될 타이밍일 수도 있다. 난자가 10개가 채 안 남았을 수도 있다는 생각이 들었던 그녀는, 오늘의 생리가 반가우면서도 애매한 감정이 교차한다. 끝과 끝의 기대감과 불안감이었던 것은, 그것이 이제 끝일까 시작일까 하는 감정 때문이었다.

임신과 폐경의 공통점! 생리가 멈춘다. 갑자기 음식들이 맛있어지기 시작한다. 가끔 속이 더부룩하고 소화가 잘 되지 않는 느낌이 든다. 슬며시 배도 묵직해지고, 평생 꼼짝하지 않던 체중도 애매하게 늘어난다. 그녀는 자정이 좀 넘은 새벽, 혼자 와인을 마시다 그에게 전화를 걸었다. 잠에 잠깐 들었던 그는 갑작스런 전화에도 잠에 들지 않았던 것처럼 가다듬은 목소리로 전화를 받아주었다. 그녀는 그에게 책을 읽어주기 시작했고, 조금 잠이 깼던 그는 다시 잠에 빠져들기 시작했다. 그녀는 그렇게 그를 잠재운 후, 전처럼 그의 숨소리를 들으며 통화를 지속하지 않고 잘자라는 말로 전화를 끊었다. 그녀는 다시 혼자 와인을 마셨다.

그녀는, 얼마 전 그의 태몽같은 꿈 얘기를 들었던 기억에, 혹시나 하는 기대와 불안감을 즐기며 지냈지만 그 결과가 오늘로 나타났음을 얼핏 그에게 전했다. 하지만, 아마 그는 그녀의 그 기분을 제대로 알지 못했던 것 같았다.

How many eggs do I have left? Thinking about it felt similar to pondering how many springs I had left in my life. It was a fleeting memory from the time when I was struggling to get my Ph.D. At that time, someone in the lab, with whom I had no particular relationship, asked a similar question, and I remember briefly considering how many eggs I had left. However, I can't recall the exact number. That's alright. It��s not particularly important.

That period passed by like the first round of drinks. The first round of drinks is filled with energy. The tempo is fast. Often, it's the first meal of the day, so the food is quickly consumed. Spirits are lifted, and the atmosphere ripens rapidly. That was what those days were like. In short, right after that first round ended, I was fortunate enough to quickly find a job. The story to be told now is one of ongoing connections and life, much like "Isabelle in the Afternoon." Perhaps, she is now enjoying what could be called the third round. She might be starting to feel sleepy, or maybe it's the timing for her drinking habits to kick in. The thought that she might have less than ten eggs left occurred to her. Today, she felt a mix of joy and ambiguity at the arrival of her period. The anticipation and anxiety from extremes were due to wondering if this was the end or the beginning.

The commonality between pregnancy and menopause! Menstruation stops. Suddenly, food starts tasting better. Sometimes, she feels bloated and has a hard time digesting. Her belly gradually feels heavier, and her weight, which had remained steady all her life, subtly increases.

In the early hours past midnight, she drank wine alone and called him. Though he had been briefly asleep, he answered with a composed voice, as if he hadn’t been sleeping. She began to read a book to him, and as he was beginning to wake up, he fell back asleep. After lulling him to sleep, unlike before, she did not continue the call to listen to his breathing but ended it with a goodnight. She resumed drinking wine alone.

Remembering the story he recently told her about his dream, which seemed like a pregnancy dream, she lived with a mix of expectations and anxieties. She briefly conveyed to him that the result had come today. However, it seemed he didn’t fully grasp her feelings.

[rebeccajordan092]

THE CHANGING SEASONS OF LIFE AND ITS NATURAL CONSTANT CYCLES

Autumn is a season characterized by change, musings, and a bit of self-reflection. Just as the leaves change color and gracefully fall, we, too, undergo those transitions. The transforming warm colors contrast with the cold, freezing air, similar to our slow but sure changes that might not be conventional to what’s around us. And like the leaves that fall, we let go of what no longer serves a purpose in our lives.

Furthermore, autumn is a time of wisdom and maturity when we harvest the lessons learned. Autumn may even indulge us in making peace with the impermanence of life. After all, it’s not like you see the real change happening right before your eyes...

For more details, please click here: https://www.raymondqbooks.com/changing-seasons-of-life

[beckwith98]

The Changing Seasons Of Life And Its Natural Constant Cycles

Life is a journey that unfolds through seasons, mirroring nature’s ever-changing cycles. Just as the Earth experiences the rhythm of the seasons, our lives go through periods of growth, transition, and transformation. The changes that any of us undergo are essential, much like year-round seasons… ReadMore: https://www.raymondqbooks.com/changing-seasons-of-life/

[stormyfayethechristianrunaway]

I hope and pray y'all aren't fighting over Willie Earl this holiday season. 👀😭🙏🏾

#TheStringerFiles2022

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May The Good Lord rebuke the spirits of stagnation and shackafication from your lives.

In Christ Jesus, we pray, Amen. 🙏🏾

#WillieEarl #Relationships #Situationships #SeasonsOfLife #Seasons #HolidaySeason

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C'est la Vie 💜

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[hannawilliamson]

Relapses Happen

“Growth isn’t always constant… relapses happen. You’re not back at square one. Your growth prior to your relapse isn’t erased. Take your time. Don’t be so hard on yourself. You’ll be okay.”  - Unknown 

Over the last several years of my life I have been a passionate self-care advocate. It started my senior year of college during my first counseling session when I was encouraged to read Codependent No More by Melody Beattie. I dove hard into the book finishing it before the next therapy session. It helped me identify with parts of myself that I was unable to put into words and that someone else so eloquently wrote out on the pages I found in my hands. As the years continued I was a dedicated reader to self-help literature, growing my soul with each book that I read. These books allowed me the opportunity to identify with others, reflect within and grow my own being. I became dedicated to the process of personal growth and felt that our souls were here to grow on this journey of life. 

When I started counseling in college I was heartbroken and terrified of my own self. I was noted to have depression and codependent behaviors. I listened to videos, read books and articles on these topics to learn more about myself, how to take the appropriate steps into my future and best serve myself in the coming years. I had come up with a foundational practice of self-care. I would enjoy self-help literature, would process my emotions verbally until I formulated a thought and was compelled to write on the days I felt most unstable. I would consciously make the effort to enjoy the small things in life that brought me joy. 

I’d be lying if I told you I haven’t struggled with my depression and codependent tendencies in the last 5 years. There have been a fair share of breakdowns and victories. I sit here today, years later on the other side of a severe relapse. 

In May, my hours shifted at my full-time job and the opportunity for more time at my secondary job opened up. As someone with no savings living in the times of a world pandemic, I felt it was necessary that I build myself a savings account. Throughout the next several months I was absent from my residence from morning to night. I was working tirelessly at an emotionally demanding position during the day and a physically exhausting position during the night. On the weekends I tried to keep up with housework, family, friends and the mounds of laundry that piled up throughout the week. I failed to realize that my body handling work and earning money was not the way to care for my soul. In those months that I powered through I did not read a single self-help book, I didn’t write out my emotions, I failed to cry at a number of suitable opportunities and the essence of my being started to go numb. I was moving through the motions of life, but I wasn’t living. I was merely surviving. 

When I recognized the reality of the existence I was living, I reached out via messaging to my siblings asking if they ever felt this way too. I began to speak openly with my family about the potential to cut back my hours at my second job. I have always voiced my philosophy that, “I work to live, I do not live to work”. I am passionate about my career but I do not feel that my professional work is the solo mission for my life. I truly feel that my soul is here to experience, grow and learn about its own self. My loved ones wish to see me financially stable, and while that concern was appreciated I would become quickly defensive. I would have an internal struggle between the understanding of financial stability and the emotional needs that weren’t being fulfilled. I have the personal understanding that my own anger is always covering up a deeper emotion, typically one of pain and hurt. In my off moments instead of processing these emotions I would numb with social media, non educational videos and sleep. In my professional work I was becoming overwhelmed. I felt that I was working against time while managing the roles of my position, I began to struggle with prioritization. I was struggling to handle my own emotions and becoming reactive in my responses rather than intentional. I was drowning and the only way I knew to stay afloat was to keep moving forward, until the day that attitude stopped working. 

It was a simple moment that tipped my boat over, the experience had occurred many times before in which I was irritated but for the most part un-phased. On this particular day, I was feeling overwhelmed, defeated and angry. Do you ever become so upset that you are either going to be outraged or an emotional disaster? Do you recall all the emotional opportunities I had over the last several months to cry in which I refrained? It all ended up coming at once. As I opened up to others about my feelings I heard myself say, “I am most upset with myself as I allowed it to get to this point”. The shame was instant and I was no longer standing on the solid ground I imagined beneath me for the last 7 months of this dual position, money building, self-neglecting existence. Once I was no longer flooded with racing thoughts, my action plan began. I needed therapy, which was unlikely to work in my current schedule. I turned to my next best thing, self-help literature. I started at my roots, with the audio version of Codependent No More by Melody Beattie. As I listened I began to process my emotions of shame, self-doubt, and the questioning of my own existence. Again I completed this book within a few days, this time diving right into the next book, Beyond Codependency by Melody Beattie. I learned about codependent relapse. Again this author took my out of control feelings, thoughts and behaviors placing them on the pages in writing, helping me feel known in a time that I wasn’t sure I could even recognize myself. 

The following week I changed my schedule at my second job, I started being intentional in prioritization of my work instead of being reactive. I started taking time to advocate for myself, my emotions and come up with a new self-care plan. My soul has been calling me to write for sometime now, and it feels good to finally be experiencing this release. I wasn’t ready to process until now, and instead of feeling shame or living in the “should have” mentality, I will instead say that I am proud of where I am today. I may have relapsed to a place that I never wished to see again, but I am not the same person I was all those years ago. My relapse is not a failure, it has allowed me the opportunity to refocus my intentions, and lean back onto my philosophy for this existence. I find it is so important on our most challenging days to remind ourselves that mental health is going to ebb and flow as the rest of the universe does. There will be moments of decline. It is the season of regrowth after the downfall in which we can truly find our strength and refocus on the betterment of ourselves, our experiences and the impact we can have on society. 

[tomatosoupcat]

Seasons of Life

🍅 A Sims 4 Legacy Challenge 🍅

Required Packs: Seasons, Life & Death, Discover University, Island Living, Cottage Living, Eco Lifestyle, Snowy Escape, Outdoor Retreat, Paranormal, Crystal Creations

(graphics) (base game version)

General Rules:

You can start with any season you like, depending on your mood. After that, simply follow the natural progression of the seasons in order.

Play on any lifespan you feel comfortable with (I recommend long so you have more time to enjoy your designated season).

Goals with an asterisk * are optional.

Each generation will have a color theme (2-3 colors) that you can either spin for or select using their corresponding color wheel.

Start with the sims starter budget of 20k.

Skills are more like hobbies, you don't need to max them out unless you want to. Instead, incorporate them naturally into your gameplay for a more enjoyable experience.

For each generation, write a bucket list and complete it.

Autumn/Fall

You've always felt a deep connection to the past, especially the untold stories of lives once lived. As a Mortician, you offer comfort and guidance, helping others navigate their final farewells. Your fascination with the afterlife fuels your passion for writing and spiritual communication. Crafting candles is another way you honor this connection, bringing light to where darkness has taken hold, and creating moments of peace for those who have departed.

Colors: https://spinthewheel.app/BUX2XpbCyZ Aspiration: Ghost Historian Career: Undertaker (Mortician) Traits: Bookworm, Loner, Macabre Skills: Candle Making (fabrication), Thanatology, Medium, Writing, Baking

Goals: 

Spin or choose 2-3 colors from the respective color wheel.

Live in Ravenwood or Forgotten Hallow.

*Own a black cat.

Build a secret room in your house dedicated to spiritual communication, filled with creepy stuff, books, and your candle creations.

Hold séances regularly and communicate with spirits to further your knowledge of the afterlife.

Have a baby with the Grim Reaper.

Complete the Tarot Card collection.

Complete the Ghost Historian aspiration.

Winter

Growing up, holidays were always a special time for you—a chance to come together, celebrate, and experience something out of the ordinary. Your love for adventure led you to take up skiing, and your curiosity for how things work pushed you into engineering. You have a fascination with shiny objects, too, which fuels your desire to complete the gem collection. But your real pride and joy will be the day you bring a Servo to life, a mechanical companion that will share in your festive spirit.

Colors: https://spinthewheel.app/snqHArXyqB Aspiration: The Curator Career: Engineer (Mechanical Engineer) Traits: Outgoing, Ambitious, Loves Outdoors Skills: Gemology, Logic, Robotics, Handiness, Skiing

Goals: 

Spin or choose 2-3 colors from the respective color wheel.

Study Physics in Foxbury to earn a degree.

Build a Servo and add it as a household member.

Practice skiing regularly.

*Go to all the Mt. Komorebi festivals.

Collect every gem in the game to complete the Gem Collection.

Host at least one major party or celebration per season/holiday.

Reach the top of the Engineering career by maxing out the Mechanical Engineer branch, where you can truly live out your ambitions.

Spring

Spring is a time of fresh starts, you find beauty in every blossom and new connection. You’re deeply connected to nature, with a knack for growing plants and arranging flowers. Your garden is your peaceful escape, where you spend time tending to it, making homemade juice, and crafting cross-stitched gifts. Full of romantic energy, your dream is to find lasting love while staying close to the freshness and color of spring. Whether creating floral arrangements or nurturing relationships, you live with an open heart and a love for all things that bloom.

Colors: https://spinthewheel.app/BNiCeRWGo4 Aspiration: Soulmate Career: Gardener (Floral Designer branch) Traits: Romantic, Green Fiend, Cheerful Skills: Flower Arranging, Romance, Juize Fizzing, Gardening, Cross-stitch

Goals: 

Spin or choose 2-3 colors from the respective color wheel.

Grow and maintain a beautiful (flower) garden, using it as your main source for flower arranging and juice fizzing.

Have bees and harvest their honey.

Sell your juice with a sales table.

Be in a polyamorous relationship.

Cross-stitch gifts for your loved ones as romantic gestures.

*Have pets or farm animals.

Hold a spring wedding in a garden or outdoor space.

Summer

Summer is your favorite season, a time when you thrive being outdoors, and surrounded by family. You cherish those moments spent on fishing trips, at cookouts, or singing campfire songs with a guitar in hand. Family means everything to you, and your dream is to create a warm, joyful home where you can pass down these cherished traditions, like camping adventures and fishing outings. With your part-time job, you value your downtime, often enjoying some well-deserved relaxation when you're off work.

Colors: https://spinthewheel.app/UexIB1BIcT Aspiration: Big Happy Family Career: Fisherman Traits: Family-Oriented, Loves Outdoors, Goofball Skills: Fishing, Guitar, Parenting, Cooking, Comedy

Goals: 

Spin or choose 2-3 colors from the respective color wheel.

Live in Sulani or Tomarang.

*Live off the grid.

Go camping at least once every season. (Granite Falls or other worlds)

Marry a Mermaid.

Have at least 3 children.

Host regular family barbecues, kava parties, or cookouts.

Teach your children fishing and guitar, passing on your love for both.

[scribsters]

Seasons of life.

Sunny, take the sunrays as positive energy to keep your dreams alive.

Rainy, its time to cool off your hyperness and Autumn, shed off the leaves of negativities from frustration of failures.

Winter, its time to free up your mind with chillness your life. and snow as a kid.

Spring, its time to build up new hopes for bloom out a new you.

[efficiencyrelatedthings]

I guess i just ate my last ice cream of the year. Weather is freezing but it worth it. 🤩

I am totally sucker for an ice cream, it's my favorite dessert and my favorite flavors are cherry and limon. 🍦🍦

I am kinda sad because of summer ending but also i can't wait for the pumpkin spice latte too!

Anyway... Every seasons has a lot of uniqe feature that i couldn't resist.

🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂

🍂HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE!!! 🍂

🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂

Do you guys have a favorite season? Which one is it? 🧡🧡

[angelmamii5]

Enjoying the country air! I absolutely love summer! One of my favorite seasons! Have a good day everyone! @johndees123 @johnandangelsworld #angel__mamii #angelmamii #johndees1 #countrylife #countryair #summervibes #seasonsoflife #happy https://www.instagram.com/p/CBfwCBJHIBZ/?igshid=15425h76hzkmi

[richeybeckett]

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[ironicallyamusing]

Leaves have turned yellow from green The incoming of Fall seems so serene How much I want the time to stand still But it keeps slipping away from me Yet, I have miles to go before I sleep I have miles to go before I sleep #poetsofinstagram #poetryslam #pictureperfect #picturesque_clickz #feeloftheday #thoughtfortoday #robertfrostpoem #milanoitaly #unisr #osr #zangrillo #noncenecoviddi #seasonsoflife #seasonschange #poetryofinstagram #travellinggirl #travelgrammer #travelpoetry #travellusting (at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEwaWhMiy9v/?igshid=76kgyng0xegr

[stormyfayethechristianrunaway]

Stormy Days

Times like these I'm reminded to cry out with praise and thanksgiving . . .

Shout with Victory through the storms of life . . .

April storms may be fierce with lightning, whipping winds, and a pounding beat, but in the morn . . .

The skies are sunny, the winds have calmed, and you realize that by His Grace you've made it through.

Praise Him through the storm and the storm passed much quicker and was not nearly as scary. God bless you.

~ Stormy Faye

How grand is The Lord God when you seek His face!

Recently I ran across the above passage during another stormy road that I traveled.

It's amazing how when time passing you're reminded of how far you've gone and how patient God is willing to be during your times of detours.

I don't know about you, but I've detoured a time or two.

I grabbed His blessings and praised Him.

Then a day or two, or whatever the time span, I wandered off away (again), only to encounter another stormy day, a rapidly moving weather system.

My led astray ways left me, uncovered, without His protective umbrella, His shield.

I could have been chilling, watching it all go down, from a distance, in my humble abode.

But no, not I! I got a little weather-beaten by the effects of life, have a few spiritual war scars and stripes.

Then He, reminds me of His protection and His grace and His mercy- His covering from ALL afflictions that may attack me.

He already knows what tempted me to leave His cozy sheltering, what caught my attention, what I hid in my heart and from the eyes of others.

He's quick to forgive me when I come to Him, truly and fully, through Christ Jesus.

He is God.

Once again –

How grand is The Lord God when you seek His face!

Do you have a storm story to share with anybody?

Encourage somebody to help them make it, with whatever they are going through today.

Be a storm shelter so that they know that they are not alone, in the darkness.

Chime in!

🗣🙋🏾‍♀️👥 @stormyfaye

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