#somethimg new

[comicfizz]

hello

[virovirokun-has-adhd]

sad times, just realised new fav moot has endo "systems" (written like that) in their dni. :((

its not world ending and i wont unfollow them i'll js have to never ever bring up syscourse around them which is fine

i hope this doesnt end up as too big of a thing or i'll cry :(

im only 3 apples tall chat i js think ppl should live their lives how they want and that it doesnt actually effect anyone else ever

[bittsandpieces]

I need to buy a rock to make me feel better. Does anyone have suggestions

[changethecircumstances]

Bought elden ring on another platform so I can trophy hunt again before the dlc comes out. First playthrough I ever did was int and I ended with dual wielding katanas. I've played a faith build a blood build a quality build and a straight up bonk build. I think I want to do int again but int strength rather than dex with my goal being the dark moon great sword. I've messed around with it but haven't mained it in any one playthrough

[trainerethan]

I am quickly becoming addicted to the pokemon home gts. The wonder box. I need it.

[popfizzles]

I think the og browns look better on boba yeah, maybe you could have both of them have a piece of the others colour? Somethimg small like a pink bracelet on boba and an orange brooch on val or something - but something thats consistent with their designs

I think it was easy to mix in more orange in Val's design because she already had some yellows to work with (since she's a red velvet shake, she used some very very light yellow that I just had to darken and distribute a bit more in her design).

But it's harder to mix in pink with Boba because he already has a cohesive palette and introducing new pinks or deep reds would be ruining the analogous palette he already has (since hes mostly made up of oranges, yellows, and browns). And adding in a single pink accessory would be too out of place and jarring imo. I'm probably going to stick with the old palette.

I think the browns on his jacket already connect him with Val (she has some dark reds that match well enough)!

If anything, the only change I might make will be saturating his yellows (like on his nose, mouth and eyes) since the original mixes in with the darker parts on his skin a bit too much for my liking..!

[roosterforme]

HOLY CRAP!!!

Okay so I recently saw Keleigh’s insta story say that she was in Idaho. I live in Washington. Cool right.

It gets better.

I work at a local owned grocery store that is ready to get a new building. Im helping spirits(our hard alcohol) and with the schematics for the new store.

I saw long drink on the schematics….

IM SECRETLY HOPING HIS IS GOING TO THE STORES THAT ARE CARRYING IT TO SEE THE SET UP OR SOMETHIMG BECAUSE IF HE DOES I MIGHT HAVE A PANIC ATTACK IF I MEET HIM IRL

I AM SHAKING RN

I love this so much! You're getting Long Drink! And it looks like he is going back out to do meet and greets for Long Drink! LINK So it could happen??

[4dkellysworld]

Hello kelly! 🫶

When i ask my mind "can I let go of this fear of XYZ happening to the body-mind" it often feels scared of doing so. The body starts reacting with anxiety about the thought of me letting go of the my fear of XYZ. There is this false sense of control telling me: "If you let go of the fear of XYZ, if you dont keep it in mind, you will not avoid the actions that may lead to XYZ and you'll end up experiencing what you fear, let me do this to prevent it from happening, let me affirm it wont happen, let me manifest somethimg that prevents it from happening etc".

I know it's a false sense of control, fear arises when I ask myself to let go of this anxiety about the future and this specific incident (XYZ) happening to this body-mind. Its been a few months of fighting this fear but it only grows. I think I tried everything that came my way.

Often I will try to observe and let the thoughts pass, is everything the mind thinks of so true anyways? I will experience a few minutes of peace before I'm caught up in the tangles of my mind again, before I'm again saying this and that and avoiding this and that to avoid a specific incident from happening to this mind-body.

I wanna calm my mind down and let my ego know that it's okay if I let go, sometimes I will feel like I need some conformation that it's safe to let go. That if I act however I want, let go of the fear and ignore all these "rules" I forced myself to follow that I will still be okay and that this body-mind will not experience what it fears in the future. I feel like the missing piece would be to actually understand the point of letting go of a problem, does this problem actually disappear when I stop giving attention to it? Will the body-mind actually not experience the fear when I as self let go or this fear and break all the rules that "keep me safe"? I know self would be okay in some sense but what about the body?

Or does it anyways happen to the body-mind and there is nothing I can do to stop it from happening to this body-mind and I'm just letting go for my own peace?

I'm kinda new to this (been 1.5 months of me reading and trying to apply, succeeding sometimes and failing sometimes), I'm still learning but I'm not sure if I really get the concept of "not giving so much attention to a problem"..does it then cease to exist? Or is it just so that it doesn't impact me mentally as much (I'm not belittling this outcome, I'd love to have this outcome anyways) I know its very foolish to only let go of fear out of hope that this is the way to prevent any incident from happening but a part of me asks for an obvious answer telling me that this body-mind will not encounter what I'm fearing if I let go of the fear.

I see this type of question often getting answered with "You're not the body-mind, whatever happens to it isn't happening to you" but what if i would prefer if the body-mind didn't experience XYZ, do I have any type of control over that? Will letting go offer safety for the body and will it help this body-mind not experience its fear with the senses/ "in the 3D" ?

If I let go of this worry and decide I don't even have to replace it with peace, if I choose to completely cut ties with how the body-mind is suffering with this and how it's very fearful and decide that I will treat this fear the way I treat the fear of a friend or a character in a movie I'm watching, with empathy but without dwelling on it, while being so grateful it isnt really my problem to deal with. Will I in some way prevent it from happening to the body-mind? I experienced freedom from this feeling for almost 3 times now, all lasted for only a few minutes..but they were a cool breeze I wanted to make my default state. I'm not sure how to however. And I'm also not sure if it could prevent anything from happening to this body-mind but I sure know I hope it does.

And generally do you have any advice for me other than to observe the thoughts and let them pass since this has a very temporary effect on me? Is there any other path I can experiment with to let go of my fearful thoughts?

Thanks in advance, I'd definitely appreciate it if you answered this since what you say often seems to be aligning with me/understandable the most but it's up to you if you didn't feel like you want to. Hope you're always well, Kelly :)

When i ask my mind "can I let go of this fear of XYZ happening to the body-mind" it often feels scared of doing so. The body starts reacting with anxiety about the thought of me letting go of the my fear of XYZ.

Two of my recent posts should help as other anons have similar concerns: here and here. Whatever I don't respond to in your ask has been covered by these.

Its been a few months of fighting this fear but it only grows. I think I tried everything that came my way.

So don't fight it. Let it be. Read the two posts I linked above and apply.

Often I will try to observe and let the thoughts pass, is everything the mind thinks of so true anyways?

No, none of it is true until you assign it truth. This is why sadhana is necessary, so you learn to separate yourself from your mind.

Your thoughts, beliefs and sense of identity are intangible, arbitrarily constructed and constantly changing. Yet they seem so very real and you invest them with a tremendous sense of ownership and 'my-ness'. In our minds we create a whole subjective world, which we then superimpose on the objective world and mistake for reality. Most people are unable to separate the objective world from their subjective interpretation of it. That's why identification with mind and thought can be even harder to break than identification with body. Mithya, which is simply a configuration of name and form, always relies upon satya for its existence. The ability to differentiate between satya and mithya is crucial to liberating the mind. Confusing satya and mithya is the root of all our sorrows. By a process of mutual superimposition, we superimpose the quality of satya (existence) onto an object, believing that the object itself possesses an inherent existence of its own rather than a temporary, borrowed existence. At the same time, we superimpose the qualities of mithya (name/form) onto satya (existence). That's why we take the body and mind's attributes to belong to the Self. Like the clear water which, due to its proximity to the red glass bottle, appears to be red, the Self then appears to possess the properties of the body and mind. That's why we say, "I am happy," "I am sad," "I am fat," "I am thin." This is an error of perception caused by ignorance. As Krishna said, the Self is free of all attributes, and without limit or objectification. If the Self is limitless and without attribute, how could it - how could you possibly be happy, sad, fat, or thin? As long as you identify with the body or mind, you are subject to its miseries. But the moment you shift your identity from mithya to satya, from the body and mind to awareness, you are freed of all limitation.

Does this problem actually disappear when I stop giving attention to it? Will the body-mind actually not experience the fear when I as self let go or this fear and break all the rules that "keep me safe"? I know self would be okay in some sense but what about the body?

Suppressing attention and ignoring something that you believe to be a problem will not make it disappear; you've just pushed it to the back of your mind. Actually letting go and no longer seeing it as a problem or fearing it will dissipate it - you cannot lie to yourself so be honest with yourself. The how-to is in the posts I linked above.

Will I in some way prevent it from happening to the body-mind? I experienced freedom from this feeling for almost 3 times now, all lasted for only a few minutes

You just answered your own question. Some people can do what you're describing and genuinely stop seeing it as a problem but you have already tried and it didn't last because you weren't able to truly let go and stop giving it truth and reality. So try letting go another way (linked posts above).

And generally do you have any advice for me other than to observe the thoughts and let them pass since this has a very temporary effect on me? Is there any other path I can experiment with to let go of my fearful thoughts?

Yes, read the two linked posts and apply. That's the advice I offer you and anyone else with similar concerns. Release the fears and see them gone. Free yourself.

[thedeafprophet]

Fires NO

Was up with a real bad chest pain flare up last night so please express your deepest sympathies and also monsters to me

[notmecreatinganopsideblog]

The new chapter was suuuuper good 🤖👨‍🦱. I thought the moment where Luffy called down to Zoro to ask if he needed a hand was really interesting. Like here Luffy is, fighting a fucking Admiral, one who previously fucked up all his and his crews shit, and he takes the time to check in on Zoro. I feel like typically Luffy doesn't feel the need to interfere on fights his crew is having, especially if it's Zoro or Sanji. Yet, despite him already fighting an incredibly strong enemy he does so. Maybe I'm reading into it, but I kinda feel like this says somethimg about just how traumatizing the fight with Lucci was. Luffy has fought harder enemies at this point but I think Lucci was in many ways the first time Luffy began to realize he and the crew needed to get stronger. Its also interesting to note that he initially went gear 4 for Kizaru but went immediately gear 5 meeting Lucci again for the first time. Also also (I'm not normal about one piece) Luffy checking on Zoro is an interesting little moment of protective Luffy that really parallels the moment where Kizaru grabs Usopp and we see Luffy get concerned. I feel like Luffy worrying about his crew in these moments is interesting especially since egghead is clearly a foil (a reprise perhaps) narratively to Sabody. Like I said maybe I'm overthinking it but I did find it an interesting little moment.

Good chapter. Crying about the break 😭

[treecakes]

also i love mutually blocking. lol. it’s like unlocking a new type of mutual but instead of friends it’s um. foes or somethimg idk.

[tf2journalist]

the seals from the new maps are actually planning somethimg nefarious - more to come

[haechanflower]

I'm always happy about new nct music cause I alsways love it but at the same time i'm always mad when I get the notification they have an upcoming comeback again

They have SO MANY like....that's actually insane

And when you think about mark and haechan

That's really fucked up

We had haechan with heart problems at the start of the year and I think I've read somethimg about mark having blood problems so

They are SICK

And still

Candy, smcu album + concerts, 127 + dream tour, 2 baddies, ay-yo, istj, marks nct lab songs, the 127 Album in Oktober + repackage cause it's a full album and sm ALWAYS makes repackages, nct 2023 and nct nation concert

I think I even forgot some things like man they don't get a minute of rest

sme needs better time management and I think it would be better if they leave one of the units both are too much

And wayv? They're in the badement or what

And we don't even talk about sungtaro when they were still in nct 💀

[octavinelleresident]

4th anniversary livestream in short

I'm sure lots of you have seen it or read about it.

Still,I'll make this post just in case in hope it will help. If I miss something feel free to add! These are just what I found around Twitter.

-Culinary crucible Grim card.

-You can now merge the single keys for the scouts.

-Guest room second floor.

-You can save story chapters as faves.

-New voicelines added in flight/alchemy lessons.

-Spmething somethimg Sam's shop related to old events?

-Not sure what was about the battle team...

-Album with the OST. 4 cds.

[mirum-wonder]

MARCH OF ROBOTS...

MARCH OF SHMOBOOTS...

MARCH OF WHAT EVER... 🤖😱💀

After a week of exhausting day job with overtimes and sometimes even with a lack of time for a lunch break I observed myself being not capable of finding time to work on more robots designs for this years March of robots and seeing that I started to feel very disappointed in myself for not being capable to keep up with the pace of other artists posting robot arts daily or almost daily... while I'm not finding time to finish the so called SHADOW prompt thing (SHADOW - that's a prompt name from their official prompt list, you'll find it below) 😔

As you may notice it's far from finished and many things will change in the final version.

But now then I think about it, if I was doing quick sketches or something more simple looking, perhaps more silly or even cartoony perhaps I would find time to make it daily, but I wanted to do more polished arts for march of robots. I really like to do all those details, cables, joints and pistons trying to make my robots in a specific way thinking about how arms, legs and other parts will bend or turn in the final version, although I'm not an engineer or a mechanic I really find a very vast plain for self improvement in projects like that making all those mechanical parts and thingies detail by detail I'm trying to practice my conceptual skills and evolve in it at least a bit. Mostly I'm trying to make my finalised robots in the way that I could pose or rigg the whole thing later to make them look more dramatic and expressive in final pictures 🤖

But unfortunately it takes more time than I can spend combining it with a social obligations and a day time job... So where things got out of hands? I went to official march of robots instagram to check out the date on the post when they announced the prompt list for this years MOR2023 🤖

Booom! Turned out that I'm a slowpoke... I remembered about the challenge that takes place during March only the day the March started 🤪 No sh*t Im not keeping up with the pace 🙄 If I wanted to make arts the way I intended them to be, then I should start working on arts since day one after they anounced the prompt list, I would had an extra month of time to make some arts before the March starts 😅⌚🤖 But unfrotunetelly that was my first ever try to participate in a online art challenge and now I learend one big lesson... If I want to participate in somethimg like that next time then I shold start doing arts in advance as aerly as possible since the info about the challenge usually gets to be announced some time prior the challange itself... So...yeah... the more you know 😭 but any way... I decided to stop trying to catch up with the March Of Robots 2023 challenge pace, that would be healthy for me since for the scope of work I'm already month late. Sure thing I'll finish this Shadow prompt guy here and make an artwork with it, and perhaps I'll do few more artworks for the prompt list but that's basically it 🤖 Oh... and also there are some old robot artworks of mine that are laying around on my hard drive waiting for a good occasion to be published... So I think I'll post some of them this month... cuz you know...it's march and I have some old robots 😅

But the good news are is that I'm not done with online art challenges. I have made my research on this topic and googled out all the potential dates challenge themes out there to see if I can find something interesting and suitable for me. And yeh... It appears almost all year different art challenges are happening all over the internet and on different platforms. For example apart from all known INKTOBER there is KAIJUNE and KAIJULY (a fun challenges where you make/draw giant Kaiju monsters) 🐲🦖🕷️ cool huh? And many more...

I do not know If I will take part in those 2 particularly but I decided to give a try to join in to another art challenge that is coming soon... it's not started yet but it can/will start any day now (specific date is not announced yet) and yet again I found out about it later then I should have and I'm already risking to run out of time if it will start for example tomorrow, but since the official start of the challenge was not yet announced maybe I have few extra days before the start to make few artworks in advance 😁 At least I'm hoping so since I already started to make something for that challenge... Something BIG... And I hope I'll get better luck posting ~30 artworks for a whole month this time 😁😂😅

I wonder if someone is even reading my stuff? 🤔

[lilmisssammy]

My little sister (13) has gotten into art so now we do an art trade every week and give eachother pointers :) It's awoken 2 things in me. 1, second hand embarrassment at what it was like doing edgy art at 13, and 2, a new appreciation of how cruel 13 year olds are when they enjoy somethimg