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asterythm · 6 years ago

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A is for Amour || Human Error (2)

Pairings: Eventual Logicality, eventual Prinxiety Word Count: 2.5k Chapter Summary: Though rigid schedules may have worked in his favour when it came to essays and science fairs, Logan's plans are ill-equipped to handle a living, breathing human. He finds this out the hard way. Chapter Warnings: “Implied gore mention” is all I can think of for this one. Let me know if I’ve forgotten anything, though! General Warnings: Toxic romantic relationship, abusive Deceit, low self-esteem/self-deprecation, negative thinking

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Logan Berry was just about ready to eat his tie.

Not in the literal sense, of course; Logan was very well aware that cloths and fabrics did not have much nutritional value to them. They’d be difficult to digest, for one, and he didn’t imagine the taste could be too appetizing either. The young man had merely been using figurative language to express irritation.

A little clarity never hurt anybody.

Perhaps it would be simpler to forget about the textile consumption and just put it this way: suffice it to say, anyone looking at Logan now would never be able to guess how excited the boy had been only thirty minutes ago.

Which was a shame, really, considering how rare it was for Logan to get excited about anything nowadays.

It was true, though — Logan had been walking on sunshine for weeks in anticipation of this moment. How could he not? Today was the day of his first-ever session in his new tutoring job; a day he’d spent long days and longer nights preparing for. Logan had even gone so far as to create and rehearse a script that contained everything he intended to say, word-for-word. Every detail he could think of, he had planned, all the way down to the exact outfit he’d wear — a freshly-ironed black polo paired with his best blue necktie was the perfect way to passively say, this young man means business. Knowing how crucial a good first impression would be to their overall success, Logan had done everything in his power to ensure that today’s session would run perfectly. It had taken every second that he could spare (and quite a few that he couldn’t), but he didn’t mind. After all, Logan had been completely convinced that all his efforts were bound to pay off in the end.

Oh, what a fool he’d been.

You see, it was only once Logan was watching this unsettlingly energetic thing come careening around the corner did he realise that in all of his careful planning, he’d forgotten to factor in one major variable: the student himself. And a single glance was all it took for Logan to realise that his mistake would cost him dearly.

Not only is he late, he’s completely out of breath. And he’s not even bothering to hide it… just look at that gaping mouth, Logan’s narrowed eyes had immediately observed. Smudged glasses, uncombed hair, grass-stained sneakers — one of which is untied, mind you — oh, and now he’s gone and sent books flying everywhere.

So much for first impressions, I suppose.

With the introduction of this new limiting factor, the future wasn’t looking too bright, to say the least. But if there was one thing that Logan’s extensive collection of award-winning science fair projects had taught him, it was to never waste time trying to control the uncontrollable. So, notebook clutched in one hand and tenaciously holding back doubts with the other, Logan had launched with great determination into the script that he’d practiced so many times before.

It took all of five minutes to grind that determination into the dust. Every single time he paused for breath, the freckled boy seated crookedly in front of him would take it as an invitation to start chattering away at a speed that would give even the most accomplished of auctioneers a run for their money. Poor Logan could hardly keep up with his student, let alone settle him down long enough to get through even the first paragraph.

Finally, he had been forced to abandon his perfectly-crafted script in favour of a much less elegant approach: a simple and to-the-point list of questions. Though it physically pained Logan to abandon the result of so many tears shed and sleepless nights passed, he’d rather finish things the “alkali way” (or, as the cool kids preferred, the “basic way”) than never finish them at all. And if he’s going to talk anyway, Logan reasoned, I might as well give him something productive to talk about. Surely then we’ll be able to stay on-topic.

No such luck. Logan’s first question got no more than a noncommittal shrug before Parker — or was it Patrick? No, he was quite certain that the boy’s name was Parker — was off again, running his mouth a mile a minute, dropping awful puns and grammatically incorrect sentences all over the previously pristine carpet. The poor librarians would have some cleaning up to do later.

Okay, so plan B didn’t work either. Nothing to worry about, though, Logan pretended to believe. I’ve still got twenty-four letters to get through.

To be fair, Plan C was really more of a coping mechanism than an actual step-by-step plan. A surprisingly effective way of releasing pent-up stress and frustration, this longtime favourite involved imagining, in vivid detail, the source of that frustration being slowly and painfully fed into a running wood chipper.

What?

Some might think this cruel. Logan preferred to call it merciful; after all, at least he was limiting his vengeance to the hypothetical realm. An added bonus was that, in the interest of ensuring the utmost accuracy, it had compelled him to familiarize himself with the inner workings of wood chippers. So really, Plan C was a win-win for all parties involved.

As you might have guessed by now, dealing with annoying people never really had been Logan’s strong suit.

Actually, make that dealing with people in general. In hindsight, signing up to work with Sandford Secondary’s peer-to-peer tutoring program had definitely not been the best idea he’d ever had, in that case. Not because he wasn’t qualified — complex formulas and sentence structure he could handle in his sleep. But teaching those same concepts to a student who apparently had no intention of listening, he most certainly could not.

Really, Logan should have known better than to believe that he could ever be successful in any job that depended so much on one’s ability to work with others. Why couldn’t he have chosen something with more facts and numbers?

Facts and numbers were predictable. They always fit neatly into categories of right or wrong, true or false, black or white. Social interaction was so much messier. With no structure, no set of rules, and no procedure to follow, the whole thing was really nothing more than haphazard guesswork, a real-life game of hangman where every wrong word brings you one pen-stroke closer to game over. Bearing all that in mind, Logan had never understood how some people could so easily waltz up to strangers and just begin “bonding” like it was nothing.

And frankly, he didn’t particularly want to understand. Why would anyone choose to while away their life building those fragile houses of cards; vocabulary cards filled with only empty words? Did no one realise that a single misplaced breath is all would take to knock everything down in an instant? Why waste time trying desperately to convince your peers that you’re worth their love, when you could instead be hard at work earning their respect? In Logan’s experience, relationships of any kind — romantic, platonic, even familial — were always sloppy at best when built on love. Respect, on the other hand… respect was real.

This attitude, by the way, was an entirely objective worldview that had nothing to do with the fact that Logan didn’t exactly have many romantic or platonic relationships to choose from. Correlation, not causation.

Besides. Not that he cared.

Taking a deep breath, Logan forced himself to focus back on the session. (That makes one of us, he couldn’t help thinking.) Speaking of empty words… Parker, or Patrick, or whatever-his-name-was, had somehow been ceaselessly talking about corn for — Logan checked his watch — over seven minutes now. They were getting nowhere, fast.

If Logan allowed the boy to keep this up, the two of them would end up leaving the library having accomplished absolutely nothing at all. That simply would not do. His student’s attitude may not be ideal, but he’d be damned if he let his own standards slip because of it.

After taking a brief pause to collect himself and his thoughts, Logan stood abruptly, causing the freckled boy to cut himself off mid-sentence.

Slowly, deliberately, he moved to stare out the large windows framing the section of the library where the two of them were seated, so that his back was turned and his face was hidden from the other boy.

Then, voice dripping with contempt, he spoke.

“Let me make one thing clear. I am not here to make friends, and neither should you be. I am here to teach, and as of yesterday, I was under the impression that you are here to learn. However, your behaviour so far has led me to believe that perhaps I was mistaken. For once in my life, I find myself praying that I will be proven wrong.

“Now, I don’t know what kind of merry tomfoolery you were expecting from our session today, but I do know exactly what I was expecting, and exactly what I have prepared for you. And since you clearly do not seem interested in steering this session anywhere productive, I suggest that you hand the reins to me and do exactly as I instruct from here on out. I have prepared a rigid agenda for how we will be spending this time together, and I intend to follow it. I expect you to do the same. Be aware that this agenda includes absolutely no icebreakers; we can’t afford to waste any more of our valuable lesson time, especially not on childish games.

“Starting right now, you will answer my questions so I can develop a plan for what we need to accomplish, and you will answer them without distraction. When you are not answering questions, you will hold your tongue like your entire future depends on it. Because it very well might. Is that understood —” just in time, he suddenly remembered the boy’s name — “is that understood, Patton?”

The following moment of quiet, the first one since Patton had stepped foot in the library, was answer enough for Logan.

“Good. I trust this will not be a discussion that we will need to have again, then.”

With that, Logan returned to his seat, carefully scrutinizing Patton once more to see if he could spot any differences. He didn’t need to try too hard. Patton’s transformation was so drastic, it was almost…

Unnerving. The vigor from earlier had all but disappeared — thank goodness — but with its departure came a distinct dullness to the eyes framed in those round-rimmed glasses. And where Patton had previously been nearly falling out of his seat with barely contained energy, he now slumped inwards as if the words that Logan had spoken were actually physically crushing him.

At the sight, Logan couldn’t help but feel the tiniest glimmer of guilt. Perhaps he hadn’t needed to lay the scolding on quite so heavily. What if I overdid it?

A second later, Logan remembered he didn’t care.

Excellent. This shall be ideal. The brief moment of weakness over, Logan settled back down into the library’s comfortable couch. “What are your academic strengths?” he read off his notebook.

“Uhh, I’m… nice, sometimes. I guess.”

Logan let out a deep sigh. A wood-chipper-shaped silhouette flickered in the back of his mind.

Most likely seeing his teacher’s disapproval of the vague answer, Patton hurried to add, “I mean, I can be pretty patient when it comes to worksheets. It always takes a really long time for me to finish my homework, so I… kind of have to be, you know?”

“Hm. Is that it?”

“That’s all I can come up with right now. Um, sorry.”

“I see.” Pencil scratched across paper as Logan scribbled down (a paraphrased version of) Patton’s response. In the otherwise unbroken silence, the sound grated loudly against Logan’s ears. He hurried to finish so he could move on to the next question. “Academic weaknesses?”

This time, Patton’s answered without even a moment’s hesitation. “Focus. Organization. Time management. Anything related to math or numbers, really. I’m not good at taking risks. My work is always sloppy and hard to read. It takes me a long time to wrap my head around new concepts.” He rattled off one item after another, a strange mix of confidence and detachment, almost as if reading off an invisible script that he’d already recited — or heard recited to him — many times before.

Logan wasn’t sure what to say to that. Here was another reason he hated socialising; people always had this odd tendency to hyper-fixate on what needed to be fixed rather than what they already had going for them, a tendency that Logan couldn’t imagine was healthy or even at all helpful. There’s so much beauty mixed in with the bad, and yet you choose to ignore it all? Worst of all, these senseless “social blinkers” meant that Logan had no chance of getting an accurate idea of Patton’s actual strengths and weaknesses. There was no way that every item on that list of shortcomings that Patton had just blazed through could actually apply, right?

Logan decided not to push the question, though; experience had taught him that calling others out on their poor logic didn’t often end well. I’ll just have to figure that part out myself, I suppose. Instead, he adjusted his thick glasses, wrote down one or two items from Patton’s list of weaknesses, and read aloud the next question.

And the next, and the next. They were really tearing through the conversation now; Patton’s answers seemed to get shorter and more succinct with every second that passed. Not that Logan was complaining. In fact, he was nothing but grateful for Patton’s newfound intense focus. It seemed his brief speech had done the trick.

Sooner than expected, a quiet trill interrupted the two of them. He checked his phone to see that his alarm had gone off. The session was over.

Had it really been two hours already? It had felt like so much less than that.

Shutting off the alarm, Logan turned to face his student. “Well, that marks the end of our session. I… appreciated your cooperation, Patton. We may have gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, but your focus in the second half of the session was sufficient to convince me that we won’t have too many problems from here on out.”

This time, Patton said nothing at all, settling instead for a wordless nod.

“Next week, I will have worksheets prepared for you. In the meantime, your homework is to write me a page, single-spaced, telling me a little bit more about short-and long-term educational goals. Full sentences only, please.” Logan flipped his notebook shut. “I look forward to reading your writing for the first time,” he lied.

In response, Patton picked up his backpack and started to walk away. He only made it about three steps, though, before turning back and opening his mouth. Logan waited.

The words never came. After the briefest of pauses, Patton’s mouth closed, lips pressed firmly together, perhaps to suppress whatever he’d been wanting to say.

As watched the child disappear around the corner, a thought arose unbidden:

For some reason, Patton seemed so much smaller leaving the library than he had looked when he was entering.

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A/N: Okay. Even though it's only chapter two, I have a LOT to say. Most of this is about the fic in general rather than the chapter, so... it's LONG. I'm sorry. In the interest of not putting you to sleep, let's speed-round this.

The first chapter of AAmour was the very first thing I ever wrote for the Sanders Sides fandom. I based that chapter almost ENTIRELY on a oneshot comic by @the-pastel-peach.

Two months later, I was planning for NaNoWriMo 2018 (a challenge where authors write 50k in 30 days). Long story short, I decided that I'd like to try finishing AAmour.

I didn't.

I did hit 50k, but I only made it to chapter ten. I still want to finish this thing though, so I've decided to edit and post what I already wrote, one chapter a month, and then write the second half of AAmour during NaNoWriMo 2019.

I'm already late with this first chapter because my dumb brain decided I needed to do a complete rewrite a week before posting, but in the future I'd like to post a chapter on the first day of every month.

Almost everything after chapter one is my own work. I say "almost" because I picked @residentanchor's brain a lot during the planning phase.

So yes, I may still be writing a high school AU, but this is no longer @the-pastel-peach's high school AU. Besides Logan's last name (I couldn’t resist -- the pun game was too strong) and the first chapter, any similarities to their version of the AU are completely coincidental; in fact, I've barely looked at theirs because I didn't want to risk any subconscious copying.

Also heeeeyyyyyy this is my 200th post that’s pretty nifty--

I think that about covers it. Thank you so, so much for reading -- both the chapter and my ridiculously long author’s note!! See you soon, lovelies. Take care <3

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alexwinfield-blog1 · 6 years ago

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Digital Footprints: Put YOUR stamp on it.

It’s Monday morning. A new day. Another week of school. You turn off your alarm and head straight over to Twitter. “Monday already !!!!!!! (Crying emoji X10) Can’t w8 to get back into bed”. Your phone pings. It’s Lizzie. Your BFF. She never lets you down. Except not today it seems. “Soz bbe. Sooooo ill. Grab any hw sheets for me plzzzz (blowing kiss emoji) xxxx”. Mum shouts up the stairs “Are you getting up at any point today? The dog needs walking and you need to take your brother to school!” You slam your phone into the duvet, roll your eyes and take a deep breath. You’re annoyed and the day has only just begun. Toast in one hand and dragging your brother out the door by the other, you smile at the postman. “Morning”, you say. Knowing full well he loses your packages ALL THE TIME. Be nice mum always tells you. Manners cost nothing.

You get to school. The mean girls stare you down as you walk to your English lesson. You try to look cool. You tell yourself that one day they’ll take you in as one of their own, but maybe today just isn’t that day. You find your seat, unpack your books, your pencil case, tucking your phone under your hideous plaid skirt. Silly really. Illuminating skirts aren’t exactly the school uniform market’s latest innovation. You’re top of your class. You know you shouldn’t be scrolling through Instagram in a lesson, but everyone else does, and you for sure don’t want to stick out any more than what you already do. You get A’s in nearly every assignment and you compete in nearly every extra-curriculum sport in the school, but you can’t help but fantasise about that Instagram #gymbod. Your parents are immensely proud, and your teachers? You can’t do enough to please them. You love school. Never too shy to raise your hand in class, never too eager to stand in front of the WHOLE of year 11 to deliver a speech about the school’s litter policy, and never too embarrassed to admit to your friends that you’ve not even kissed a boy.

It’s lunchtime. You and your best friends of 12 years gather around the canteen table.They tell you about their exciting weekends. How their heart throb boyfriends distracted them from getting any work done. How they got ridiculously drunk at a family party and how their mum grounded them for coming home at 10:33 – 3 minutes later than expected. And you? You just listen. For the most part, you spend your break and lunch times talking in the hockey team WhatsApp group chat. They’re a laugh. Sometimes you tell the girls about your boring weekend, or even fluff it up slightly by telling them you actually got out of your pyjamas. They would never believe you. You’re well and truly the plain Jane out of the bunch. The new boy in your year asks if the seat next to you is taken. The girls think he’s a nerd but you think he’s quite cute. You say no. The girls sigh as if to say “you’re such a loser”, but you don’t care. You have to pretend you don’t know his name, that you don’t have an unhealthy obsession with checking his Facebook. You know his cat goes by the name of Clive, but you pretend you don’t know that. You know he plays for the local rugby team, but you’re not supposed to know that either. You don’t know that his birthday is the 6th of June, and most importantly, you must NOT show any bitterness towards his girlfriend of 3 years.

Home time at last. You’re loosening your tie as you get closer to the front door, eager to jump straight back into bed. PING. It’s the girls group chat. “House (girl dancing emoji) Sat nite. 8.30. B there or b (square emoji)”. NOOO. You promised mum you’d have a film night with her. Saturday night rolls around. You’ve been plotting all week how you could get away with this one, but she’s a mum. They find out everything. Not this time. You divert from the party situation. It’s now a revision sleepover situation with the girls. You ask to go and of course you’re allowed. School first, partying second. It’s 10pm. You’re having the best time but you assured mum updates on the revision sesh. So, as promised, you load up Instagram stories. On your second Instagram account, obviously. By second, you mean the only Instagram account your mum thinks exists, right? You locate the photo album named “revision”. You browse this until you find the most colourful, most mind-map-ful, most hard working-esque photo you can find. And voila! A little later, in comes a text from mum. “Wonderful stuff. Looks like you’re really working hard. See you in the morning :)” . Little does she know, over on what might as well scream @yourerliar101, several stories and photos were posted of your amazing night with your besties. In the morning it seems the party was a huge success. Tweets and Instagrams raving about the night – “Can’t believe Josh taught every1 to do the (worm emoji) (cry laughing emoji)”. “Had the best nite EVAAAAAA (tongue out emoji)”. “Me and the gals last night!!!!!!! (cocktail emoji) (heart eye emoji) #lovethem”.

Sound familiar? Well, this may not be too dissimilar to a day in the life of your late teenage years. (Millennials, this one is for you!) Through this artificial account, we learn that in just 24 hours, you are likely to perform a variety of different roles. You’re a reliable friend and a caring sibling. You’re also studious, a potential lover and occasionally a liar. But sometimes it’s for the best, right? So, quite literally, how can these personalities become transparent online?

Just like this teenager, the average social media user, whatever you may define this to be, can be traced online. Social media can speak volumes about a person. Not just what they get up to on the weekend, but the finer details. For example, they’re obsession with their house rabbits, how much they can’t stand their boss, and more recently, how they’ve jumped on-board Facebook’s latest bandwagon, “rate my meal”.

Social media, such as Instagram and Twitter allow me to present the most favourable, or sometimes least favourable, versions of myself. If you were to rewind to old school Alex on Twitter, you would definitely find tweets containing homophones, such as “u”, with my favourite acronym, still to this day, being “lol” – only used sarcastically of course. As well as this, I was a sucker for, and admittedly still am, a cluster of exaggerated punctuation, but mostly “!!!!!!!”. Although Crystal (2008) claims that young users of social media, especially in SMS, will use abbreviations such as “GTGMIW” (Got to go, mum is watching), this wasn’t necessarily the case when I was growing up with social media. Nowadays, it’s all about filtering what you put online. This screening allows you to hide your online activity, for example by disguising your wild Friday night shenanigans by deselecting your mum from viewing your Snapchat story. Or, creating a separate Instagram just for your friends’ entertainment. You can be as embarrassing as you like and you won’t have 800 followers judging you.

Goffman (1974) refers to this online social interaction as “audience segregation”. We ultimately filter aspects of our lives from certain people in order to curate and maintain a multitude of personalities depending on the context we are in. So, for me, this means presenting a sensible, family-friendly Alex on Facebook, an interesting and good-humoured Alex on Twitter, and an exciting, adventurous Alex on Instagram. Let’s take a look…

So, 2017 A-Level Results day. Here, we’ve got a definite exaggerated use of punctuation and excitable capitalisation. Not only this, I clearly thought the use of the extreme smiley emoji X2 wasn’t enough, resulting in going the extra mile with a #. What am I doing here? Looking back on this, this for sure could have been Facebook worthy. This could have bagged me a gushing army of comments from overjoyed family members bursting with pride. But why Twitter? My friends would see this. People I know, but don’t really know, would see this. Those 23 likes - those 23 people thought this was worthy of a tweet and that’s all that mattered. In this moment, I. Was. Clever.

Evidently, over the years, I desired to either be desperately funny or desperately embarrassing. You decide this one.

Would I have found any of these tweets to be bland if I weren’t to use homophones? Or exaggerated punctuation? Or hashtags? Were these attempts for me to moan about how busy my life was? Did I want sympathy or just someone to relate to?

Here’s Instagram Alex. Holidaying in the Dominican Republic, Lanzarote and Greece. Eating Wagamamas at least once a week. Being overly obsessed with a French Bulldog, attending fancy-dress parties and the occasional festival. This is what I choose to share online. Not very exciting, but a fairly accurate representation of me. You can guarantee nearly every other caption incorporates an excessive use of emoticons, sarcasm and most definitely a little too much of this “!!!!!”.

What do these linguistic features allow me to achieve?

If I asked a complete stranger to read my Twitter, browse my Facebook and scroll through my Instagram, they would probably argue that my presence across these social media platforms doesn’t really differ that greatly. You could say that for the most part, I present the most authentic version of myself online. I’m not one to shy away from no-make up selfies, or tell the world about how groggy I feel after waking up from that 3- hour nap, or in fact how much I moan about going to my 20 hours a week part-time kitchen job.

However, for some people, this is not the case. Without audience segregation there would be a context collapse. Employees would start saying “lmao” when their boss asks for a coffee. Students would use inappropriate emoticons to sign of their “sorry I can’t make it to the lecture today, I’m ill” email. Parents would text, or even worse, tag you in their FB status announcing “#DINNERISREADY” instead of actually calling you down for dinner, and we definitely don’t want to live in a world full of parents who hashtag EVERYTHING.

So, what can we learn from this?

For both professional and personal matters, it’s important to present yourself online in a way that is consistent. You don’t want people to think you have 25 different personalities. Keep this for the real-life stuff. No one likes a catfish. After all, if 70% of employers screen candidates’ social media before they consider hiring, it’s important to avoid branding yourself as a fool online. Keep those drunken night out videos OFFLINE and maybe consider deleting those 2012 “Like for a rate <3” cringey Facebook statuses. However, don’t go erasing yourself offline completely in fear that you’ll never get a decent job. After all, 47% of employers argue that having an online presence allows them to learn a bit about who they’re hiring. So, be open, but not TOO open. Be YOU. However, if “you” means writing Facebook statuses about how much you love playing Angry Birds at work, or how you’re easily persuaded to go clubbing on a Monday night, maybe it’s best you don’t share the real you online. Be mindful about the digital footprint trail you’re leaving behind.

References:

Driver, S. (2018, October, 7). Keep It Clean: Social Media Screenings Gain In Popularity. Retrieved from: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2377-social-media-hiring.html

Jones, R. H., & Hafner. C. A. (2012). Undersatnding Digital Literacies. London: Routledge.

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quantumrpg · 6 years ago

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NAME: Eleanor “Elle” Logan AGE: 27 SPECIES: Witch PRIMARY POWER: Phosphoromancy SECONDARY POWERS: Astral Projection OCCUPATION: Elementary School Teacher YEAR OF ARRIVAL: 1973 RESIDENT FOR… one year. FACECLAIM: Stella Maeve

t i m e i s a n i l l u s i o n, b u t n o t o u r s t o r i e s…

Elle was born and raised in a normal, ordinary town in Colorado, among a very large and extended family of witches. Eleanor’s family always preached to her the duties she held as a witch. They were traditional in the sense that they believed, above all else, that they were Shepards to humanity and that their life’s purpose lied in that. Her mother and father spent their lives using their abilities to try to make the world a better place. Her father, a scholarly man that she remembered had perpetual laugh lines around his mouth, used to tell her that they did this not just for the world, but because they loved each other and her the most. As a child, she believed them for a time. She believed that using her magic for anything but herself was the way that she was supposed to be. But the older she got, the more her views changed and the more she splintered from her family’s beliefs.

Eventually, a life of selflessness and doing unto others sounded like her worst nightmare, a dream her parents wanted for her that she vehemently fought against. She wanted to be free to do what she wanted, when she wanted. If she had magic, this connection to everything, then why couldn’t it be her’s and her’s alone? Asking those kinds of questions built ostracization between she and her parents. She tried to pretend that when her family whispered whenever she was in the room, it wasn’t about her. When her aunts and uncles claimed she was a bad influence on her cousins, she liked to think that her parents argued the opposite. But deep down, she knew that they didn’t. They loved her, sure, but loving someone and trusting someone -even one’s own child- were two very different things.

She blamed creative differences on the wedge between she and her parents, but the reality was that her parents couldn’t control the rebellious and angry spirit that she had become. When she set off into the world on her own, practicing magic that her family would have shamed her for, she felt free for the first time in her life. But her cost for freedom was a loneliness that couldn’t be tempered. She lost her way for a time, spending her days in the worst places with the worst kinds of people. She lived selfishly, and with her magic, without consequences. But life caught up to her, bringing her to heel with an overdose and a stint in rehab. In the world of humans without her family, she was a lost cause. Her mother, beautiful and kind, had tried to usher her back into their fold, but she refused every time. Looking back, she couldn’t remember why. Maybe pride or stubbornness? She liked to think it was a smart decision. Of course, she liked to think many things back then to make herself feel better. That didn’t mean it ever really worked.

It was the news that her mother was dying that made her finally come back home. Her family, of course, shared their disappointment in her parents’ decision to let it happen, but they didn’t care. She’d never forget the happiness on her faces the day she knocked on their door. Just like she’d never forget her mother’s arms around her and her father’s voice welcoming her inside their home again. It was difficult, at first. Being home again, sleeping in her old room and stewing in memories of feeling like she didn’t belong in her own family. But her mother made the decision for all of them that her last days wouldn’t be spent at war with her own daughter. Honestly, the two years she spent with her parents during that time was the best that she ever had. She laughed and joked with her mother, practiced magic with her father and even began to warm up to her extended family even more. She got her degree, got a job, made friends. Her life was getting back on track with their support and for the first time, she felt wanted and loved. The bittersweet reality of it, however, was that her mother’s condition worsened as time went on.

She became skinnier and more visually ill. Every day seemed like some new symptom had sprung up to bring down the usually vibrant woman. Elle didn’t know how her mother still smiled so bright towards the end. She didn’t ask. She didn’t want anything to interrupt the little bit of time that she had with the woman who had given her life, accepted her again and forgave her for all that she had done. That year with her parents was bliss… until she got the call that her mother wasn’t going to make it through the day. She had been grocery shopping, picking up whatever the house needed. She had damned near dropped all of her groceries in an attempt to get to her mother’s side, but when she walked out of the grocery store, she found herself on the streets of New York among people in strange clothing and no sign of her small, Colorado town.

She panicked. of course, anybody would in her position. She tried whatever spell she could to get back to her family and her mother, but all of her attempts were futile. Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months and eventually, Elle gave up. She wasn’t in 1973, her family and everyone she knew were in the past and in another place. Her mother had died without her by her side and her father was alone to bear the grief. That alone almost brought her to the brink of using again. A group of witches she had met in her search to go home pulled her out of the hole that she was falling into. Witches looked out for each other, after all. With their help, she found a balance that she didn’t have back in her old life. A purpose, almost. She didn’t have to hide, she didn’t have to be selfish or selfless, she just had to be whatever she wanted to be. What that was, she had time and opportunity to figure that out. She still thinks about her parents and her family, wondering what became of her father and his life. But like her mother, she smiles through it and hopes that whatever happened to him, he ended up okay. She only hopes that she’ll be the same way.

t e l l m e, a r e w e a p r o d u c t o f w h o w e u s e d t o b e?

Elle is as stubborn as stubborn comes, but it’s offset by the warmth she tends to emit to those around her. She doesn’t immediately trust anyone -time in the gutter taught her that lesson hard- but once she warms up to you, she can be your best kind of ally. The kind that is willing to go the distance if she loves someone. Elle often suffers with morality issues, trying to consign what her parents taught her with what she learned and believed on her own terms. While in some instances her views may seem callous and cold, in others you realize she’s just trying to do the best thing based on the circumstances presented to her. She doesn’t want anyone to feel left out and alone like she was, which is part of the reason she became a teacher. Her intelligence is only negated by her recklessness. When she sets her mind to something, it’s hard to veer her off that path, even if it may hurt her.

#taken #witch #stella maeve #eleanor logan

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ironcmoniker1 · 3 years ago

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Plateau

I've plateaued in my mental health journey.

There was a few years of having my mental illness essentially run my life. It was about two years, and I was repeatedly hospitalized. For the past two years or so, I've been on a slow, but steady progress recovering.

I've written the first draft of a novel. I'm 90% of the way through the second draft. I have an editor I want to work with when it's finished. I need to finish it, but I'm procrastinating. I'm afraid. I'm afraid to find out it's terrible. I'm afraid to be told I don't have what it takes.

This really shouldn't matter. There are tons of books I've read that really aren't very good. I've read best sellers that weren't very good. A lot of very successful writers write the same book, repeatedly. To be clear, I don't want to write a best seller. I want to be able to support myself through writing. That's it. No changing the world. No best sellers. I don't really care about that stuff, I just mentioned best sellers because apparently, you don't have to be a GREAT writer to be able to make a living. I just want to make a living. Maybe I don't have a great novel in me, that's fine. I'll write the best novel I can, and see what happens, but holy fuck am I scared of hearing I'm just a terrible writer, at the same time.

I'm currently on disability. It's not enough to live on. I'm fortunate enough to have a family member who let's me live with them. If they didn't, I'd be pretty severely fucked. I could maybe afford a really shitty efficiency apartment, and not really eat. I couldn't afford health care, because the state I'm in decided the deductible for me to qualify for "assistance" with medical costs is about $200 less than what I get in disability. My health insurance, until April when I will have been disabled for two years, is $500 per month. I couldn't afford both health insurance and a place to live, if it weren't for my relative allowing me to live here.

Maybe it seems insane to look at this situation and say, "Well, I'm going to write to make money." In fact, I'm relatively sure it does. The thing is, I can't do anything else. Everything I've done in my life, all my other skills are geared toward sales, customer service, etc. and I can't work with the public anymore. I've had two life altering experiences with violence that basically boil down to men feeling uncomfortable about their masculinity and needing to use violence to give them back whatever sense of power or control they feel they've lost. I can't really do the general public anymore. My fight or flight response is a bit too highly attuned to men being insecure about their masculinity.

I used to be great with people. The thing I've realized in the last few years though, is that I was great with people because I was terrified of them. My experience with violence as a kid, and then having a few male role models who were given to unpredictable bouts of rage, basically put me into a position where I spend every second monitoring strangers for their level of comfort and ease. I got preternaturally good at reading discomfort because what I learned was that if I could head off whatever the discomfort was, I could keep people calm and be able to engage with them without being subjected to rage, aggression or violence. It's become something embedded in my being. I subconsciously do it. I'm reading body language, speech patterns and intonation, breathing, all of it. I didn't even knew I did it until I got sent for some sales training and I was like, "Why are you trying to teach me to be alive? I can't not do this." It just took a few more years, two of which were spent in and out of psych wards, to figure out why I'd always done it and why I can't stop.

That's the other part of it. It's not healthy for me to be doing that anymore, especially for the amount of time a full time job requires me to do it. It's literally the thing which ends up driving me crazy. Especially now, where everyone is so keyed up for conflict by so much of the media and environment around us. When homie starts screaming and throwing a fit about having to wear a mask, and I'm the person employed to have to deal with that, it's not going to go well. It's going to be real bad in the moment, and then it's going to wreck my mental health for weeks after. If someone were to get violent with me, which is happening for people in sales and customer service more and more, I'm not exactly sure what that's going to do to me, either in the moment or in the long term. In the moment, I might hurt someone, badly, because I'm fucking terrified. Long term, it might mean a backslide into more hospital stays etc. I can't really do it. It's not worth taking the chance.

I don't know.

This plateau with my recovery is kind of a good thing, I know that. Forward progression doesn't always mean "getting better." Sometimes it involves periods of just being okay where you are. At the same time, I have some kind of sense that if I'm not progressing, if I'm not getting better, mental illness is going to catch up with me, so there's a restlessness. And still, I also recognize that is a crazy making proposition. No one can be "getting better" every single moment, every single day, every single week. Sometimes, there has to be stasis.

It feels kind of like living on a train track. I've gotten far enough ahead of the train to be able to chill for a minute. The train is still back there though. It's still coming. I'm not sure how far back it is either. I think it's pretty far back, but I've been wrong before, and when I'm wrong, it means I have to do this fucking mad dash to put some distance between us. It becomes an emergency. This is what it feels like to be trying to tend my mental health, just always trying to keep ahead of a train which will run me down if I stop for too long.

I'm basically resurrecting this Tumblr to be able to write about what's going on with my mental health journey and my maintenance of my mental health etc. I don't really have anyone to talk to, so I figured talking to myself and whispering into the void isn't the worst possible option.

Also, I recently watched Wolf Like Me and if looked at as a metaphor for mental illness, it was pretty good. I liked the way it portrayed what it's like to have a mental illness, and trying to meet people, and then that doing the maintenance can mean you can have a good life. There's also a bit in there about how introducing people into your life can mean changes in how you maintain, but also that your mental health can be affected by those relationships, and kind of specifically how loving people can mean threats to their well being can effect your well being.

Josh Gad and Isla Fisher are pretty great together, and there are some moments which got genuine laughs out of me, which never hurts either.

#mental health #mental illness #habits

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sketchesandnonesense · 7 years ago

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I’m

not sure how I’m doing tonight

it’s not great though

I just feel kinda tired and numb

and i feel like I bring it upon myself

I don’t honestly know if I have depression

I still haven’t properly seen a psychiatrist or a therapist or anything

probably never will

I’m too scared

because there’s two possibilities

either A. I genuinely have a mental illness I may have to take meds for and deal with for the rest of my life trying to recover

or B. I am not actually mentally ill at all and I’m just a fat lazy waste of fucking space.

and both scare me

I hate feeling like this

I hate feeling guilty every time I’m genuinely happy

I feel like I don’t deserve to be happy

I keep taking it easy on myself trying to ease the pain but everything still hurts

getting out of bed is near impossible before 3 in the afternoon most of the time

I just feel like there’s nothing worth getting out of bed for

I keep sleeping because my dreams are more interesting and fufilling than my actual life

I know I’m never going to accomplish anything great

or even vaguely interesting or successful

I don’t have the drive for that

I don’t have the ambition and self-dicipline

any good qualities I have are only there in short bursts

I’ll suddenly have one good day where I get everything in my room cleaned and vacuum and make my bed and I’ll end up hating myself because wow I could have used that energy to work on something actually worthwhile or wow I could have done this at any time but only now I decided to not be a piece of shit go me

I appreciate the help I get and the encouragement from friends but it never feels like it’s helping enough

I’m taking it easy on myself, I’m trying to get into routines, I’m trying to take care of myself

but it’s hard

and it’s worse when every time I fail I beat myself up more and anytime I go easy on myself I beat myself up over that too because I don’t deserve it

I don’t deserve anything I have

my life is so good and i’m just wasting away my days glued to my laptop or my bed

I’ve even been eating less recently. My appetite is barely existant anymore but I force myself to eat because I know I should.

once I start going days without eating, people will get more concerned. then intervene. then I might end up in a hospital.

and I can’t have that.

it’d cost too much money

I wanna stop being a burden, but I can’t manage to get myself out of bed half the time.

more and more I keep thinking that if I just minimize how much I eat and maybe keep everything in my room off more, I’ll cost less to have around. I’ll be less of a burden, since I still haven’t even tried to get a job at any of the local hell holes.

and my art’s going nowhere fast.

I’m too much of a lazy shit to put together a proper professional art blog and to redo my commission prices

and last time I went job hunting for concept artist gigs online I ended up abandoning the venture within a day because I choked and didn’t respond to either of the possible employers I found because I’m a worthless ball of anxiety

I can’t do anything right

I just

I want to die so badly

but I’m too chicken shit to do it

I’m too chicken shit to even hurt myself

even if I tried, I’d put in failsafes incase I changed my mind. leave an obvious note and plan it so my family might find me in time. stuff like that.

do I even want to die

do i just want attention

because I’m so fucking pathetic and I don’t get enough somehow even with how much I worry everyone that cares about me with even how much attention I get from people I care about it’s not fucking enough for my greedy ass I need more attention obviously

god

I wanna cry

I wish I’d told my doctor about how my depressive episodes and anxiety attacks haven’t let up

how I still don’t feel any different

but I didn’t

I said everything was on the up and up

why did I do that

why did I talk like that

that wasn’t me it didn’t feel like me

sometimes I get these weird bursts of energy n lucidity where I’m overly eloquent and functional and it’s always at the worst times

and i suddenly forget how much of a fucking garbage can I am

god I’m so worthless

maybe if I die now I can still be a tragedy on the 9:00 news

local woman found dead in her home

she was so young and full of talent, what a shame. she probably would have gone on to do great things

but little do they know all my future entails is me festering in my room and avoiding contact with other people

they’d never know.

man I feel sorry for my boyfriend

he never sees this side of me. he never sees my depression except second hand seeing my posts.

when I’m with him, the world seems abit brighter. my heart feels lighter and I think my future might be worth something after all.

but

he deserves better than me

when he comes up to visit he’ll see all of me

he’ll see my ungodly bitchy days, my depression in it’s entirety, he’ll see my anxiety attacks, how snappy i can be.

i wonder if he’ll still be able to love me then.

probably.

he’s so sweet, and caring. he’s the best thing that’s happened to me and he doesn’t deserve having to deal with me.

nobody deserves having to deal with me.

It’s never going to get better.

I’m too broken and scared and I won’t let anyone fix me.

if I can’t do it myself, I deserve to be broken.

That’s just how I am.

I need to prove to myself I’m worth living.

and fucking god is that hard

I started off writing this feeling so tired and numb and now I’m on the brink of crying and my chest hurts and feels like it’s going to cave in on itself and I did this to myself again

Ialways do this to myself I induce my fucking anxiety attacks I make my depressive episodes worse I’m my own worst enemy and I can’t do jack about it so I might as well kill myself because I’ll be better dead in the ground than battling my own mind and hurting the people I love

it’ll be better for them to see me go quickly and painlessly then to pitifully wither away in my bed

make it quick like a bandaid

let them say their goodbyes and unplug the fucking life support

it’d be better that way

but I don’t even know how I’d kill myself

I don’t think overdosing on my meds would do it. make me incredibly sick? yeah. but my family would find out easily and probably get me to the hospital and that has a high potential to save me.

ingesting chemicals sounds like it’d hurt too much.

there’s no good places to jump off of nearby, and I don’t wanna drive out somewhere to find one. and getting hit by a car means there’ll be another person I’ll hurt by making them have to live with the guilt of hitting me.

I don’t know where dad keeps the pistol anymore, so that’s also out.

I think this is the “planning phase” my doctor told me I should call a suicide hotline if I got to this point

but I’m too tired to try and kill myself and I’d need to plan out my goodbyes

maybe leave a creative suicide note

i don’t know

I’m sorry if any of you are reading this and worrying about me

I’m not gonna die tonight

or tomorrow

I’m too much of a lazy worthless shit to kill myself anytime soon

I’ll probably be right as rain by morning or tomorrow afternoon. whenever I wake up.

I’ll just ignore the fact this post exists, accept any sweet messages people sent me, and then go about whatever I was going to do.

like I always do.

It’s disgusting how used to this I am

it’s even worse how I drag you all down with me.

if you actually read through all this, thanks i guess?

more than just skimming, and then quickly going to call the hospital

I’m not killing myself anytime soon

not yet

I haven’t got a plan for that yet.

and I wanna make atleast acouple decent projects to leave behind first. something people can enjoy in my memory n all that shit.

i don’t know

I need some sleep.

#ignore me #went from numb to crying to suicidal and back to numb #whoo #welcome to becca's emotional ride #everything sucks

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lynchburgroofingcontractors · 5 years ago

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desdemona-wren · 7 years ago

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J.G.A.R.G

A. Psychology

What of the Meyers-Briggs personality types they most fit into? INFP, ENFT, et cetera…

This isn’t something Jasmine cares about or knows.

What alignment are they? Chaotic neutral, lawful evil, et cetera…

Jasmine is probably Lawful Good up until a certain point where she either becomes True Neutral or Chaotic good.

Do they have any emotional or psychological conditions? Are they aware of it?

All Wixen are aware of the cost of casting and use of magic. It’s just a thing their species has to deal with. She suffers from mild anxiety in social interactions as well just in addition to the whole. Magic slowly melting your brain thing.

Do they try to treat it?

The symptoms are easily treated with potions, but the root cause has no cure. Even wixen who don’t use casting will experience the same sort of problems.

Are they a pessimist or an optimist?

Jasmine is probably an optimist, but in a cynical way.

Are they good at handling change in their life?

Sure?

Does your OC tend to assume their interpretation of events and reality is correct, or do they question it? I.e., “I’m sure that’s what you said” versus “It’s possible I misheard you.”

This question is stupid and Jasmine doesn’t want to answer it.

Is your OC confident in their reactions to life in general, or do they get embarrassed or easily shamed for it? I.e., if something startles them, do they insist it WAS scary? When they cry, do they feel like they overreacted?

Jasmine is often easily embarrassed because of social anxiety and her voice getting shrill and weird when she talks to pretty girls who may or may not work in potion shops.

Is your OC a martyr?

What the fuck does this mean. I doubt Jasmine is gonna die for a cause any time soon.

Does your OC make a lot of excuses? For themselves? Others?

No.

Does your OC compromise easily? Too easily?

She lets her older brother push her around a lot. They’re so precious.

Does your OC put others’ needs before their own?

Probably. Especially where her brother is concerned. Caspian is kind of a mess.

Does your OC have any addictions? If so and problematic, have they admitted it to themselves?

By nature, all casters are addicted to casting.

Does your OC have any phobias? If so, where did they come from?

She does, but nothing she’s ready to admit.

Is your character empathetic?

Certainly. She’s a beat peace keeping cop that has to deal a lot with diffusing emotional situations that could lead to an overuse of casting. She has to be empathetic in order to do her job.

Is your character observant?

Yes.

Does your OC have to go through their own trials to learn a lesson, or do they listen and learn from observation and lecture? I.e., does your OC listen when someone tries to tell them the importance of budgeting, or do they have to go experience what happens if you don’t budget first?

This was too long and I didn’t read it. Jasmine is frowning at me.

What’s one of your OC’s proudest moments of themselves?

Not murdering her brother.

Do they get jealous easily? Do they feel bad if they do?

She can get jealous, yeah. Probably not easily. She doesn’t feel bad about it. Especially considering ALL PARTIES PRESENT KNEW HOW SHE FELT AND DID THE THING ANYWAYS. She was justified in her jealousy.

What instantly irritates them or puts them in a bad mood?

Whenever her brother is sick or he pushes himself too hard and hurts himself.

Are they harsh on themselves?

She used to be, but now she’s learned to take things in stride. She can’t be constantly hard on herself with her brother to worry about.

Is your OC intended to be found generally attractive? Unattractive? Average? Is there a reason why?

I mean, I’m her mother so I’m always gonna think my baby is beautiful. Though, I wouldn’t say she’s conventionally attractive. She has too big eyes with pretty heavy dark circles underneath, a too small upper lip with an enormous pouty lower one that she thinks makes her look like a turtle, and her hair never wants to cooperate. She has a huge fluff of kinky curls that somehow are always busting out of clips.

Does your OC place much importance on their appearance? Do they feel confident in it?

She wears light makeup, has a skin care routine, etc. Most of this is taken care of by potions so it’s easier for people in this reality to have routines like this. Plus Jasmine likes the repetitive nature of putting makeup on. She’s into calming repetitive stuff.

What are some of your OC’s biggest personal obstacles? This could be emotional, physical, social… Are they aware of it? Are they trying to overcome it?

Honestly there’s a lot going on in her life right now, but her biggest obstacle is likely her brother’s unwillingness to care about her feelings as far as the girl in the potion shop goes.

B. Social

Do they believe you have to give respect to get it, or get respect to give it?

Dude whatever. Respect is respect is respect. Jasmine doesn’t need to answer this.

Do they get frustrated when lines at places like pharmacies, check-outs, delis, banks, et cetera, are moving slowly?

No. She lives in a city. There are always lines.

Under what situations would they get angry at servers, staff, customer service, et cetera?

She doesn’t.

Do they tip well? How easily can they be moved to not leave a tip?

Yes.(TIP YOUR SERVERS, PEOPLE)

Do they hold doors open for people?

No.

Would your OC let someone ahead of them in line if your OC had a big cart and the person behind them had very few items?

No.

How do they respond to babies crying in public?

She ignores them like every other sane person. That’s not her kid.

Is your OC considered funny? Do they believe they’re funny?

Probably. And no, she doesn’t think she’s funny.

What kind of humor does your OC like the most? Slapstick, ironic, funny sounds, scare pranks, xD sO rAnDoM…

None of the above. Her sense of humor is there, but pretty refined. She likes dry humor.

Does your OC find any “bad” or “mean” humor funny? Do they wish they didn’t?

Sure. She’s a caster. There are always going to be things you find funny (that aren’t funny) when you’re casted out.

Your OC is running late to meeting someone: Do they let the other person know? Do they lie about why they’re late?

The other person knows and doesn’t care. Jasmine cares a lot, but it’s not something she apologizes for. She’s rarely late.

Your OC orders something to eat and gets their order done in a pretty wrong way, something they can’t just pick off or whatnot to correct, or something major is missing. What do they do?

Jasmine doesn’t order much “off menu” but if this did happen she’d probably send it back so the cooks could correct it or ask for the missing item. That or she wouldn’t care.

Do they have a large or small group of friends?

She has a pretty large group of friends. Most of them cops, some she still knows from college. They go to jazz clubs and stuff.

Do they have people they (that?) are genuinely honest with about themselves?

Her brother.

Does your OC enjoy social events, such as parties, clubs, et cetera..?

She does, sure. She’s introverted, but she can enjoy going out. Just not too much.

Does your OC like to be the center of attention or more in the mix?

Why can’t she just fade into the background and observe?

C. Morality

Does your OC have a moral code? If not, how do they base their actions? If so, where does it come from, and how seriously do they take it?

Yes. It comes from her not being a shitty person and she takes that very seriously.

Would your OC feel bad if they acted against their morals? If not, would they find a way to excuse themselves for it?

Yes.

Is it important for them to be with people (socially, intimately, whatever) whose major ideological tenets align with their own?

No.

Do they consider themselves superior or more important than anyone else? Lesser?

No.

Do your OC’s morals and rules of common decency go out the window when it comes to those they don’t like, or when it’s inconvenient? Aka, are their morals situational?

I’m gonna say yeah. People change. Dynamic characters are the best characters.

What do they do when they see someone asking for money or food? If they ignore them, why? If they help, how so?

She’s a big ol’ softy. Buys coats and food for the homeless in their neighborhood. She often uses her position in law enforcement to help them out too. There are a lot of shelters around and she and some of the other cops are constantly checking in to make sure everything is running smoothly.

There are a lot of initiatives for the homeless in Wixen universe. It comes with the territory. It’s possible a lot of casters could end up losing their livelihood due to the circumstances of their “illness” and they’ve come up with ways to combat this by having special housing for the homeless and the permanently casted out that are too far gone to remain in society.

Do they believe people change over time? If so, is it a natural process or does it take effort?

Yes.

Is your OC more practical or ideal morally? I.e., do they hold people to high expectations of behavior even if it’s not realistic for the situation, or do they have a more realistic approach and adapt their morality to be more practical?

Practical.

D. Religion and Life and Death

How religious is your OC? What do they practice, if anything? If they don’t associate with any religion, what do they think of religion in general?

In Wixen, monotheistic religions didn’t gain a lot of traction, so most of the religions are different than what people in our universe would believe. They have gods and goddesses and stuff like that. It’s normal for people, who utilize the old ways with spells and witchcraft, to worship the sun and the moon and the elements.

Jasmine doesn’t buy into the old ways. She’s more progressive so she isn’t very religious. She may burn a candle for the goddess of the moon every year on the solstice. She likes the moon goddess. The sun god never hears from her though.

Do they believe in an afterlife?

In Wixen, the general belief is that after death everyone becomes energy that goes back into the laylines to feed future magical generations.

How comfortable are they with the idea of death?

Fairly comfortable.

Would they like to be immortal? Why, why not? If they are immortal, would they rather not be?

Immortality isn’t something she likes to think about.

Do they believe in ghosts? If not, why? If so, do they think they’re magical/tie into their religion, or are they scientifically plausible?

Ghosts are definitely real. Why would they not be real? Spirits that have unfinished business are everywhere. Or people that just didn’t wanna die and end up in the layline. They’re around.

E. Education and Intelligence

Would you say that your OC is intelligent? In what ways? Would your OC agree?

Jasmine isn’t like wowwwowoow IQ of 9000 smart, but she’s not an idiot either. She’d definitely agree that she isn’t an idiot.

Which of the nine types of intelligence is your OC strongest in? Weakest? (Linguistic, existential, naturalist, et cetera)

This is a dumb question.

How many languages do they speak?

Four.

Did they enjoy school if they went to it?

Sure.

What’s their highest education level? Do they want to continue their education?

Bachelor’s.

Do they enjoy learning? Do they actively seek out sources of self-education?

Who doesn’t enjoy learning? Yes.

Are they a good note-taker? Are they a good test-taker? Do exams make them nervous?

Yes, yes, yes.

What’s one of your OC’s biggest regrets?

How she treated her brother after she lost her leg.

F. Domestic Habits, Work, and Hobbies

What sort of home do they live in now, if at all? How did they end up there?

She lives in a spacious apartment with her brother in Briarville, Delaware. They ended up there because of work.

What’s their ideal home look like? Where is it?

She likes where she lives. Maybe one day she’ll have a farm in the country with a bunch of rescue creatures where she can rehabilitate them, but for now she wouldn’t trade her apartment for the world.

Could they ever live in a “tiny home”?

That’s just a trailer with extra steps.

How clean are they overall with home upkeep?

Their home is clean, but definitely lived in.

How handy are they? Can they fix appliances, cars, cabinets, et cetera?

Most things can be fixed with a well placed rune and a little casting. Things that can’t be, she just calls someone else to do it.

How much do they work? What do they do? Do they enjoy it?

She’s a beat cop so she works every day. She likes her job.

What’s their “dream career” or job situation?

Probably a detective or a magical creature rehabilitator.

How often are they home?

Every night?

Are they homebodies and enjoy being home?

She likes being at home on her days off. That or out in nature. Wixen like nature.

Do they engage in any of the arts? How good do you intend them to be? Would they agree they are?

She was a fairly decent ballet dancer in her youth. She stopped doing in professionally when she left college and moved on to a more practical career she could see herself maintaining long term.

What are some of their favorite things to do for recreation? How did they get into it? What part of it do they like the most?

She likes to read and listen to jazz. The rest of this question is dumb.

Would they enjoy a theme park?

Probably? She likes looking at weird stuff and occasionally likes fair food.

G. Family and Growing Up

Is your OC close to their family?

Extremely.

Who makes up your OC’s family, at least the more important members to them?

Her mother and older brother and step father. Her biological father died when she was young. He was a cool guy and is dearly missed.

Does your OC find their family supportive? If not, what would be an example why not?

Yeah, sure.

What kind of childhood did your OC have?

A good one. She lost her leg due to her brother’s shenanigans, but other than that and her father passing she was very well loved. (Except for Dave. Fuck that guy. Her mother re-married early on because of grief and Dave was a douuuche.)

Did they go through any typical phases growing up?

No?

Do they have any favorite childhood memories?

Yes.

Do they have any childhood memories they’d rather forget or be less affected by?

Of course.

H. Romance and Intimacy

What is your OC’s orientation, romantic and/or sexual? Has it ever been a source of stress for them? Have they always been pretty sure of their orientation?

Jasmine is a lesbian. She’s also trans. It’s only ever been a source of stress where Dave was concerned. In Wixen, society generally accepts LGBT due to the monotheistic religions not really taking root and most people are kinda just like. Whatever. There are some people out there with differing opinions, but it is very rare.

She’s not always been sure of her orientation.

Is your OC a thoughtful partner, in whatever aspect of that you want to cover?

She probably is. Or as much as she can be with the whole magic thing.

Does your OC believe there’s only one ideal partner (or multiple ideal if not monogamous) for everyone, or that there are many people who could be right?

What.

Does your OC believe in love in first sight?

Not love, no. She falls in love slowly. She can generally gauge if she’s going to be attracted to someone at first sight, though.

Does your OC believe in marriage (or their culture’s equivalent)?

Sure.

Has your OC ever cheated on anyone or been cheated on?

Yeah, dude.

What do they look for in partners? (Emotionally, mentally, physically…)

Honestly Jasmine is attractive to clever women that are independent and sort of not terrible.

What’s your OC’s idea of a perfect date?

A jazz concert in a foggy club with someone she genuinely cares about.

What are some things that your OC finds to be an instant turn-off in potential partners?

Probably stabbing her in the hand. *GLARES POINTEDLY AT VIOLET*

I. Food

What are their favorite kinds of flavors– Sweet, salty, sour, spicy, creamy, et cetera?

She likes rice.

Do they have any eating requirements or preferences? Allergies, vegetarian, organic-only, religious restrictions…

No.

Are they vegan/vegetarian (if their overall culture/species generally aren’t)? If so, why? Do they think animal products are wrong in all circumstances?

No.

How often do they cook? Do they order out a lot?

Every night.

Are they a good cook?

Pretty average. Caspian is the better cook.

Could they eat the same thing they enjoy over and over and not get bored of it quickly?

No.

J. Politics, Current Events, Environmental Aspects

Where does your OC stand most politically? What would they align with most?

Honestly I haven’t thought much about the political climate in Wixen.

How politically aware are they?

It’s likely she’s very politically aware.

How politically active are they?

Very.

Is your OC the sort to fall for fake news? If not, do they ignore it or make a point to clarify that it’s wrong?

Probably not.

Are they or would they protest for a cause they’re passionate about?

Definitely.

How do they react to people whose political viewpoints are very opposite of theirs?

As long as they aren’t dangerous, she ignores them.

How much interest in environmental health do they have?

The environment is VERY important to caters. Most of their cities are overgrown by plant life.

In reality-based or applicable worlds, do they believe in global warming? Do they recycle?

L. For the Writer/Owner

How have your characters changed since you created them?

She’s changed a lot - originally she was Yamato from Naruto for an RP. Until eventually this RP became something completely different and turned into this crack RP with Yamato/Kakashi/Kasumi/Oniyuri as wizards. Then it became it’s own story where she was originally named Rowan and was a dude. Now her name is Jasmine and she’s cool.

Like man she started out as Japanese, then white, now she’s Portuguese/french, but her father was black so that’s a thing.

What do you consider the biggest themes in your character, if any?

Being the best gay she can be.

Did you create the character to be like yourself, did they end up being like yourself, or are they very different from you?

Lol no. She’s cooler than I am.

Would you hang out with your OC if you could?

Gross hanging out with people.

How did you come up with your OC?

Was originally part of a Naruto RP that spiraled out of control.

#writing #the story #the big 4 #jasmine #is cool af #cops #fam #.#wholesale romance #gays #trans

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thomasrydahl · 6 years ago

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Are you asleep, man? Here are 7 signs that you have fallen asleep in life — and how to wake up…

Are you asleep, man? Here are 7 signs that you have fallen asleep in life — and 7 ways to wake up

I’ve been there. And so have most men. The place in life where you are surviving — instead of living — life. If you recognize one or more of these 7 signs, it’s time to wake up and figure out what it’s all about.

Sign # 1 — You’ve given your soul to a job you don’t appreciate

If you are like most of us, you are in a situation where you need to work so you can afford to live. Maybe you’ve always had plans for your career and even done it well. Perhaps life has led you from one job to another. It is strong and meaningful to take responsibility for your life and be able to pay your bills — and you probably have a couple of good days here and there, maybe even good weeks. The problem is not the work itself — whatever the work is. The problem is that you are not inspired.

Half of the day’s waking hours (more than 1700 hours a year), you spend on some mediocre workplace. You live for the weekends and holidays and the occasional after-work beer. You might be betting on winning the Powerball to tip the scales in your life.

The problem is you don’t stop for one minute and consider what is going on. You don’t dare go into a study of what you spend your time doing that would really make your heart jump and your soul break free. You also don’t dare talk to your partner or your friends about your deep dissatisfaction, because much of your identity and self-perception is tied up around your job. Who are you if you are not a lawyer or account manager or cook? What would you really like doing?

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The most devastating thing about your dissatisfaction is that it also affects the rest of your life. When your worklife is on autopilot, you are neither alive nor inspiring around the house. Not as a partner, father or son. The cost is higher than you think. The respect and love you have for yourself deteriorate, your health fails, your profits disappear.

How to move on

It is important to acknowledge that you are in a situation where you are likely to have obligations to your family, bank or work. Your fear of putting the status quo out of balance can be so overwhelming that you have to give yourself some space to investigate where your fears come from and what the worst thing that can happen is. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Use your energy to consider what you would do if it wasn’t about money. And find the courage to talk to your boyfriend or friend about what you dream of and what he or she is dreaming about.

Sign #2 — You’re addicted to food, internet, porn and other routines

When life is difficult or the everyday life is challenging, it is easier to soothe the pain and anesthetize the thoughts than to do something about it.

Most men surrender their livelihood to Netflix on the couch, wasted hours on the internet, too much porn and internet or video games that keep your thoughts and feelings at bay. Even more men disappear into these addictions without noticing it. There is nothing sinful or wrong about Netflix, the internet, enjoying erotica (except most porn is basically an unsustainable industry) and games, only if it is something you do too often and cannot live without. Of course, you can also be addicted to food, tobacco, drugs or alcohol containing substances or affecting the brain in a way that makes it even harder to break out of the addiction.

If you are doubtful of whether you are addicted to something, begin to notice if you can actually control your habit. If it is difficult or impossible to abstain from it for a day or a week, you are an addict. You may tell yourself that you can control it, but can you? Just be honest. You are not a bad person. It just doesn’t serve you and the life you really want.

If it’s hard to stop, do it anyway. Just stop. You can step down a bit first, but don’t be too soft on yourself. It MUST be difficult. After a while you will feel that your energy is rising. Simply because you take charge of your life. Don’t resist the difficult thoughts and feelings that emerge. Let them pass. The only thing that is certain is that you will not die or be hurt by being aware of your inner life. It will hurt, but it will stop. The more you let it go, the more it will dissolve.

GET SUPPORT. Have someone support you when you break free of your addiction. There is evidence that addiction has to do with a lack of connection with people around us. So don’t try to do it on your own. Reach out and connect to friends and family. Johann Hari makes the compelling case that “The opposite of addiction is connection” in this TED Talk:

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How to move on

The reason for your addiction has nothing to do with Angry Birds or porn or gaming or the appeal of greasy food. But with the lack of connection to one person: YOU, and with people around you, your partner, friends and family. Make sure you get a practice of reaching into the depth of your own sentiments — and find the courage to open up about your addiction with someone. Be it a friend, a family member or perhaps a therapist. See more in point #3.

Sign #3 — You don’t know and never express your deepest needs

You might discover it by chance. One evening when you are a bit too drunk. Suddenly, an unknown anger rises in you. You almost become another person who wants to fight or quarrel with the whole world. Or there is a crisis situation, a breakdown in your life. Perhaps a severe illness, perhaps divorce or even death.

And suddenly you think: Who am I? It will trigger the feeling that there are parts of yourself that you do not know. It is a bit of a shock. It might make you and your partner uncomfortable. It may even be so unpleasant that you do not want to face it, but rather escape the feeling. Bury yourself in work, alcohol, tv or something else.

Too many men don’t know anything about their needs — not even the most basic needs.

Too many men don’t know anything about their needs. They only know a little about the needs that are most basic. Sleep, food and drink, sex and entertainment. But most often, these needs are not personal or heartfelt, but characterized by the definitions of society and a squandered man’s culture. The is nothing more tiresome than the man’s supposed need for big steaks, big breasts and big beers. It is flock mentality when it is most narrow-minded.

The crisis situation remains the primary triggering factor in examining your own needs because it makes you stop and reflect. We live busy lives, characterized by chores and duties. We overload our nervous system every day — without thinking about it — with an abundance of experiences and sensory impressions, to the extent that we may find it difficult to sense the tiny or even larger machinations within us.

THE FRUSTRATIONS YOU BURY. The quarrel with the girlfriend. The grief over the job you didn’t get. Your father’s remark during the last family gathering. Your son’s struggle to make friends. The idea that you should lose weight. The sight of Syrian fleeing children on the news. Your friend’s success that you makes you jealous.

There are loads of emotions and sensations that pile up in us — and we choose to overhear because we are A) preoccupied with getting everyday life to work B) not sure what to do with them C) afraid of them D) unable to talk about them. So when your girlfriend (or psychologist) asks you what you need, you don’t know what to answer. You try to look inward, but see and feel nothing. You are untrained and incapable of feeling and expressing it.

How to move on

We can choose to stop — and observe ourselves. It is not complicated or difficult. It is only difficult because it requires patience. And it requires you to learn how to filter the noise and zoom in on what’s going on in yourself. What is really happening to me? What is occupying me? What am I sorry or happy about? What am I dreaming about? And most important of all questions: What are my needs? What do I long for? What causes my heart to beat and my love to grow?

Next, you may be interested in formulating what you feel. Both to yourself and to others. When you get to know your own needs, take responsibility for them and share them with people around you, you enhance the possibilities of having your needs fulfilled. It is only you — not others — who have to fulfill them, but if you share your needs, people around you might be inspired to help you. Not as a demand, but as love.

Sign #4 — You procrastinate the hard and important things you know should have done already

I know this all too well: I procrastinate (the hard) things because I’m afraid of the feelings and thoughts they bring. It can be a conversation with the bank — or talking to my parents about something that does not work in our relationship. As soon as it’s done, I can see that my procrastination only brought me unnecessary suffering, but before I take action, my primary strategy is always to postpone until tomorrow, until later. When this happens, it’s a sure sign that I’ve fallen asleep.

Now you probably tell yourself that you are not like that — at all. But stay with the concept. There are hard and important things in your life that you take care of today if you didn’t resist them. Your salary review , a visit to the dentist or telling your friend that you can’t come to his wedding. Or something much more meaningful in your life. You know what I mean.

The person suffering the most when you postpone something is you

Delaying or procrastinating can cost you money and friendships if you remain passive until it is too late. But the most ignorant and perhaps greatest cost is in your relationship with yourself. The person who suffers most when you postpone something important is you. As a matter of fact, you can only postpone as long as you think the delay is free, but it is never. The cost is immediate and robs you of your joy, freedom and sense of responsibility for your life. It makes you want to go back to sleep.

How to move on

Remember: Before you can take action, release your self-recrimination and force yourself out of what Mark Manson calls “the feedback loop from hell”. It is the frustrating feeling you get when you postpone doing something about your ability to postpone. You are hit by guilt and shame — thereby prolonging your willingness to procrastinate. Let go of it. It is human to postpone, but it is definitely more satisfying and gives you much more energy and joy to do something about the issues. Do it now. Start somewhere tangible and easy. And feel the energy rising as you take on more of your important tasks.

Sign #5 — You blame X and Y for the things you haven’t achieved in life

Only a few of us have become astronauts and Hollywood stars like we dreamed of. But almost all of us invent a pitiful story about why we ended up working in the insurance industry or why we married the wrong person. The problem is not your work or your partner, but the story you tell yourself about why it didn’t go as planned and why you didn’t have any other options.

It is a sign that you have fallen asleep if you are a victim of your circumstances. If you were born to a life of globetrotting splendor, but feel stuck on life’s dusty inroads in a beat-up Volkswagen because X and Y happened.

We all end up in different places than we intended. And even if you are making an effort, life does not always serve you lemonade with paper umbrellas. The point is: There is nothing more devastating in your life than victimizing yourself and believing your own lie about why it is someone else’s fault that you are not a bitcoin millionaire or a star on Youtube already.

There is a great sense of sorrow associated with realizing that life and other things have not led you where you wanted. There is frustration. And angusih. You can’t just rush through life — and ignore the frustration and sorrow. If you do, you also choose to live with an everlooming sense of anger, powerlessness and self-suffering.

How to move on

You have to stop — and recognize exactly where you are and what you have achieved. And you will either A) realize that you might not have achieved exactly what you dreamed of, but perhaps something that is much more valuable — or B) discover that you still have dreams and hopes and that it is time to do something about them. In one way or another. See point # 6. Before you become a sad excuse for yourself.

Sign #6 — You’re waiting for something big to happen to you (or you are living a trial life)

A lot of us live a life waiting for “something to happen”. We accept being passive and hope that a tremendous job, a passionate lover or a colorful life will somehow appear before us, rather than getting out of the chair and demanding something from ourselves.

For example, notice how willingly you postpone the things that are important to you. Simply because they require an effort on your part. Perhaps you hope that someone or something will reward you for your patience or for your many years of faithful service without complaining. If you have ever bought a lottery ticket, you know what I mean. Hoping to win the big prize in the Powerball is a sure sign that you are hoping that the cornucopia of life will topple over you — by accident. Hope and trust in life is great. But without action, it will leave you limp and heartbroken.

Is this your trial life?

You may also be living your trial life. Or so it seems. You relate to everything as if it were something that you can start doing when you become the real version of yourself: Wiser, braver, more fun, more satisfied with your yourself, etc. Of course, planning and reflecting before taking action is smart, but most of us are passive and reluctant in life. We don’t have the courage to reach out for what we want. We would much rather entertain a nice story to convince ourselves and others why it is impossible or too early or too late to throw ourselves into the game of life. We live with the story of who we could be.

How to move on

The alternative to living a trial life is not to quit your job or sell the house like some people do. Begin by noticing the things and actions you postpone — and consider whether you can do a little, perhaps just one thing, this week, that goes in the direction of what you dream about.

Forgive yourself for postponing and living a trial life

Write a list of big and small things and experiences that you inspire you. Consider what you can do today or this week — or which steps to take now.

Talk to a friend or your partner about at least one desire or goal you have

Become a volunteer in an organization or help a friend with a project

Take all the money you are willing to spend on lottery tickets — and invest them in yourself: Learning, education, training, singing, dancing…

Sign #7 — You live to survive without a life purpose that truly inspires you

Spreadsheet junkie, commuter penguin, drugstore zombie. The harsh truth of our repetitive lives is a sign that too many of us are lost in a dull, robotic existence. We play the same tune, same sappy vinyls — every week, every day, every year. We keep ourselves busy enough to not feel anything — but remain the victim of our own busyness.

The drugstore zombies are coming.

If you are lucky, you suffer from severe stress and depression at the age of 35, thus learning to listen to yourself. If you are like most people, you will ignore the warning signs and push your way through life until you collapse or your partner leaves you. At some point, (it feels like) you have no other choice. Other than survive: Shut off the emotions, go to work, watch TV, eat, shit, sleep and repeat the process. When you ask yourself what you feel and think it is difficult to answer. You feel empty. You think nothing and everything. Or you may notice something, but it’s impossible to talk about. In this state, you are most likely to become addicted to games, pornography or work, the only things that can make your heart rate rise above zombie state.

The reason is this: You don’t have a life purpose that inspires and challenges you. Something that makes you jump out of bed in the morning. Something that occupies you intensely. Something that gives you direction in life. Something that keeps you curious and awake. Something that contributes to the world and inspires others. But above all, something that makes you live your life so you prioritize everything in accordance and make good choices.

How to move on

Begin to think about what your life purpose is. It’s not easy. It can take days or weeks. Maybe you already know, maybe you should get to know yourself a little better before you even feel what you are passionate about (read #3 again …)

Here are some ways to explore yourself …

Read books or watch documentaries about the people you admire or envy. What do they awaken in you?

Think back on your dreams as a child, and consider what they were about, maybe there is a truth in them. A hidden longing.

Do you have a passion you’ve never had the courage to pursue? Perhaps it is time to bring it to life. Or is there something similar that is even more inspiring?

When are you truly alive and at ease? Can you create a situation where you are even more so?

What would you do if money was no issue?

Are you still sleeping or are you awake? I hope I have challenged and inspired you in some way. Feel free to comment or write to me if you want to know more.

from Stories by Thomas Rydahl on Medium http://bit.ly/2ICfb0d

#Stories by Thomas Rydahl on Medium #tekst #thomdahl

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swearronchanel · 8 years ago

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Tired of these yet? A Christmas journey in March with 4.09

I’ve actually been productive today *claps* I’m the worst™ and a procrastinator to the core, so it was about damn time I got shit done. Plus+ I ran out of clean jeans so that was some motivation to do laundry & once I started moving I just kept going haha. But today I watched the Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher’s memorial & omg it was so emotional ugh. Now that I’m so sad I guess I’m going to watch Call the Midwife. Care to join me?

I closed my eyes and pointed to the episode list, looks like we’re watching 4.09 aka the 2015 Christmas special

I don’t have to pretend very hard that it’s Christmas because it was like 17 degrees f the other day lol

Am I the only one who hums along in their head to the theme song? ok nvm

Aw a baby

Tom is actually in church lol, we rarely see him there

Sister MJ lol, what is she looking for?!

Sister Winifred actually cooks/bakes pretty often

SISTER EVANGELINA 😭💔 I still miss her

Sister Winifred aka queen of cringey facial expressions, I love it

Ah no! the death joke is no longer funny sister E 😭😭 rip💔

My bby Trixie on the scene😍

What is quality street? I looked it up before but forgot. Candy right?

whoops is my American showing

I hope Sister MC comes back soon☹️

“Behold, I have located the Brandy” three cheers for alcohol 🍻 I wouldn’t choose brandy though what am I a rich old business man at a country club?

Lol Sister MJ & Sister W giggling so pure !

“You give us enough gip when you’re stone cold sober“😂 same

Gremlin kids in the front haha

Oh no😂 Babs gave them all candy and now has to make them spit it out😂

Aw I love Christmas

But looking at this snow is triggering even if it’s fake😭😂

WE’VE HAD SO MUCH THIS MONTH HERE & IT’S MARCH❄️

yikes these kids are awful, who let them up there! 😭😂

SHELAGH’S FACE 😂 SHE IS DISGUSTED OMG HAHAA

Patrick laughing so hard like same 😭😂

Welp he’s lucky, Saved by the bell thanks to Trixie

Doesn’t Sister MJ explode whatever’s in the pot?

Ahh Shelagh looks so good™!😍 I love when they dress her up!

In other news, Laura tweeted me, which means she knows I exists. What a time to be alive™😭✨👏🏼you know I was shook

Angela so precious aww, I hope my future baby is that pretty

Now I just think of The Crown when I see Mrs Willens *she’s in it if you haven’t watched*

Oh no Sister MJ!!! 😭😭 why are they always giving her illnesses! Dejala sola!

She was legit ill in the first Christmas special 😭

Love Trixie’s ponytail, why Patsy’s hair a mess tho? LOL I SHOULDN’T BE TALKING

I’m a walking ball of frizz. And when I don’t wash my hair for a few days it actually dread locks 😂 gotta love curls

Aw Delia’s not here- I forgot she cracked her head open and went back to Wales

Protect Sister MJ at every cost

Violet literally sewing Fred’s ass into the Santa pants 😂😂😂 fun fact they did that to Olivia Newton John in Grease

not sure if I knew that because I have a junk brain of useless information or because I’m trash that reads buzzfeed

Violet’s been wearing blue eyeshadow for 3 series

“I’m not biting this, it’s too close to your backside” lol okay vi give it time. You’ll be cringeyly very handsy with each other in a bit anyway 😂

She’d do it now with no hesitation I bet

I’m here for their relationship tho😂

SISTER MJ HAD PNEUMONIA IN SERIES 1 DID SHE NOT?

Ugh distaval, fuck that. Just wait and see what chaos it brings

Aw Pats looking at the photo of Delia💔 oo wait that was a parallel then in the Cuban missile Crisis episode this series

PHYLLIS !! I missed her presence lol

Tom’s opening letter from bbc it’s lit

also: he looks good™

Poor Sister MJ! What are they feeding you, liver ew

Ah I forgot, this is when they get the tv😭

Poor Babs can’t go home for Christmas

You’ll have the nonnatus fam❤️❤️

“All should head home” *breaks out into song* THERE’S NOOO PLACE LIKE HOMEEE, FOR THE HOLIDAYSSS

Which is true because NYC is pretty beautiful at Christmas time, I can’t deny that

But also is when 100000x more people are visiting 🙃and stop in front of you when you’re walking to take pictures 🙃 *clenches fists* moving on..

Lol Tom you need to be more clear on this, they’re not getting it

Sister J shut him down 😂

“Mrs Mop” lmfao this BBC guy is a jerk😂

Laura’s another queen of facial expressions

“Aesthetics are vital” I feel

Aw Shelagh so cute being defensive of the kids of poplar

Lets be real though Shelagh’s always adorable bc Laura is an actual angel

pink wafers aye

i still have been craving them lol, there’s no bodega’s around my university though☹️

Angela is giggling, was this the last time we heard her make a noise lol

Wait this is when Sister MJ runs away

yikes measles

when did the vaccine become a thing then? that mmr shot ugh

Glad I got it because there’s supposedly someone with mumps on my campus like wtf

Why was Sister E so harsh yelling at Sister Mj!? That was unnecessary !!

LET 👏🏼SISTER 👏🏼MJ 👏🏼DECORATE👏🏼FOR👏🏼CHRISTMAS 👏🏼AND👏🏼WATCH 👏🏼TELEVISON !!

I’m so protective of her, stop😢😢

She doesn’t deserve that 💔

Sometimes I forget Patsy’s name is Patience

Fred’s Santa beard is gross ew😂😂

yikes an enema

I’d rather die

Oh no, there she goes *sings* there she goessss todayyy

Yes Babs lollipops are fascinating

She just slipped that baby out

I want to go to London at Christmas time

I love lights ✨✨

Delia! What up Bitch where you been!

BUT WAIT I HAVE A COAT THAT LOOKS REALLY SIMILAR TO MRS BUBSY’S LOL

It’s vintage too, i love it, makes me feel fabulous af

until I remember it’s probably a dead woman’s coat

WATCHING THEM LET THE BABY JUST HANG MAKES ME SO ANXIOUS OMG

“You clever girl!”

Aw poor iris 😭💔

Violet is actually so sweet & we don’t see much of her w/o Fred like why

Everyone on this show is so sweet and pure !!! I just love it too much!

remember when I was normal and didn’t care so much about television? Yea me neither 😅

Sister MJ is gone

ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO PUT UP THE TREE!!

that necklace and sapphire ring were so pretty though 😭 wish my mom had a sapphire ring for me to inherit

Shelagh is too pretty for this grey suit, where’s the navy one?!

I will never be comfortable with cookies being called biscuits tbh

“No dogs!” “If it can’t sing silent night I’m not interested” SHELAGH IS GOLDEN

SHE HAS SOME GREAT LINES BUT GIVE HER MORE !!

Oh Hay Peter

if you think about it Miranda Hart put this poor guy out of a job. Like he used to have more screen time lol but he can’t be around much with out her

“Very like a family in fact” 😭 I love when they call themselves family cause they are !!

Wait rehearsing before school? Ugh that must have been so early 😂

I couldn’t have been in that choir. In high school I woke up at 6:45am everyday & started at 8:05am & only lived 2 blocks away but I still got there at 9:15am 🙃

plus I’m an awful singer 😂

“She probably thought her habit would keep her safe”

Sister Mary Cynthia says that about her self the next series when she’s attacked 😢

Babs was right though! She was just excited bendito 😭😭

How much is a bob?? £??

I barely can keep up with how many $ is a £ tbh

Lolol had to check when I donated to Laura’s fundraising 😂😂

Delia has been with this big ass bun for 3 series as well

The cafe they’re in is aesthetically pleasing

so Delia’s mom is hella protective but didn’t notice she left to another town lol??

well I guess they’re even now since patsy left & then lost contact for a bit

LET ME TELL YOU, THE FIRST TIME I WATCHED THIS EPISODE I WAS SCREAMINGGG

I THOUGHT THEY HAD KILLED SISTER MJ AND WAS FREAKING TF OUT ™

I’m trying to think of what Phyllis’s hat reminds me of

I wanna say Mary Poppins

IT’S NOT SISTER MJ👏🏼

I knew it wasn’t but still!!!

Is Shelagh wearing lipstick? i’m here for it!

but I don’t like her dress

@ wardrobe/costume ppl be nicer to my bby pls

“Well, there’s just a word that no-one likes singing. It’s in that line and it begins with a "b”’ 😂 lmaooo c'mon Tim 😂😂

He was talking about breast feeding like how many episodes ago why is he embarrassed now? 😂

Patrick laughing 😭 me as a parent tbh

Poor sickly Sister MJ 💔

My bbys Trixie and Shelagh are ¡interacting!! 💕😍

How do I get my hair to look like Trixie’s/Helen’s

SORRY CANCELED

Lol jk all will be well bby

SISTER MJ REALLY OUT HERE IN THE WOODS, LIKE HOW ??

Ah Shelagh’s dressed up again! Love it 😍 and she’s wearing earrings & matching pearls!! so pretty!! 💕💕

this has been an episode of gushing over Laura sorry not sorry

Look at her hat, she can wear anything

LMAO HE WASN’T EVEN PETER PAN GET OUT OF HERE MAN

You have to be impressed that this 80 yr old woman with dementia found her childhood home

for real though I want Shelagh’s coat

mrs willens + shelagh was kinda a friendship & was cute

“Well I stopped holding out against that happiness, didn’t I?"💔💖

people on this show are always holding hands platonically & romantically like how sweet and pure !?

"Almost all the world was before your time child … you are concerned to see it last a little longer”

Hell yea lets get it, round up the nuns and nurses lets SING !!

“But it sometimes seems to me the older I get, the more I have to learn” 😭

“We get so much out of love, we find strength in it and courage. Love is our foundation and our fuel”

DAMN IT WHY IS THE WRITING SO GREAT??!

HEIDI CAN WRITE MY EUOLGY SINCE SHE’LL BE THE CAUSE OF MY ACTUAL DEATH WHEN THIS SHOW IS OVER ONE DAY *WHICH IS HOPEFULLY NEVER, ..I MEAN DAYS OF OUR LIVES IS ON SEASON 50 SO IT’S NOT IMPOSSIBLE🙃🙃*

shelagh and sister j❤️❤️ so pure. I love their relationship + moments together

BUT I STILL *NEED* TRIXIE & SHELAGH TO HAVE A REAL FRIENDSHIP + ACTUAL SCENES TOGETHER

no sister, it’s not your fault that she ran away😢

broadcast about to be lit

Why did we never see Trixie giving Barbara a makeup lesson😭😂

Trixie getting excited about putting makeup on Babs like same 😂I like helping people with makeup *even though I’m not even that good haha*

“Oh some lipstick might be nice, with a touch of gay geranium you’d look quite like Jean Simmons” SISTER W SNEAKS OUT TO THE MOVIE THEATRE ON HER DAYS OFF AND NO ONE WILL CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE OK

PHYLLIS GARGLING OMG

WHY IS IT SO FUNNY 😂

yea sister E I’m sorry you were kinda bitchy

I’m sorry to call a fictitious nun a bitch oops lol

SHE’S GOING TO REDEEM HERSELF AND FIND SISTER MJ THOUGH SO IT’S OKAY!! 😭👏🏼👏🏼

Tom is so handsome! i think the collar distracts you from noticing though haha

What does wet behind the ears mean and why does it sound cringey?

on the next episode of I didn’t know I was pregnant: Christmas miracles in Poplar

No but for real it seriously was a show on TLC😂 I had a phase where I watched like every show on that channel

“Antonia! Nanny found a bible in your room again” so?? like you wish she would’ve found drugs or something?

Ugh I don’t think Sister MJ will live 3 more series & I WILL BE A WRECK™ WHEN SHE DIES

Surprise! you’re pregnant & will give birth in the next 12 mins before this show ends

imagine omg never mind not feeling safe Iris I’d be freaking tf out

I told you sister Julienne just shows up and speaks and you just feel calm

“Love is not going to be halved, but doubled” I swear someone says this again in another episode but I can’t remember

maybe I’m lying idk

The Fred + Sister E dynamic was golden

what is Sister Evangelina holding?

it looks like a bong tbh

Sister MJ saying pawning her mother’s jewels was an “interesting experience"😂 dios te bengida, she needs to always be protected

aw pats & deels reunited *and it feeelsss so gooddd*

Fred saying rigging this raffle is immoral like HE WASNT THE BIGGEST SCAMMER IN POPLAR

I was here for it though lol😂

Phyllis gargling 😂😂

Wait omg she has earrings on how precious!

I always notice when girls/women don’t have their ears pierced because I didn’t realize for the longest time that it’s mainly just hispanics that get their ears pierced when they’re babies😂 I’ve had mine since I was six weeks old👶🏼

"Beatrix Franklin, midwife of mystery” aka my bby and ray of sunshine✨😭

it’s all good though, Trixie has Christopher, Tom has Babs, now where’s my handsome Englishman??

cue Vanessa Redgrave

“Sometimes the route to joy is indirect, our journey home not quite as we expected. There is no magic star to guide our steps, no ancient prophecies to predict our way. The greatest gift is to know that we travel not alone, but in the company of others. That there are hands as can reach for and hearts to keep us warm..”

Laura’s angelic voice blessing™ me on this Saturday night

I need it after being degenerate every other day of the week

*sings loudly* CHRISTTTTTTTT THEEEE SAVIORRRR IS BORNNNNNN

AHH I WANT CHRISTMAS NOW ! + THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

patsy lowkey snuggled up on Phyllis I love it

Trixie is serving looks in the corner 😍!

I still want those hoop earrings she has!

And they finally got a tv😭👏🏼

“And the family gathered round, watching their faces flicker black and white. Their very presence in the room an act of love, a welcome home”

*BANGS FISTS ON AN IMAGINARY TABLE* THIS SHOW IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND PURE AND IF YOU DISAGREE WE CAN FIGHT

I love it

Now I must go. until next time..

#who lets me do these lol #I dont stop #call the midwife #my commentaries™#i have too much time on my hands #but not really #i am certified trash for this show

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nicole.

I’VE SEEN BETTER DAYS.

apollo could remember the day clearly. it was a typical wednesday, a day just like every one day. axe had missed the bus again, either that be on purpose or the thirteen year old was just that thick headed that the alarm didn’t get through to him - whatever the reason was, axe and him were yet again tardy which brought yet another letter to their mother arising concern for their uncanny talent of being late. it something their mother wouldn’t get the chance to read. i learned to sign her name at the age of five.. it was just another white envelope added onto the growing mountain of over due bills that seemed to grow bigger while the number of hours his mother was working lessened. apollo couldn’t help but wonder what would be turned off the month, electricity or water.

SO UNAFRAID IN MY YOUTH.

everything was normal, imperfectly perfect - if his eyes hadn’t made contact with a certain crying angel near his locker. maybe if i hadn’t helped her to the nurse at the age of nine - we would have never gotten themselves into this situation. apollo hugged his weeping angel, rocking her just slightly before asking the question that would change the course of his life forever. a meteor crashing into their lives at the wrong time, too soon for the two seventeen year olds. the meteor had a name. his name? ryder james murphy.

fuck.

I CAN’T BREATHE, MUCH LESS BELIEVE

nicole had always had a hard time with ryder. it was never that she didn’t love her son, her small bundle of joy. no, it just wasn’t what she wanted. the pregnancy had been hard on her petite frame. her alcoholic father kicking her out, causing one more person to be housed under the murphy roof. apollo always looked on the bright side of things. he worked toward the future, one with his family fully supported and happy with everything they could ever want. that was apollo’s dream and he did everything he could to achieve it. even if that had meant he had to drop out of swimming - something that could’ve gotten him an almost free ride to any college he wanted so he could pick up another job over night at the gas station on the corner, just to try to save money for their big move out of ashland and to new york.

YOU’RE GETTING EVERYTHING YOU HAD.

it would’ve been more than a small bluff if apollo had said he wasn’t incredibly t i r e d. between his classes at NYU. i had always wanted to be a psychiatrist much to my girlfriend’s dismay. she was always pushing me to do better, and better, and B E T T E R. what she didn’t understand was just how hard i had busted my ass to even be able to pay for our move to the city. and the two jobs he had taken to working between those classes. JUST so nicole wouldn’t have to. everything apollo had done in the past two years had been for nicole, but it felt more and more lately that nothing was enough. the past two years had drained the man, but he was determined to never give up on his dream.

EVERY LITTLE THING YOU HAD.

the date was january fifth. exactly seven days until mister ryder turned the old age of one. apollo was excited, birthday’s had always been one of his favorite days. the small boy had such an excitement and positive view of the world around him. always smiling and giggling. you couldn’t help but smile and feel good when you were in the presence of ryder. well, at least, apollo felt so.

A PURE LOVE UNREHEARSED.

the sharp winter hair cut through his nostrils as he briskly walked through the streets. the warmth of his coffee seeping into his hand, warming it from the outside. their home was a run down apartment building. it was small, one bedroom and a laughable sized bathroom, but it was home to apollo so he’d never complain. he rarely complained - that was nicole’s job. complaining about the weather, their bills, rent, her classes, her job, or how much ryder’s medicine cost them. the child was prone to getting ill. i swear he’s been sick more times than he’s been unsick. but apollo could understand. this was stressful, being on their own, hundreds of miles from home was really getting to the both of them. nicole never complained before ryder, so apollo wasn’t very sure why the non stop complaining started after.

I’VE SEEN YOUR BEST AND YOUR WORSE.

his keys jangled in the lock. the lock was always getting stuck, meaning he had to try more than once to try and open that creaky wooden door. the hinges needed oil, squeaking loudly as apollo pushed the door open. something seemed off from the moment he had entered their tiny apartment. the air almost felt thick as he walked through the space. ryder was crying in his crib well it was more like screaming briskly, the tall male made his way towards the crib, picking up the crying child with a coo. the small boy’s face colored red with big crocodile running down his chubby cheeks.

“now, what seems to be the matter buddy?”

apollo bounced the boy in his arms, his brain completely focused on soothing his distressed son. his screams raspy from the amount of time he had been crying. soon a bottle calmed his screams of displease almost instantly. his small body tucked against his chest.

AND AT YOUR WORST, YOU’RE STILL YOUR BEST.

it wasn’t until his son had calmed had he began to wonder where exactly nicole was. a wave of anger ran down his spine. how dare she leave their son screaming in his crib like that. how D A R E she.

“nicole?” he called out from his place in the kitchen, beginning on his search for his blonde haired girlfriend.

“nic, this isn’t fucking funny. he was screaming.”

there wasn’t many places she could have disappeared to in their apartment. her shoes were still by the door, phone on the nightstand. she was here. he gave a huff of annoyment, coming face to face with a closed bathroom door. the only place she could be. he could hear the shower running from out here, yet no singing nicole as per usual. to be polite he knocked on the thin wooden door - no response.

the handle - l o c k e d.

at this point apollo was angry, beginning to pound at the door.

“what the FUCK nicole! open the damn door!”

BUT AT MY BEST, I AM MY WORST.

five minutes later, apollo had begun to get frantic as he pounded at the door. hollow thuds echoing around the silent apartment. apollo only receiving radio silence in return. what was she doing in there? why did she refuse to even make a sound in response to his relentless pounding at the door? there were too many thoughts swimming through his brain. so many dark thoughts flooding from the deepest and darkest parts of his skull.

‘i am pushing this door down’ he thought before there was a sudden loud crash and the wooden door came crashing into the small bathroom.

“nicole what the -”

he stopped. his body instantly going cold, pale skin becoming even paler at the sight below him.

there was the love of his life. the only girl he had ever looked at. there she was laying there lifeless in the bathtub. the stream of water now gone cold, plastering her clothes to her skin. her skin was pale, head tilted against against cold tiled wall, eyes open, indefinitely staring at the white tiles. the once joy filled, love filled blue eyes now cold and lifeless.

the pills she had used scattered across the tilted floor in the bathroom.

apollo sunk to his knees, reaching forward to shut the water off. a sob filled breath escaping his chest, unable to tear his eyes off of the lifeless body of an angel in the shower.

a man shattering to pieces on the bathroom floor as everything began to crash down around him in that small and cold bathroom.

I AM A CURSE.

#sp

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• Cancer can be attacked directly by metabolic enzymes and then be assisted by the enzyme diet programme. The second greatest cancer breakthrough of the 20th century is the metabolic organic effect on malignant tumours of correcting the body fluid pH to a non-acidic pH 7.1 to 7.5. A neutral pH 7.0 resists cancer formation. An acid body fluid pH of 6.44 and below permits tumours to biochemically become malignant. At pH 7.5 cancer may become inactive; at 8.5 tumours may disintegrate. – Benjamin Carson • Chaos often fosters the greatest creativity. Breakdowns often precede the greatest breakthroughs. And when the pain is greatest is often when we’re on the brink of the greatest realization…..When the pain is burned through rather than numbed, when our darkness is brought to light and then forgiven, then and only then can we move on. And move on we do. – Marianne Williamson • Charles de Foucauld, the found of the Little Brothers of Jesus, wrote a single sentence that’s ahad a profound impact on my life. He said, “The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.” Never to be afraid of anything, even death, which, after all, is but that final breakthrough into the open, waiting, outstretched arms of Abba. – Brennan Manning • Creative experimentation propels our culture forward. That our stories of innovation tend to glorify the breakthroughs and edit out all the experimental mistakes doesn’t mean that mistakes play a trivial role. As any artist or scientist knows, without some protected, even sacred space for mistakes, innovation would cease. – Evgeny Morozov • Doctors…from the Office of Info. Tech. at Harvard U.(:)…Their appraisal of 46 surgical or anesthesia breakthroughs…suggested…only 13% were highly preferred (and)…in nearly half the cases the new therapy was no better than the therapy it replaced. …About 12% of the innovations increased complications. – Jeffrey Bland • Don’t they know science doesn’t work like that? You can’t just order scientific breakthroughs. They happen when you are looking at something you’ve been working on for years and suddenly see a connection you never noticed before, or when you’re looking for something else altogether. Sometimes they even happen by accident. Don’t they know you can’t get a scientific breakthrough just because you want one? – Connie Willis • Ending torture and tyranny in Iraq was not a mistake. Supporting democracy in Iraq is not a mistake. Helping the long-suffering Muslims of Iraq who now seek to live democratically is not a mistake. In the long, long history of the Middle East, this breakthrough may one day be ranked as a dramatic turning point in regional history. – Michael Novak • Energy is very primal stuff and there are a lot of leads that are promising, still at a fairly risky stage, but over the next decade some of these breakthrough approaches are going to pay out, and U.S. research and U.S. leadership on this should be part of how it gets solved. – Bill Gates • Eros is an ego-overwhelming, boundary dissolving, breakthrough creating force scripted into human life that is pretty intrinsically psychedelic. – Terence McKenna • Even in the dark times between experimental breakthroughs, there always continues a steady evolution of theoretical ideas, leading almost imperceptibly to changes in previous beliefs. – Steven Weinberg • Ever so often in the history of human endeavour, there comes a breakthrough that takes humankind across a frontier into a new era. … today’s announcement is such a breakthrough, a breakthrough that opens the way for massive advancement in the treatment of cancer and hereditary diseases. And that is only the beginning. – Tony Blair • Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough. – John C. Maxwell • Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer – John C. Maxwell • Every time you have a major breakthrough in self-knowledge, and see the way the divine works within your own psyche, external events, and interior experiences of the divine, you are transformed in some degree. – Thomas Keating • Except in very narrow cases, where there’s breakthrough science that needs patent production, worrying about competitors is a waste of time. If you can’t out iterate someone who is trying to copy you, you’re toast anyway. – Eric Ries • For anyone that’s ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it’s always followed by the departure period right after. – Questlove • For many years I wrote nothing but “I will not sleep with Steve Almond” over and over again, page after page à la Jack Torrance in The Shining. Finally, hundreds of psychotherapy sessions and an intense shaman-guided DMT sweat lodge experience led to a breakthrough, and I was able to write about other people I would not sleep with, and also about people I would. – Alissa Nutting • For me the breakthrough was the realization that I wasn’t the center of the universe or even the centre of my own world. That you and your work, your living, are not the only reason you’re here. Your role is to shepherd your children through to adulthood. That’s the point of life. Your own little sessions and needs and passions are just there to flavour you and help you do that job for your children. – Shaun Micallef • Functional goods sold en masse earn a good return but breakthrough profits come from satisfying emotional needs. – Michael J. Silverstein • Great breakthroughs are always followed by great catastrophes. – Rosalia de Castro • Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers. – Pat Riley • Hemingway is a baby when he turns up in Paris, but he’s an ambitious baby. And he has the talent. And he’s there to stage his breakthrough. So many of the expats who were there at that time were there to do precisely that. It was an ambition-fueled town. – Lesley M. M. Blume • Highly successful leaders ignore conventional wisdom and take chances. Their stories inevitably include a defining moment or key decision when they took a significant risk and thereby experienced a breakthrough. – Larry Osborne • Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered. – Abdallah II • History teaches us that many breakthroughs were happy accidents. Whether that’s penicillin coming from Fleming neglecting to clean his laboratory before going on vacation or the team at Odeon trying a little side project that allowed people to communicate in real time as long as their message was 140 characters or less (which ultimately of course became Twitter), the unintended is often the transformational. – Scott D. Anthony • How do you discover a need that nobody yet knows about? This is where the product breakthroughs come through. – Donald A. Norman • I am also praying for you, my beloved partner. God has a miracle breakthrough for your life. – Mike Evans • I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turnarounds, and miraculous breakthroughs in the midst of great impossibilities. – DMX • I asked, “What do you think the most important advancement was for women in recent years?” And the majority, the item that polled the most, was Hillary Clinton’s run for President. Can you believe that? Women saw that as a breakthrough in something very, very important. She didn’t win. And I think another thing that her race did was it showed sexism in our society. – Carolyn Maloney • I believe it is possible that we can turn today’s breakdown into a planetary breakthrough on one condition. We can do it if we can break free of a set of dominant but misleading ideas that are taking us down. – Frances Moore Lappé • I believe the biggest breakthroughs on cancer could come from brilliant researchers based in India. – Siddhartha Mukherjee • I do enjoy manga but would not consider myself a ‘super-fan,’ only really connecting with certain works such as ‘Lone Wolf and Cub,’ or ‘Tekkon Kinkreet,’ the more breakthrough works, and ‘Akira,’ to me, is the daddy of them all. – Gerard Way • I don’t see anything beneficial about the US spending 100 billion dollars to go back to the moon unless we learn something new that will help us go to the moons of Saturn okay and so we ought to use that to breed new breakthroughs and to test new breakthroughs and to fund it. – Burt Rutan • I firmly believe that the next great breakthrough in bioscience could come from a 15-year-old who downloads the human genome in Egypt. – Thomas Friedman • I had a breakthrough, I think my life just became calmer, I gave up drinking. My priorities changed as I had a young daughter. The group didn’t want me to record for the Think Tank album… so I took it as a sign to leave. – Graham Coxon • I had a total revelation with the feminist moment, with Carolee Scheeman and Marina Abromovic and of course Joan Jonas; that was a big breakthrough with me. And through them, I was introduced to Chris Burden and Bruce Nauman and Vito Acconci. You can almost call it a gang, because the works are always talking together. That stuff had a huge impact on me, but other than that, my interest had always been old paintings. – Ragnar Kjartansson • I had my breakthrough at 6 years old and received the Lord, Jesus Christ. I was so swept up in the spirit, I told my parents I had future plans to enter the priesthood. – Jonathan Cain • I have an older sister and my mom would dress us up identically, so in all of our pictures, we’re in these giant pink, poufy outfits. I remember when I was four or five, we all went to a theme park and I had to go to the bathroom but couldn’t hold it in anymore. Let’s just say, I had to buy a brand new outfit! But that moment was the first time I remember ever wearing something different from my sister at an event. It was my breakthrough moment when I decided I was never going to match my sister again! – Analeigh Tipton • I have spent forty-five years teasing out the universal principles of success that are necessary to create massive breakthroughs. I am committed to teaching and disseminating those around the world. I also believe that most transformational leaders are focusing too much on outer techniques and overlooking the important inner qualities of beingness and presence that are required to create real and lasting transformation in the world. – Jack Canfield • I just went into my studio and started to compile stuff. I was so happy with what was coming out that good momentum just carried over and when I would listen back to some of the riffs and some of the ideas, I was completely happy because I felt like, “wow, this was a breakthrough!” The ideas and the songs were really strong and I couldn’t wait to show everybody the stuff. – Charlie Benante • I love reading about all of the breakthroughs and all of the new tech, even just the little household things that are coming on the market. I’ve always been nerdy about that. – Zachary Levi • I never thought in terms of a “breakthrough” film. I wasn’t looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it for myself. I just wanted to make a film that I really loved. If other people liked it, great. But you can never guess what other people are going to like. – Terry Zwigoff • I think as far as straight actors playing gay roles, “Brokeback Mountain” was a big breakthrough. I’m pretty sure when they were casting that movie that – I think the story is, like you know, 10 to 15 other actors turned it down. – James Franco • I think if someone else other than Reagan, someone less of a hardliner, had been in power then the breakthrough in ending the Cold War would not have happened. – Eduard Shevardnadze • I think it would be a great tragedy to devote medical resources and genetic technological breakthroughs to purposes that are not to do with health or medicine, but instead are to do with satisfying the desires that are created by the consumer society. – Michael Sandel • I think President Barack Obama came to office with quite fundamental understandings in his mind about what’s possible and what’s not possible in the Middle East. The first, I would say, revolutionary breakthrough that he introduced is that the Middle East doesn’t matter to American geostrategy as much as we think. – Vali Nasr • I think we’re going to have to do better. Mr. Nixon talks about our being the strongest country in the world. I think we are today, but we were far stronger relative to the Communists 5 years ago. And what is of great concern is that the balance of power is in danger of moving with them. They made a breakthrough in missiles and by 1961, ‘2, and ‘3, they will be outnumbering us in missiles. – John F. Kennedy • I thought ‘Borat’ was a breakthrough comedy, because it was really funny. It wasn’t some studio-produced script with 14 writers. – Steve Martin • I was always crazy about New York, dependent on it, scared of it – well, it is dangerous – but beyond that there was the pressure of being young and of not yet having done work you really liked, trademark work, breakthrough work – Harold Brodkey • I was reminded of the Sydney Harris cartoon that said ‘adding two numbers that have not been added before does not constitute a mathematical breakthrough’. – Ronald Graham • I watch mainly fiction. The films I like watching are films where you see people change, like with Boyhood. You see a moment in someone’s life where it’s a breakthrough. For me, the breakthrough in Boyhood is that amazing moment right at the end when he finds somebody he can feel relaxed with, and who will maybe be a friend for the rest of his life. I like that it doesn’t end in a love affair or marriage. It just ends in, “Wow, I found people I can relate to for the first people in my life. These people accept me, I like them.” – Kim Longinotto • I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough – when they are on the very brink of success. – Joyce Meyer • I work from the body – I try to develop a language of the body. I’ve invented a term I call “corporeal writing” around that idea. I love teaching and collaborating around this idea, because no new breakthrough in literature ever happened because everyone was doing what was already there. – Lidia Yuknavitch • I write different kinds of sentences, depending on what the book is, and what the project is. I see my work evolving. I’m writing long sentences now, something I didn’t use to do. I had some kind of breakthrough, five or six years ago, in Invisible, and in Sunset Park after that. I discovered a new way to write sentences. And I find it exhilarating. – Paul Auster • I’m faster than the rest of you, if .. Because I’m a vampire,” Michael said, and it was some kind of breakthrough for him to say that. “If you get in trouble, I’ll be there.” “Nice,” Shane said. “I’m warming up to this bloodsucking thing, Mikey.” “No, you’re not.” “Okay, no, I’m not, but right now let’s pretend I am. – Rachel Caine • If it’s not broken, break it. That’s how new discoveries are made. That’s why everything that changes life is called a breakthrough. – Sylvester Stallone • If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can’t be breakthroughs. – Peter Diamandis • If you are predisposed to be patient, disciplined and psychologically appreciate the idea of buying bargains, then you’re likely to be good at it. If you have a need for action, if you want to be involved in the new and exciting technological breakthroughs of our time, that’s great, but you’re not a value investor, and you shouldn’t be one. – Seth Klarman • If you look at how the US economy has suffered over the last 15 or 20 years, it’s in significant part because we haven’t done the investments in research and development and infrastructure and other public goods that are necessary for our growth. And, unfortunately, we’re going to be feeling that overhang for a long time to come, because it’s the investments we made in the 1950s and ’60s and ’70s that result in some of the greatest technological breakthroughs that we enjoy today. – Jacob Hacker • In a world where routine production is footloose…competitive advantage lies not in one-time breakthroughs but in continual improvements. Stable technologies get away. – Robert Reich • In recent years, we have seen technology advance at lightning speed, allowing us to accomplish lifesaving feats never imagined before. It is our responsibility to ensure that these advances are used for positive medical breakthroughs, and not allowed to restrict rights or limit access to health insurance or job opportunities. – Evan Bayh • In the inner city, there’s a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I’ve gotta love me more than anybody else loves me. – Mary J. Blige • In the long struggle against sex trafficking, we finally have a breakthrough! – Nicholas D. Kristof • In thinking about nanotechnology today, what’s most important is understanding where it leads, what nanotechnology will look like after we reach the assembler breakthrough. – K. Eric Drexler • Industrial opportunities are going to stem more from the biological sciences than from chemistry and physics. I see biology as being the greatest area of scientific breakthroughs in the next generation. – George Brown, Jr. • Innovation is not a big breakthrough invention every time. Innovation is a constant thing. But if you don’t have an innovative company [team], coming to work everyday to find a better way, you don’t have a company[team]. You’re getting ready to die on the vine. You’re always looking for the next innovation, the next niche, the next product improvement, the next service improvement. But always trying to get better. – Jack Welch • It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. – R. Buckminster Fuller • It is a high bar to say that it’s more fun than working on software because the work at Microsoft that both Melinda [Gates] and I did was thrilling. We were making breakthroughs and empowering people. – Bill Gates • It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research. – Roger Wicker • It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do? – Hanif Kureishi • It’s funny, everywhere I go some people ask me whether it’s going to be a Latino breakthrough, some people ask me whether it’s going to be a female breakthrough, and then I’m reminded that five years ago we didn’t even know Barack Obama’s name. – Gwen Ifill • It’s irrational to assume you can ever truly evaluate yourself as a good or bad human being. You will never have enough information.That “bad person” at work who torments you might be an excellent father to his kids. That other “bad person” at work who screwed up royally today? That error might later lead to a huge breakthrough. We will never have enough info to holistically evaluate a person and score them in totality as “bad” or “good.” – David D. Burns • It’s not that we need to form new organizations. It’s simply that we have to awaken to new ways of thinking. I believe it makes no sense to spend a lot of time attacking the current realities. It is time to create the new models that have in them the complexity that makes the older systems obsolete. And to the extent that we can do that, and do that quickly, I think we can provide what will be necessary for a major breakthrough for the future. – Don Edward Beck • It’s your time for a breakthrough! Make up your mind to leave the past and the old you behind. Focus on giving birth to a new you….the real you. It is your time to create a turning point for the better in your life. It is your destiny to be healthy, happy and successful.Your future is open, full of possibility and promise! Buckle down and do whatever is required to create a life that you are proud of and a life that you deserve! Don’t look back!! Look ahead, move forward and make this your best year ever! You have the something special. You have GREATNESS within you! – Les Brown • I’ve done a number of projects where people go, ‘This is your breakthrough role,’ so I’ve stopped thinking that. – Matthew Rhys • I’ve found that often, just when you think you’ve hit a wall, you experience a breakthrough that takes you to new heights in accomplishment – Stedman Graham • I’ve had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I’ve seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way. – Jonathan Lethem • Just like the breakthroughs, the bad stuff always takes you by surprise. – Gail Giles • Launching a breakthrough idea is like shooting skeet. People’s needs change, so you must aim well ahead of the target to hit it. – Ray Kurzweil • Learning is the beginning of wealth. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins. The great breakthrough in your life comes when you realize it that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself. This means there are no limits on what you can be, have or do. – Albert Einstein • Like the Arthurian years at Camelot, the Sixties constituted a breakthrough, a fleeting moment of glory, a time when a significant little chunk of humanity briefly realised its moral potential and flirted with its neurological destiny, a collective spiritual awakening that flared brilliantly until the barbaric and mediocre impulses of the species drew tight once more the curtains of darkness. – Tom Robbins • Look at South Africa, the former Soviet Union, and the Middle East. They still have many problems, setbacks as well as breakthroughs, but basically changes have happened that were considered unthinkable a decade ago. – Dalai Lama • MAD FREE is a conversation project, not an organization, but I’ve literally have seen women have breakthroughs in real time. They learn and connect. I’ve had more women I could count say one of our conversations inspired them to be bold and wonderful things like getting PHD’s or traveling to the continent. I am certainly far more inspired by the community of women than they are inspired. – Michaela Angela Davis • Manufacture, don’t just trade. There is money in manufacturing even though it is capital intensive. To achieve a big breakthrough, I had to start manufacturing the same product I was trading on; which is commodities. – Aliko Dangote • Many so-called pragmatists want nothing to do with space exploration or other kinds of ambitious endeavours that don’t have a clear payoff. This mentality is hugely damaging to our success as a civilization. Our desire to understand the universe is kindled by curiosity and wonder, and this has fuelled countless scientific breakthroughs. – Garry Kasparov • Maybe it’s wrong when we remember breakthroughs to our own being as something that occurs in discrete, extraordinary moments. Maybe falling in love, the piercing knowledge that we ourselves will someday die, and the love of snow are in reality not some sudden events; maybe they were always present. Maybe they never completely vanish, either. – Peter Høeg • Most of the big breakthrough technologies/companies seem crazy at first: PCs, the internet, Bitcoin, Airbnb, Uber, 140 characters.. It has to be a radical product. It has to be something where, when people look at it, at first they say, ‘I don’t get it, I don’t understand it. I think it’s too weird, I think it’s too unusual.’ – Marc Andreessen • My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers – Alexander Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, to name a few. – Terry Brooks • My breakthrough came very late in life, really only starting when I was 50…I had the strength for new deeds and ideas. – Edvard Munch • My first real breakthrough collided with the last months of Callaghan’s Labour government, which had every intention of enjoying my success as much as I did. – Peter Straub • My innovation message, specifically including energy, happened to be the same week that on Monday and Tuesday I announced the Breakthrough Energy Venture Group. Then on that Tuesday afternoon, in December, was when I sat down with him. I explained the US has great science here, this is where the market for these things is going to be. It connects to less pollution, it connects to U.S. jobs, it connects to security, not needing the energy coming from far away. – Bill Gates • My position hasn’t changed over the years. Which is that online voting is a very unsafe idea and a very bad idea and something I think no technological breakthrough I can foresee can ever change. – Avi Rubin • Nearly every major breakthrough innovation has been preceded by a string of failed or misguided executions. – Frans Johansson • New insights fail to get put into practice because they conflict with deeply held internal images of how the world works…images that limit us to familiar ways of thinking and acting. That is why the discipline of managing mental models – surfacing, testing, and improving our internal pictures of how the world works – promises to be a major breakthrough for learning organizations. – Peter Senge • Not even God can make something fair out of what is intrinsically unfair. Only one thing can be done. Something must break through the crust of unfairness and create a chance for a new fairness. Only forgiveness can make the breakthrough. – Lewis B. Smedes • Obama is hardly the first president to seek rapprochement with our adversaries and reconciliation with our enemies, of course. But his determination to make nice – even in the face of clear and repeated rejection from the other side – is unparalleled. For Obama and his team, diplomacy with rogue regimes is an end in itself, and any deal, however one-sided, is a win, especially one that the White House communications mavens think that friendly media will call a ‘breakthrough’ or ‘historic.’- Stephen F. Hayes • Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers. – Cub Koda • One of the big breakthroughs, I think for me, was reading Robert A. Heinlein’s four rules of writing, one of which was, ‘You must finish what you write.’ I never had any problem with the first one, ‘You must write’ – I was writing since I was a kid. But I never finished what writing. – George R. R. Martin • One of the great breakthroughs of evolution theory is that you start with simple things and they will grow into complexity. – Brian Eno • One reason people who spend a lot of time thinking about and working on a problem or a craft seem to find breakthroughs more often than everyone else is that they’ve failed more often than everyone else. – Seth Godin • One very important aspect of art is that it makes people aware of what they know and don’t know they know… Once the breakthrough is made, there is a permanent expansion of awareness. But there is always a reaction of rage, of outrage, at the first breakthrough… So the artist, then, expands awareness. And once the breakthrough is made, this becomes part of the general awareness. – William S. Burroughs • Part of battle has been getting Hollywood to recognize that comic books and superheroes are not synonymous. That’s been a huge breakthrough, just in recent years really, and as a result of that recent breakthrough, we’ve had movies like 300, Road to Perdition, and A History of Violence, that very few people realize were based on comic books and graphic novels. It’s very important to make that differentiation. – Michael Uslan • People tend to think of breakthroughs in medicine as a new drug, a laser, or a high-tech surgical procedure. They often have a hard time believing that the simple choices that we make in our lifestyle. What we eat, how we respond to stress, whether or not we smoke cigarettes, how much exercise we get, and the quality of our relationships and support can be as powerful as drugs and surgery. And they often are. – Dean Ornish • Practically every day, there is a story in the newspapers about a new breakthrough drug on Parkinson’s. – Mort Kondracke • Praise works best at the start, before the miracle, before the breakthrough, before the restoration. – Brian Houston • Prayer is the burden of revival; repentance is the breakthrough of revival; evangelism is the blessing of revival; holiness is the bounty of revival. – Steve Camp • Psychological breakdowns are actually breakthroughs to enlightenment. – R. D. Laing • Qatar is giving 2.8% of our GDP to research. This is something again that is a breakthrough, as nobody was even thinking of research as a tool or component for advancement in this part of the world. – Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned • Real breakthroughs are not found because you want to develop some new technology, but because you are curious and want to find out how the world is. – Anton Zeilinger • Rockets have remained fundamentally unchanged, except for a few exceptions for the last almost 50 years. So, for there to be a fundamental shift in rocketry and getting into space, there almost has to be a breakthrough in propulsion. Either in how to bring the price down, or how to more efficiently get people up into space and the key barrier is the expense of a rocket. – Leroy Chiao • Ruby on Rails is a breakthrough in lowering the barriers of entry to programming. Powerful web applications that formerly might have taken weeks or months to develop can be produced in a matter of days. – Tim O’Reilly • Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting. – James D. Watson • Since the moment of self-consciousness comes to a permanent end – and a new journey begins- is such a decisive stroke or milestone in the contemplative life, I can only speculate why so little has been said of this breakthrough; in fact , I may never get over the silence on the part of writers who say nothing about this second movement. – Bernadette Roberts • Skepticism about the potential to achieve the kinds of breakthroughs we need has been a self-fulfilling prophecy. – Ted Nordhaus • So as long as I’m a human being and I’m not perfect, I’m able to say I’m having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, ‘Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?’ Yes, I’m going to make a mistake. Yes, I’m still gonna do things. – Mary J. Blige • So not only are we saving lives now, we’re creating the incentive for the breakthroughs that over the next generation will mean we can take AIDS, malaria and TB and bring those numbers dramatically down. – Bill Gates • Someone once told me that the finer points of devotion are about the size of a pinhole, and there are millions of them. And if you could connect each dot, then you’ve got a diagram of what you think you thought you knew, and if you’re willing to admit that you know nothing…you have the blueprint for a breakthrough. – Shane Koyczan • Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation. – Cherrie Moraga • Sometimes our breakthrough begins when we refuse to be impressed with the size of our problem. – Bill Johnson • Sometimes when you are the closest to your breakthrough the pressure is the greatest. You have come too far to give up now! – Joyce Meyer • Success doesn’t necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won’t win a game or a battle; the win comes from basic blocking and tackling. – Naveen Jain • Successful innovation is not a single breakthrough. It is not a sprint. It is not an event for the solo runner. Successful innovation is a team sport, it’s a relay race. – Nguyen Quyen • Technology has a great deal to do with it. The Panaflex camera was a big breakthrough when it came along; it changed everything, because now you could shoot from the perspective of a person riding in the backseat of a car. – Vilmos Zsigmond • Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God. Decisions, demanded by work, become easier and simpler where they are made not in the fear of men, but only in the sight of God. He wants to give us today the power which we need for our work. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer • That has been my entire life story. Running against the current and running with the current. Sometimes running with the current is underestimated. The acceptance of certain realities doesn’t preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. – Rem Koolhaas • That’s the best part of the game, to see the smiles on their faces and the breakthroughs they have as individuals. – Russell Westbrook • The ability to make big leaps of thought is a common denominator among the originators of breakthrough ideas. – Nicholas Negroponte • The activities you are most afraid of are the activities that can cause a breakthrough in your success. Step into them. – Darren Hardy • The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side, and then penetrating like lightning deep into his rear, before the enemy has time to react. – Erwin Rommel • The best way to honor past accomplishments is by building on top of their breakthroughs. – Bill Johnson • The biggest breakthrough in the next 50 years will be the discovery of extraterrestrial life. We have been searching for it for 50 years and found nothing. That proves life is rarer than we hoped, but does not prove that the universe is lifeless. We are only now developing the tools to make our searches efficient and far-reaching, as optical and radio detection and data processing move forward. – Freeman Dyson • The business of the endgame is maneuvring to control critical squares, advancing or blockading passed pawns, preparing a breakthrough by the king, or exploiting the subtle superiority of one piece over another. – Pal Benko • The expense of getting into space is the rocket launch, the rocket itself. Rocket’s right now, commercial rockets cost probably somewhere between $50, or $120, or $150 million per launch. And those are all expendable. That is, you’ve got to buy a new rocket for each launch. So, that really is the critical part. If there was some kind of really, a revolutionary breakthrough and the price of rockets fell by an order of magnitude, I mean, just imagine what that would do as far as getting access to more ordinary people. – Leroy Chiao • The FDA, NCI and ACS, and the large treatment centres work to eliminate choice of cancer therapies, particulary better ones. They openly attack breakthroughs made by “mavericks”, which they define as anyone outside their ranks. Folks, any serious study of how these entities work together to destroy hopeful approaches to cancer reveals a trail of corruption, conspiracy, dishonesty, and inhumanity that warrants desigantion of evil……..We continue to use them not because they work, but because those who perform them have so vigorously eliminated any other choice. – Julian Whitaker • The founder of any branch must be more ingenious than the common man. However, if his achievement is not carried on by disciples of the same ingenuity, then things will only become formalized and get stuck in a cul-de-sac; whereby breakthrough and progress will be almost impossible. – Bruce Lee • The great breakthrough in your life comes when you realize that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself. This means there are no limits on what you can be, have or do. – Brian Tracy • The greatest existential risks over the coming decades or century arise from certain, anticipated technological breakthroughs that we might make in particular, machine super intelligence, nanotechnology and synthetic biology. Each of these has an enormous potential for improving the human condition by helping cure disease, poverty, etc. But one could imagine them being misused, used to create powerful weapon systems, or even some kind of accidental destructive scenario, where we suddenly are in possession of some technology that’s far more powerful than we are able to control or use wisely. – Nick Bostrom • The Internet, like the steam engine, is a technological breakthrough that changed the world. – Peter Singer • The man in the street has unfortunately been sold the idea that the breakthrough cure for cancer is just around the corner… The very prospect of effective treatment seems so remote that it doesn’t even enter into the speculative day-to-day conversation of people engaged in cancer research… New treatments have not produced any detectable decline in the total annual cancer mortality, even for children. – John Cairns • The more you hardwire a company on total quality management, the more it is going to hurt breakthrough innovation. – Vijay Govindarajan • The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it to a nationwide communications network. We’re just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people – as remarkable as the telephone. – Steve Jobs • The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human. – John Naisbitt • The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy way to factor large prime numbers. – Bill Gates • The prosperity of the second half of the twentieth century was both a cause and an effect of social and scientific breakthroughs that have redefined human life. The biggest change is simply that people live longer and have far more freedom to think about things other than staying alive. – David Bornstein • The quality of American patents has been deteriorating for years; they are increasingly issued for products and processes that are not truly innovative – things like the queuing system for Netflix, which was patented in 2003. Yes, it makes renting movies a snap, but was it really a breakthrough deserving patent protection? – Robert Pozen • The Refugee Convention of 1951 was a major breakthrough, outlining the rights of those displaced across borders as well as the legal obligations of states to protect them. – Kofi Annan • The revolutionary breakthrough will come with rockets that are fully and rapidly reusable. We will never conquer Mars unless we do that. It’ll be too expensive. The American colonies would never have been pioneered if the ships that crossed the ocean hadn’t been reusable. – Elon Musk • The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album. – Faith Hill • The spirit of creation is the spirit of contradiction. It is the breakthrough of appearances toward an unknown reality. – Jean Cocteau • The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months. – Eddie Van Halen • The technological breakthrough of the World Wide Web has been enormously beneficial to society. – Mike Fitzpatrick • The transfer is guaranteed to be safe and secure, everyone knows that the transfer has taken place, and nobody can challenge the legitimacy of the transfer. The consequences of this breakthrough are hard to overstate. – Marc Andreessen • The urge to quit is strongest just before breakthroughs occur. Those are the times when it’s most important to stay focused and committed. You will encounter the urge to quit many times. Get over it. Quitting is not an option; always be prepared to give it one more day. – Matthew Barnett • The whole world is pretending the breakthrough is in technology. The bottleneck is really in art. – Penn Jillette • The work of cultivating experiences called “peak experiences” or “mystic moments” or “breakthroughs” until they become more accessible is part of the essential nature of genuine spiritual discipline. These are moments, at the very least, of approaching the experiential verification that there does exist something Higher within and perhaps also outside of ourselves. Moments at the very least of approaching what the religions call God. – Jacob Needleman • There are no drive-thru breakthroughs. Breakthroughs take time. – Joyce Meyer • There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about. – Helen Frankenthaler • There are riches to be found simply by capturing the value released through others’ disruptive breakthroughs. – Jay Samit • There is no breakthrough without a breakdown. – Tony Robbins • There is not ultimate breakthrough; what we find in the development of a creative life is an open-ended series of provisional breakthroughs. In this journey there is no endpoint, because it is the journey into the soul. – Stephen Nachmanovitch • There was a magical breakthrough when the computer became cheap and we could see that everyone could afford a computer. – Bill Gates • There’s so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we’re going to get through it. Just be strong. – Mary J. Blige • These were in the days before anybody thought to criticize Congressmen, let alone first ladies, for making money on speeches. So Eleanor raked in quite a bit of cash that she may have put, for all I know, to good uses, or maybe not. I just don’t know. But I don’t think she was any great literary breakthrough. – William A. Rusher • This amazing breakthrough full-length revolutionary audio uses a powerful new combination of a subliminal hypnotic induction AND beautiful original music (created with a really cool ancient musical instrument) AND brand-new subliminal clearing commands ALL designed to begin to clear your unconscious blocks of anything and everything in the way of your attracting what you really want – and this incredible one-hour audio does it without any effort at all on your part! – Joe Vitale • This is how great intellectual breakthroughs usually happen in practice. It is rarely the isolated genius having a eureka moment alone in the lab. Nor is it merely a question of building on precedent, of standing on the shoulders of giants, in Newton’s famous phrase. Great breakthroughs are closer to what happens in a flood plain: a dozen separate tributaries converge, and the rising waters lift the genius high enough that he or she can see around the conceptual obstructions of the age. – Steven Johnson • This will be a week that I change your sheets! Don’t try to rest the same way you’ve rested in the past, for I AM remaking your bed to rest in. Know that I AM causing your house to be reordered and redirecting your steps. And because your bed is being made, stay focused and up with Me, until the breakthrough is seen in your life. – Chuck Pierce • To have a breakthrough, you must consciously connect with the invisible forces that are everywhere around you, urging you to go beyond your old conditioning. – Deepak Chopra • To have a major breakthrough in policy, you have to be able to stop and think. – Newt Gingrich • To me the biggest breakthrough was when we did Terminator 2 that just opened the door for Jurassic and all of the others and that was as big as when we did motion control on Star Wars. But I don’t see another big thing coming. – Dennis Muren • To save the planet, we do not need miraculous technical breakthroughs, or vast amounts of capital. Essentially we need a radical change in our thinking and behaviour. – Ted Trainer • To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now ‘heros du cinema.’ This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any, aware, as they are, that these innocent thanks belong to those American combat troops who won the beachhead and then made the breakthrough. There are few such men in Paris. – A. J. Liebling • To transform breakdowns into breakthroughs is the whole function of a master. – Rajneesh • Today, nearly every competitive advantage of the past has been commoditized. Creativity is the one thing that can’t be outsourced. The one thing that can separate a company, team, or individual from the competitive set. Today, precision execution is merely the ante to play. Sustained differentiation can only come from breakthrough creativity. – Josh Linkner • True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses. – Peter Diamandis • Understand that the enemy always fights the hardest when he knows you are closest to your breakthrough. He’d leave you alone if he thought you were going to live in mediocrity. If you keep pressing on toward your promise, through faith and patience, you will get there. – Joel Osteen • Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The smart people dont. – Burt Rutan • We all hope for breakthrough rebirth moments. – Dane Cook • We all hope for breakthrough rebirth moments. When you’re headed for a breakthrough moment, it’s kind of scary because you say, ‘If I break through then I have to make great change in my life.’ – Dane Cook • We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough. – Harold S. Kushner • We are strangely biased, as individuals and media institutions, to focus on big sudden changes, whether good or bad – amazing breakthroughs, such as a new gadget that gets released, or catastrophic failures, like a plane crash. – Steven Johnson • We don’t have time to wait for President Bush to change his mind. How many breakthroughs have been missed as a result of this policy? – Robert Lanza • We have a strong military deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. In countries like Syria, we need a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war. In Libya, the country must first of all be stabilized to stop IS. This means supporting the Libyan government, including in terms of security. We don’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past in that country. The situation is extremely dangerous and the next days could be decisive. – Paolo Gentiloni • We live at the threshold of a universal recognition that the human being is not mere matter, but a potent, energetic field of consciousness. Modalities of the past millennium are quickly giving way to breakthrough technologies wherein we heal ourselves at the level of all true healing, which is spirit. – Michael Beckwith • We live in an age that is driven by information. Technological breakthroughs… are changing the face of war and how we prepare for war. – William Perry • We paired this announcement of the R&D [commitment] with the so-called Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is 27 [major investors] saying, “Hey, we’ll put significant money into [energy innovations] when they’re ready to spin out probably into startup companies.” – Bill Gates • Well technologically and so forth, it’s a breakthrough, and yet [Birth of a Nation,] it’s very white supremacist to the core in terms of the narrative content. – Cornel West • What appears to be a breakdown can often be a breakthrough…. IF you understand God’s grace – Carl Lentz • What drives me? Surrounding myself with amazing talent to craft a breakthrough product which can be used by millions of people to change the world. – Mike McCue • What happened at Hiroshima was not only that a scientific breakthrough had occurred and that a great part of the population of a city had been burned to death, but that the problem of the relation of the triumphs of modern science to the human purposes of man had been explicitly defined. – Archibald MacLeish • What has been forgotten is that there were major intellectual breakthroughs in the 1960s, thanks to North American writers of an older generation. There was a rupture in continuity, since most young people influenced by those breakthroughs did not enter the professions. – Camille Paglia • What makes it difficult for people trying to follow a dream is that the whole time you feel like you’re slamming your head against the wall. So it’s nice to make a breakthrough and not kind of lying there with your head bleeding. – Lewis Black • What we are now doing with the victory, and I agree with you if you condemn that and I condemn whole-heartedly the trivial bullshit it is to go after a man who makes a scientific breakthrough and all that we as women — organized women — do is to fret about his shirt? – Ayaan Hirsi Ali • What you end up seeing when you look at history is that people who have been good at pushing the boundaries of possibility, and exploring those frontiers of good ideas and innovations, have rarely done it in moments of great inspiration. They don’t just have a brilliant breakthrough idea out of nowhere and leap ahead of everyone else. – Steven Johnson • When I made a breakthrough as an actor, people started to say, ‘Who’s that bloke with the funny name?’ They advised me to change it, saying it would never be put up in lights outside theaters because they couldn’t afford the electricity. But I would never contemplate changing it. It’s who I am. – Pete Postlethwaite • When I was 18, I went to a Baptist church with my girlfriend, and had a breakthrough when a pastor laid hands on me on an altar call. I wept that evening and realized how numb I had become with God and how He was calling to me for restoration. I received that blessing and went on to raising my three children in a Lutheran Church in the Bay Area as a member of Journey. – Jonathan Cain • When things get rough, a breakthrough is just on the other side of the pain. – Shirley MacLaine • When will we make the same breakthroughs in the way we treat each other as we have made in technology? – Theodore Zeldin • When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner. – Joyce Meyer • When you make a breakthrough it is a moment of scientific exhilaration because you have been on this search and seem to have found it. But it is also a moment where I at least feel closeness to the creator in the sense of having now perceived something that no human knew before but God knew all along. – Francis Collins • When you realize that the real breakthroughs come from levels of higher consciousness, then you also realize that the achievement of maturity and wisdom is the most powerful generator of new beginnings possible. – Marianne Williamson • While that amendment failed, human cloning continues to advance and the breakthrough in this unethical and morally questionable science is around the corner. – Mike Pence • Within the soil of a discouraging season can often be the seeds of incredible blessing, miracles and breakthrough! – Brian Houston • Without risks, there can’t be breakthroughs. – Peter Diamandis • YOU are on the verge of complete breakthrough in every area of your life. Spiritually, Financially, and Relationally God has shown me that this is a season of victory for His people. As I went deeper in the Spirit the Lord revealed that before the breakthrough comes, certain things must be dealt with. Specifically, there must be a complete defeat of your enemies! – Paula White • You can create value with breakthrough innovation, incremental refinement, or complex coordination. Great companies often do two of these. The very best companies do all three. – Sam Altman • You have to go through the darkness to truly know the light. This may sound like a cliche, but it’s true nonetheless. Often the greatest doubts occur just before a breakthrough. – Surya Das • You never do arrive at a destination. You have to work at it and take ownership of the process. What resonates at age 25 is likely to change by age 35 and 45. The process never ends. Realizing this has been a big breakthrough for me. – Robert S. Kaplan • You never know how close you are to a breakthrough. It may be right around the corner. Don’t quit! – Joyce Meyer • Your doubts are not the product of accurate thinking, but habitual thinking. Years ago you excepted flawed conclusions as correct, begin to live your life as if those warped ideas about your potential were true, and ceased the bold experiment in living that brought you many breakthrough behaviors as a child. – Price Pritchett

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