#take the scenic route

[maureen2musings]

Fall roads

jj.trailwalker

[bryonyashaw]

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Appreciating the little things in life involves focusing our attention on what is pleasurable, nurturing, and sustaining in our lives and away from those events that are annoying, frustrating, or hurtful. It means practicing gratitude for those everyday things that are easy to take for granted or miss altogether. Adopting this outlook won’t stop negative events from occurring, or change happening, but it may help prevent us from over-emphasising their importance in our lives and accepting time moves forward.

We are generally pretty good at marking the big moments in our own and others’ lives; birthdays, weddings, graduations, once-a-year family gettogethers. What would happen if we gave ourselves permission to celebrate the little things? The how and what of celebration will depend on what’s important to you.

Here are some ideas:

🌼 When the sun finally appears after a week of grey skies grab a friend or loved one and go for a walk to celebrate the good weather and regenerative effects of rain.

🌼Pamper yourself after getting through a daunting or tedious task, such as cleaning your room or writing a report, by doing something you enjoy.

🌼Look for the good stuff - like the small miracles that occur around us all the time.

🌼Focus on the fantastic aspects of people and situations

🌼Let go of arrogant, erroneous notions like, “I already know that,” or, “I’ve seen it all,” or, “No big deal."

So, take a moment right now to pause and put your attention on all of the simple things you can appreciate at this moment.

[lapeaudelamemoire]

You don't have to catch up!! You can live your own life by your own standards!!

i’m so far behind in every aspect of my life i don’t even know anymore if it’s worth trying to catch up with

[voreasaurusrex]

gtober day 8: vintage definition: "the harvesting of grapes for winemaking." ft @madmythologist's character milli!!!! she's helping!!!

[immult]

this is. the most terrifying laudna has ever been to me. this is straight up making my spine and neck feel funny. i love it omfg. there is a skitter of animated pieces here and there, so you cannot distinguish the noise of something crawling to you. the whole room got too dark suddenly and it is now curled above you. something begins tugging at your back.

[takingtheacademicscenicroute]

I am not a fish: Introduction

"Looking at their work I would be expecting 8s or 9s"

My biology teacher said that when I was in year nine. It was not the first time someone had said something to that effect, and it was not the last.

The fact of the matter is that I spent most of my time, up until year 11, being told how far I would go, how high my grades were expected to be and how I could do anything that I wanted. People have said that, I just about nudged into the gifted category(though that is a nuanced discussion for another time), not like some of my friends who passed everything with their eyes closed, I definitely had to work, but I was honestly doing well.

My first set of mock GCSEs in year eleven came back and I was broken. Not one of my grades was above a six. This continued through year 11, I was not living up to the expectations that were set. This all came to a head on results day when I discovered that I had only just scraped a 6 which was not enough to do maths A-level, and without maths, I couldn't do physics. This was an issue. I want to be an astrophysicist, however, I have always been in a complex "situationship" with maths, and honestly, I think we might need couple's counselling, but I'm stretching this metaphor too far so suffice to say, I was not too proud of my performance.

So here I am, the day before my first day of college and getting set to do Biology, Environmental science, and Geology. And I will be the first to admit, I am still bitter, I am still upset, I am not over it, but if I could do all the subjects I wanted too, they would be next on my list after physics and maths. The idea is that I will retake my maths GCSE and then go back after college to do physics and maths, so really, in essence I am just taking the scenic route, and maybe, I will end up somewhere wonderful that I could never have dreamed of.

take it easy and good luck to everyone starting this new year

written: 03/09/2024

posted: 03/09/2024

[qwertyfingers]

Alex Robertshaw epic autism moments | From Jon's instagram livestream, 30th April 2020

"Hello Jon, how hard is it to be in a band with Alex? From Arthur" [smile] Hello Arthur! It's impossible, he never listens to what you say, he's always off in cloud cuckoo land. [leans forward] Sorry for the swearing by the way Arthur. You can say a whole sentence to him and then turn around and he's just like [shrugs and shakes head] he hasn't heard it, so that can be very frustrating. But generally he's a very very very good musician, so that makes up for it.

[anime-academia]

Born to write "landed himself in deep shit", forced to write " lands himself in hot water"

[ohgeesoap]

Took the scenic route, eh?

@deadbranch

[putuponpercy]

I'm trying to get ai to make Thomas swear and the best it can do is have him call Edward a "sodding dictator"

[cup-noodle]

Me when MotA ep5: wow this is the best episode so far, no question

Also me when MotA ep5:

[bryonyashaw]

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Do you want to build a snowman? Hell yes, pass me my gloves gotta use protection ❄️

[gamesnippets]

[bereft-of-frogs]

so the 'Qimir/the Stranger is actually [ insert high republic character here ]' theories have started to escalate, Imri was one thing, today I saw someone suggest the Stranger is Cohmac and I laughed out loud.

But also sure. The Stranger is Cohmac. XD Why tf not. Except for all the, you know, 'humans don't live that long' and 'their descriptions and official character art do not match Manny Jacinto at all' 'it doesn't actually make sense' but people keep countering that with 'energy transfer' so I guess Qimir really could be anybody.

Wouldn't it be fucking hilarious if it was Azlin Rell. Fucking Azlin. That would be SO funny if he energy-transferred himself into Qimir to live another hundred extra years, to continue being the worst. It would be so funny. Absolutely no one else would find it funny but I would personally find it absolutely hilarious if 'scenic route guy' is Qimir

[chaotictarlos]

I am refusing to let myself be stressed over the tragedy and just keep remembering that all roads lead to the wedding and season 4 ends with Tarlos on their honeymoon.

[theguartist]

Went and delivered some necessities and tasty treats to Big Bro, since this morning they haven't had to use an oxygen mask and the staff has said they might get to go home soon.