#the discord peeps liked this so I figured I’d share it here

[thoughtsaboutbats]

I've got this idea in my head of Tim doing an interview for something Wayne related, and at the end of it the interviewer blindsides him by bringing up the anniversary of War Games/the shooting at his school, showing him a picture of Darla's corpse and asking him totally inappropriate questions

[prpfz]

🌷Hi!! 24F here looking for any 18+ peeps interested in a fandomless RP over discord~ It will be primarily FxM but I don’t mind having side pairings of any nature! It could be a slice of life drama, supernatural or whatever!

Specifically I’m looking to have us create this family, two parents, two sets of twins/triplets, they can be step siblings or related. Our pairings would be between the siblings and maybe even a few characters outside of the family, I’m looking for romantic, angst, familial, toxic, codependent, or even pure fluff. I’d like to use both genders for pairings if possible, instead of strictly using males or females!

We would be utilizing tupper (discord bot) to have text channels and for our RP replies, when we’re using multiple characters. FCs for the characters will be real, and figured out before hand!

Text channels will obviously be more of the one liner stuff, and that’s how I’d like to get us started after we figure out our characters. For writing, I do so in third person past tense strictly and go for about 3-4 detailed paras, if not more. Smut is okay but I would prefer fading to black as I’m more interested in the general plot and drama.

I do like chatting in OOC but real life always comes first, I’m a very active rper though and will let you know when I’m available or lurking around. It’s always nice to make playlists for the characters, give them a theme song, share edits/memes, so if you’re into that I would love it!!

Interact and I’ll reach out asap!

give a like and anon will get back to you

[clovercoin]

CloverCoin December 2022 Artpack and Updates

Patreon post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/76746437 Hey everyone, AJ here with all the updates! With the winter cold flip flopping around where we live, it's been a bit of a struggle with our health. Constantly causing joint tenderness and flare us. We're mostly focused on the struggle of getting through our day-to-day. We do not have any helpers currently for inside of our home which is where we really need it. I will work with Prov to get us updated on our covid booster shots and getting some hired help to start cleaning up around the house on a weekly basis.. I hope. I have a doctor's appointment today! I've been off my medications now for a while since they refused to fill them until I came to the clinic in person for a visit. I scheduled it immediately but it was still about 2 months out.... So it's been a frustrating waiting time to get depression, stomach, anxiety, birth control all filled. I am excited to have access to my meds again after this visit. At this time I believe my current medications are not helping, now that I've been off them a while I feel no differences in pain levels. Only thing that seemed to help is the meds for my stomach. So I will be requesting to get off the anxiety meds I have and to change my depression meds. Next 3 months will be a fun ride to get adjusted to them.  Otherwise just AJ and Prov surviving day to day for the most part. Prov working hard to stream more games and I'll be hanging out with him on voice or chats - so be sure to join us! We're lonely and we want peeps to chill with! - Pillowing Pile updates - we're currently working on the species website. Holidays kept us real busy but now things should be back to normal and I'm excited to share any updates about it with you patrons! I will be reviewing the writing submissions for the group to earn cc, getting them new rules and prizes, clear it with the mods, and get it implemented for everyone. - Artwork and posting online - I'm still not well enough to take care of myself at this time. So I will not be making an effort to do public posting through postybird to update my galleries and social media. Patreon updates and discord updates will remain the same as usual. I don't want my art blocked up by a pay wall, I'm just literally too sick and spoonless to do anything about it. I will try to figure it out either myself or maybe trying to find an assistant again. Right now my focus is on my own physical and mental health. For the mental side I just love to draw and doodle my ocs. I'd like to take some more time to do writing so you might be getting more mixed works of written and drawn! Next hard art goals isn't commissions - but to get more stickers and physical merch made up. I will be working on making project lists and sketching out ideas for the sticker sets I wanted to move forward on. So hopefully lots of cool merch updates for patreon as I work on it! (Though I might take a couple of commissions so I have some fun money to buy fun stuff if I ever get a spare spoon, haha!) Thank you everyone for all of your amazing support! I'm so sorry everything has had to slow down so hard for my burn out. But thank you for taking the breather with me and letting me figure stuff out. I'll keep you all posted if anything new comes up. AJD . ART

[cross-d-a]

Pass the happy!💖 When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications!

(I have decided that Discord notifs count because I love you dearly and wanna hear what makes you happy)

HELLO!!!! I love you and I kinda really needed this and I think you know that so thank you!!!!! I love and appreciate you SO MUCH!!

Also I've literally been thinking about this post for two hours and so I'm not gonna stick to just five- I'm gonna list MORE than that because I wanna remind myself that there are many wonderful things in the world to be happy about and also PICS!! I'm adding PICS bc I CAN!!!!!!!!!

under the cut bc it gets LONG! :)

1) YOU make me happy, Sierra!!!!!!! Also @s1utspeare and @vishcount and of course my bff @haru-tl !!! You guys are so fucking incredible and talented and AMAZING!!!! I love you all SO MUCH!!! You always make my day!!! And all the dmbj peeps!!! I am so lucky to know so many wonderful people!!!!

2) as long as we're on the subject of people- I absolutely can't leave out my coworkers!!! Literally some of the best people I've ever met in my life. I have so much fun with them. I can always count on them making me laugh.

Like today, we were talking about this reptile house a few towns away and my manager was telling us about their cool anaconda exhibit where you can crawl under the glass tank and watch them eat and she mentioned their teeth being scary. So I googled Anaconda Teeth and went WOAH THEY'RE COOL and our Resident Snake Expert came over and went actually that pic is from the movie Anaconda. And then he helped me find Real Pics and the teeth were even COOLER. I left the Google search up on the work computer and a couple hours when I was on lunch I heard Mike exclaim: "I had NO idea that ANACONDAS had TEETH!!!!!!" Which?? MIKE?? WHAT??? Hahaha everyone burst into laughter :)

3) my cat BOOTS makes me happy!! He's always asking for belly scritches and he drools when he's happy. Here's a pic bc I adore him:

4) my new baby boy So Mun from The Uncanny Counter makes me VERY happy!!!!! He's just- the Sweetest Boy to have ever Baby'd!!! I adore his little crinkly-eyed smile and curly hair!!! He's just so GOOD it makes me cry!! Also!! Disabled rep!!!!! LOVE HIM!!!!! Look at his lil' FACE:

and bc he is Unfortunately Very Hot in his mourning outfit:

adding this too bc LOOK AT THAT ADORABLE SMILE I wanna SCREAM

5) my Pangzi necklace makes me happy!!! I have an Iron Triangle matching set, but the Pangzi one I first put on bc of Brigid's Pangzi chapter for Swiftly Tilting and then I kinda just- never took it off haha. It's just so pretty and makes me feel like I've got a bit of Pangzi with me at all times. I love that man SO much and if I can be even a fraction of how wonderful he is, then I can die happy

6) the smell of the sea makes me happy!!! It makes me feel refreshed and relaxed! I live by Puget Sound and on very lucky days I can smell it at my house! Tonight was a lucky night! I came home and it smelled like the seashore, so I kept my window open as I folded laundry :)

7) my new collection of Kpop CDs makes me happy!! It's entirely bc of Vish's influence and I LOVE her for it!!! The packaging is just so pretty and I always love being able to hold things that give me Good Feelings in my hands :)

8) since we're on the subject of COLLECTIONS, I love to collect things!! And one collection of things that makes me happy are my books!! I have- too many. Working in a bookstore makes it too easy to buy them! But seeing the bright spines on my shelves gives me delight. I particularly really like my queer manga collection!! I've got four whole shelves of it! :) I'd offer a pic but I'm too tired to go upstairs, haha but I love the art and the representation 🌈

9) I ALSO really love all the figures I collect! Seeing characters that I love on a daily basis makes me happy. I usually decorate my bookshelves with them. One set that makes me particularly happy are my Pingxie ones. They look like they're getting married and it delights me:

10) another purchase that is entirely bc of Vish (I ADORE you!!) is my Chimmy blanket!! He's just so adorable and bright and coming home every day to see him waiting on my bed makes me very happy

11) yet another bright yellow thing that makes me happy is my dmbj Xiao Ge coaster!! It's so sparkly and fun AND it's a friendship coaster I share with Sierra!! We've got a matching set, babe!! I love you!! Let's just shake them around and be distracted by the sparkles forever!!

12) coming back to work from my weekend to find a bunch of manga to shelve always makes me very happy!!! Buying/pricing/shelving manga is my favourite thing to do at work! I love seeing familiar and new titles!

And it's interesting to see how prices can change if it goes out of print! Sometimes every single book in a series but ONE is the same price. Like last month we had a series where like/ volume 8 was worth $250 vs the regular $7.99 for the rest of them. And someone BOUGHT IT!! Things like that can happen randomly. It can be bc it was a smaller printing for that particular volume. OR something special happens in it (new character appearance/fan favourite story arc/BOOBS), so more ppl want to keep it which means it's harder to come by (and then sellers raise their prices BC it's difficult to come by). You usually see the collectible value go up for out of print BL or older series like Aria or Lupin III. Not everything that's out of print is collectible, but it's always interesting when it is :)

13) DAY6's The Book of Us: Gravity has graciously given me a big serotonin boost the last couple days!! It's just- I dunno! Uplifting! Catchy! Full of energy! :)

14) similarly, I've been listening to Close Your Eyes by Isaac Hong almost exclusively for like- five days now! It's from The Uncanny Counter and it makes me very happy! It's very emotional and just reminds me of my baby boy So Mun :)

15) sunshine makes me happy!! I'm at that point in the year where I don't want rain anymore, just sun! So it's always nice having my windows open at home with the sun shining through. Or the back doors at work propped open while we go about our day. It's almost impossible to feel sad when you get to bask in the warmth of the sun and smell the nice fresh air

16) finding weird random books at work makes me happy! It's so fun seeing the kinds of things people read! And sometimes you find cool ephemera in the things people sell to us that they don't want back. Like- look at this pic from an older fortune-telling birthday book I found. She is 1000% Drowning Him and I love that for her :)

17) reading manga makes me happy. There are just so many wonderful and ridiculous series out there. There really is nothing "too weird to publish" in the manga world. I was reminded of this the other day when I discovered a series about a girl who timetravels and finds out that her soulmate is a Neanderthal. You can literally find a series about ANYTHING in the manga world and I love that about it. There's no limit to the imagination and there's something for everyone :)

18) when I'm in the mood, writing and drawing make me happy. There's just something about creating that really just- fills the soul :)

19) making playlists makes me happy!! I love having playlists for characters and relationships and fics and even specific fic chapters or moods or going to sleep! (And rec playlists! Like Vish's :) ) It's just- so satisfying having the Perfect Playlist on hand! Plus it's fun actually making them- like figuring out the mood/lyrics and what they fit into :) I listen to music almost constantly, so this is essential! :)

So thank you Sierra!! It was nice to remind myself about a lot of different things that bring joy to my life!! I love and adore you SO MUCH 💖💖💖

[storytellerofuntoldlegends]

Seven Deadly Sins

A/N: Soooo... after the Disney Villain Medley came out, @im-basically-logan, @robanilla, and I were geeking out about it with some other peeps on Discord, and this Seven Deadly Sins AU kinda birthed from it. We had a ridiculously long convo about it, and I just knew I had to write something for it (and I know I have a lot of WIPs shush). Anyway, enjoy this AU of Thomas and his friends being demons that represent the seven deadly sins!

Warnings: demons, threats, flirting, arguing/banter, implied manipulation, implied sexual content

A manor stood in silence at the hill. But on certain evenings at the stroke of midnight, if one listened closely, the manor seemed to come alive. Candlelight would flicker in the windows, colorful lights would pulse and glow from inside, and music would flow in the air. Because this was no ordinary manor. This manor was the meeting place of the Seven Deadly Sins.

A man walked up to the front door of the manor. He adjusted his leather jacket with a scowl, glaring at the door with disdain. He hated these monthly meetings. His colleagues were… eccentric, to say the least. Shaking his head, he pushed the door open, striding into the manor. His grand entrance startled the man sitting in the chair beside the door, causing his bowler hat to nearly fly off his head.

“Gatekeeper… have the others arrived yet?” he asked smoothly, shutting the door behind him. The man he had startled- the Gatekeeper- adjusted his bowler hat with a huff.

“No, Greed. You’re the first to arrive, as always,” Gatekeeper replied.

“Good. I’ll be in the parlor, send the others there when they arrive,” Greed ordered.

“This isn’t the first time we’ve done this, I know the drill,” Gatekeeper huffed, rolling his eyes. Greed narrowed his eyes, and the Gatekeeper shifted uncomfortably in his chair.

“I’m merely reminding you of how we do things here. We wouldn’t want to trouble ourselves with acquiring a new Gatekeeper, would we?” he replied evenly, voice dangerously low. The Gatekeeper swallowed nervously.

“No. We wouldn’t,” he answered.

“I thought so.” Greed turned on his heel, heading into the parlor. He sat down at the table, taking a seat at its head, just in front of the fireplace. One by one, figures appeared in the entryway to the lounge.

“Please, take a seat,” Greed said, gesturing at the chairs around the table. One woman stepped forward, taking the chair next to Greed’s.

“So good to see you again, Greed,” she said cooly.

“And you, Pride,” Greed replied with a smirk. A tall man slid into the chair on his other side, eyes glittering with excitement.

“Greed! You’ve done something different with your hair, it’s simply stunning,” the man crooned, leaning towards Greed as he gazed at him.

“Lust, my hair is the same as it always has been,” he sighed, rolling his eyes.

“Don’t pretend like you don’t love the attention, my dear,” Lust replied with a smirk.

“Why do you always have to flirt with Greed?! There’s more of us here than just him!” another man snapped, taking the seat across from Greed.

“Envy, do you always have to be so loud?” a man wearing suspenders grumbled, slumping in the seat next to him.

“Aw, don’t worry, Envy, there’s plenty of me to go around. And you too, Sloth,” Lust replied.

“Hey, leave me out of this. Envy was the one whining,” Sloth huffed.

“Enough arguing! Let’s just get this over with,” one woman snarled, sitting down between Lust and Sloth.

“Something bothering you, Wrath?” Pride teased.

“Yes, there is! I’d much rather be instilling anger in humanity, yet I’m here with you fools,” Wrath fumed.

“Hey, you’re not the only one with things they’d rather be doing, Wrath,” the last man to join the table replied, taking the seat across from her.

“Oh, we all know what you’d rather be doing, Gluttony,” Wrath sneered.

“Is it such a crime to enjoy food?!” Gluttony protested.

“Well obviously it must be, since you’re here with the rest of us,” Sloth drawled.

“That’s rich, coming from a lazy piece of sh-”

“Friends! Please, let’s not fight,” Greed said cooly, glaring at Gluttony. The demon in question shrugged, leaning back in his chair.

“Oh so we’re friends now?” Envy scoffed. Each demon at the table stilled as Greed arched an eyebrow at Envy.

“Of course we are… or don’t you remember the pact we made?” Greed replied with an air of what seemed to be nonchalance, but the shadows shifting and curling restlessly behind him betrayed his true emotions.

“Oh, you mean how you-” Envy started, but was cut off with a warning glare from Pride. The table fell silent for a moment, until Lust once again leaned towards Greed, eyes glittering.

“I believe Envy was about to talk about how you so generously gifted us with demonhood? Truly, a clever move on your part,” Lust purred. Greed was seemingly rendered speechless for a moment, unable to break away from the other demon’s gaze. But he soon shook his head, clearing his throat as he did so.

“Yes… I’m sure. I hope you’re satisfied. But if you ain’t-”

“Yeah, yeah- don’t blame you, blame your friends on the other side. Whatever the fuck that’s supposed to mean,” Envy interrupted him, sulking in his chair.

“Oh Envy, you know exactly what that means,” Greed crooned. The table fell silent once more, and the demons eyed each other warily.

“Well, this has been a fun little chat thus far, but let’s get down to business, shall we?” Pride said after a long stretch of uncomfortable silence.

“Fantastic idea, Pride. Did I mention you look absolutely stunning tonight?” Lust praised, and she practically preened at the attention.

“Enough flirting, we have more important things to do,” Greed snapped, glaring sharply at Lust.

“Hey! Jealousy is my thing, Greed!” Envy teased. Greed let out an incredulous sound, face flushing for the briefest of moments.

“I am NOT jealous,” Greed huffed.

“Aw, don’t worry darling. You know I have eyes especially for you,” Lust replied with a wink.

“Wonderful for you two! Can we get this meeting over with?” Wrath snarled, slamming her hands on the table.

“Temper, temper… but correct. Gluttony, how are things looking on your front?” Greed asked, turning his gaze towards him.

“Humans are living healthier lifestyles… doing things like eating something called ‘kale.’ Don’t they understand that I just want them to enjoy the finer things in life?” Gluttony replied dejectedly, slumping forward onto the table and burying his head in his hands.

“I know what would get the humans’ attention…” Sloth offered.

“This isn’t the music video thing again, is it?” Envy groaned.

“Hey, I’m just saying! Good lighting, special effects- they’ll eat it up,” Sloth shrugged.

“Not like you’d organize something like that, it would take too much of your precious time,” Wrath snarked.

“Of course I wouldn’t. I just provide the brilliant ideas. But if you don’t want to make humanity complacent, then I understand,” Sloth replied, voice smooth and condescending.

“It’s a stupid idea, if you ask me,” Envy grumbled.

“You’re just jealous that I came up with it, and you didn’t,” Sloth said with a smirk. Envy made a series of frustrated noises, and the table of demons erupted into laughter.

“Let’s table that idea for later. Lust, how are you faring with humanity?” Greed asked after the laughter had cleared.

“Why don’t the two of us go somewhere private, and you can find out?” he offered, smirking coyly. Greed rolled his eyes, but those sitting closest to him could see the slight tinge of pink creeping across his cheeks.

“Pride?” Greed asked, turning towards her.

“I’d love to take over the meeting while you and Lust have fun,” she teased with a wink.

“What?! No, that’s not-”

“I know, I know. Couldn’t hurt to try though, right? Anyway, things are fine. They could be better, but it certainly could be worse. Humans are naturally prideful creatures anyhow,” she replied.

“I see. Anyone else have anything to share?” Greed asked, looking to the others. Wrath scowled in defeat, shaking her head. Envy blew out a sigh, leaning his head on his hand. Greed nodded curtly, then turned his attention to Sloth.

“I believe you mentioned something about a music video?” he asked. Sloth sat up straight for once, eyes gleaming.

“Yes. And I believe I know just the musical selection to use…”

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[belabee]

Productivity Master Post

So, I realized recently that I’ve tried a lot of different things to try to manage my executive dysfunction. Not all of them have worked for me and some of them I’ve tried and love but can’t find a way to make it actually fit into my general life schedule, or tried and didn’t really like at all.

I figured I’d share them. The ones that worked, the ones that didn’t, and the ones that I love but don’t know how to yet implement. Since everyone’s different and what works/doesn’t work for me, might work for others. 

This will get updated as I remember things/try new things/etc. Each of the things will have links so you can take a look into them yourselves :) 

Right now I’m just listing them out - I’ll probably edit this and do some pros and cons as well.

I’m gonna put it under the cut though cuz it’ll probably get loooong

I’ll start off with some Productivity Methods

Getting Things Done

Book by David Allen

Process:

1) Collect tasks

2) Process

3) Organize

4) Plan 

5) Do

What started me on trying to figure out a productivity system for myself. In my experience, each person’s system looks different. It’s all just based on what works for you.

The two main concepts that I got out of GTD are

Being specific with my tasks with what needs to be done and when and by whom

Reflecting and Strategic Reviews: Looking at my system and seeing where my bottlenecks are, coming up with solutions, and being specific about it

Pomodoro Technique

Time management technique developed by Francesco Cirillo 

This one I will swear by forever. Basically it helps me focus on my tasks. The typical Pomodoro technique looks like: 25 mins of Focused Work time (1 pomodoro “pomo”), 5 minute break, and then after 4 pomodoros - one long break. 

Can be used to help you focus with anything - writing, cleaning, homework, anything that might end up taking a long time. 

I use Complice and the Captains log to help me with this one. 

Captain’s Log

A self-reflection method that I learned from the founder of Complice (linked above)

Basically if I’m doing a pomo, and I find myself getting distracted, or I said I’d do a thing and I find that I’m not doing it - I’ll whip out my captain’s log and note down what distracted me or what’s getting in my way of doing the thing.

I tend to use this when I’m doing my weekly/ review to help troubleshoot what I should try in the upcoming week or if there’s other areas that I need to work on first before doing the thing. 

Eisenhower Decision Matrix (aka the Urgent-Important matrix)

This one helped me out a lot at school. Basically it’s a 4-quadrant decision making system that helps organize and prioritize tasks. The 4 quadrants are:

Urgent-Important

Less urgent-Important

Urgent - Less important

Less urgent - Less important

Eat That Frog

an Anti-procrastination method

Concept of doing the least pleasant very important thing first, or if there are multiple unpleasant important things - do the biggest one first.

So far, I’ve found it works best if I add some social accountability to it - like, letting someone know that this is a Frog for me, and I will do it today. 

Things that work for me/I’m currently using:

Complice.co

https://complice.co/?r=ael4x5dmam (gonna plug my referral link :P ) 

This one I use to sort out my projects and goals. I currently have 8 goals - 2 of them are work related, and the rest are personal goals. When I was in school, I had a different goal for each course I was taking

Basically you list out what you want to get done on your goals that day - your “Intentions” - and at the end of each day you check off what you got done - your “Outcomes”

Complice has ready made spaces for weekly and monthly and yearly reflections, as well as integrated Pomodoro options and coworking rooms.

They also have a Goal-Crafting Intensive Workshop that they do at the beginning of the year which I found super useful and highly recommend. 

Passion Planner / Bullet Journaling

I only recently discovered bullet journaling, but I’m finding that I like the method because it can be as simplistic or as all-encompassing as you want/need. It appeals to the wouldbe-crafter in me, and I love stylizing my monthly/weekly layouts.

Passion Planner I’ve been using since I was in school. I find that that it works well with Complice, and provides me with an easy portable hard copy of my Tasks and Goals and Reflections. I used to be very online about my GTD system and relied heavily on my smartphone to manage my system. Over the years I’ve discovered that I get distracted way too easily using my phone for it to really be my main productivity management item 

A con to bullet journaling:

Super easy to get lost on pinterest, instagram, etc., looking for inspiration for your layouts. I’ve wasted many a day doing this :P

Habitica

Gamifying your tasks and habits. Basically - you’re a character in an RPG, you gain points and gold for completing your ToDos, Daily Habits, and  

I find that it helps with providing a certain level of social accountability (Guilds, Challenges, and Parties)

Workflowy

https://workflowy.com/invite/ff47f75.lnx (another referral link plug :P)

Started using this one when I started bullet journaling, it helps that it integrates well with Complice.

What I currently do - I use Workflowy to collect my tasks for the individual goals that I’ve laid out in Complice, and then I put what I need to get done Today into my day’s Intentions on Complice.

Beeminder

Accountability that stings.

Basically, I make a commitment, I lay my credit card on it, and if I don’t do the thing that I said I’d do - I get charged for it.

Provides pretty graphs to see your progress on doing the thing, is basically a free service if you do the things you said you’d do. 

Super helpful for eating frogs - if I can’t motivate myself to eat the frog on my own - you can bet that I’m more likely to do the thing if it means that it’s gonna take it out of my credit card.

Super good if punishment motivates you more than reward does.

IFTTT - If This, Then That

Love this service. It syncs services to other services that might not have a good integration with your fave apps on their own. 

Works well with Google Home devices

Google - Gmail, Calendar, Drive (Docs, etc.), Hangouts, Groups

Our overlord has so many things - tbf, it’s competing with Microsoft Office, so it’s kinda gotta. 

Gmail can integrate with so many different apps and services, and can be used for a GTD management system as well. 

Calendar - my favourite part is that it’s shareable. When I did shared living, I could easily know my household’s schedule without having to ask them every time. I’m also polyam, so when I had multiple partners and was living with half of them - it made scheduling time together easy.

Hangouts - super useful for staying in touch with peeps. It’s been phased out of my life a little with the introduction of Discord. and I hear that Google might be actually discontinuing it soon (just like they did with Inbox - I’m still mad about that)

Groups - I mostly use this in my inbox. But good as a forum option. I know of shared house dynamics who use this to stay up to date with each other - do house announcements (i.e. when the plumber will be here, etc.) This one has also been phased out with Discord for me

Discord

Great communication service for groups - I haven’t explored it’s integration options fully - but I definitely like it better than Slack

I currently use it for my house (in addition to various fandom groups) - to let my family know if we need to buy x grocery/house item, or let them know I’ll be going away for the weekend, or won’t be home on time for dinner etc., I also use it with my IRL friends - we use it to plan get-togethers, share memes, etc. 

I think most peeps know about this already - but shoot me an ask if I need to elaborate more.

Things I’ve tried but haven’t been able to successfully implement

Asana

A teams/group project task manager - used it when I use to do group living (i.e. a bunch of roommates). I’ve found it less useful now that I live with my family - mostly because it’s doesn’t mesh well with my family dynamic - but I can see how other families could make it work.

Trello

good project board - but it’s definitely more of a teams thing - or a group project thing. I haven’t been able to make it work for my own personal projects and goals. But that might be because of how my brain visualizes tasks - so it might work for others.

RememberTheMilk

This integrates super well with David Allen’s Getting Things Done.

I’ve found that it was good when I was using my phone as my main productivity management item - but I’ve found it less useful now that I use my passion planner.

if you purchase the Pro subscription you can use the location tags to get reminded of tasks when you’re at a certain location (i.e. reminded to submit x paperwork when you get to your head office, reminded to buy x item when you’re at or near x store)

Works well with Google assistant as well so if you have a Google Home device, you can sync your reminders.

Slack

Communication service for teams, groups.

different channels etc.

Good integration with different services (see Beeminder in particular)

I don’t find it as intuitive as Discord though. But I know tons of groups find it helpful and useful for planning and organizing. 

Microsoft Office365 (Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint)

A lot of businesses, organizations, etc., use these - but I find that unless you’re pretty tech savvy already, learning how to use it is pretty hard. It’s not the most userfriendly and it definitely doesn’t play well with others. If you don’t already have an Office365 account it won’t work well for you, and everyone on your team needs to have an Office365 account too. Not to mention you need to have the appropriate Office365 subscription to get access to all the best apps.

But if you do have the money and everyone on your team has an Office365 account, it’s super useful - Sharepoint is great for sharing info to the team, sharing and editing documents, integrates well with Teams which now has a Shifts app (which replaces the old StaffHub app). Teams is good for having the more informal chats with the team.

I find that if you know how to use all the apps and services, it makes it super easy to work at any location. I have multiple locations at my work - and I find it really easy to continue working even if I’m not at my main desk.

[katalyna-rose]

A Very Brief and Angry Joke Review

I came across an excerpt of a passage of “smut” that someone took screenshots of and then added a transcript. It’s from a book called Rough and Ready by Sandra Hill, and the post is here. It is horrifying. That is the mildest word. So I posted it in the Writing Tips channel of the Writers of Thedas discord saying how if you’re doing better than this you’re a star. A few people said they’d be interested to read a sarcastic and angry review/critique of it, so I promised to write one. Here it is! I am in so much pain after writing that... It has caused me physical agony. Enjoy!

Her long hair, still wet from the shower, had been combed down her back in a wet swath. [Already I can tell you have a weird fixation on the word "wet" but in the wrong context, so we're not off to a good start.] Hilda was sitting on the floor, her round, wet boobs still wet from the shower’s water. [Are you aware that water isn't sexy? It's just water. Also, has any woman ever sat on the floor immediately after getting out of the shower? No? Didn't think so. Especially since this passage indicates a cabin, meaning it's not likely to be entirely clean.] She dried off the water with a towel, which then became wet. [We GET IT. She's WET. That's ENOUGH.]

Hilda gasped when she saw a reflection in her bedroom mirror [If I were sitting naked on the floor, and WET, and someone came in I'd do a lot more than gasp, let me tell you.]: through the slightly open door, she caught a glimpse of the chiseled abs and square jaw of the mysterious stranger who shared her cabin. [Because no forced love story is complete without inexplicably sharing living space with strangers!] She stood and spun around, her breasts swinging heavily with the momentum. [Have you... Have you ever seen a woman? That's not... That's not how this works!] She grabbed the door and flung it open [Open?? She was just caught sitting naked on the floor right after a shower and she confronts the intruder?? Have you EVER met a woman in your life?], revealing shirtless Torolf [I'm sure this name counts as a fetish but I can't quite put my finger on what awkward and forced kink this technically is. Who has a name like this?] quivering with desire in the hallway. [He... He walked in on her sitting naked on the floor and that's somehow sexy? This WET chick who does inexplicable things after showering and has physics-defying tits is really just THAT sexy? Really? Are you sure?]

Torolf was ashamed at being caught, [Okay, so he was peeping on her? For how long? Did he just walk in or not? Make up your mind!] but his shame made him even hotter [Okay, sure, that's the first legitimate kink in this thing.] – hotter for sex. [I mean.. Uh... Why is this bit necessary? You... you don't have to hold our hands through the fact that these two are inexplicably going to bone. And the fact that you feel the need to clarify that might be an indicator that your writing is terrible.] He stepped into the room, and his bulging abs [His WHAT NOW?] accidentally [Are you sure?] smushed into Hilda’s rich chest. [I... What?]

As Hilda’s buttermilk bosoms [Her what now? Is this the strangest way to describe boobs I've ever read? No. But it ranks in the top five. What makes them buttermilk? Does he have a lactation fetish?] squished up against his granite abs [No.], Torolf almost had a dick aneurysm. [I want to look into the eyes of the editor who had this on their desk, read this phrase, and still let it get published. I want to gaze into their very soul and discover what is there. I am certain it will be a horrifying experience.]

“Hilda,” Torolf murmured thickly, [How is this accomplished? How do you murmur... thickly?] his throbbing meat wand [There's so much to choose from here... I think I'll just point out that you've used the word Dick but now you're afraid of Cock? Please. Please just call it his cock...] pressing against Hilda’s warm thighs [So... He's really short, then? I don't know about you, but it takes a guy at least six inches shorter than me to actually manage to press their COCK into my thighs. And listen. I'm 5'5" so that's not gonna happen.]. “There is a secret I need to not tell you [Could this sound any clunkier?]: You are my forbidden desire.” [Why? We don't even know what either of them looks like except for Chiseled Abs and Square Jaw and Buttermilk Bosoms. That's the entirety of what we've been given of their physical appearances. And if it's about personality... Neither of you has one!]

Hilda had been waiting to hear these words. [Why? Since when? Is this why she was sitting on the floor right after a shower? Was she pining after this blob of Chiseled Abs?] Her heart was lifted on golden wings and soared toward a radiant sun of perfect joy. [You haven't earned this pretentious poetry, sit down.] She saw herself and Torolf happy together, bathed in the golden light of love. [Oh, she's hallucinating now? Or has all of this been a hullucination? Maybe she's still sitting on the floor after a shower!] Her snooch got all warm, too. [Her WHAT NOW?]

“Torolf,” Hilda moaned, her lush teats straining with desire. [Have you ever once in your life seen or interacted with a pair of breasts? No? I didn't think so.] “I need you.” [Run, boy! She's crazy!] Torolf, coarse [I have questions.] abs pulsing softly in the moonlight [I have more questions], stood silently.

Hilda looked at him expectantly.

“Oh, sorry,” she added. “Torolf, I need you – sexually.” [Is he... Is he a robot? The longer this goes on the only explanation I can think of is that he's a robot and his AI is not fully developed. Is that what's going on here? Are they fake people who never fully figured out how to people?]

At hearing those beautiful [No!] words, Torolf flexed his rough-hewn abs [Your ab fetish deserves hospitalization.] and Hilda found herself being guided to her soft bed by the sheer force of Torolf’s undulating midsection. [His what?!] She parted her thighs in anticipation, [Is she even lying down yet?] exposing the soft pink petals of her clunge. [The what of her WHAT?]

Torolf entered her like she was a lottery. [Do you have any idea how female genitalia works? Foreplay exists for a reason. Also, what lottery involves the agony of attempting to have sex without sufficient lubrication? By the way, last we heard he was still wearing pants. What happened to them?] His engorged pecker [Please... I am in Pain...] pushed inside her and she felt fulfilled with sexual fulfillment. [I... I can't. You're just. You're terrible. This Hurts Me.]

Hilda clutched at the bedsheets with lust and ecstasy and her hands. [This would almost be funny if it was supposed to be a joke. But it's not and I want to cry.] Her spongy love mountains [Right, you just earned first place in the weirdest terms I've ever seen for tits. Go home, you should be ashamed.] hurled to and fro with each pounding. [How? Also, ouch! I can't even climb stairs without a bra and not have my boobs hurt but this sounds like agony. Is her chest just going to rip clean off her body? Please, I hope it does. I never want to think about Hilda's buttermilk bosoms ever again. Get rid of them.] Her body was like a beautiful flower that was opening [Have you ever once seen a woman? I don't think you have.] and somebody was pushing their dick inside it. [How, please tell me, HOW can you manage to make sex THIS unsexy? This isn't even a joke, it's just sad.]

Then Torolf moaned, arched his back, and suffered from dick Parkinson’s. [How on god's green earth did you come up with this term? How many revisions, edits, proofreads, and pairs of eyes did this term go through before searing into my eyeballs? How did any of this happen? There is no god or divinity in this universe or surely He/She/They would have protected Their children from this.] He pumped in all of his hot pearlescent [Do you know ANYTHING about anatomy at all?] sperms as Hilda spasmed with so many orgasms! [I have never seen more childish writing. And I've read half of My Immortal!]

The two lay still for a moment as the stinky scent of lovemaking billowed [Wow. Just wow.] around the room. Hilda got out of bed, still shimmering [People are not bioluminescent!] with orgasm. She glowed with contentment, like a cat who ate the cream of the crop. [You're mixing your metaphors and I'd like to point out that you are not the sharpest light bulb in the kitchen.]

She walked across the room and picked up her towel, still wet with shower water. [Your water fetish makes me want to gouge out my eyeballs.] “Torolf,” she said softly, “there’s something I have to tell you…” [Tell him you're just fever dream. Please let this be a fever dream.]

But her bed was empty. [Thank the gods.]

Torolf was gone, escaped out the bedroom window. [Why? Why wouldn't he just use the door?] In the distance, Hilda heard the fading sound of galloping abs. [HAVE YOU EVER ONCE SEEN A HUMAN BEING? JUST ONCE? HAVE YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE MET A HUMAN? THAT'S NOT HOW ANY OF THIS WORKS.]

[In conclusion of this incredibly angry joke review/critique, I would like to say that I believe this was written by an alien who for some reason decided that writing smut was a good way to try to assimilate humanity. The entire editing team was mind controlled to allow this to pass through all the checks that a book has to go through to get published. There is no way a Real Human Being actually wrote this. I refuse to believe it. Now please excuse me while I wash my eyes with bleach and hope that this text will be washed away or at least dimmed....]

[spotsandfreckles]

PLOTTING CALL with actual plots because I’m trying not to be lazy and these peeps really need some more stuff going on. If any of these plots interest you or you think of something else they can fit then hmu here or on discord ! or just like this and i’ll come to you !!

ALPHA

Friends - Anybody close to his own age that can get along with a sometimes grumpy dude that is softer than he seems. (be prepared to hear lots of rants about dug and the kids)

Mentor/Parental Figure - since he was once technically a villain, he can give advice to vks who are trying to adjust and choose good

AMOS -  son of the ringmaster/20/pan

a friend that shares his love of animals

his siblings ( they can be adopted or half )

exes

enemies ( possibly someone that used to bully him )

ARMANI - son of the mad hatter/24/pan

ride or die friendship

exes

enemies/frenemies

ARSEN - son of Bomb Voyage/24/pan

enemies; it’d be funny if he made an enemy bc he’s v apathetic and they’d most likely get mad by his lack of caring over whatever fued they have

protector/protectee; somebody that he has a soft spot for and protected when they were on the isle

his twin, fraternal or identical

DOPEY - 38/pan

his ex wife ( rec fcs: morena baccarin, emma stone, shantel vansanten and open to any others ), it would’ve been a peaceful divorce and she’s probably an oc but if there’s another character that works that’s cool too

romantic plot

HAROLD - son of horace/21/pan

exes based off this ( he would’ve been the one that cheated probably )

enemies from the isle bc boy has a lot

ride or die friendship

protector/protectee; somebody that he has a soft spot for and protected when they were on the isle

KEEGAN - son of jaq/19/gay

he’s v gay but doesn’t want anyone to know so maybe a girl that he’s dating to help hide it

ride or die friendship

start of relationship plot here ( potentially lots of angst )

polyship

KOSTIA - daughter of Shere Khan/27/pan(prefers women)

a vk she served on the isle as a minion ( maybe she stills serves them or hid from them after leaving the isle )

protector/protectee; somebody that had a soft spot for her and tried to protect her on the isle

LELAND - son of smee/23/pan

more crewmates/friends

exes

he’s v heartbroken over theo and reverting back to being an asshole (minus trying to do better by his family) so if anyone wants to do something w this then hmu

LUCA - son of dr.finkelstein&jewel/24/pan

secret friends; his father kept him very sheltered and he hardly left the house. maybe one of the few times he was let out, he met someone that he clicked with well and they agreed to stay friends in secret.

MALACHAI - son of madam mim & merlin/30/pan

he takes more after his father but he still has attributes of his mother and i’d like for him to meet someone that brings out the darker side in him

ex friends; he has a lot of problems with his memory, it’s possible that he could even forget a person so maybe a friend that he forget and either they’re trying to make him remember or they hate him for it but won’t tell him why

polyship

SAUDA - daughter of scar/23/pan(prefrers women)

minions; she can’t take over auradon on her own

fwb; she don’t do emotions so this as close to a relationship as she can do

DOMINIC - son of blackbeard/25/pan

captain; probably the only person who can depend on him to be loyal

crewmates; there may not be a captain yet but there’s still never enough pirates

a vk that’s truly terrified of him bc he used to bull them or any number of reasons

an ak that he can corrupt

STEFANO - son of Stromboli/22/demi

he used to be v close with two other people from the isle but one passed away when they were teens and it hurt too much for them to be friends afterwards (if somebody wants to bring me a jack o’connell fc for this that’d be awesome but not necessary!)

more strangers than friends; they have long talks late at night and can open up to each other because they don’t actually know each other

THEIRRY - tick tock the crocodile/unknown/pan

something based of this ( he’s not a firefighter but could still help )

friends for anyone that can put up with a sassy crocodile

WENDY - 40/demi

husband edward ( any fc, also open to an oc option )

her other child/sibling to jane ( i can help search for fcs )

***unless i stated it specifically, gender doesn’t matter for any of these plots!

[everythingbagels]

Reiki Panda Owner, Panda Hirabayashi Discuss His Work and Ways of Spreading Love, Joy and Positivity.

  Holly: Today we have with us Panda Hirabayashi, a Reiki Master, meditation teacher and soon to be yoga teacher here to discuss his work and ways of spreading love, joy and positivity. Panda: Hello, Holly! It’s an honor to be here! H: Welcome Panda. I thought The Reiki Panda was a very clever and cute business name and then, I realized your first name actually is Panda. Out of curiously, do you have any back story with your name or symbolism you would relate to the Panda and yourself and if so, how do those traits tie into your business model?   P: That’s actually kind of a funny story. My birth name isn’t Panda, it’s Jean-Luc. A couple of years ago, some friends and I were doing basic millennial things, scrolling through Instagram and looking at memes when we came across one with a panda. It read: “Don’t hate, be like a panda: black, white, and asian.” My racial background happens to be Japanese, black, hispanic, and French/euro-white (for whatever that’s worth..I’ve been in the United States my entire life, so I think claiming races is kind of arbitrary), so of course, one of my friends made the connection: “Hey, you’re a panda! Holy sh*t!” The name started out as a joke, and then I kind of adopted it and it stuck. I feel like it’s a perfect symbol for our times, though. To me, it showcases unity and (in a weird way) my heritage in a time where there is a lot of racial discord, and I think that’s important. I love my birth name (yes, my parents were Star Trek nerds and that’s how I got my name), but Panda seems to fit pretty well. As far as tying into my business model, I’m at a very interesting place. I’ve chosen to build a brand around myself and my message in an industry that is about taking care of other people. I know that my services can help increase the quality of someone’s life, but I also realize I have to get in front of their eyeballs first. Promoting yourself in an arena that is about healing/helping others is a very precarious balancing act, and I intend to walk that line by offering negotiable prices, trade exchanges (in the event someone doesn’t have the financial ability to use my services), and just always pledge to put people first. To me, healing or improving your life should never be about the amount of money you have. If you want to seriously take the steps to get in a good mindset and get your life on track, I’ll figure something out for you. I’m sure it’s weird coming from a business owner, but in my experience, putting profits over people never works out and it never feels good. I would much rather get a wonderful thank you note from someone who I truly helped instead of getting an $1000 check from them. One of those things will touch someone forever, the other is just gonna help me pay my rent. There’s a bigger picture here. H: Until I met you, I didn’t know that a Reiki Master could be trained in psychological techniques; can you explain what this means and how it benefits your clients? P: Admittedly, the “psychological techniques” have nothing to do with Reiki or meditation, although I’ve learned far more about psychology and people because of those modalities. I come from somewhat of an interesting background: I joined the Army National Guard at 19 (while I was still enrolled in college), I have 4 years of restaurant/bar management experience, and I’ve worked in the service industry in some capacity for 7 years overall. I’ve dealt with almost every type of person you can imagine in my time in the military, managing, and bartending. (For reference’s sake, I turn 26 in April). While the military did provide some body language and tactics skills classes, I actually say that I was trained in psychology because of my management experience. Believe it or not, when you have to deal with making a schedule for 50+ people, dealing with over-sharing drunks, shady co-workers, horrible bosses, and/or some really cool peeps, you learn how people tick. At this point, I can tell just by how someone is standing or looking whether or not they’re actually paying attention and absorbing the information I’m putting out. Based on that, I structure my approach to that person. In my mind, life is kind of a grand social experiment, and you’re constantly learning the patterns as you go along. There are so many different and beautiful kinds of people in the world, how could you not just want to learn more about everyone? To me, that’s really where the love and benefit is. I love seeing people succeed, it just makes me feel really good. You could call it almost selfish. So, to that end, to know how a person achieves success, you must understand what motivates them. With this understanding, you can engage them at their level. Talking down to someone never works, but if you meet them where they are, someone is much more likely to learn. Each person responds to outside stimuli differently, so you really have to take a unique approach to everyone you deal with. If you can’t get someone motivated or excited to learn a new skill, chances are, they aren’t going to learn it very well. You have to show people how something will benefit them before they commit, and there are a lot of psychological factors that play into that. I thank my blessings for my experiences in the military and the service industry. Without that exposure to a multitude of cultures, I definitely wouldn’t think like I do today. H: Besides this technique I’d like it if you could give us some background about how you got into Reiki, how it has improved your own life and what your clients get out of a session? P: Well, to give you a little background on my experience, I’m actually a relatively new Reiki Master; I was attuned to Reiki III/Master/Instructor in November 2017. I actually had a back injury and I was searching for holistic ways to attack the problem when I came across Reiki. Being Japanese myself and finding out it had Japanese roots immediately drew me to it. I found Caring Palms Massage and Reiki in Jacksonville Beach, FL , went for a couple of sessions, and saw immediate improvement in my back. I was sold. I signed up for Reiki I and received my first attunement in August 2017. If August-November sounds like an incredibly fast time to move up to level III, it’s because it is. My teacher, Brian Dean, explained to me that I was on an accelerated path. As almost anyone who is a light worker can tell you, there has been a massive shift in energy happening, and it’s my personal theory that the huge number of potent new light workers can be attributed to that. I did feel a little trepidation at first, you know, that maybe I had rushed it. Once again, Brian was there to reassure me: “If I didn’t want you to be here and the energy didn’t want you to be here, you wouldn’t be here.” With that in mind, I’ve been practicing Reiki daily on myself, family, friends, and anyone who is interested since. Reiki has been absolutely transformative to my life. Knowing that everyone and anyone has the ability to channel this healing power makes me that much more stoked to spread the word. ANYONE can do Reiki, and if someone tells you differently, they’re probably just after your money. I also realize that not everyone wants to learn this skill and that is totally okay. I’m more than happy to offer sessions for those who just want some of that good healing energy! (: After my sessions, my clients usually report feeling very relaxed, less stressed, blissful, and peaceful. Some report temperature changes in my hands (such as getting very hot) while I’m working on them, while others have said they felt “almost like a static electricity”. The experience differs for every person. H: I know you offer both hands-on Reiki and distant Reiki Healing sessions, can you tell us the difference between the two, your process in-person vs. over distance and, if there is ever a time that one is ideal over the other? P: Really, it comes down to convenience and belief. You mentioned psychology earlier; belief is a HUGE part of everything I do. If you don’t have confidence in me and what I’m doing, the healing WILL NOT be as effective. That may seem convenient, but if you think about it: that’s a rule of thumb for everything. How many times have you believed something bad was going to happen (possibly even for no reason), and it did? As humans, we are EXTREMELY powerful and that includes our thoughts. The power of negative belief is so overwhelming strong, it can interrupt how someone experiences healing. That being said, if someone believes a hands-on method will work better than the distance method, for that particular person, that will absolutely ring true because it is what they believe. Reiki energy is accepted or rejected on a soul level, so your mindset going into a healing session is extremely important. Personally, I like to start out with hands-on sessions, because to me, the proof is in the pudding. If I put my hands on you or show you how I channel energy, you’re gonna feel it, whether you believe in it or not. I’ve turned non-believers around just by having them sit down and putting my hands on their shoulders. Having that foundation of knowing it works lets someone be more accepting of distance healing. However, the nature of Reiki is that is works no matter the time, distance, or place; so I believe that it’s going to be extremely beneficial to you no matter what kind of session you choose. Also, it’s impossible for me to be everywhere at once, and I’m not currently in a position to travel for hands-on sessions, as much as I’d like to. I still want to help people, so I offer distance Reiki for the people I can’t get to in person. However, if someone wanted to offer a travel-for-Reiki swap, I’d totally be into that. :P As far as my methodology between the two, local Reiki is FAR more intimate and personal, so I take the time to make sure the other person is completely comfortable. With local sessions, I’m going to have my hands on you, so everything is going to be clean, comfortable, and professional. Because I’m working out of a mobile office at the moment, I’ve been performing sessions at people’s homes. In the very near future, I will have office space, but since I’m still starting out, I’m just rolling with it for now! Distance Reiki can performed anywhere at any time and doesn’t require the other person to be present. All I need is a picture, a name, and some quiet space and I can channel the healing energy over space and time. H: You also offer Reiki sessions ranging from 10 min. to over an hour; for someone considering Reiki, how would you advise they know how much time is needed to meet their needs? P: It’s entirely what you’re comfortable with. The 10 minute session is a nice little teaser and will get you acclimated with what it feels like if you’re new to it. As far as needs, it’s hard to say what someone will need until they’ve done at least a session or two. Reiki reacts differently with everyone, so some people can be completely taken care of in one session, while someone else may need 7 or 8 sessions. It’s all dependent on how the client feels. H: Besides providing Reiki services, you are also an instructor, can you tell us a little about the classes, who might want to pursue this and how they might get involved? P: Absolutely! So, Reiki is generally taught in at least 3 levels (usually written as I, II, and III), but it is important to note that there are several different schools of thought when it comes to Reiki. Much like any skill, everyone teaches it differently; there are variations like Holy Fire, Earth, Dolphin, and much more. I teach the base level classes of I (intro: healing self and others), II (distance, group, and group distance healing), and III (master/instructor). From there, I encourage people to explore different modalities of energy healing, whether it be the different Reiki variations, kundalini, white light, healing touch, etc. The biggest things I’ve taken away from Reiki and energy healing thus far is that ANYONE can do it, it just takes the desire to learn and Energy healing is only limited by your imagination. Everything I teach is up to interpretation. If something I do doesn’t work for you and you try something different and get the same result, GREAT! Do it! Energy is ethereal. To think it can be contained in one methodology or a rigid set of rules is very limiting. As far as getting involved in this, you can email me at thereikipanda@gmail.com! I’ve been taking students on a case by case basis, and until my volume increases, I’ll keep doing it this way. All I want to hear is why you’re interested in Reiki, what you think it can help you with, what timeframe you have to start, and some other details. Essentially, I’d be setting up a consultation with whoever is interested to see if the fit works for both of us. Pricing on these classes is negotiable. I don’t like to put financial restraints on learning. H: I know as a writer, blogger and native English speaker, you are very passionate about words and language; you are also very passionate about Meditation and as such, offer to write personally created mediations for people. Can you tell us a little bit about why someone might want to have this done for them vs finding a guided meditation online and what your end product looks like? P: I think everyone loves a personalized touch. If it’s made for you, you almost feel like it works better (going right back to that psychology ;) ). Whenever I found guided meditations online, I always thought they were super helpful, but it would’ve been cool if I had a specific kind of meditation at my fingertips instead of searching for it. With this service, I cut out the middle man AND you get something personalized for you. As far as final product, I’ll try to offer as many different options as possible, but it’ll likely be in mp3 or audio/music format, yes. Alternatively, I may create a video with a passive screen and audio background. H: I absolutely loved your quote “Meditation and light work isn't just for gurus and monks anymore, it's for anyone and everyone.” On that note, you also offer mindfulness training but, I’m not really sure what this is so, if you would please tell us a little about the concept, how people use it and to what end? P: I’ll have to admit to a little meditation faux pas here: in this instance, I’m using mindfulness as a replacement for meditation. The term “mindfulness” itself is a subcategory of mediation, but it is so popular, some use it interchangeably, although it is technically incorrect to do so. Mindfulness refers to full awareness and being present in the moment, and this is done by focusing on the body, breath, or environment. There are other modalities of meditation that involve various mantras and mudras out there, but I focus on 3-4 for my training (mindfulness being one of the main ones). If a student is interested in expanding beyond the modalities that I teach, I wholeheartedly encourage that, and I’m planning on adding more material as I mature as an instructor. H: It sounds to me like you’re someone that wants to keep exploring your personal development and spiritual growth with the intention of passing along that knowledge and benefits; that being said, do you have any upcoming plans or offerings? P: You’re 10000% correct. I love what I do and the fact that I can help change people’s lives is an absolute honor and a privilege. I may just be starting out, but I know big things are on the horizon! In April, I’ll actually be headed down to the Sacred Valley in Peru to take my RYT 200 yoga teacher training with my partner, Alanna (my first Reiki I student). Past that, I’m going to continue to try to grow my business consciously, spread truth, love, and light, and just see where life takes me. This has been a wonderful journey thus far, and I’m stoked to keep it going!

H: Before we go, did you have any closing thoughts and how can people get in touch with you? P: Really, I just want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this. I want to try and touch as many people as I can and I’m very grateful you’ve been so accommodating to me. You’re awesome! I’m gonna continue to speak my truth and light up the world, and you’ve helped me accomplish that today, so thank you! As far as getting in contact with me, I’ve got various avenues of communication, so feel free to hit me up on any or all of them! Email: thereikipanda@gmail.com Website: www.thereikipanda.guru Blog: www.thenomadiclightwarriors.com IG: @pandainthepages Twitter: @pandainthepages Facebook: www.facebook.com/pandainthepages     Read the full article