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diorsluv · 4 months

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feather , part 20

“ you fit every stereotype ”

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lhughes_06

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lhughes_06 u said don’t get too attached but ur attached to me 🤷‍♂️

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username22 IS THAT A HEAVEN SENT LYRIC??

→ username7 she said dont get too attached but she attaaaaached to me

yourusername you joke too much it’s not her fault if she can’t tell 🙄

→ lhughes_06 no i don’t 🙄

→ yourusername LITERALLY YES U DO

→ lhughes_06 OK THEN I’LL PROVE IT

→ yourusername FINE

→ lhughes_06 FINE

→ colecaufield couple fights

username46 he really crossed out her name thinkin we wouldn’t know exactly who he was texting 🤣

missseraphina omg stoppp i didn’t know u were gonna post me

→ lhughes_06 that’s mb

trevorzegras damn moosey ur a player

→ lhughes_06 nah

→ markestapa he only got one girl on his mind and it isn’t this one 💀💀

→ lhughes_06 fr markestapa

luca.fantilli don’t tell me hughesy got the girl before i did

→ lhughes_06 bro u were never gonna get the girl

→ mackie.samo his girl****

→ lhughes_06 yeah my girl****

→ luca.fantilli damn i could’ve sworn she wanted me more 🥱

→ yourusername don’t instigate luca 😑😑

→ lhughes_06 my girl yourusername

→ yourusername no moosey 🙄

→ username65 HIS GIRL?!?!?!?!

_quinnhughes don’t get too cocky now little buddy

→ lhughes_06 i’m taller than u.

→ _quinnhughes u got lucky

→ lhughes_06 IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MOM SAID I WAS TALLER THAN U WERE WHEN U WERE 12

→ jackhughes but mom also said she loves quinn the most so we know she lies to us sometimes

username37 which girl does luke even want

→ username24 lil drizz obv

→ username5 seraphina!

→ username98 trick question none

username22 ARE THEY TOGETHER OR NOT ITS KILLING ME

→ username37 i think luke and jamie’s sister are talking rn

→ username81 but i thought he was talking to that seraphina girl

dylanduke25 thought u and her were official after that third date

→ yourusername damn

→ edwards.73 DONT SAY THAT SHIT

→ adamfantilli DUKER 😭😭

→ lhughes_06 IT WASN’T A DATE

→ jackhughes DATE?????

→ trevorzegras DAMNNN MOOSEY

→ rutgermcgroarty DUKER WHY WOULD U SAY THAT

→ jamie.drysdale um what.

→ _quinnhughes i did not know about this HELLO???

→ _alexturcotte not one not two but THREE dates.

→ markestapa YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE JUST MESSING AROUND lhughes_06

→ lhughes_06 WE WERE ITS NOT SERIOUS

→ mackie.samo didnt think u were gonna treat a rebound like that fr

→ colecaufield wtf

→ luca.fantilli cmon luke u can do better than this

→ yourusername what do u have to say for urself lhughes_06

→ lhughes_06 she and i were just messing around, u know how i feel 🙏

→ username16 SHE KNOWS HOW HE FEELS???? WHATTTTTT

username57 luke is literally my quickest method of finding drama

yourusername

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yourusername felt like a rich girl 🤍

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lhughes_06 no go ahead tell them who took those pics for you

→ yourusername mm but i don’t feel like it

→ edwards.73 it was me thanks for the creds 😍😘😋

→ lhughes_06 bro 💀

lhughes_06 and tell them who drove you there too while you’re at it

→ yourusername still don’t feel like it

→ _quinnhughes thanks for reminding me u owe me gas money

username24 MY GORGEOUS GIRLLL

→ username18 LUKE’S*** gorgeous girl

username67 barnaby’s fault for breaking up w this stunning woman frl

username22 dryshughes is back 💪

→ username2 war is overrrr

rutgermcgroarty mackie broke his phone but he wanted me to say U FINALLY POSTED URSELF

→ yourusername tell mackie he needs to stop obsessing over me

→ mackie.samo my phone got fixed and i would never obsess over my friend’s girl 🙄🙄

jackhughes he’s giggling

→ yourusername GIGGLING??

→ _quinnhughes kicking his feet and all

→ trevorzegras going feral

markestapa wtf did u to do luke and why did he come back all red and blushy

→ yourusername i didn’t do anything 😭

→ lhughes_06 she did everything

→ yourusername DON’T LIE

→ jamie.drysdale EVERYTHING? lhughes_06

→ lhughes_06 everything

→ yourusername NO TF I DIDNT

username23 they my mom and dad fr

→ username89 theyre not even together 😭

_alexturcotte so fancy

→ yourusername wore the dress u bought me just for this occasion 🥰

→ jamie.drysdale u spoil her too much 😒😒

→ _alexturcotte no i don’t 🙁 jamie.drysdale

→ jamie.drysdale she says she wishes u were her brother instead.

→ yourusername NO I NEVER SAID THAT (if turcs was my brother he wouldn’t spoil me as much)

username30 i’m in lovee ❤️❤️

edwards.73 okay lil drizz go get ur man

→ yourusername shut up

adamfantilli just caught him openly staring at your post

→ luca.fantilli yeah i think his jaw dropped when he saw she posted

→ yourusername mhm.. i’m sure he did

next chapter notes ) sooo dryshughes is back and better than ever (kind of) HOW ARE WE FEELING?? i missed my babies too much to strip them of such love butttttt they’re not getting together just yet 🤭🤭 also i feel like it wasn’t that clear but the first post was entirely just luke and seraphina pics.. and u may ask why? bc he messes around too much 🙄

tags: @aliaology @hockeyboysarehot @absolutelyhugh3s @jackquinnswife @freds-slut @love4ldr @blueeyedbesson @43hughes @v1olentdelights @dancerbailey3 @random-human02

#luke hughes fanfic #luke hughes fic #luke hughes x reader #luke hughes x y/n #luke hughes #quinn hughes #jack hughes #cole caufield #alex turcotte #trevor zegras #jamie drysdale #mark estapa #dylan duke #ethan edwards #mackie samoskevich #rutger mcgroarty #luca fantilli #adam fantilli

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kcrossvine-art · 1 year

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Hey folks n blokes! A few days ago ya might've been one of the people who helpfully responded to my question asking which LotR recipe we should cook next, and you all had great ideas. Including a golum salmonella sushi platter. There were a few that twinkled directly into my eyes, but only one fish gets fried at a time! Thanks @vensre for the suggestion!

Today from Lord of the Rings, we will be making Bilbo Baggin's Seed Cakes

(As always you can find the cooking instructions and full ingredient list under the break-)

MY NAMES CROSS NOW LETS COOK LIKE ANIMALS

SO, “what goes in to a Seed Cake?” YOU MIGHT ASKIf you're an amer*can like me, you might have never heard of a seed cake outside of the context of bird feeders.

Salted butter

Fine sugar

Whole milk

Eggs

Almond flour

Vanilla extract

Brown sugar

Caraway/fennel seeds

Ground anise seed

Ground nutmeg

The real key ingredient here is the caraway seeds. The factor that ties all recipes together. Important note, anise seeds and anise stars are 2 separate things!

AND, “what does a Seed Cake taste like?” YOU MIGHT ASKTastes like what an old bookstore smells like.

Smells like warm licorice

But without the chemical-y aftertaste

Take a shortbread and make it denser and with less airpockets. Thats your texture.

A little bit like gingerbread but nuttier, earthier

Very rich

Beautiful crumbly brown outside, soft teddybear-brown inside

Pairs well with a glass of milk hahaha

"A wonderful blend of sweet and savoury, seed cakes make a perfect after-supper morsel."-LotR Online. Mentioned both in the books and the MMO, being served after dinner ties into their real-life origins! Before caraway seeds in cakes became popular in the victorian era, they were often candied and served as dessert because caraway seeds help with after-meal indigestion.

. used an herb grinder for the anise seeds . used light brown sugar where brown sugar called for . used blanched almond flour . if i made this again, would probably use higher quantity of nutmeg or add cinammon

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From entering the kitchen, to having this in my stomach, it took roughly 2 hours? Ish? Definitely make sure to let your 2 sticks of butter and 3 eggs sit out a bit beforehand so they reach room temp, it helps them whip together the warmer they are.

The most difficult part of this recipe was finding the seeds. Everything except the caraway/fennel and anise seed i already had, and maybe its a recent thing but since when did grocery stores start charging such an obscene amount for a regular bottle of spices? Is it not enough to have everything else infected by price-gouging, now we'll be scraping pennies for our little flavor heavens? Bleh.

The seed cake is a new experience for me also, and many pardons if some sacred seed cake rule has been broken today. It tasted fantastic! The licorice was a strong flavor I've never experienced in this form before, it suits itself well. If you're baking for children or have a sweeter palette, the bitterness may be a bit much, but just have them dunk it in milk honestly. It did feel like there was some 'empty space' on my palette while eating- if that makes any sense? It couldve been layered with another flavor but i still can't put my finger on what that missing flavor could be.

Definitely be careful to put the eggs into the butter/sugar a little bit at a time. I got impatient the first-go, and the eggs incorporated less, and it led to a greasier cake. People seem to say that storing these and eating them the next day makes them taste better, i cannot attest as i ate both within the same day of making them.

This recipe has earned itself a glimmering 7/10, for making my kitchen smell nice but also making me use a standmixer if i want my arms to stay attached (with 1 being food that makes one physically sick and 10 being food that gives one a lust for life again.)

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Ingredients:

220g salted butter

225g fine sugar

16g of milk

3 eggs

175g almond flour

2 drops vanilla extract

Pinch of brown sugar

1tbsp caraway seeds

1 1/2tbsp ground anise seed

1/2tsp ground nutmeg

Method:

Pre-heat the oven to 320F. Soften the butter and let eggs come to room temperature.

Cream the butter by itself for around 5 minutes with a standmixer on med., until light in color. Add sugar and continue until the mixture is pale and fluffy.

In a seperate bowl beat the eggs until 'frothy'.

Stir a small amount at a time of the eggs iinto the butter and sugar mixture, making sure each portion incorporates as you go.

Add the caraway, ground anise seed, ground nutmeg, and vanilla extract.

Gently fold in the almond flour. Careful not to overmix.

Add a tablespoon of milk, or until the batter keeps its form but drips off an upside down spoon.

Pour into a greased 9-inch round cake pan, if not available muffin/cupcake pans should also work.

Sprinkle a bit of brown sugar on top.

Bake for 40-50 minutes. Cool for 10 before serving.

#lotr #cake recipe #the hobbit #bilbo baggins

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yua-nism · 11 months

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An analysis of Momochi: from a student interested in psychology

The main thing I’ll be talking about here is the way he treats his s/o and the members of Veronica, though there’s more emphasis on the former. Hope you guys enjoy this wall of text I wrote at school during my free time.

TW: mentions of suicide, abuse, toxic relationships

First up, the way he treats his s/o might be due to how his parents interacted, or how he was treated. In this scenario, the most possible situation at hand is:

Parents’ toxic relationship ---> Momochi ---> (Projection) S/O

+ Research has shown that one’s parents’ relationship will affect the child’s love life. For example, Person A’s parents squabble and fight every day, one blaming the other and the one silently accepting (no retaliation). Communication is non-existent. Growing up, Person A finds themselves in the same situation despite constantly telling themselves not to be like their parents. This has happened quite a lot.

+ I believe that Momochi’s mother was on the receiving end of the abuse, considering she was implied to have committed suicide. If we also take into consideration Awauta and Gurensinjyu, this is the most possible situation.

Now, Momochi’s growth environment caused him to project his mother onto his S/O, regardless of whether he’s aware that his actions are bad. To let everyone understand easier, here’s another example: a mother gets scolded by her superiors at work, and in turn scolds her child at home, while saying it’s “education”. This is a type of unconscious self-defense mechanism. To summarize,

a loop of “Repression” (emotions) + “Rationalize” (thoughts) + “Addiction” (behavior).

Repression: The environment he grew up in caused him to grew up neglected and unloved. He IS angry, and he should be, but he couldn’t find a way to let out those negative emotions, so he repressed them. They are still present, however.

Rationalize: His thoughts and fears, especially matters regarding his girlfriend and Veronica (fear of abandonment). He unconsciously rationalizes those fears and convinces himself that he is in the right, and he is the superior one.

Addiction: Momochi’s behavior towards his S/O. Because of the two factors above, he feels a sense of satisfaction when he sees his girlfriend in pain because of him specifically. This is especially evident whenever he chokes his S/O in his drama tracks.

Summary:

Momochi’s repressed negative emotions from how he was raised, combined with his fears and thoughts, make him the person he is right now. A toxic loop, but to him, it is still love nonetheless. He does truly love his girlfriend (I used up all my strength just to write these 6 words), but because of environmental and psychological factors, his idea of love is twisted and incredibly unusual.

No one taught him how to love someone properly, and nor do I think he loves himself either. He puts on a facade of superiority to hide his insecurities. Here’s his mindset in a nutshell:

“I don’t know how to love, so I’ll show her love in my own way. This is so she’ll never leave my side. I’m scared, but I don’t know any other way to make her stay with me.”

“The members of Veronica are all rich and good-looking. I can only surpass them with my skills. I’m scared of losing my only worth because they all surpass me in terms of background and looks.”

Anyways, that’s all. I hope this Momochi guy goes to superhell. Actually, superhell is too good for him, he should be stuck in between the limbo of heaven and hell so he suffers forever. That’s it. And to everyone who read this till the end, seek help. Thank you.

Source(s):

How Psychology Works: Applied Psychology Visually Explained——Penguin Random House

你背负了谁的伤：从家庭的原生三角关系，疗愈代际伤害——冯以量

心里防卫——洪培芸

爱情创伤来自童年创伤——黄惠萱

#dear vocalist #dearvo #dear vocalist momochi #character analysis #btw i'm not a professional so take everything with a grain of salt

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wren-of-the-woods · 5 months

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This Accident and Flood of Fortune

Lizzy and William are looking forward to a quiet date watching their sisters perform in Twelfth Night — but when they discover that George Wickham is waiting in the wings, they must use Lizzy’s wits and their combined nerdery to help William get his revenge. Or: In which Lizzy comes up with a scheme, and even Shakespeare would be proud of the chaos that ensues.

This was written by @bloodsoaked-rainbows and I for @friendoftrees! It's the third installment in our Pride & Prejudice series Once Upon a Text, though it should be readable on its own. It's about 3k of silliness and can also be read on AO3 here!

Lizzy is finally going to see William again.

It has been over a week since their first date, and while they have managed to keep up their habit of texting regularly, the chaos of the holidays (and the inevitable Collins-avoiding that entailed) have kept them from being able to meet in person since that fateful day. Fortunately, their sisters have given them a way to escape their respective houses.

The two of them are meeting at a public rendition of a Shakespeare play in which both Mary and William’s sister Georgiana will be performing. It should be highly enjoyable, or at least entertaining; it’s hard to do a performance of Twelfth Night without making somebody laugh. After the play, they plan to spend some time on their own, but at this point Lizzy thinks that she’d be satisfied to see William in any circumstances. Being stuck with her family throughout the holidays has started to make her feel mildly insane.

Her phone buzzes with yet another notification from its messages app. The Bennet Family Group Chat has been very active this morning, to no one’s surprise.

Lizzy checks the notification and rolls her eyes.

Bennet Family Group Chat

Trouble 1: sooo lizzy are you excited for your ✨date✨

Typical Lydia behavior. The name Lizzy added as her contact has never proved to be inaccurate. Lizzy barely has time to sigh before her phone buzzes with another notification as Kitty and their mother chime in, and it hardly takes a minute for the chaos to spread to the rest of their family.

Bennet Family Group Chat

Trouble 2: OOH YEAH👀

Mama Goose: i hope you don’t scare him away to soon!

MaryBerry: *too

Mama Goose: he’s quite rich, you know

Father Goose: We know.

As usual, Jane comes to Lizzy’s rescue as the only sane one in the mess that was their group chat.

muffin: Just be nice to poor Lizzy, for heaven’s sake! She’s probably nervous enough

Lizzy: Thanks, Jane You’re my favorite Hope you and Charles have a good time at the play, too

Trouble 1: HEY favorite???? rUde

Trouble 2: :((

Lizzy: <3

Lizzy closes her phone and resolutely ignores the notifications that continue to flash across its screen. She has more important people to talk to than her family, after all.

Lizzy gets to the theater with minimal trouble and, after she greets William with an enthusiastic hug, they go to find their seats. Jane and Charles are here as well, but they have settled in an opposite corner of the theater and are completely wrapped up in each other, so Lizzy thinks she will have William to herself today.

“I trust you have been well since our last meeting?” asks William, completely genuine like the outdated dork he is. Lizzy cannot help but smile.

Lizzy sits down as they talk. William settles beside her. “I’ve been fine. A bit frazzled, but you already knew that from our texts.”

“I understand the feeling. I currently live with Caroline Bingley.”

Lizzy grimaces. “That must be unpleasant.”

William nods gravely. “There is little escape.”

“Oh! Fitzwilliam, dear!” calls a terribly, horribly familiar voice. “Fancy seeing you here! What a surprise.”

William sighs. “Speak of the devil.”

A dog barks as though in agreement. Lizzy turns to see Caroline Bingley, dressed to her usual ostentatious standards. In a flowery handbag, she carries the smallest, most absurd little poodle that Lizzy has seen in her entire life. Its curly white fur is shaved on most of its body coiffed neatly on top of its head and on the tip of its tail. In both places, it is finished off by a lacy pink ribbon tied in a bow. Lizzy is simultaneously awed by its absurdity and utterly unsurprised by Caroline’s idiocy.

“Hello, Caroline,” says William tiredly.

“I cannot wait to see our dear Georgiana perform,” says Caroline, flouncing closer.

“Nor can I,” William says unenthusiastically.

There is an empty seat beside William. Caroline’s intentions are clear. Lizzy looks around in panic.

“How about we go sit over there, William?” she asks with false cheer, pointing at two empty seats surrounded by other strangers. “There’ll be a better view of Georgiana’s entrance, don’t you think?”

“What a fabulous idea,” William says, standing up.

They hurriedly make their escape, leaving a somewhat confused Caroline and poodle behind.

The play begins only a few moments later, and Lizzy sits back, enjoying the familiar opening lines of Twelfth Night as they are spoken across the stage.

“If music be the food of love, play on,” William whispers into her ear, quoting along with the actor playing Duke Orsino. “Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, / The appetite may sicken, and so die.”

Lizzy giggles quietly. “Do you know the whole play?”

“Only most of it,” says William with a smile.

They quiet down and watch as the play begins to unfold. When Georgiana makes her entrance as a storm-disheveled Viola, William catches her eye and gives her a thumbs up. Lizzy thinks she sees Georgiana smile before she returns her attention to her role.

Everything is going wonderfully, in short— right up until the middle of the next scene.

When a handsome young man emerges onto the stage as Sir Andrew, Lizzy feels William go worryingly tense beside her.

“Sir Toby Belch! How now, Sir Toby Belch?” cries the man. Lizzy thinks he is doing a rather good job of capturing the silliness of the role, but when she glances at William, he looks horrified.

“What’s wrong?” she whispers to him as Sir Andrew banters with the other characters.

“I know that man,” William says quietly. Lizzy is rather concerned to note that his words sound more like a growl than a whisper.

“Who? Sir Andrew?”

“His name is George Wickham.”

Lizzy’s eyes widen. She knows about William’s childhood friend and the way he had betrayed William by attempting to gain more than his fair share of William’s father’s inheritance and generally being an asshole.

“That’s him? I thought you hadn’t seen him for years!”

“I haven’t,” says William grimly. “I have no idea why he’s here.”

“Why would he be playing Sir Andrew, of all people?” asks Lizzy as Sir Andrew — Wickham, apparently — pretends not to understand French.

William’s eyes go wide. “Fuck.”

Lizzy doesn’t think she’s ever heard her boyfriend curse in the entire time she’s known him. “What?”

“Georgiana’s been talking about a charming friend she made in theater. A friend named George.”

“Do you think he’s trying to befriend your sister to get revenge on you?”

“It’s certainly possible.”

Lizzy considers this. Onstage, Wickham and the other actors make their exit.

“Shit,” she agrees.

As they sit there, reeling, Georgiana enters the stage again. Her character, Viola, has now disguised herself as a man. Lizzy blinks. In this costume, Georgiana looks startlingly like her brother.

Lizzy thinks about their new conundrum. She thinks about the play. She thinks about how the plot proceeds from here. She turns to William.

“I have a brilliant idea.”

“This is a stupid plan,” William grumbles as Lizzy pushes him in the direction of Mary, who had managed to escape her place backstage and bring out a costume.

“It’ll be great,” says Lizzy. “Trust me. I’ve been texting Mary and we figured the whole thing out.”

“And Mary is fine with this?” William asks doubtfully.

“Completely,” says Lizzy, conveniently failing to mention the part where she had offered a thirty-dollar Barnes & Noble gift card as a bribe.

“And the rest of the cast?”

“Absolutely on board,” says Lizzy confidently. She had promised them some of Jane’s cookies. “Just get changed and wait for the right moment.”

“You’re going to owe me if this goes wrong,” William mutters darkly.

“And me,” Mary says, handing William the costume.

“Nothing is going to go wrong,” Lizzy says, grinning confidently.

She shoves William in the direction of the bathroom and hurries back to her seat before anyone can get suspicious about her absence.

The play continues. Mary makes her entrance as Lady Olivia, looking commendably unruffled by the sudden change in plans backstage. They perform well, and for a few moments, Lizzy happily loses herself in the play and forgets about her nerves and her glee about her plan.

Then things are set into motion.

At the beginning of act two, it is revealed that Georgiana’s character, Viola, has a twin brother named Sebastian who survived the shipwreck in which everyone assumed he had met his demise. The actor who walks onstage at the beginning of the scene, conversing emphatically with his friend Antonio, is not the person who was originally cast. In fact, the actor who was going to play Sebastian has made his way into the audience, sitting next to Caroline Bingley. He is petting the poodle.

Onstage, the character is instead portrayed by a very wet William Darcy.

“By your patience, no,” says William gravely. His voice is deep and carries well throughout the theater. “My stars shine darkly over me. The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemper yours; therefore I shall crave of you your leave, that I may bear my evils alone. It were a bad recompense for your love, to lay any of them on you.”

William’s character has boots that are almost knee-high and a flowing white shirt with long sleeves. He has just survived a shipwreck, and as such, he is wet and disheveled. He is, in short, gorgeous.

Lizzy hears a distant shriek that she assumes is Caroline Bingley. She feels rather similar. She realizes that she may have made a slight miscalculation. There is only one flaw in her genius plan. At the end of the play, Sebastian will marry Lady Olivia, which means that William will have to pretend to marry Mary. If he is going to look like this the whole time, Lizzy does not think she would be able to stand that.

She watches him onstage. She thinks. She is interrupted when her phone buzzes.

Bennet Family Group Chat

muffin: LIZZY WHY IS WILLIAM ONSTAGE

Trouble 2: he’s WHAT

Mother Goose: i thought it was his sister who’s int he play

MaryBerry: *in the

Trouble 1: Lizzy WHAT IS GOING ON PLEASE TELL ME

Lizzy: It’s fine guys don’t worry

muffin: THAT DOESN’T CLARIFY ANYTHING

Lizzy: We have a plan It’s fine

muffin: What kind of plan could possibly require him to be IN THE PLAY

Lizzy: Remember when i told you about his childhood friend’s betrayal The friend is in the play He’s Sir Andrew

muffin: His childhood nemesis is Sir Andrew??

Lizzy: NO The actor

muffin: oh

Trouble 1: oOoOo

Father Goose: ???

Lizzy: Anyway y’know how in twelfth night there’re multiple duels In one of them the character Sebastian fights Wickham’s character

Trouble 1: OOOOO

Lizzy: So William is playing Sebastian now And he’ll have an excuse to beat Wickham’s ass :D

muffin: LIZZY LIZZY THIS IS PROBABLY UNETHICAL

Father Goose: Excellent scheming. I approve

Lizzy: Thanks dad <3

Lizzy sighs and puts her phone away. She looks back at William. He is still as unfairly handsome as he was before. He knows all the lines and is delivering them flawlessly because he is, deep down in his heart, beneath all the brooding and handsomeness, a complete and utter nerd. After a moment, he exits the stage with Antonio and the next scene begins.

Lizzy heaves a sigh of relief at the success of the first part of their plan. Now all William has to do is hide backstage between his scenes and keep Wickham from noticing until their plan comes to fruition.

Ignoring the notifications still coming from her family’s group chat, she opens her Discord conversation with William.

TheWittyFool: good job out there babe!!!! TheWittyFool: you did great <3

Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: I’m hiding behind a barrel right now. Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: I think Mary is laughing at me. Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: I am so wet

TheWittyFool: rip

Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: I’m remembering why I never got into theatre. Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: Oh no Georgiana is back Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: She saw me

TheWittyFool: 🫡TheWittyFool: good luck lol TheWittyFool: maybe explain that her friend is actually an asshole?

Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: Now? Really?

TheWittyFool: i mean it’s better than later

Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: I guess Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: Wish me luck

TheWittyFool: gl :D

Goodnight_Sweet_Prince: D:

Lizzy’s Discord goes silent. It shows William as offline, presumably explaining things to his sister, so she puts her phone away again. She leans back in her seat. She watches the comedy unfolding on the stage. She thinks about the fact that, despite their vastly different personalities, she and Mary actually look fairly similar to each other.

After a moment, she opens her phone.

Bennet Family Group Chat

Lizzy: I have another brilliant idea

MaryBerry: Oh no.

Lizzy: :)

“I can’t believe you convinced me to do this,” Mary sighs as she helps lace the back of Lizzy’s costume.

“I mean, you’ll get seventy dollars at Barnes & Noble out of it,” says Lizzy. “Seems like a pretty good deal to me. Besides, you can do the rest of the play in the next few performances.”

“This whole situation is absurd,” Mary continues, ignoring Lizzy.

Lizzy ignores her in turn, flipping through the copy of Twelfth Night the actor playing Sir Toby had lent her and muttering lines to herself. When the costume is on properly, Mary sighs and leaves her be. She is typing something on her phone. Lizzy assumes the group chat is dissolving into further chaos. She does not care.

Satisfied that she knows the part well enough, she puts the play aside and turns to peek at the performance from her place backstage. William is on the stage. It is the first scene of act four. Soon, the moment of truth will arrive.

Indeed, after only a few minutes, Wickham makes his entrance onto the stage. Lizzy relishes the look of complete and utter shock on his face when he recognizes William. He stumbles. He opens and closes his mouth. His face goes pale. For a moment, Lizzy thinks he is going to completely abandon his part, but he recovers after a long minute of silence.

“N- now, sir, have I met you again?” Wickham stutters after a moment. “There’s for you!”

Wickham attempts to glare at William threateningly. William is glowering at him, looking for all the world as though he actually intends to duel him to the death.

Wickham takes a deep breath — Lizzy assumes he is trying desperately to remember his blocking — before he walks forward and slaps William in the face.

William raises one eyebrow. He draws his fake dagger. He scowls, and then, like a striking panther, he lunges forward.

“Why, there’s for thee,” he cries, striking Wickham in the stomach with the hilt of his dagger. “And there” —a hit to his side— “and there!”

As he delivers the final words, William gives him a blow to the shoulder that sends Wickham sprawling on the floor.

“Are all the people mad?” growls William, and Lizzy swears she hears Wickham whimper.

Another character, Sir Toby, intervenes in the fight. The actor appears genuinely concerned. “Hold, sir, or I’ll throw your dagger o’er the house!”

One character delivers a line and exits the stage. Lizzy winks at him, and he stifles a laugh.

Onstage, the actor playing Sir Toby takes William’s arm and holds him back. William is glaring daggers at Wickham, who is just now returning to his feet.

“Come on, sir, hold!” says the actor.

“Nay, let him alone,” Wickham pants, clutching his side. “I’ll go another way to work with him; I’ll have an action of battery against him, if there be any law in Illyria. Though I struck him first, yet it’s no matter for that.”

“Let go thy hand!” William snarls at the remaining actor, Sir Toby.

The character begins to protest, but before he can finish his line, William breaks free and draws his fake sword. Sir Toby says a few lines and draws his own sword, but Lizzy is no longer paying attention. Her turn has almost come.

Taking a deep breath, she enters the stage as Olivia.

“Hold, Toby,” she cries. “On thy life I charge thee hold!”

Everyone turns. The actors all stare at her, blinking. There are varying levels of shock on their faces. William’s eyes are very wide.

“Madam—” says Sir Toby’s poor actor weakly.

“Will it ever be thus? Ungracious wretch,” she says, glaring directly at Wickham.

She launches into a series of insults until all the actors except William slink from the stage, then proceeds to deliver a series of loving lines to William.

William looks just as confused as his character is supposed to be.

“What relish is in this? How runs the stream?” he says weakly to the audience. “Or am I mad, or else is this a dream?”

They exchange a few more lines, as Lizzy’s character professes her adoration for William’s character.

“Nay, come, I prithee,” she says. “Would thou’dst be rul’d by me!”

“Madam, I will.”

“O say so, and so be!”

Lizzy walks up to William and, gently cupping his cheek, draws him into a kiss. It takes a moment for him to catch on, but soon he is kissing her back. The crowd applauds as they embrace and then walk offstage, hand in hand. Lizzy even hears a bark that sounds like a strangely approving poodle.

The moment they leave the stage, William turns to glare at her halfheartedly. “Why didn’t you warn me?!”

“There wasn’t time,” says Lizzy. “Also, this was funnier.”

William sighs, the effect slightly ruined by the smile he cannot quite hide. “You’re a menace.”

“Yep.”

William shakes his head. “Do you realize that was our first kiss?”

Lizzy blinks. “Huh.” She frowns. “I guess it was.” She turns to look at him. “Is that okay?”

William considers this for a moment. “It seems rather fitting, I suppose.”

“What do you mean?”

“Our relationship started with mistaken identities and general confusion. It was only right for us to continue the trend.”

Lizzy laughs, loud and bright. Mary runs up and hushes her.

“Give me your costume and get out of here!” she says. Beside her is the actor who was supposed to play Sebastian. “You’ve had your fun and given that barbarian something to remember you by. Now let us do the play properly.”

Lizzy and William change and surrender their costumes without complaint. They leave and return to their seats as everyone resumes their proper parts and brings the play to a close. Lizzy is satisfied to note that, when he comes back onstage, Wickham is sporting the beginnings of a rather spectacular black eye.

They applaud louder than anyone else as the actors take their bows. They leave the theater before Wickham can emerge from backstage. They are not disturbed by Caroline — she seems to have fled at some point after the onstage kiss. Lizzy and William hold hands as they walk down the street, enjoying the quiet and the sunshine after the chaos that had been the last few hours.

“That was the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever done,” says William. “It was a terrible idea. I’m going to have to properly deal with Wickham eventually.”

“It was fun though, wasn’t it?”

William is silent. Lizzy takes this as the agreement it is.

“You’re welcome,” she says with a grin.

William sighs, rolls his eyes, and kisses her again.

Together, they walk into the sunset.

(Two hours later…)

Bennet Family Group Chat

muffin: drama.mov I filmed the whole scene btw

Lizzy: wHAT

muffin: :)

*Many people are typing*

#pride and prejudice #pride & prejudice #p&p #elizabeth bennet #fitzwilliam darcy #jane austen #wren writes #bloodsoaked-rambles #i had so much fun with this ngl #bloodsoaked-rainbows and i laughed very much #and got to reread parts of twelfth night which is always a bonus

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deathlessathanasia · 4 months

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Hi, I greatly admire your blog and the way you’re so good with not only citing sources but interpreting them too. your views on the gods are some of my favorite. to your knowledge, are these any passages where Zeus interacts with Hekate and Nyx and maybe emphasizes their power?

Aw, thanks for the kind words, anon! They are really appreciated.

Now to answer your question, I don't really know of any texts where Zeus directly interacts with Hekate and only of a few fragments where he directly interacts with Nyx, but there are several references to his relationships with these goddesses where their power and importance is emphasised.

In Hesiod's Theogony, Hekate's powers are greatly praised, and Zeus grants her exceptional honours: „Hecate, whom Zeus son of Cronos Has esteemed above all and given splendid gifts, A share of the earth as her own, and of the barren sea. She has received a province of starry heaven as well, And is most highly esteemed by the deathless gods. For even now when any man upon earth Sacrifices and prays according to ancestral rites, He calls upon Hecate and is greatly blessed If the goddess propitiously receives his prayers, And riches come to him, for she has the power. She has a share of the privileges of all the gods That were ever born of Earth and Heaven. Nor did Cronos’ Son violate or reduce What she had from the earlier gods, the Titans. She keeps what she had in the primeval allotment. Nor does the goddess, since she is an only child, Have any less privilege on earth, sea, or heaven, But all the more, since Zeus privileges her. Whom she will, she greatly aids and advances, And makes preeminent in the assembly, And she sits beside reverend kings in judgment. ... And so although she is her mother’s only child, She is a privileged goddess among the Immortals. And the Son of Cronos made her a nurse of the young Who from that day on saw with their eyes The light of Dawn that sees all.” During this long passage Hesiod also goes on to describe her power to aid warriors, athletes, fishermen, and to increase or diminish the number of livestock as she wishes.

Interestingly, there is no explanation for why Zeus is so generous to Hekate. He does say that he will not strip of honours anyone who joins him against Kronos and that he will give honours to those who had none before, but, unlike with Styx for example, who was greatly honoured by Zeus because she was the first to join him and she brought her children to fight on his side, we are not actually told what Hekate's role was during the Titanomachy and it is clear that she had honours under the regime of Kronos as well.

On the topic of Zeus and Hekate, it is worth mentioning that sometimes she is his daughter by Asteria (according to Mousaios), Demeter (according to Kallimachos and possibly also in Orphic literature X X), or Hera (according to Sophron). In the Kallimachos fragment it is said that Hekate excells among the gods in might and power and that she was sent by her father in search of Persephone.

As for Nyx, in the Iliad it is claimed that Zeus would not want to offend her. In book XIV, when Hera approaches Hypnos with a request to put Zeus to sleep, he points out that he has done that before and it could have gotten him into serious trouble if not for his mother: „For another time before this your command goaded me on, that day when Heracles, that overbearing son of Zeus, sailed from Ilion, having utterly sacked the city of the Trojans; I did indeed lull to sleep the mind of Zeus who wields the aegis, my sweetness poured about him, but in your heart you planned evils for his son. ... And awakening Zeus raged violently, hurling us gods through his halls, and seeking me above all others; and he would have cast me never to be seen again from the sheer clear air into the sea, had Night, subduer of gods and men, not saved me. Fleeing, I came to her as suppliant, and Zeus checked himself, angry though he was; for he shrank from committing deeds hateful to swift Night.”

This Iliad passage seems to suggest that she was a very powerful and revered deity, which is attested in various traditions that make her one of the oldest beings to ever exist (X).

In one Orphic tradition, Nyx is one of the six rulers of the universe, following Phanes and preceding Ouranos (X). She is called the nurse of the gods and has oracular powers. In relation to Zeus she plays a role similar to that of Gaia in Hesiod, minus the giving birth to a monster he needs to defeat part. According to the Derveni Papyrus, she „proclaimed an oracle about all that was right to him [Zeus] to hear” and told him what to do „so that he may rule on the lovely abode of snowcapped Olympus”. In the various Orphic fragments, Nyx gave him advice about how to subdue his father (X) and (re)create the world (X X X)

#ask #hekate #hecate #nyx #zeus #greek mythology

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tea-with-evan-and-me · 4 months

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Look, I dislike the ongoing conversation about Emma as much as everyone, but it’s frustrating to keep reading that “they abused each other” 🙄 It’s so ridiculous. Here are bits and pieces through the years they were together and afterwards, proving SHE is the problem and HE is a nice person.

*2013 Montreal incident - police arrest HER. Those weren’t police actors, for heavens sake, they wouldn’t have arrested her without evidence. HE was the one with a blood nose (which means she literally punched him in the face or hit him with an object 😩😔) and bite marks. She will never live that down in my opinion, be labelled as a “biter” as a grown woman. Embarrassing. *2014 He still loves her and proposes to her a few months after the incident.

*2014 - Comic Con incident. She’s crying and yelling in his face, having a public temper tantrum over paparazzi wanting to take her photo at a party 🙄 It gets so out of hand that they leave separately. This one you get actual footage of her outburst. Which is really sad for him. A source says “she can’t control her temper and flips out easily”

*2015 - they break up, wasn’t she seen with some director immediately after? A blind item is sent in from (allegedly) a friend of his. Saying she’s psycho and therefore making him psycho. Said friend is so relieved they’ve broken up and he should move on. He doesn’t, they get back together.

*2016 - breakup again. SHE is in the middle of a couples divorce - Hayden and his wife. After (allegedly) inappropriate texts were found between them. Evan still gets back with her 😢

*2016-2018 - several blind items talk about her rude behaviour and her bad behaviour towards him 😢

*2019 - breakup, engagement off. She’s seen immediately, I mean within like 1-2 weeks with her new man Garrett. I mean these overlaps are insane. Did she even love him??

*December 2021 (this one is interesting to me) A blind item is sent in that says her and Garrett have broken up. She was sweet at first and he fell for her, then she turned into a “dramatic lunatic” who couldn’t hold a conversation without arguing. He can’t take her temper anymore. And she’s impossible to be with. Constant outbursts of anger and they fight a lot, but not in public” Then in Jan 2022 it was released that they broke up, so I take that blind to be true actually. And it was all too familiar. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck..

Also for a disclaimer, I know Evan and Garrett and whoever else are not exactly saints. I’m sure they have their own faults and imperfections, especially as men 😉 I’m not wearing rose coloured glasses here. I’m talking about the abuse from ER that is always swept under the carpet, when male celebs would be cancelled. Or the narrative that it’s always mutual 🙄 It actually annoyed me to type all of the above out. And I never stick up for the rich and famous. But felt it was necessary.

whew, thank you anon.

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yunchiwrites · 9 months

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Silks of Heaven.

࿐˙∘ᥬMasterlist᭄⊹୨༄∘˚˙ 📓

Previously. | Next.

☯︎ | Summary: Lee Heesung a man with a very clear number one goal in life. It was to finish his course and take over their family company famous in all Asia. However, he agreed to have a no strings attached relationship with Seo Chaeyoung, the woman who cannot be tamed with her sexcapades.

☯︎ | Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction and a figment of the author's imagination any resemblance of real-life events are purely coincidental.

☯︎ | Warning: This series has a lot of mature themes Minors Do Not Interact.

Chapter three - Sugar Baby.

After we ate he gave me back my phone which was fully charged, I thanked him and saw all the texts my friends sent me, I sent them a message of how I was safe and they responded in less than a minute. I'm dead.

"Uh I need to go to NB6, my friends dorm is there. " he chuckled "I'll drop you off but you still need to cover up first." I noticed that I was still wearing my top from last night which isn't really campus friendly.

he then gave me a hoodie which was pretty big on me, "thanks I'll give it back. " he chuckled amusedly, "Sure, let's get you back to your friends."

I realized he wasn't staying in campus rather he had his own apartment, I guess it makes sense the dorms are a bit strict and he's rich.

We went down to the parking lot "So uh, which one do you wanna ride? " he asked, "huh?" I was confused we we're in front of a Tesla so I suppose this is his car?

He looked at a line of cars, there was a Ferrari, Mustang, Mercedes, BMW, and a Camaro, and of course the Tesla in front of us "Uh, any will do. " he nodded

He guided me in the passenger seat, he even opened the door for me, I know the bare minimum but still I got butterflies in my stomach.

As we drove out of the apartment complex I noticed the name of the apartment complex Koralex oh, his parents owns this complex too...

He's driving in silence so it was really awkward so I decided to break the silence "So uhm, do you have a girlfriend?" he scoffed, "That's the first thing you wanna know about me?"

"Yeah, so do you? " I asked seriously, "No, not yet. " how!? I mean he's so fucking attractive, don't you think he'd have a relationship by now, "How about you? Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked.

"I don't do boyfriends." I told him honestly. Okay no matter how hot he is, I'm not ready for a serious relationship, I only want the thrill plus I'm still young and beautiful.

Oh maybe he's not the type to commit, and I'm guessing we have the same reason. "I heard you study Entrepreneurship, from Kkura." he nodded, "I do, I have multiple goals in life and this course so happens to be connected to all of that. "

"How about you? What's your course? " he asked, "Architecture. " I answered frankly, "Oh, so you want to be an architect?" he asked, "Yes and No. "

he tilted his head in confusion, "Well I do want to be an architect buy my number one dream is to be a model! But if doesn't work then I'll just be a Architect but if I'm too unlucky I'll just be a sugar baby. "

He laughed at what I said, god even his laugh is attractive, "but I'll also take being a stay at home wife for a rich CEO. " I smiled innocently, "I though you don't do boyfriends? what you only do husbands?"

Humorous. But I still laughed, We entered NB6 and immediately saw my friends, "I think I'll be okay here, my friends are already there. " I looked at where my friends were sitting and they looked a bit confused.

Maybe because I was with Lee Heesung but whatever, he smiled "Okay." and he was about to walk away but I stopped him, "Will I ever see you again?" he smile grew brighter, "Sure princess, whenever you want. " he held my thigh, I cleared my throat "How can I contact you?"

He held his palm out, so I got my phone from my purse, he immediately put his phone number and called his own phone just to be sure and gave me back my phone, oh he even put in his own contact number, 'Sugar Daddy' my eyes widen, I giggled "Why just why?" I asked in disbelief.

"Just predicting my future. "He winked, "Bye careful princess, see you soon. "

I immediately walked in our dorm room with the brightest smile on my face "Yah! I'm here!" I kind of shout, as I come face to face with my friends "We know we saw you with that hot guy, who was that? " Chaewon asked.

"That was probably Heesung! " Kkura answered as she bought some coffee, "OMG, really?! " Eunchae called out, "Ah! Our youngi is so lucky! " Yunjin added.

"Yeah it's him and, I know.. ' I drank coffee as the rest of them converse which I tune out, I scroll back to their chats last night.

RIDE OR DIE

Eunchae 🐱: Unnies! I can't find Yunjin-unnie and Youngi-unnie

Chaewon 🐯 : Oh, Yunjin already went home with Zuha, but I'm not so sure about Chaeyoung.

Sakura 🌸: Youngi's probably hooking up with someone, it's not really a suprise

Zuha 🩰: Me and Yunjin just got home, she's passed out btw.

As I scrolled down more I realized how Kkura really was very much worried for me last night, I usually text so I get it.

"Yah! Youngi did you guys have sex? You know I was worried, but when we saw you with Hee I didn't mind. " Kkura asked, "I was safe but, be worried about my ehem cause it didn't get fucked, bad trip. " I answered.

#lee heeseung #enhypen heeseung #enhypen x reader #heesung fluff #heesung smut #heesung x reader #enhypen hard thoughts #heeseung

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matan4il · 1 year

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Sooooooo from someone who spends too much time researching name meanings before naming their characters to someone who knows too much about names (jk, you can never know too much, I just thought using superlatives would be fun, and yes, I know "too x" isn't even a superlative, just let me have this 🤣):

Thoughts on the naming of 911 characters? And skdhflsdhf if you wanna add some shippy thoughts to it, go ahead😂💕

LOL Hon, can I just mention how much I love that we have in common the whole spending too much time researching name meanings before naming a character thing? XD And you know you can always consult me whenever you want to! My brain is full of redundant information and someone should take advantage of that!

I wanted to do this properly, so I ended up making a whole goddamn post about name meanings for 911 characters, including a few gifs. Sorry that means it took me a bit longer to reply, and thank you so much for your patience! xoxox

My thoughts on these name choices by 911, wow... OK, so can I mention that the most heartbreaking one to me is the naming of Daniel? As you can see in the post, Daniel means "God judges me" which is basically a sentiment expressed by religious Jews, an accepting of God's judgment and an expression of trying to do right in his eyes. But when someone passes away, in Judaism we say, "Baruch dayan ha'emet," meaning 'blessed is the judge of truth' to express an acceptance of this fate, too. Considering how young Daniel was when he passed away, the choice for his name just sends a shiver down my spine.

Evan meaning 'God has graced' gets to me, we just have the irony of this boy who grew up feeling like he was nothing in the present, that he could only hope to be someone in the future (as he tells Maddie in 405), this boy who was only brought into the world for God's grace to be directed towards saving his older brother, and he doesn't see, he doesn't realize just how much grace there is in his own existence! Once again, breaking my heart...

Another one that gets to me is Eddie's name meaning 'rich protection', when he's a dad who has dedicated himself to protecting his son and doing everything in his power to making Christopher's life as good as it can be, sparing no expenses on it, working twice as hard to be able to take good care of him, all while barely spending any money on himself (as his bedroom shows in 204). I also really like that he and his dad Ramon share the 'mund' part in their original Germanic names, meaning 'protection.' They are both devoted father, looking to protect their kids! They just go about doing it in very different ways...

And of course there's an interaction between their names. While Buck has trouble seeing his own grace, and is reckless and de-values his own life, Eddie is also protective of him, doing everything he can to make it clear to Buck that he is not expandable, and that there is no one Eddie trusts in the world more than him. Their love story is coded into their names, for heaven's sake!

Athena's name meaning might be unknown, but the connection between her and the Greek goddess of just, brave, smart war always got to me! Athena is opposed in Greek mythology to Ares, the god of bloodthirsty, treacherous, destructive war. It's just so fitting for a character whose whole essence is to be a warrior for good. And in that instance, the show even made explicit reference to this, saying Beatrice didn't choose her daughter's name randomly.

I like that when David was brought specifically to be Michael's love interest, he's given a name that is the ultimate one for lovers. David (spelled in Hebrew דוד) comes from the Hebrew word 'beloved' (pronounced 'dod' and also spelled in Hebrew דוד). Not only is that a very fitting meaning, but in the biblical book The Song of Songs, you'll find the verse, "Ani le'dodi ve'dodi li" which means "I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me," considered by many people familiar with the biblical text to be the ultimate expression of a lovers' bond there. That THIS is the name chosen for the character brought in to be a part of the first proper mlm couple 911 has featured makes me happier than I can explain!

I can talk about other notable choices (naming probably the biggest villains on the show with names that refer to 'peace' or imply it by meaning 'dove'), but I don't wanna overburden this post. I do think some of the names, when the origin is unknown / uncertain, and when some have very little connection (if any) to their characters, are a reminder that TV show writers don't always do the research. Sometimes they just like a name! Or select one randomly! Or have personal associations that play into choosing a name, that have nothing to do with the "official" name meaning. In other words, we (as fic writers) allowed to ignore this, too. ;) I personally like having intention behind my character's name, as an extra layer of meaning, but it is 100000% okay not to pay it any attention! *hugs*

Hope you have a wonderful day! As always, here's my ask tag. xoxox

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a note on ficino

Whether or not we are acquainted with the deeper form of astrology, nearly all of us are familiar with the occasional mention (albeit superficial) of the twelve symbols in day-to-day conversation. "What sign are you?" Or someone complains about a boastful and self-centered boss..."Ugh, he's such a Leo". It might be about their serious "capricorn" friend, who wouldn't buy them an extra drink but will VERY happily throw money at an expensive brand of shoes because..."well these shoes will actually last.'' Even on the surface, these symbols are well established. And what for many starts out as a fun game of stereotypes, ends up as a much more intricate goose-chase of why we are the way we are. The rise of astro chatter on the web has made even the loudest and least-equipped ranter inch towards some detail. With the amount of astro-blogs or gram accounts dedicated to zodiac-related jokes, chart readings and natal aspects, you'd have to tape your eyes shut and put cotton buds in your ears to remain clue-free on the subject.

Now, more nuance has appeared: we see someone post a rage about how they were blanked by their gemini ex! Or your phone breaks because mercury has finally "gone into retrograde." This all seems like new talk but of course, astrology has already stood the long and strange test of time. No matter how far it may swing in or out of fashion, the angles and patterns apply:

-the joys of complaining- To those of you who enjoy a bit of a whinge about your difficult moon sign, it may come as a surprise that nearly 560 years ago, a man named Marsilio was doing just that. In a series of pretty chatty letters to his friends and colleagues across northern italy, Marsilio Ficino makes mention of the heavy and rather depressing effect of his natal moon in capricorn, giving his temperament a most "unfortunate melancholia". He also praises the patience and spectacular achievements of his patron, Lorenzo di Medici, (Capricorn Sun) the rich benefactor of Florence at the time. Marsilio was aware of the power and ever-present nature of the transits, and he reassures one of his younger friends that Jupiter will soon bring him better luck (even noting that such a transit might lighten his own depression!). Ficino was one of the towering yet more obscure scholars behind the 15th Century Italian Renaissance that would give new life and new light to a Europe stuck in the Middle Ages.

Ficino himself located and translated a great many ancient texts from the Greco-Roman Era (including most of Plato's works). He had a particular eye for classical astrology, and seems to have plucked it from the gutter of the dark ages: he certainly rated the subject highly despite the confusion of his contemporaries. He was even accused of heresy, but the Pope acquitted him, since Ficino, a theologian himself, well defended his case for astrology as a holy and natural study on the clockwork of the sky and an elegant window into the harmonious workings of the world. This laid the precedent for others like Gallileo to later on study the heavens in a more physical and detached way, giving birth to early modern science. But Ficino himself remained very alive to the symbolic significance of the planets and their motion, which according to the ancient interpretation, weighed on everything: our moods, our opportunities, our very spirit.

Thanks to Ficino's respect for the indefinable nature of an ancient art, the integral absurdity of astrology remains a little more intact: At a crucial interval in history, he was probably one of only a few people in Europe who carried the strange torch on from antiquity to the next era. It was and still is a very ripe ground for fraud, hocus pocus and all manner of cheap variations, whereby the lazy practitioner presents the great unknown and expects to be paid for it. But there will always be prudent minds that are interested in, and retain enough humility to consider, the neat mystery of a natal chart...

-definitions- The character of time for one moment: The snapshot of the sky when we were born. Somehow, it really has an uncanny amount to say about our potential. Nothing will convince anyone of this except experience, patience and exploration of the subject. For that reason, realising its actual value happens gradually and almost despite ourselves and our intervening. This cross over from silly to serious is difficult territory, because according to the proud human mind, the sky really shouldn't carry such insights at all. But when we step back, and look at it, the natal chart resembles a unique fingerprint of degrees. These placements taken together represent the tensions and angles of the planets at the time of birth. I repeat these definitions to let a curious fact sink in: the natal chart is much more like a photograph or blueprint than anything else.

To be fair to bad astrologers everywhere, it takes an enormous time to learn how to read a chart well. Some people say it takes over half a lifetime to become a veteran astrologer. This makes more sense when you consider the size of the language, angles, aspects that all have to be interpeted to give someone a decent reading on their potential and their pitfalls.

Back to Ficino... However miserable his low moods, Marsilio was a remarkably erudite and broad-minded personality for his time. Although of course literacy was low in 15th century Italy, It is not common, in my view, to read any texts from this era that are as sharp and self-aware as his letters are. He worshipped the idea of developing one's personal wisdom and good character, stressing the importance of friendship despite, and especially during, the hardships of life. In his letters you can often sense his use of genuine gratitude and of praising the good in others in order to encourage even himself out of long held sorrows. Later, The 17th century English astrologer, William Lilly, set down major works that are still read today. He also had the moon in Capricorn. (It is worth noting he was respected enough to be consulted by Lords and members of parliament). These were some serious and careful personalities and their toils are not to be dismissed. A large part of the western astrological tradition has rested on their painstaking work, which no doubt many of the more mercenary astrologers and fortune tellers of the day had neither the time nor the patience to do. Cap moons tend to be builders like that.

A passing mention on moons: Whereas the rest of us would build a house and be proud of it, a cap moon will build a house, rent it out and then write a manual on how to build houses. For our music, on the other hand, we usually depend on the opposite approach, (that of the opposite sign) The crab moons, who savour and feel every joy and every pain to the fullest extent. For this reason they make successful musicians: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Page, Tom Waits, Kurt Cobain and Taylor Swift. Actors must also feel the moment (for example, the expressive faces of Sean Penn and Miranda Kerr). For new ground, the sign of the restless wanderer, Sagittarius, crops up. Renown for never taking anything for an answer. (Composers Mozart and Rameau were Sagittarius Moons for example, as well as the tireless inventor Edison and the near unstoppable Einstein). All explored with fire and flair things that had not been done before.

Of course such generalizing is usually a no-no, because the whole chart is necessary for anything like a judgement: but the symbol-based patterns above do hold sway, remarkably often, and i think a simple study of the moon signs is always very instructive.

Many feel boxed or labelled by such language. "I'm a this. Oh He's a that." But really, it's up to your maturity not to hold the badge so tightly. Consider what it is saying about you. The signs and symbols only describe tendencies: nobody's soul identity is under attack - and once we understand the language, we don't get so attached or so threatened by what the chart might spell out to us: oftentimes it's humorous. The chart is almost like a list of the clothes we wear.

In my fairly long study of such madness, having misread charts and then recorrected them, and then relearnt entire concepts, I can certainly affirm the old saying: getting it wrong taught me the most. I maintain at this point, that the enigma of astrology, (older than the lighthouse of alexandria) is best understood as an affectionate sketch, and best used as a tool to understand one's own potential. The natal chart becomes less abstract when you notice that you too, are a walking mystery.

#astrology #ranty #history journal #diary

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Incoming Text for Janet Jackson:

Hey, Janet! It's me, Angelo.

I'm sorry, I forgot to visit your twitter page since the 25th March, I totally forgot, I'm human, it happens, I forget sometimes.

I just visited your twitter page and I saw the Denzel quote, thanks this was helpful, you know my spirit irritates their demons, that's why I stay away from their world and I hangout only with righteous people, you will never see me sitting with "impious villains".

The word "impious" is accurate, that's the best word to describe them.

There are only two different groups in this world:

1- The pious group. Going to heaven in the afterlife.

2- The impious group. Going to hell in the afterlife.

The choice is simple I choose pious, I wanna go to heaven.

So, yeah, you know what's up now.

Also, I want to ask you a favor, can you look out for my future wife?

I don't want to reveal her name, here is her IG page: @missdade

Make sure she is safe, I already asked Rihanna and her husband ASAP to protect her but it would be awesome if you could protect her too, she is my future wife, so you know I love her.

I'm planning on having children with her in the future and I don't want these nasty people around her. I know you're a righteous woman, so I'm asking you to become her second Godmother.

Godmother #1 is Rihanna.

Godmother #2 is Janet.

Godmother #3 is Tracey Edmonds.

Godmother #4 is Salma Hayek.

Godmother #5 is Penélope Cruz.

Only one Godfather is ASAP Rocky, he is a righteous man.

Anyone else can't come near her.

I know you will protect her, and I thank you, Janet.

@missdade is a future billionaire princess. You should know that I'm planning on making this woman very rich, so please teach her some economics, find an economics teacher for her and teach her about Banks, and business and stocks, she is a already a female nerd, she is a good student, she will learn fast. Tell her to study, I believe she will learn the rules of the game in no time.

Here is the link to her IG page, click the link: https://www.instagram.com/missdade/

Thank you for your support, Janet.

Peace y'all. Love the Jackson Family.

Big hug for you!

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khwabb · 6 months

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10 Powerful Bible Verses to Explore This Christmas Season

Hello, wonderful people! As we bask under the glorious aura of the Christmas season - the sparkling decor, melodious carols, delicious treats, and laughter-filled reunions - let's also sprinkle our festive season with a divine touch. Christmas holds a special place in our hearts, be it secular or faith-based traditions. In this article, we're about to dive deep into the rich text of the Bible with 'Bible quotes On Christmas' that portray the mesmerizing essence of Christmas and its origins.

Isaiah 9:6

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

The prophecy of Isaiah looks forward to the birth of Christ - a beacon of hope and peace.

Luke 2:11

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

The angel’s pronouncement to the shepherds is a vital promise - the Savior is born!

John 1:14

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."

This verse reinforces the unique nature of Jesus being both God and man at the same time.

Galatians 4:4-5

"But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship."

Galatians remind us of God's divine timeline and the importance of Jesus's birth in fulfilling His divine plan.

Matthew 2:10

"When they saw the star, they were overjoyed."

The joy witnessed by the Magi upon seeing the star is a glorious message that joy comes from recognizing and worshiping Jesus.

Isaiah 7:14

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."

A prophetic message foretelling the birth of Jesus and His purpose - to be God with us.

Luke 2:14

"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."

The angels’ song, a celebration of God's glory, and peace sent down to Earth through the birth of Jesus.

Matthew 1:21

"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus because he will save his people from their sins."

This verse assures us of salvation through Jesus.

Micah 5:2

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."

Micah's prophecy outlines the humble birth of the mighty ruler from a small town, reflecting that greatness can manifest anywhere.

2 Corinthians 9:15

"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!"

A hearty acknowledgment of God's most lavish gift to humanity - the gift of His son, Jesus Christ.

We hope these emphatic verses help deepen your understanding and bring a renewed spiritual perspective to your Christmas celebrations. May these edifying words fill your hearts with love, peace, and joy. Here's wishing you all a blessed and spiritually enriching Christmas season!

#biblequotes #quotes #christmas #merry christmas

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finishinglinepress · 6 months

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NEW FROM FINISHING LINE PRESS: Holy Week in Cave Country by Kimberly Sailor

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Kimberly Sailor, from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, is a 2020 poetry fellowship recipient from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. Sailor, a 2022 and 2019 Hal Prize poetry finalist, is also the editor-in-chief of the Recorded A Cappella Review Board. Her poetry has appeared in Driftwood Press, Sixfold, the Peninsula Pulse, Silver Birch Press, and the Eunoia Review. She is the author of the novel The Clarinet Whale, stays active in local government, and serves as a volunteer firefighter and first responder. She ferociously loves her quirky family, her pickup truck Big Red, and thinking about bigfoot. kimberlysailor.com #poems

PRAISE FOR Holy Week in Cave Country by Kimberly Sailor

Pack your hemp fabric Hawaiian shirts, pop tarts, and petticoats, and join the family in Kimberly Sailor’s Holy Week in Cave Country for a pandemic Kentucky vacation! Progressive hip meets traditional rural in an intoxicating mash-up complete with Dollar Store meds and Facebook healing crystals when you need a little soothing after a long day’s sight-seeing. Sailor’s impressionistic, sound-drunk, tour-de-force lowers you down a zip-line into the rich poetic depths, from which you’ll emerge enlarged, newly alive, and thankful you’ve been “fortunate enough to find caves / below your family’s foundation.”

–Christopher Citro, author of If We Had A Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun

Kimberly Sailor‘s Holy Week in Cave Country carves meaning into shark teeth in cave tops, and dares to ask: how did we get here, above and beneath all these fossils? She enlightens us within her rich text, showing us how we can all learn from children, especially our own. She shares with us, “My daughter talks about Heaven so casually / you’d think she visits after school.” A moment so tender and light, you’re grateful it was put to paper. Holy Week is bark, bite, and salve, all rolled into one. A must read.

–Han Raschka, author of Splinters

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ramirezd4nna · 7 months

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WATER CONSERVATION IN INDIA CIVILIZATION

Water conservation in India is a timeless pursuit, steeped in the country's historical tapestry, deeply interwoven with its cultural fabric, and intricately linked to its very survival. The essence of water transcends the physical realm, evoking a sense of the soulful and eternal. From its celestial origins high in the heavens, it embarks on a poetic journey, cascading down majestic mountains, meandering through lush fields, nourishing civilizations in its wake, and ultimately merging with the boundless sea, only to commence its timeless odyssey anew. This intrinsic connection between water and India's heritage underscores the enduring significance of water conservation in this ancient and vibrant nation.

Indian religious ceremonies often involve water in some kind of ritual around the village well, pond or river. It is also a common practice to make daily offerings of water to the deity of the village temple from the village pond.

Ages ago, people of India practiced rainwater harvesting traditions and water conservation as not merely a solution to solve water scarcity, but as ‘punya’, a religious vow. In Rajasthan, constructing a pond is still considered as ‘Punya’ and people try to contribute or volunteer as much as they can. They believe that a contribution towards building a pond is as good as earning blessings for 2-3 generations, which actually indicates the wisdom of offering water resources to the future generations and securing their future.

The Indian subcontinent's civilization has thrived for thousands of years, thanks to the careful management of its water resources. Here's a comprehensive exploration of water conservation in the Indian civilization:

Historical Context:

Ancient Wisdom: India's rich heritage boasts a profound understanding of the importance of water conservation. Ancient texts, such as the Vedas, spoke of the sacredness of water and emphasized its preservation. This wisdom is encapsulated in the saying, "Jal Hi Jivan Hai" (Water is life).

Traditional Water Harvesting: Indian civilization is famous for its traditional water harvesting techniques. These included the construction of stepwells, johads (small earthen dams), and talabs (ponds) that captured rainwater during the monsoon season. These structures not only provided water for agriculture but also served as communal gathering places and spiritual centers.

Stepwells: Stepwells, like the Rani ki Vav in Gujarat, are architectural marvels that exemplify the ingenious use of groundwater. These structures facilitated year-round access to water, especially during arid seasons.

Irrigation Systems: Ancient India had an elaborate network of canals and aqueducts for the efficient distribution of water for agricultural purposes. The Mauryan and Gupta Empires are known for their advanced irrigation systems.

Traditional Water Management:

Community-Based Systems: Many Indian villages historically had community-led water management systems. These committees regulated water distribution, preventing overuse and disputes.

The Role of Rivers: India's major rivers, like the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati, have always played a central role in Indian life. They've been essential for agriculture, transportation, and spirituality.

Modern Challenges and Solutions:

Over-Extraction of Groundwater: Rapid urbanization and agricultural demands have led to the over-extraction of groundwater. This crisis necessitates sustainable practices such as rainwater harvesting, watershed management, and recharging aquifers.

Water Pollution: Contamination of water sources from industrial and domestic waste is a pressing issue. The government and NGOs are working on water purification and ensuring safe drinking water.

Climate Change: India's vulnerability to climate change means that water resources are increasingly erratic. Prolonged droughts and uncertain rainfall patterns necessitate innovative solutions.

Government Initiatives:

National Water Mission: Part of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change, this mission focuses on water conservation and sustainable management.

Jal Jeevan Mission: A government initiative aimed at providing safe and adequate drinking water to all rural households.

Public Awareness and Education:

Public awareness campaigns, like "Jal Shakti Abhiyan," promote water conservation, water harvesting, and efficient water use.

Educational programs emphasize the importance of water conservation from a young age.

Innovative Technologies:

India is exploring technologies like drip irrigation, efficient water crops, and wastewater treatment and recycling to optimize water usage.

In conclusion, water conservation in India is a multi-faceted endeavor, deeply rooted in its civilization's history and culture. While facing challenges, modern India is combining traditional wisdom with innovative solutions to ensure a sustainable and secure water future. As water scarcity becomes an increasingly global concern, India's long standing expertise in water management offers valuable insights and inspiration for the rest of the world.

#water #savewater #watermatter #waterconservation

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itsyourchoicedevotionals · 10 months

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Utmost Importance

“…I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many good things laid up, [enough] for many years. Take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself merrily. But God said to him, You fool! This very night they [the messengers of God] will demand your soul of you; and all the things that you have prepared, whose will they be?” Luke 12:19-20AMPC

Two subjects are spoken about more in the Bible than any others— 1st poverty; 2nd money. What we do with our finances is of great importance to God. The heart we have in distributing money is of utmost importance to God, see 2Corinthians 9:7. Why? Because God leaves the poor here to see what we will do with our God given finances.

—“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed” Proverbs 19:17ESV. —“Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor…” Deuteronomy 15:10-11NLT.

There’s a story in Matthew 19 about a rich, young man who was zealous for God. All his life he’d spent trying to keep the ten commandments and the rest of the law. When he came to speak to Jesus about it, asking if there was anything else he should do, “Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me” Matthew 19:21NIV. (Also, known as the rich, young ruler, per Luke 18:18.) Jesus zeroed in on this rich, young ruler’s ‘ground zero,’ the core of his heart. I believe Jesus wasn’t planning on making him poor, but rich beyond his wildest dreams.

How does all of this relate to our text? The wealthy farmer was a selfish man. He kept everything for Himself. Like the wealthy ruler, he valued money above all else. Thoughts of benefiting others with what he’d been blessed with didn’t even surface on his mind’s radar. Rather he was a man amassing a fortune to cushion himself against the realities of life. We also saw this attitude with the rich man in the story of Lazarus, (Luke 16:19-31). This man had the poor all around him— Deuteronomy tells us this truth. But no love for others or God. He truly didn’t have money— money had him.

Millions are like this today. We can see the greed in people's hearts through everything from gas prices, food prices, to human trafficking, on to the political charades, movies and everywhere in between.

Yahweh is calling us all to take care of the poor and allow Him to provide for us. Question is— will we trust Him to take care of us? Will we love as He loves, for Him? It’s your choice. You choose.

LET’S PRAY: Heavenly Father we can see what greed does to a person. Even poor people can fall into the trap of greed and selfishness. Give us giving hearts we pray, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.

#Jesus Christ #lord of lords #word of god #god #Holy Spirit #utmost #importance #poor #generous #greed #selfishness #zeroed #care #love #hope #faith

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Allah. Is. AMAZING.

I wanna document this moment before I forget.

Three things happened to me recently, that instantly made me feel like… Dropping my knees and head onto the ground to thank Allah. And I did, thanked Allah for all these in my prayers. Made me go, oh my god, Allah is REALLY ALL LISTENING AND LOOKING OUT FOR ME.

So first event. The vacation.

My brother Adam complained last month I think, that he felt like our days were nothing more than just ‘staying alive and surviving’. He felt unstimulated and wanted us brothers to go somewhere for a vacation.

I had to be honest with you, when he said that, I so badly wanted to tell him, “Thats because everyone has, like Liam and I, have JOBS to do and money to earn. It’s easy for you to say because you’re jobless and can do whatever you want. You’re just saying this because you’re bored.”

But I know I shouldn’t. It just… Irks me, that he’s so blind and clueless that other people has responsibilities and trying to earn a living, that we just get burnt out and wanted to do nothing on weekends to recover, and he’s like, behaving like a rich kid who doesn’t work and say, hey life is so boring let go to Italy!

Sigh, Astaghfirullah.

But both Liam and I caved in and said ok, we can go on a short vacation trip to this one state and do food hunting. I also recently had this sign on bonus from my new company, and I still had some money left on that so I offered to cover food expenses. In my heart, I seriously just wanted train myself to expel the greediness on hoarding money and worldly possessions. I prayed everyday for Allah to help me remove this feeling, and I see this opportunity as a way for me to exercise that mindset I want to have for Allah’s sake by sadaqah to my family through the vacation and giving my brothers a good time.

But before I go, i just had this thought, I didn’t even like, actively put my hands up and prayed to Allah for this. I just had this thought and told myself, Ya Rabb, if only this and this happened to me during the vacation, it would make things sooo convenient for me that it would feel like a gift from the heavens.

But deep down I didn’t like, bank in on it. I was just secretly hoping but I didn’t actively ask Allah directly for it. I knew it was out of my control and if it happens anyways, it would really be a miracle.

And you know what? It happened. The first day of the vacation itself, IT HAPPENED. The EXACT thing that I thought in my head, actually HAPPENED.

I was so freaking stunned. It was impossible for it to happen actually, under the circumstances that I have observed. It was a MIRACLE if it even happened, and ALLAH MADE IT HAPPEN ANYWAYS.

Nothing could have made it happen, no external forces could have made that happen except Allah. I was so freaking stunned when I realized that was a hard, cold, evidence that Allah was actively listening to my small, teeny, tiny thought and hopes, when I didn’t even PRAYED for it to happen. I just hoped in my heart that it happened like hoping for a miracle and a miracle happened indeed!

That just… I don’t know how to describe it. I was so, so, so, extremely touched, realizing the undeniable evidence that Allah was seriously listening to me and watching over me, and truly LOVED and CARED for a nobody like me, that He gave this gift to me without me even actively asking him for it.

I caved in that night, spent some time in the bathroom and cried like hell, thanking Allah so much for making that thing happened.

Second event. Family dinner.

Yesterday, I posted in the chat group with my brothers and my mom that there’s this delicious restaurant I followed on Instagram that I wanted to try. And my mom was like, ok we’ll go tomorrow night.

And the next day, she suddenly texted me saying, she invited my sister and her new husband to join us too, and she asked, “Hey, you’re the one paying, right?”

My heart at the time INSTANTLY was triggered with the feelings of resentment, selfishness, greediness, and frustration. Because at the time, I was only planning for it to either be just me and my mom, or me and my mom and brothers, and I expected that my mom would be the one paying for it since she usually would do that when we go out and eat. For her to suddenly just invite the entire family and straight away assumed that I was the one who was paying for it, just triggered me so bad, because it means it’s gonna be an expensive dinner for no reason and it will break my bank again.

But I realized this feeling instantly, that I DONT want this feeling to conquer me, that this feeling is something that I ACTIVELY prayed to Allah every single day to expel from my heart. I hate to see myself clinging onto worldly shit like money, and see myself turning into my dad and his entire family who are greedy of money that they count every single cent even if the ones they’re spending on is family. I hate that feeling, and I want to train my mind self for Allah to NOT be greedy of worldly things, and see it as temporary, and what I should aim for is the rewards in the afterlife and akhirat after the sadaqah that I do in this world.

When I realized I was getting triggered and this feeling was starting to simmer in my heart, I immediately raised my hands up and prayed to Allah, please please please please please help remove this feeling away from my heart. Please get rid of this greediness feelings away. I don’t want it. and I say it out loud, reminding myself that the rewards of sadaqah to my family matters more, because I’m playing the long game and I should care of how those few hundred bucks worth of dinner despite it breaking my bank, could be the very thing that earns me heaven and saves me from hell. Because in the end, no matter how much money I lost in this world, as long as it’s in a form of genuine sadaqah, I strongly believe and am confident, and trying to train my mindset and heart to strongly believe, that Allah will pay back in forms of rewards for me in akhirat which will save me from hellfire. And the rewards in the afterlife can only be earned by the active good deeds we do in this world. It doesn’t just come free. So this is an opportunity by Allah who presents me a way to help earn an extremely high interest on my good deeds for the hereafter, especially that it happened on the first 10 days of Zulhijjah.

I prayed and prayed, asking Allah so badly to remove this greediness, this frustration which was triggered from my trauma and greediness over money. I tell myself out loud, convincing myself that this sudden feelings of greediness doesn’t come from my heart because that might be who I am or stuff like that. That feeling just automatically appears because it’s just humans instinct and nafsu by Allah to be greedy. I remembered in the Quran somewhere that Allah said several times that humans are just naturally greedy. So I tell myself, this is just a reaction because of my human instinct, it’s not who I am. What matters is that I act against it. But I know even if I act against it, I was still STRUGGLING so badly with that selfish frustration. It was DIFFICULT to erase that sudden greediness feelings in me. So yeah I prayed and prayed and prayed to Allah out loud to help me remove this feeling because I know I can’t do it, only Allah can, and I need to rely on Allah to help me out.

And you know what?

I LITERALLY could feel just seconds later, that the greediness and frustration feelings in my heart, which felt like an ugly and stubborn stain, suddenly washed away….

I mean it. I LITERALLY felt that.

All of a sudden. Just… Suddenly… I was feeling at peace and calm, and I was suddenly feeling all accepting with the whole thing.

Subhanallah…. I just instantly realized Allah was indeed LISTENING to me and IMMEDIATELY helped me with removing that feelings from my heart.

It was the EXACT same feeling I get when I prayed to Allah for a sign back then whether I should stay at my job, accept the first or second job offer, and Allah instantly cleared my heart and made the choice obvious and known.

And He works FAST, y’all.

I asked, and seconds later He delivered.

SUBHANALLAH. ALHAMDULILLAH. ALLAHUAKBAR.

I am so, not, worthy of this…. And yet He proved to me again and again that He was actively listening and looking out for me. I had no words, other than thanking Allah many many times and praising him when I realized that selfish feelings in my heart was instantly gone.

Third event. The Cockroaches.

So a little background story. In my parents house, Adam and his new wife has their own room. Liam and I had to share our room. But whenever Adam doesn’t come back and stay at his room at our parents (because he already stayed elsewhere), I would sleep over at his room instead so Liam could have our room all to himself. Also, because Adam’s AC is much better and colder than ours. And his room is much nicer.

So last week, I was sleeping at night at Adam’s room. Then I wanted to poop. So I got up and poop at Adam’s bathroom. Suddenly I could feel like something light crawling on my lower back and i IMMEDIATELY KNEW what it was.

I got up and saw it. A damn cockroach!!

I panicked and was traumatized. Went to look for the bug spray at Liam’s room and went back to Adam’s toilet to kill it and IT WAS GONE.

I was so freaking scared, I wanted to make sure I freaking killed it. I don’t wanna be sleeping knowing that damn cockroach was alive. Then I saw it, climbing on the toilet. I covered myself, taking refuge behind the toilet door and sprayed the bug spray to kill it like crazy. And all those times when I was trying to kill it, I laughed nervously (because of how ridiculous the situation was) while actively praying out loud to Allah to PLEASE help me out here with this cockroach, please help me kill it!

Then I decided to just spray the entire toilet to be safe. Then I realized there’s a lot more big cockroaches in hiding that got out, dying from the spray. ALHAMDULILLAH. I thanked Allah happily that I managed to hit the jackpot on that.

But I was traumatized regardless. Although in hindsight it was kinda funny.

And this week, I went back to my parents place again on Friday night. But I decided to stay in my own room I shared with Liam instead because of the cockroach trauma.

I wanted to go and pee, and went to our toilet.

To my surprise, I saw there were 4 big cockroaches already dead, lying on their backs on the floor.

Strange? I thought to myself, I literally just got here. Was mom the one who came in the toilet before I reached there and help spray the toilet to kill the cockroaches? But when I went to check the bug spray, it was literally still in Adam’s room from my cockroach battle last week. Means that she didn’t do anything, otherwise the bottle would have moved places.

But I was like meh and brushed the incident off, thinking probably my mom did something anyways.

Last night, I used the bathroom and it was clean from cockroaches, no more dead bodies and stuff. And I didn’t spray anything in the toilet.

And this morning when I wanted to take my subuh ablution, amazingly, I saw another dead cockroach on the floor. And this time, it’s new because I can see the legs still moving slightly, but it was somehow already dying and on its back.

I KNEW for a fact that mom didn’t do anything then and there. Because mom didn’t even come to my room while I was there and I already checked last night that there was no bugs, and I didn’t even spray stuff to potentially kill any bugs the night before, for the cockroach to just suddenly appear dead the next morning.

It immediately clicked, on why it happened.

Allah.

Allah heard my prayers last week on how I asked for help on killing the cockroaches in Adam’s room. I bet Allah is amused and laughing at the whole panicky situation last week. And I believe that He truly appreciates that I sought for His help even during the most insignificant but traumatized time for me, that He helped me out, watching over me and helped kill the rest of the cockroaches in my own toilet this week.

But how did it happen? It also just clicked that it probably came from this new powder I bought to help remove odors from the cat litter in the toilet for Liam’s cats. I think the cockroaches enjoyed staying there because of the moist floor, and they probably ate from the cat litter. And probably when I mixed the powder with the cat litter, they ate it and it turned into poison for them. Hence why I saw so many dead cockroaches on Friday night, and I saw another one this morning.

But regardless on how it happened, ALLAH PLANNED THIS AND MADE IT HAPPEN.

Allah helped kill the cockroaches to look out for me after I prayed to Him last week on the whole cockroach trauma.

Subhanallah.

Sigh. I don’t deserve this at all. Ya Rabb has been so freaking kind to a nobody like me. I see them, these signs from Allah that showed and proved literally that Allah is actively listening and never left my side, and is watching over me like a loving guardian.

Makes me appreciate him more and more. All of this just made me loves Him even more, that I wanted, genuinely wanting to be a good servant to Him because of this.

I cried during subuh, thanking Him. I feel so unworthy to be helped by seriously the Almighty who creates GALAXIES and billions of stars. But all of this is a piece of cake for Allah. It really just proved to me in hard cold evidence and facts that Allah will watch over His servants as long as they rely on Him and truly preserve His rights. Proved to me repeatedly how much He loves me and had ALWAYS BEEN LISTENING TO ME. I felt so, so unworthy and small to His presence but at the same time, my tiny heart just SO, so so so appreciative and thankful of everything that He does for me. Especially during these miracle moments which was an undeniable evidence that He is indeed the All Loving and All merciful, and Mighty Kind with love and grace.

Sigh. Ya Rabb…. Thank you. I will never be able to repay ANYTHING you do for me but I will repay by trying my best to be a good servant to you, always remembering you, relying on you, and coming back again and again until the end of my life to you in everything I face in this life. Whether it be some big and significant tests, or something funny and ridiculous like the whole cockroach thing.

Because in the end, YOU are the one, the Almighty who governs everything in this universe and we all belong to you.

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