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Say what you mean, so that you can find out what you mean. Act out what you say, so you can find out what happens. Then pay attention. Note your errors. Articulate them. Strive to correct them. That is how you discover the meaning of your life.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
#personal growth#personal development#self awareness#self study#self knowledge#meaning#meaning of life#finding meaning#finding yourself#finding myself#know yourself#know thyself#Dr Jordan B Peterson#Dr Jordan Peterson#Jordan B Peterson#Jordan Peterson#quotes
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Beyond the streets or fields we roam,
Our souls yearning to find a home,
In the depths of a dark, starry night,
We seek our place within the world's sights.
There's a breeze that whispers in the trees,
It carries with it secrets and mysteries,
The rustling leaves and chirping birds,
Speak of life's untold words.
We journey on with our open hearts,
Embracing life's many parts,
And though our path may sometimes twist and turn,
We carry on with our lessons learned.
For in the end, we'll come to see,
The beauty of life's grand decree.
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Vessel knows the difference between God and "The Gods"
At least that is how I like to see it. So bear with me. I just wrote a lot.
Since it keeps coming up.
To me there is a difference between a real God or God or the source of all beings and “the Gods”.
“Will we remain stuck in the throat of Gods?”
Not me Vessel. But let me explain.
The “Gods” shaped our world from a very invisible place. And because
we don't see them, discuss them or know about them, we tend to look at everything that's
taking place right now as a result of humanity. Or even worse as a result of where humanity went wrong instead being able to see the greater picture.
Certain god-like beings began to reject the real God (source of all beings).
They said we don't ever want to go home because we perceive that we can be more than God!!!.
Could they have a war with God? Could they confront God?
No, they could not confront God.
They couldn't be confrontational because they would lose. They could only be separated from God .
So in separation they began to get a sense of superiority. They thought to themselves: “ We can create our own world”. But that was a big conundrum because they have lost their ability to create because they were separated from God.
What they did instead was to use us humans. They use our ability to create because they have lost theirs.
How do they use us?
In easy words: they mix the truth with some lies. In order for a lie to be believable, there must be some kind of intermingling, interweaving of the truth.
They created stories about themselves, which is why there's so much conflicting information within many religions and religious texts.
If you look through the Bible you will notice that there is a place where God is a very loving one.
And then in other places God is fire and brimstone and there is a God to be feared, which doesn't really correlate, well at least not for me.
For many people it's difficult to bring all of these ideas together. Or to connect them to the same person.
Because it's not the same person, because there are aspects of original God-source-creator consciousness in them, in all of religious texts. But there were things changed and left out and so on.
To me personally a real God (source of all beings) let's you know that you are divine and equal to them 🙏
So those “Gods” made us believe that we are powerless beings and we act as such.
We keep creating more fear and negativity because we don't know that we are able to do the opposite. We have forgotten or were made forgotten.
Idk. That's just my personal opinion and also things that I have been observing. I understand that this not resonate with everyone.
Maybe, maybe that is what Vessel means. To me this makes the most sense. But again, just my opinion.
Learning stuff like this has helped me a lot. I really do believe in something like a source of all beings as I like to call it; but I always struggled with any type of religion.
This caused so much nihilism. But then I started to understand and see the bigger picutre and could reconnect.
Idk.
Maybe it was something like that for Vessel also?!
And also: I don't judge anyone for their religious beliefs. It's just not for me. That's all.
I am so sorry for so, so many words all at once.
#finding meaning#spirituality#spiritual awakening#spiritualgrowth#sleep token lyrics#sleep token lore#sleep token#sleep token worship
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"Meaning is what you bring to things, not what you take from them."
Aral Vorkosigan, Lois McMaster Bujold, “The Vor Game”
#lois mcmaster bujold#aral vorkosigan#the vor game#vorkosigan saga#vorkosigan#meaning#finding meaning
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The struggle of finding meaning
For the past 6 years, I’ve been battling, and quite frankly losing, depression (not diagnosed at all) and suicidal tendencies and thoughts. It’s one of the main reasons I decided to try and find God again. I remember sitting with a friend of mine and talking about how we want to die.
I remember her saying “I want to die when I’m old in my sleep so I don’t have to suffer.”
And I said “I’m going to k*ll myself before I’m 30.”
I think that conversation made me realize just how sad my life has become. I never made any big plans for my future besides my hope of becoming an actress or cinematographer (which is very unlikely just because of the state I live in because there are almost no opportunities here), and other than that I have no back up plan, no fall back, I have nothing. I don’t want that. i dont want to not have a future and have to work a dead end job for the rest of my life. I want to do something, I want to be something. I want my life to mean something. I want to make a change in the world somehow, even if that is just by making a name for myself and using my platforms to spread positivity and awareness. I don’t want to die without my voice being heard. But even with all this, I don’t know what my meaning is.
But I want to find my meaning.
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Poetry trilogy recently complete!
3 years of poetry packed into three books, from 2020-2022. This intensive writing journey has carried me through so much and I am honoured to begin sharing these works together with the world.
Chaos of Tao
Reverse Cycle, Repeat
Emptiness of the Way
#poetry#trilogy#tao#emptiness#spirituality#finding meaning#self discovery#art#tea#freedom#travel#nature#reflection#canada#vancouver island#elements#love#trauma#hope#pandemic#change#death#life#journeys
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Even within the limits of nihilism, it is possible to find the means to proceed beyond nihilism.
Albert Camus, in the Preface to “The Myth of Sisyphus”
#albert camus#the myth of sisyphus#nihilism#absurdism#meaning#philosophy#philosophical essay#french literature#quote#literature#lit#finding meaning
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As insignificant as a star in the sky
Yet as Significant as a Petal of a flower !
#poetry project#universe#significance#searching#finding meaning#does it really matter#self musing#musings#thoughts
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How do you find the will to live when the world is crumbling all around you?/gen
*sigh* Hey there anon ☺️
I apologize that it took me so long to get to your question. It’s a hard one and hits close to home, so I wanted to answer it when I was in the right mindset and ready. Thank you for your patience.
I highly recommend you for read Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. This book will answer the philosophical aspect of your question. It helped me understand and figure out my meaning and purpose in life.
The main point of Frankl’s is that If you don’t find your will/purpose, you will not live. While seemingly harsh, his point stands. There is no meaning without purpose/will. There is no life without meaning.
My main advice would be to reflect and think about your meaning. You may not ever reach a final conclusion, and that’s okay. The point is to have a piece, a fraction, a thought of your Will.
Example:
There is a scenario called “The Spins”. This is when the world around you starts moving/spinning to fast for you to keep up with. It could be described as being in the eye of the storm or in the middle of a tornado.
What is the Solution?
One singular piece of understanding. You only need to have one thing to hold onto. One thing that you know is true and will never shift. The most true thing is a piece of your purpose/meaning.
Thank you for reaching out, anon! I hope my answer was semi-helpful 💞
#in all seriousness#serious conversation#serious talk#serious question#my will to live#finding meaning#finding purpose#cissy side thoughts answers#cissy side thoughts talks
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - Learn What Your Name Means Day
Erin: Ireland; "from the island to the west”; peace
Happy Learn What Your Name Means Day!
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Human, Beyond
When we were once told
Of things beyond the hilltops
Beyond oceans and seas
Beyond mountain and hills
We could not believe in them.
The stars held no answers either
Nor the leaves on the vine
Nor the roots of the world
Nor the silver linings lie
Nothing we knew could describe it.
No, we knew not of those things
Though they were true nonetheless
Not in flesh, or bone, or fat
Could we find out what was there to find
We were begging to lose hope.
There is no compass that points inwards
And outwards, at the same time
No tool that shows you the truth
No spoken words that tell you of it
We knew not what we were seeking.
But it was there, nonetheless
Inside us, and you, and others
It was inside, writhing with resonance
Beating to the pulse of life
Beating to thrum of all that had been planned.
Even beyond that, beyond plans and webs
Dominos and puzzles already made
Are us, and you, again, looking
Finding within the reality of it all
What meaning was there to find.
In pain, in joy, in life
And anger, and guilt, and calm
Or sadness, or liberty, or numbness
It's loss, it's love, it's trauma
We are human, beyond.
#human#people#poem#poetry#my poetry#meaning#finding meaning#I think poetry might be growing on me#love#life#meaning of life??#never heard of her
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The purpose of life, as far as I can tell, is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.
Dr. Jordan B Peterson
#Dr Jordan B Peterson#Jordan B Peterson#Jordan Peterson#purpose of life#meaning of life#resilience#meaning#suffering#adversity#finding meaning#meaningful#meaningful life#responsibility#bravery#growing up#quotes
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The Middle
Im in a place
Not sure where
I can’t see the front
And only a little of the past
I’m not sure where I’m at
Have I just gone past the beginning?
Or am I nearing the end?
All I know is this is somewhere
Somewhere in the middle
- 𝑵𝑯
𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟? 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜, 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩!
#written thoughts#finding meaning#lost poets#writers on tumblr#poetry#writerscommunity#female poets#poem#deep poems#romantic poetry#spilled words#small writer#creative works#finding my way#word art#self work
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Mean Girls (2004) House MD (2009)
#corporate wants you to find the difference between these two pictures#theyre the same picture#house md#gregory house#mean girls#james wilson#regina george#movie parallels
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#i’ve been thinking abt that cringe post#i think the latent feelings behind ‘cringe’ are shame and sometimes envy/bitterness#same vibes as when six year olds say ‘those toys are for babies’ if they’ve been shamed for their age by older kids#anyway. i think part of the healing process is realizing that shame puts you at war with yourself bc part of yourself is a social being!#and that part of you wants community and acceptance (maybe love). shame is the absence of acceptance#unlearning shame means learning self-love and gaining the confidence to find your people#jerma#cw jerma#(someone asked me to tag lol)
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Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?
I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?
In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".
Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.
This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.
Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.
The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.
[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]
There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.
This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.
[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]
As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.
But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?
Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.
#transgender#trans history#transsexual#transphobia#Magnus Hirschfeld#holocaust#holocaust denial#book burning#j.k. rowling#jk rowling#just in case you missed what i mean by all this: go fuck yourself anon :)#trans people have always existed#and we will always exist#if you really wanna pick a fight with me over well-documented history then you better bring in some sources to back your shit#queer history#queer#lgbt+#lgbta+#lgbt#lgbt history#edit: i finally got around to those damn image IDs. i am so very sorry for totally forgetting that's my bimbo moment of the month#also real quick i thought about adding an image of the actual building but the only one i can find has a Nazi parade in front of it#it was taken the day of the book burning raid and honestly if i were to include it then i'd add it to the first few paragraphs#and i think the story's better told when you uphold the hope Magnus Hirschfeld and all the researchers he worked with had#also keeps being brought up: yes Hirschfeld was a eugenicist. it was a popular belief set that was only discredited after WW2#Hirschfeld died in 1935. he literally didn't live long enough to see science turn against those beliefs and practices#considering how he changed his mind on transitions i like to think he would've changed his mind on eugenics too if he'd lived
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