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cascadia-stack-blog · 1 year

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It's CASCADIA DAY MAY 18

Cascadia Stack is here to fill you in.

Take some time this 4-day weekend to celebrate the balance of humanity and our beautiful Cascadia bioregion. It's about regeneration. Cascadia Day is the anniversary of the My. St. Helens volcano eruption in 1980 in southwest Washington state.

This excerpt is from the website of The Army Corps of Engineers:

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens—a volcano in Washington State located 96 miles south of Seattle and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon—erupted violently. The ice-capped mountain had been recently stirring, sending up large plumes of ash and steam in March and shaking the ground repeatedly throughout the spring. Finally, on the morning of May 18, a significant earthquake collapsed a magma bulge on the mountain’s north side, sending an enormous avalanche of rock, trees, and glacial ice down the slopes. A massive explosion followed that flattened everything for miles in all directions and led to large mud flows. For hours the volcano spewed tons of ash into the air. The eruption and its aftermath killed fifty-seven people and countless wildlife and destroyed houses, bridges, railways, highways, and crops.

What did we learn? Upon reflection, 43 years later.... Apart from the geological aspect, from a resilience perspective, Dr. Peter Frenzen , it's "one of the most biologically diverse and productive ecosystems in the Northwest.”

The Portland Monthly wrote,

"St. Helens’s recovery started with the arrival of seeds within the first five years; then plants began to sprout within 10–15 years. Today, unlike many other blast zones around the world, St. Helens even boasts small trees and shrubs in many places".

“It’s covered in wildflowers and absolutely teeming with life,” Frenzen says. The resilience lesson is that despite a natural calamity, we can come back.

For us humans, if we prepare ourselves, we too can practice resilience. So, this weekend, it's time to replace your GoBag's winter preps with hot weather essentials and refresh your emergency water supply.

Prepare and Supply

Please check out my SHOPIFY store for Cascadia merch. Thanks, it helps the startup costs for this social enterprise company. CascadiaStack.com

#entrepreneur #startup #ecoanxiety #gobag #bugout #shtf #prepare #preppers #cascada #pacific northwest #volcano #resilience #ecology #disaster #calamity

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goddessgardener · 1 year

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Emergency Go Bags, Smell of Fall, More Scam Alerts

Because of climate change, lethal emergencies are happening everywhere. If an emergency occurred while you were at home, work, or play, and you are forced to evacuate to another location, would you be prepared or panicked? This scenario could happen anywhere at any time. With preparation, you will be ready to go. The scent of earth mixed with fallen leaves and decomposing plant matter signals…

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#avoidingscamsstarstyle #be the star you are #emergencies #empowerment #fall #fallingleaves #gobag #goddessGardener #growingwiththegoddessgardener #scams #voice America network #winter

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mrglitterati · 2 years

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Do you need a GoBag? Yes! Just as every home should have a smoke alarm, every person should have an emergency supply kit packed and ready.

#emergencybackpack #disasterpreparedness #72hourbag #emergency #gobag #disaster #bugoutbag #emergencypreparedness

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nwagstaff · 2 years

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Resistance Pilot Last Ditch Survival Inspired by our latest galactic bucket patch, I wondered if I could create a survival kit for a downed X-Wing Pilot using items I had at home. Here what I came up with… – Full details on the blog – link in bio. – #adventureconfig #survivalkit #gobag #resistance #xwing (at Yavin 4 Rebel Alliance Base) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJtQrsMAyS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#adventureconfig #survivalkit #gobag #resistance #xwing

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luveline · 1 month

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Just thinking about Aaron taking a half asleep bombshell!reader’s makeup off on the ride home late after a case!! He’s so gentle with her and knows all the steps, doing it with care so he doesn’t wake her up fully

It’s only because Aaron knows that the driver employed tonight is temporary that he touches you freely. You’ve been on a plane for hours, at the office even longer, somehow, and you don’t crack —if anyone were to ask you how you were that night, you would’ve said perfect.

But Aaron knew you were exhausted, and alone in the car with him, you aren’t afraid to finally give up the act. You slouch with your eyes screwed closed and your GoBag in your lap, your hand skewed on his thigh.

You have very pretty hands, in his humble opinion. Mostly because of the way you use them. Even in your fatigue your thumb is grazing against the starched length of his pants gently, a curved back and forth.

He wishes that things between you weren’t quite so private. What man wouldn’t want to brag about being touched with such care? And by such a fiercely pretty woman?

“You okay?” he asks quietly.

The car crunches over the road in a constant humming like fine gravel. The driver doesn’t look from the windshield at Aaron’s voice, nor do you look up from your dozing.

“Honey, don’t get too comfortable,” he warns.

You hum with lips closed.

He decides it doesn’t matter. You can get comfortable if you want to. He can very well attempt to carry you up to your apartment. He’d be happy to do that. Aaron not so secretly loves to take care of you, after all.

“Can I see this?” he asks, taking your GoBag from you gently.

You manage a mumbled, “Yeh,” as he takes it.

“Thank you.”

Aaron unzippers your bag and goes to the very back where you keep your makeup bag tucked into a fabric pocket. From there he’s familiar, unbuttoning the front clasp, searching in the dark for your makeup remover and the small cloth you keep for emergencies. He’d wait to get home, only he knows there’s still a while yet to get there what with the roadworks closing the majority of the roads the run from Quantico to DC.

“What are you doing?” you ask, eyelashes dragging apart slowly.

“I’m going to wipe your mascara off before you fall asleep.”

“Do I need to keep my eyes open?”

“I think it’ll be okay.”

You go back to snoozing. Aaron rubs the mascara from your eyes until the cloth comes away clean, tiny gentle brushes of the cloth wrapped around his knuckle. It activates something deep within him to get to take care of you. He’s not sure if it’s masculinity or pride or love, but it feels good. He wishes he could do these things for you more often.

From there he wipes your face clean. He can’t imagine you’ll want to wash your face when you do finally get home, so he soaks a cotton round with the slim bottle of toner he often sees you using on stolen mornings or nights where he’s not supposed to be in your room, and he rubs that over each plane of your face with long, careful strokes. You turn your head when he encourages it but otherwise don’t move.

“There,” he says, more for himself than you as he wraps the dirtied round in your cloth, hiding both in your dark wash bag.

Your fingernails trail gently up the outside of his thigh. Your face swerves down into his shoulder, still tacky. “Thank you, Aaron,” you say. Aaron, and not Hotch.

“Don’t blame me if you break out,” he says, his lips against your crown.

It is definitely love.

#aaron hotchner x reader #aaron hotchner x you #aaron hotchner x y/n #aaron hotchner #aaron hotchner fic #aaron hotchner blurb #aaron hotchner drabble #aaron hotchner imagine #aaron hotchner fanfic #aaron hotchner fanfiction #hotch x reader #hotch #hotch x you #hotch blurb #hotch drabble

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darkestspring · 1 year

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are we going to have more of the adventures of yan dad daemon and his little baby?

yandad daemon carried his baby everywhere. imagine this menacing man carrying this cute little baby everywhere. no one even has the time to fear him becuase they're too busy fawning over his cute little baby.

yandad daemon carries the westeros version of a baby gobag. he's prepared for everything.

#yandad daemon

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dr-spencer-reids-queen · 1 year

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Damaged: Part One

Pairing: Spencer Reid x Female!Reader

Word Count: ~2.1k

Warnings: canon violence, canon language, canon talk of death, methods of kill

Author’s Note: I do not own anything from Criminal Minds. All credit goes to their respective owners. If there is any warnings that exceed the normal death/kills from the show, I will list them. If you’ve seen the show, then it’s the same level of angst unless otherwise stated

"...within the core of each of us is the child we once were. This child constitutes the foundation of what we have become, who we are, and what we will be." - Neuroscientist, Dr. R. Joseph

If you're ever going to beat Spencer in something, it fucking better be this. You're a better shot than him, so this should be a piece of cake. You're sitting on the kitchen floor with your back against the kitchen island with your weapon in hand. You peek over the side of the island and see him dash across the living room.

You take your top tier nerf gun and aim it at him, but he is too quick. You shoot, but the bullet doesn't hit him.

"Shit," you whisper.

His infectious laugh spreads throughout the apartment, but you're going to wipe that smug smile off his face quickly. Maybe if you bombard him with nerf bullets, they'll hit him and you'll win this war. You scramble to your feet and run into the living room with your gun out in front of you. He pops up behind the couch, and you empty your barrel as quickly as possible to try and get him. Some of the bullets hit him, but the majority miss due to him dodging them.

He aims his gun at you and shoots you, and you scream in terror at the bullets that hit you. You run out of bullets before he does, and when he sees the look of defeat on your face, he comes out from behind the couch with a devilish smile.

"No, Spencer, let me reload."

"No, you're going to get it."

You scream and run away from him, and he takes this as a fun challenge. The apartment isn't big to begin with, but you manage to dodge his efforts to catch you. That is, until you reach the bedroom with nowhere to go. Spencer doesn't have a balcony, and you entered through the only door that you need to escape to. You're cowering in the corner when Spencer enters, and he shuts the door behind him so you can't escape so easily.

"No, please Spencer. I beg of you, please spare my life," you say dramatically. "I have a family."

"It's the end of the line for you."

"I'll do anything. Please spare my life," you beg.

Spencer lifts his gun and shoots you right over the heart, and you gasp as if you actually got shot. You groan in pain and go limp, only able to keep this facade up for a little bit. You and Spencer break into a fit of giggles as he helps you to your feet.

"That wasn't fair," you playfully shove him out of the way. "I ran out of bullets."

"That's not my problem."

"I demand a rematch, Reid."

"Bring it on."

You two start to clean the apartment so that all the nerf bullets are accounted for. You're loading them into your gun as you go along, but your phone rings that cause you to take a small break. Rossi has texted you, and you frown at his words.

Come to the airport. I need you. Come alone.

"What is it?" Spencer asks.

"It's Rossi. He needs my help, apparently. He wants me to go to the airport with him alone."

"I wonder why."

"I'm not sure. I guess I'll get dressed. I'll let you know what's going on when I do."

There are two gobags that you have prepared. One is in the office and the other is in the apartment just in case you need to get out in a rush. You grab that bag and kiss Spencer as you leave the apartment. Why does Rossi need you at the airport, and why does he need you to come alone? Does Hotch know that he is going rogue? He is going to be going with Spencer to Connecticut to interview a serial killer, but is Hotch aware of Rossi's actions?

The airport is surprisingly quiet when you arrive. Rossi is waiting for you in the main lobby before security so that you two can go in together.

"Rossi, what is going on?"

"Listen, I'll believe in everything you do and in whatever you say if you help me on this case."

You want nothing more than for Rossi to have faith in your abilities, but something is wrong here. He is unhinged, and you're not sure he is thinking straight. If that's the case, then you better be with him. You can't leave him knowing he is like this.

"Okay, let's go."

While you're waiting in line for the airport, you text Spencer that everything is okay. He and Hotch should be leaving soon, and with four people out of the office, it's an easy day for the rest of the team. The flight is only a couple of hours since you're heading to Indianapolis. When you get there, Rossi rents a car and drives to a house where he just sits outside of it.

You're not sure what you're doing here, and he hasn't told you many details. He didn't talk much on the plane, and you thought he was waiting until you got there to tell you, but it looks like he isn't going to do that either.

"What is going on, Rossi?" He still doesn't answer you. "I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on."

"You told me if I wanted help with Alicia, Georgie, and Connie to ask you, and that's what I'm doing."

He's right. You did tell him if he wanted your help, all he'd have to do is ask. You're more than happy to help him, but if he's going to stare at a house all day, then you won't be able to help. Knowing you might need backup, you quickly send a message to JJ.

I need you, Derek, and Emily to fly to Indianapolis to meet me and Rossi. He's freaking out, and we could use your help on a case of his.

If you're right, then JJ, Derek, and Emily should already be at work and Hotch and Spencer should already be in Connecticut. JJ has a lot of work to do since Hotch and Rossi are gone, so she is in her office going through different files and determining which ones the team is going to take.

Penelope storms in with panic in her eyes, but JJ doesn't look up to greet her.

"I might be in big trouble. I can't believe he showed up at my apartment."

"Come on in. It's not like I'm doing anything here."

"We just had a seminar on fraternization last week," Penelope panics.

"I really have a lot of work to do, Garcia."

"So, you don't want to hear how Agent Rossi showed up at my door in the middle of the night while I was enjoying a post-coital shower with fellow FBI technical analyst Kevin Lynch?"

JJ immediately drops all of her paperwork and stares at Penelope with interest.

"Sit." Penelope does as she is told. "So, you were in the shower with Kevin?"

"Come on, JJ, I'm being serious. I need your help. Where is Y/N?"

"She hasn't come in yet. What do you need my help with?"

"Agent Rossi. We're not supposed to date fellow bureau employees."

"From what I hear, Rossi is the reason most of these fraternization rules even exist, okay? He's not gonna tell anyone. Just relax. Wait, what was Rossi doing in your apartment?"

"I'm not supposed to tell anyone."

"Why?"

"I didn't press the issue. I was all naked and drippy," Penelope pouts.

"Right. Doesn't showering with someone always seem like a better idea before you're actually doing it?"

"Yes. It's a workout."

"I mean, there comes a point when a girl's just gotta wash her hair alone, you know?"

"Seriously, where is Y/N? She is almost never late."

"I tried calling her, but she didn't respond. She definitely would want to hear this story." JJ takes her phone out to call you, but her phone rings. "Well, this is turning into some morning." She answers it with a smile as if the person could see her. "Mrs. Hotchner. ... Well, that would make sense because he's in a prison right now. Sometimes cell service can be-- ... oh, if I can get ahold of him, I'll... ... Okay." She hangs up and looks at Penelope with wide eyes. "That is one seriously pissed-off lady. She can't get Hotch on his cell phone."

"Why would she call you?"

"Because she knows I can do this."

JJ calls Hotch, and she is able to get through to him easily.

"Yeah, JJ?" Hotch asks. "No, it's a personal matter. ... Yes, thank you. I will take care of it when I get back."

"Is everything alright?" Spencer asks when Hotch gets off the phone.

"Yeah, fine."

"We can do this interview another time."

"He's scheduled to be executed next week."

"I can take the lead if you--"

"Reid," Hotch cuts him off, and the younger man stays silent.

"Agent Hotchner?" the warden says as he walks into the room. "You must be Dr. Reid. I'm Abner Merriman, assistant warden. You're here to see our infamous inmate Chester Hardwick?"

"Yeah. He agreed to meet with us as part of our criminal personality research project prior to his execution."

"I've read some of your studies in police journals. Serial killers are a kind of hobby of mine. Chester's the only one I've ever met in person, though. I bet you've met quite a few."

"Sir, we'd very much like to get started as soon as we can," Hotch tries to get the ball rolling.

"Oh, of course. Forgive me. We don't really have interrogation facilities, but I do have a small room that you can use. You're not armed?"

"We secured our weapons before we arrived. It's not our first time in a prison."

"No, I suppose not. I have to say, when I heard that he contacted you, I was surprised. A guy like Chester Hardwick doesn't really talk much to anyone." Abner escorts the two men to the small room that's been emptied for them. Chester hasn't arrived yet, but he is on his way over. "The door will of course be locked from the outside, and this button here sounds audibly as well as triggers a flashing light to signal the guards when you're finished."

"Thank you."

"Are those the crime scene photos?" Abner asks for the files in Spencer's hands.

"Some of them, yes."

"I knew what he did, of course, but I've never seen twenty-three victims like that," Abner shudders.

"Sometimes in these interviews they talk about crimes they were never charged with, so it might even be more."

"Is it ever less?"

"No."

"Paying attention to these items projects a kind of importance on them. When he comes in, I'd like to give him the opportunity to show us which parts of the crimes he thinks are important."

"Sorry, of course."

The door opens and Chester walks in with hand and feet cuffs. He stares at Hotch and Reid with a cocky look, but Hotch won't give him the satisfaction.

"Chains left on, right?" the officer who brought in Chester asks.

"That's probably a good idea," Spencer nods, but Hotch has other plans.

"No. It won't be necessary. We're just gonna talk, right Chester?"

Hotch's mind is preoccupied with his wife and how JJ is stuck in the middle since Hayley will call JJ since she knows JJ is the one who will be able to get ahold of Hotch if she needed him. JJ doesn't have a problem with being the middleman, but she does have a lot of work to do today. The fact that you and Rossi have not shown up to work is concerning, so now she has to put her job on hold to figure it out with Derek and Emily.

"Hotch is in Connecticut, right?" Emily asks.

"Yes, with Reid. They left last night. They're doing a custodial interview with Chester Hardwick."

"He doesn't need anything else on his mind when he's dealing with a guy like Hardwick. What do we do? You got any idea what Rossi and Y/N were working on? Is she with him? If not, where the hell is she?"

"I think Garcia might know. He stopped by her place last night."

"What? Why?"

"I'm not supposed to say," Penelope says from behind them. "He said he wanted to keep it between us."

"He might need our help."

"He didn't ask for help."

JJ's phone rings, and she sees she got a message from you.

"Y/N just messaged me. 'I need you, Derek, and Emily to fly to Indianapolis to meet me and Rossi. He's freaking out, and we could use your help on a case of his'."

"Yeah, that's where they are," Penelope sighs. "He's working on a twenty-year-old homicide case. He said it's time someone pays for it. He was really upset. He took a commercial flight this morning, and he picked up a bureau SUV half an hour ago. I'm assuming Y/N is with him. He didn't say otherwise."

"The jet is available."

"Let's go."

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ddejavvu · 10 months

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we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming - making friendship bracelets!!!!!!!!! Wouldn’t that be so fun or is it just me also who do you think would actually wear them/keep them if you gave them one. and congratulations!!!!!!! you deserve the world<3

join my 20K celebration!

'we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming...' - pick an activity to do on the jet on the way back from a case, and i'll tell you which member of the BAU i think you'd get along with!

i think you'd get along best with penelope!! you two could craft and gossip alllll day long, plus every time you get off the jet you've got a new bracelet for her and she's so excited 'cause she made one for you too while she wasn't super busy :')

hotch would keep his but i don't think he'd wear it, he'd tuck it into a pocket in his gobag or he'd put it on his desk by a picture of jack. rossi would also not wear it but he's really really touched by it, so he keeps it in his pocket! derek does wear it, but he tries covering it with his sleeves or tucking it away when he's interrogating someone 'cause he doesn't want them to make fun of it :') jj wears hers, prentiss wears hers, and garcia wears hers ofc, they're definitely more open about them, and i think reid would either wear his all the time, or tuck it around the strap of his messenger bag like a little charm !!!

#mei's mail #mei's 20k celebration !!

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bespectacledbookworm · 8 months

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I MIGHT be doing too much but I have an emergency bag, some of our important electronics, important making a gobag with clothes and pads for me and mom, and at home we've drinking water and cooking water in case something happens to the supply here.

Listen, on a normal day I'm already paranoid, but now? Double.

Still worried about the backyard and whether or not the excessive rain will make it all go down the hill 🫠

#california #hurricane hilary #im in the inland empire so hopefully its just windy and rainy...

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wegianwarrior · 2 months

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So very, very tempted by Auroran Grooming

I don’t need a new brush. I really don’t – I have seven nice brushes in my daily rotation, one in my GoBag, as well as one in my locker at work. So I really don’t need a new brush. But… I am very tempted to get one. Continue reading So very, very tempted by Auroran Grooming

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jimothysomebody · 8 months

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Tornado sirens went off at friggin' MIDNIGHT. Turned on the local news to monitor the weather sitution while I frantically threw food, water, first aid and other supplies into my bag and realized aside from the blanket that my gobag was very TLOU, lol.

We appear to be through the worst of it, but I'm still ready to hustle to the basement at a moments notice.

#Jimothy does a survival #friggin tornado warnings man

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turisiancom · 1 year

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TURISIAN.com – Mau coba merasakan sensasi membaca buku di tengah alam terbuka dengan suasana yang rileks dan segar, Sobat Turisian bisa menyambangi Alas Literasi Banjarharjo. Tempat rekreasi edukasi ini berada di Kabupaten Bantul, Yogyakarta. Kawasan wisata seluas 3800 m2 tersebut berlokasi di Dusun Banjarharjo 2, Kelurahan Munthuk, Kecamatan Dlingo, Kabupaten Bantul. Tempat yang tidak jauh dari Puncak Becici ini, hadir sebagai pusat kegiatan sosial kemasyarakatan dengan berbagai fasilitas menarik. Alas Literasi Banjarharjo merupakan pojok baca berkonsep pedesaan. Menggunakan sebuah rumah kampung, dengan buku-buku beraneka judul dan tema. Hebatnya lagi, pengelolaannya juga oleh masyarakat sekitar. Di sini Sobat Turisian bisa membaca buku-buku tersebut sembari menikmati keindahan alam hutan pinus dan beragam menu kuliner. Terbayang begitu nyaman dan rileksnya saat membaca buku di sini, Sob! Baca juga: Wisata Kebun Buah Mangunan Bantul dengan Pesona Alam yang Menawan Selain itu, tersedia beragam program dan paket wisata menarik. Terutama untuk kalangan anak usia TK dan SD. Nah untuk mendukung kegiatan tersebut, ada rest area yang menyajikan berbagai menu makanan tradisional. Koleksi Buku Bacaan Alas Literasi Banjarharjo Objek wisata edukasi ini memiliki ratusan buku bacaan menarik, kurang lebih ada sekitar 700 buku yang bisa Sobat Turisian baca dengan gratis. Tempat bacanya pun cukup asyik, yakni beberapa gazebo dan tempat duduk outdoor. Sehingga memberikan kenyamanan dan suasana yang santai. Buku-buku bacaan di Alas Literasi Banjarharjo tersimpan tak hanya di rak buku. Namun terdapat pula di sebuah bakul atau tempat nasi tradisional. Sehingga memudahkan Sobat Turisian untuk membacanya sambil menunggu pesanan makanan datang. Alasan pengelola mengusung konsep ini, memang sungguh ingin memberikan suasana lain untuk kegiatan membaca buku. Jadi baca buku tak hanya di perpustakaan atau ruang khusus, tapi di tengah hutan sambil berwisata menikmati alam pun bisa kalian lakukan. Dolanan & Kulineran Tak hanya baca buku dan kulineran, aktivitas menarik lainnya pun tersedia di Alas Literasi Banjarharjo. Seperti kelas dolanan (permainan) anak-anak setiap hari Rabu. Permainan tradisional yang bisa kalian nikmati, ada gobag sodor sampai kelereng. Baca juga: Yuk Nikmati Kesegaran Alam di Puncak Becici yang Pernah Didatangi Barack Obama! Sementara untuk urusan kuliner, Sobat Turisian dapat pilih berbagai makanan khas desa, seperti pecel dan berbagai sayur. Ada lagi yang wajib kalian cicipi sebagai camilan, yaitu Sate Jowo. Keunikan sate khas Desa Muntuk ini tidak menggunakan bumbu kacang melainkan bumbu rempah dan kecap.*

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spikeybits · 1 year

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@monument_hobbies' new GoBag is a great way to take your paints with you anywhere, store them at home, and keep everything organized! On top of all that, it's actually a hobby workstation with built-in spots for a cutting mat, paint cups, brushes, tools, and so much more. If you need an all-in-one solution, this might be perfect for you. Plus, if you use the code: Spikeybits, you will save 10% off your order! . . . . . . . . #warhammer40k #warhammer #40k #ageofsigmar #miniature #miniaturewargaming #wargaming #warmongers #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting #art #tabletopgaming #hobby #spikeybits #paintingminis #new40k #aos #forgeworld #horusheresy #spacemarines #slavestodarkness #horus #chaosspacemarines #warhammer30k #HobbyCase

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rufaidaaida · 1 year

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Memilih Bermain

Pernah mendengar kalimat semacam ini: "Kita adalah guru bagi kita yang lain, dan orang lain adalah guru bagi kita."?

Jadi, sudah sebanyak apa pelajaran yang sudah diambil dari sekian ribu manusia? Sudah semampu apa menyampaikan pelajaran pada sekalian manusia?

Seperti apa sosok guru sebenarnya?

Jika berbicara tentang guru--dalam arti ia adalah orang yang mengajar, maka tidak ada kesempatan untuk benda atau alam menjadi guru.

Namun, bila arti dari guru adalah sekedar "yang mengajarkan", maka ada banyak hal di dunia ini yang pantas disebut sebagai guru.

Contohnya saja; pada permainan masa kecil kita. Ia adalah guru yang dengannya kita bisa mengambil pelajaran.

Pada engklek dan lompat tali yang mengajarkan kita memulai semuanya dari awal. Di mana tantangan menjadi hal yang pasti dan sangat mungkin berulang. Pun keberadaannya untuk menguji, bukan menghalangi langkah kita.

Pada congklak yang mengajarkan untuk berbagi tanpa melupakan "menabung" untuk diri. Di mana yang dibagi lebih banyak dari pada jumlah yang disimpannya. Juga bahwa, di akhirnya nanti; berbagi itu akan kembali pada diri.

Pada egrang yang mengajarkan untuk kuat berpegangan. Bahwa kepercayaan pada apa yang kita pegang akan meringankan langkah kita.

Pada benteng dan gobag sodor yang mengajarkan kita strategi bertahan sekaligus menyerang. Tentang mawas diri, kecepatan, serta kemampuan berpikir dan mengambil keputusan dalam waktu yang relatif singkat.

Juga pada permainan jamuran--yang jika kau tahu--permainan itu sedikit narsistik.

Dulu saat kecil, aku bahkan menyengaja berbuat salah, agar setelahnya bisa menjadi orang yang berada di tengah. Pusat perhatian. Pemeran utama. Konyol.

Namun, barangkali seperti itulah adanya. Kadang, kita menyengaja untuk "mendapatkan perhatian".

Contoh lainnya, bisa kita dapati pada benda-benda disekitaran. Sesederhana melihat api yang mengingatkan pada neraka Juga pada matahari yang sepantasnya menambah kesyukuran diri.

Pada telisik angin dan tugas agungnya.

Pada awan dan teduh perannya.

Pada air, laut, gunung, sungai, para gemintang, dan bahkan pada debu yang menempel di bebatuan.

Contoh berikutnya; pada banyak sekali kisah manusia-manusia mulia yang hidup di sebelum kita.

Mereka mengajarkan lewat pengambilan keputusan. Hingga yang benar kita tirui, dan yang salah coba untuk tidak diikuti.

Pada kesyukuran, pelajarilah biografi manusia paling dicinta, Rasulullah Muhammad.

Pada keberanian, adalah pemuda Ibrahim yang paling kuingat. Tak gentar menyelisihi sekalian manusia.

Pada kesabaran, belajarlah dari nabi Ayyub. Pandainya adalah dengan mengadukan dukanya hanya pada Allah semata.

Pada kebijaksanaan, belajarlah pada Luqman. Manusia bukan nabi yang namanya abadi.

Pada apa yang kau butuhkan, kesemuanya telah Dia cukupkan. Dia kisahkan. Agar yang berakal mengambil pelajaran. Pun agar kesombongan menemui titik hentinya.

Maka, pahamilah bahwa: kau tidak pernah menjadi yang paling menderita. Selalu ada yang lebih awal dan lebih berat penderitaannya. Pelajarilah! Agar tidak terus mendrama dengan merasa paling tertindas. Haha, ini bercanda yang serius! Ini serius yang kubawa dalam candaan.

Ya, apapun itu. Semoga pesan pentingnya sampai padamu.

Contoh-contoh itu akan menjadi semakin banyak. Guru kita akan berkali lipat. Sepanjang diri kita memiliki tingkat kepekaan yang meninggi, atas semua hal yang Allah kirimkan pada kita.

Dan tentang dunia ini, ia adalah permainan dan senda gurau belaka.

Dan tentang diri ini, ia adalah bagaimana memilih cara bermain terbaik.

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