“I decided to create
a worry list.
Everything on this list,
I am permitted to worry about,
and anything that does not fall into what is approved for this list
I choose to surrender.
The one rule for the list is as follows:
What is completely within my control to change
or act upon in the present moment,
I will let myself worry about briefly,
for the purpose of stress
is to inspire me to take action,
and all else, I will not and will release,
giving it to the Universe, or to God.
I will not let myself worry in advance,
or remain concerned with what was or what will be,
for all I have is today,
as tomorrow is never guaranteed
and I trust the future version of myself
to handle the problems of tomorrow
just as the past version of me
handled the problems of yesterday.
And I accept that I will make mistakes,
and at times, act in ways that I am not proud of,
but I know within my heart
that I am always dedicated
to becoming a better version of myself each day
than I was yesterday
and to learning from my past.
And I forgive myself
for who I once was,
knowing that I can only ever take action in each moment
based on the knowledge and awareness that I presently have
and so no matter how much I may wish to change my past,
it could not have been anything other than what it was.
And the number of worries on the list
is so small
that I can barely count them on one hand,
compared to my list of the blessings in my life,
which are too numerous for me to count.”
Words by Tahlia Hunter
Artwork by Catrin Welz-Stein
My photo of Short Eared Owl - ceekbee
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If you want to change the world… love a woman, just one woman. Love and protect her, as if she’s the last holy vessel. Love her through her fear of abandonment; which she has been holding for all of humanity.
No, the wound’s not hers to heal alone.
No, she’s not weak in her dependence.
If you want to change the world… love a woman
all the way through, until she believes you,
until her instincts, her visions, her voice, her art, her passion, her wildness have returned to her-
until she’s a force of love, more powerful
than all the political media demons who seek to devalue, and destroy her.
If you want to change the world, lay down your causes, your guns, and protest signs. Lay down your inner war, your self righteous anger, and love a woman… beyond all of your striving for greatness, beyond your tenacious quest for enlightenment. The holy grail stands before you, if you would only take her in your arms,
and let go of searching for something beyond this intimacy.
If you want to change the world… love a woman
to the depths of your shadow, to the highest reaches of your Being, back to the Garden, where you first met her; to the gateway of the rainbow realm where you walk through together as Light as One, to the point of no return, to the ends and the beginning of a New Earth.
— Lisa Citore
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So just one visual detail about Soul Eater I love and i wonder how many others ever noticed, is the way the series frames Maka and Crona visually.
Crona is way, way taller than Maka.
And even moreso when sitting down, with Chrona's jaw almost reached the height of the top of Maka's head.
But you probably don't remember it that way, and there is a very specific reason for that.
And the reason is because after Crona's heelturn, the show very speciffically frames their shots so where Maka almost always looks like the stronger of the two of them, despite being way smaller.
Crona is very often standing at an angle hunched forward, especially when sitting. Maka by contrast usually stands straightbacked in her full height.
It uses this visual dynamic to showcase and reinforce the idea that Crona is much, much more fragile than Maka... But also that Crona always looks to Maka as a source of strength and support, while Maka is happy being that support.
Even in situations where the Height is shown very, very clearly, Crona always looks to Maka, rather than it feeling like Crona is looking downwards at her.
This framing is so strong that even when Maka is lying on her back paralyzed, and Crona stands over her, it still doesn't give a feeling of Crona looking down at her, but as someone looking to her for approval.
Of course this is just the normal shots that are somewhat easy to miss when not looking for it.
There is also the important stuff, where the show uses this visual contrast and dynamic to great effect.
When Maka finds Crona in the pit, she is framed as big, standing over Crona looking down, because she is the powerful one here, not Crona.
And when we flip around to line more up with Crona's persepctive, though she suddenly becomes smaller in the shot, she still has all the high-ground, Maka is still standing above, looking down, while Crona can't even muster up the courage to look her in the eyes, furthering emphasizing how strong Maka seems in Crona's eyes.
It emphasizes just how weak Crona feels when compared to Maka, who Crona sees as a pillar of strength and bravery.
And when Maka goes down in the pit she grabs Crona by the neck and lifts, literarily holding Crona up through her owns strength while telling Crona to stop giving in to selfhatred and loathing.
And that doesnt change for the entire scene.
Crona doesn't muster the strength to stand, and Maka has to keep Crona standing, first with a closed fist, then two hands around the arms while shaking and asking for confirmation that it was medusa, then in a supporting hug.
Maka is straightbacked and strong, while Crona has to literarily lean on her for support, showcasing Maka's strength and how Crona in turn relies and draws courage from that strength.
And following up on that, every single time when Crona is able to stand up tall, straightbacked and... Well not not exactly proud, but distinctly not looking fragile, are all moments related to doing something brave in relations to Maka.
Standing up to protect her from Giriko, having the bravery to go with her and the rest of the crew to the party, going to confess everything to Shinigami with all the potential consequences that might entail, or my favorite, just standing tall while looking to her final battle with Asura, after having finally grown enough as a person to stand up to Medusa, and taking the Vector blade for Maka.
It's a very understated bit, but when you notice it, it's kinda amazing just how different Crona looks in this moment cimpared to the usual look.
On paper, Crona should look fragile and weak, having just taken a massive wound so the arm is clutching the recently closed injury, a huge, oversized coat over the shoulders, and Marie's hand supporting on Crona's shoulder.
Crona should look weak, but that's not the case.
Crona in this moment actually looks suprisingly powerful, with a straight spine and with the spindly physique hidden by the coat, so you instead focus on the wide shoulders.
In other words, very much like how Maka is able to channel an aura of strength despite a very unimpressive physique and height.
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