#finding my purpose

[corviiids]

my top bit of advice going into the new year: compliment people. especially strangers. literally everyone you interact with if you can. when you buy coffee in the morning compliment the barista's tattoos. when you're chatting with a coworker tell them that by the way you like their outfit. always find something they've chosen to do on purpose. nail polish, jewellery, tattoos, hair colour/style, statement accessory, outfit, etc are all good bets. things people hope will be noticed. things that aren't too personal so it doesn't make them uncomfortable (eg probably not their physical features). i've gotten into the habit of scanning everyone i talk to for something about them that i think is cool so i can tell them. it's a great habit because it makes me notice people and realise just how many neat little details there are in people's presentation of themselves that might pass me by if i wasn't paying attention. and it brings out so much joy. you'd be surprised how much it disarms people to receive an unexpected compliment from someone they don't know. it is the most sincere smile you will see all day long. it feels nice to make people happy but it also means you win the social interaction. establish dominance by complimenting a stranger's earrings and disappearing into the fog

#rookposting #the little 'oh!' followed by a big grin is now my highlight in every interaction i have with a stranger #you can always spot the things people hope will be noticed and you have no idea how happy it makes people when it gets noticed #i find it's always better to compliment things they did deliberately vs complimenting stuff like their voice or their face or other things #that are inherent or they cant change because that can make people uncomfortable for one thing to hear that from a stranger #but it's also just less meaningful imo because they didnt do that on purpose

[findingmyselfat35]

I remember thinking that there was no way this was happening. To me?! No way! Things rarely, if ever, go the way that I'd want them to!

I felt like our time together at brunch moved at lightspeed. And about 1 hour in, I instantly knew that I wanted to go on another date with him. Like ASAP.

We talked about everything. Our family. What our long-term and short-term goals were. Our opinion on dating. What values mattered most to us when it came to parenting/children, finances, mental health, how we handle conflicts. Why eventually being married was important to us. We talked about our childhoods and our siblings (I think now's the perfect time to mention he's a twin as well).

He opened my car door for me, we said our good-byes, and just as he was walking away he said, "I really enjoyed myself, and I hope we can do this again soon."

My heart leaped into my throat. "For sure!"

My pits started to sweat, and my hands turned clammy. Why am I so damn nervous?!

Once I was home doing what your mother always told you to do to prepare for work - take out your clothes, pack your lunch and work bag - I received a text from WC.

"What's your favorite restaurant to eat at?"

"I really love this hole in the wall out in Bloomfield. Their Italian food is always amazing, called Carbone's Kitchen," I replied.

"Ok that's where we going tomorrow for our second date. I'll make a reservation for 7 pm."

I was floored. Yea, this was going to certainly be different than before.

#finding my purpose #finding myself #shorts

[composermadnessofficialpage]

Hey guys, no update on the comic today, I just have a few things to say....

Ever since I was young and started to draw... Stories never really were my strong suit- i'd always get a story in my mind, build on it- but it never went anywhere...

I usually compared myself to the mother from the unfinished swan... Always starting something but never completing it... I loved making these stories where the main protagonist is based around me... I live in my own stories as it feels like I'm part of the world that I created.... But I had trouble doing this right... Or even finishing a story.

For years I felt as if my art possessed no purpose- as if I possessed no purpose.... I felt essentially, unfinished myself... Yes id still make things and draw things, but it felt empty and I slowly was losing love with art... Though I rarely share that with others.... I love art and I love to draw... But for me drawing without a purpose just made me feel empty, I would just do it to get something new on my page rather than actually create something.... It didn't feel right....

So I prayed and prayed to God for anything.... Any idea.... But it felt as if he was telling me to wait... So I did...

But this hopeless feeling of being lost in my talents and slowly falling out of love with art fell apart when I discovered the game that inspired me to create Composer Madness...

I installed this rhythm game called pianista and discovered music and people I had NEVER really got into... I only knew a few classical composers and musicians, Mozart and Beethoven being the only two I REALLY knew.

But that game opened my eyes to classical music and I wanted to know more, I did some digging on the composers who have their music in the game and I was hooked... But composer madness wasn't in my brain just yet.

It was when I was sleep one night and I had a dream where I was just vibing with these people from centuries past, but in the funniest ways possible- and then a lightbulb activated in me- What if I took this idea and expanded on it... But what if no one would see it or even care? And then, as if God heard my thoughts, gave me the inspiration I needed in the form of a call to action by nerds like myself to create something!! That was my sign to GO FOR IT.

So I began to do that, and I kept building on it- essentially I created art with a purpose... The purpose to spread happiness in the form of a young woman engaging in silly antics with people who've been dead for years...

Why did I want to share this rather than keep it to myself and just let the idea fade.... I spent weeks developing it before I even made a Tumblr for it.... I wasn't expecting any fans or anyone to even care... But when I had my first follower, I genuinely felt like crying.

What I'm saying is, I found my purpose in creating Composer Madness... I found my purpose in creating a self insert with a bunch of caricatures of dead composers, even though it sounds silly... I found... Myself.

You guys just don't know how happy I am for every single follower... You just don't know.

Thank you all... So much.

#composer madness #new series composer madness #famous composers #welcome to composer madness #traditional art #traditional artist #traditional drawing #traditional illustration #traditional sketch #antonio vivaldi #franz liszt #wolfgang amadeus mozart #ridolfo luigi boccherini #georg frederich handel #frederic chopin #oc medallion #ocs tina and the medallion #oc tina #finding my purpose #my purpose #what composer madness means to me

[dogddays]

little wip fo tonight ! gonna be designing him a wheelchair for the post-game things & it will have some stickers here and there & sun symbols on the spokes !

#thinking abt him finding new purpose and meaning in his life as a “therapy dog” of sorts aheem heem #my art #wip #poppy playtime dogday #dogday #dogday poppy playtime #poppy playtime

[jerich0two]

Heard he was part of the mob in his prime...

Bonus monochrome newspapery version!

Maybe -- just maybe! -- this is my version of Overlord Angel.

#hazbin hotel #hazbin art #angel dust #angel hazbin hotel #he wasn't 1940s enough for me #but at least the pinstripes are relevant now! #someone tell this guy theres no point pulling off a heist if your money bag has a hole in it #jeri's art tag for convenience purposes #had a lot of fun with this one! ty to my friend for introducing me to all these cool new brushes #yeah thats a stock newspaper background. it was so hard to find one that wasnt AI

[linterteatime]

Young goobers, so silly...

#my little pony #flutterdash #fluttershy #rainbow dash #humanization #mlp fim #fanart #my art #this is the most doodle doodle I have ever done #DO NOT look at the shoes or at anything closely #this was made without my brain and to just test a brush but I got inspired and things happened 🌈 #also there are 3 stray little stars go find them if you want #I didn't put them there on purpose idk how they got there help-

[wearecrowley]

guard dog crowley reporting for duty

#good omens #gomens #goodomensedit #crowley #my gifs #tvgifs #tvedit #do you think he does it on purpose? #or do you think he just thinks this is normal 'friend' behavior #and no one has told him otherwise #least of all aziraphale who finds it endearing #also this scene is weirdly difficult to color so forgive the blue looking suit #I'm still learning these things

[luminarai]

the most drift compatible duo on television, you can’t change my mind

#ted lasso #coach beard #I can’t figure out if they actually did this joke on the show because it fits perfectly tbh #I cant find any indication that they did but honestly? spiritually they definitely have #insert montage of them getting friendship bracelets and riding a tandem bike into a lake (not on purpose. but they do go viral) #my art #ted lasso fanart #also I can’t find the origin for this joke so idk

[dylancornelius]

Discovering your Purpose & Finding my Purpose.

Discovering your Purpose leads to more freedom and happiness. It’s a journey that every person can take, and it begins with acknowledging what you already love to do. Call us: [phone] For more details: https://dylancornelius.com/

#improve your confidence at work #how to boost self-confidence at work #finding my purpose #discovering your purpose #purposeful Life #finding your purpose in Life #finding my passion and purpose #living a purpose driven Life #purposeful life #living a purposeful life #Finding your passion and purpose in Life

[rambles-about-minecraft-ocs]

one of my favorite things about zedaph is that on a server full of people that find strange and oft-overlooked minecraft mechanics or rare events and then see just how far they can push them in the name of spectacle or efficiency or world-breaking, zed is over here finding these mechanics in order to do the weirdest things he can think of in as entertaining a manner as possible

like i 100% have faith in zedaph's theoretical ability to be just as efficient or spectacular or world-breaking. if he wanted to do that stuff, i trust that he absolutely could. but thats so far from being his priority. instead, hes going to spend around a week of irl time focused entirely on eventually having the good luck to spawn in something insanely rare so that he can convert it into something even rarer, the result of which being something that 99% of the server reacts with complete and utter shock that it even exists in the first place, just because its zany and funny and he wanted to. and i love that

#zedaph #hermitcraft #genuinely i adore the clucky few project im not even done watching the episode and i had to pause and make this post #i saw impulses video first and went ''that HAS to be some sort of datapack or something-'' #only to immediately go ''no. no it cant be. because this is zed #and its practically a trademark of his to push the limits of the game as far as possible in the direction least expected #not for the purpose of efficiency or spectacle or intimidation or whatever like some players who push limits #but purely for the purpose of making something so funny you cant help but laugh at whats going on #and maybe being a bit impressed that he ever thought of it in the first place'' #at which point i went ''holy shit. since its zed doing this. somehow he ACTUALLY got a villager on a chicken. with no cheats. thats INSANE' #i was relieved when i checked my subscriptions to see what the next video i had to watch was and saw he would be next in line #bc if i had to sit through 19 other hermits videos before i could watch his and find out what the fuck he was doing i would have been so sa #sidenote but i feel like a zed video where he interacts with this many other people all in the same video is so rare #idk i didnt watch season 9 and i know he started collabing a lot more w/ other hermits then #so maybe its not nearly as rare these days #but like the last one that *i* saw where he interacted with this many people at once was towards the end of season 8 #when all the people he experimented on earlier in the season came back to experiment on him #and like i would like zeds videos with or without the collabs. but its a lot of fun to see him interact with people #so its very cool to me when he does it with a lot of people all in the same video

[aimseytv]

please do not send me videos or clips about me where people spend the majority half of said video just making fun of how i talk and look. i do not want to see that. nobody wants to see that.

#please keep this here but man #ive only just recently gotten better at not despising how i talk and now im just back into the rut of it #people can criticise me that is ok but just complaining how i talk is just sad #i can’t help it #also the amount of people who said they’re purposely siding with “whoever i’m against” because they find my voice “that annoying” is sad #anyway ramble over pls keep this here #as in don’t post over other platforms etc etc #k bye

[ankle-beez]

#for all intents and purposes this meme is a joke #I'm very excited to see what Gunn cooks up with Legacy. i just find this funny is all #maws #my adventures with superman #superman legacy #clois #angel.post #superman 2025

[findingmyselfat35]

It was June 2020, a few months in from the beginning of the pandemic. Yeap, life changed drastically for everyone that year. And I was not exempt.

During what I believed to be a regular conversation with my therapist (I no longer see this therapist, by the way), she asked me about my plans for turning 30 in a mere few weeks. I scoffed. I'm a self-proclaimed loner who would much rather curl up in bed at 2 pm on a Saturday and mindlessly scroll on her TikTok, and when that gets old, sleep.

She implored me to think about my future, telling me to set realistic goals and then be intentional about accomplishing them.

Well, I knew immediately what two of those goals were. I've always felt deep in my heart that I was born to be a mom. It's an innate feeling that swells from the depths of my soul and I get excited when I think about how I'd step into the role with ease. I also had a goal to be a wife. And yes, in my perfect world, becoming a wife first would be the ideal order.

I prayed to God often back then about those desires. I prayed to God and asked him to grant me the strength, discipline and tools to be have the exact life I wanted - a business owner, mom and wife.

It strikes me as ironic that while the entire world was in QUARANTINE, my therapist encouraged me to date intentionally, as much as I could throughout the summer. I needed to decipher what values and characteristics I wanted in a partner.

Eventually I took her advice. I set myself up on Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and BLK. What she didn't know was that I REFUSED to take this seriously. Why? Well, because it's DATING APPS! Do I really need to say more?

And less than 48 hours in, I cursed the fact that I ever even took her advice.

After a few weeks, I went out on my first date. Then another nearly a week later, and then another. All different men. All for drinks, or dinner, or morning coffee. Nothing earth-shattering. And for safety concerns, of course, I texted my girlfriend before and after ever single date.

It was early September that I met one gentleman (he'll remain nameless) and we clicked almost immediately. He was funny, hardworking, involved in lots of non-profit organizations in his city, and showed genuine interest in me. He cared about texting me back right away, you know?

However, after 3 dates over 4 months, I quickly realized my patience was practically non-existent. Well, let me clarify. I was tired of the games. I refused to pretend like I didn't have a goal. I was crystal clear that if at some point there was dating without intention, I'd block and delete faster than you can say "InanyformImgivingyousweetdreams". And so it was over - as fast as you could say "InanyformImgivingyousweetdreams".

As the new year - 2021 to be exact - quickly approached, I swore off dating. I deleted all my accounts, deleted all the apps. I shifted my focus to learning as much as I could about the process of becoming a business owner. I dived deep into research about LLCs, business plans, start-up funding, small business loans, website hosting platforms, and much more.

I rang in 2021 in bed, with a cup of hot cocoa, my fingers frantically dancing across my MacBook keyboard, publishing the last minute touches on my new website. My plan was to begin my lifestyle concierge services business, launching with the easiest division, and monetizing on my writing, editing skills, and digital design skills.

I slept as still as the night, peace in my heart, content with the fact that I very well might spend the next few years in solitude.

I didn't remember that I gave my number to another gentleman (I'll refer to him as WC). Sometime before 2021 rolled in, I did. On January 24th, I received my first text from WC.

I'll spare all the insignificant details of our early conversations. What I will say is that on January 29th, we went on our first date, which was brunch at Tapas in Bloomfield.

And, my, oh my.

#finding myself #shorts #finding my purpose

[ratcandy]

when I got Kallamar in my cult all I could think of was Heket and Leshy waiting for him to recover from his illness only to jump him the moment he came out and tear him a new one for trying to get Shamura killed in his place

#how would they find out Well obviously Narinder would know. due to seeing it through the crown #and you can't tell me he wouldn't spill that shit just to cause problems on purpose #clamart #cotl lamb #cotl leshy #cotl heket #implied kallamar . #<- feels like a warning tag of some kind #cult of the lamb #the lamb gets smaller every time i draw them. that or heket is getting larger. my point is the sizes are never consistent and you #shouldn't expect them to be

[dykealloy]

the catholic rejection of it all

#one piece #op #trafalgar law #monkey d. luffy #gear 5 luffy #song is big god by florence and the machine #religious symbology? in my shounen anime protagonist? it's more likely than you think #im 24 years old it's the end of 2023 it's MY turn to finally make a cringe amv for christmas #to be clear. i dont think law sees luffy as his god. but i definitely think he's helped law regain some faith #i.e. catholicism (yeah hardy-hah one piece character is an ex-catholic its all very silly but let's take it unironically for a second) #it would've drilled into law as a child to believe in one true cause (that cause being god). and that will supposedly carry him through lif #give hope purpose etc. but a lot of former catholics choose instead to find that in something else. in law’s cause: #the freedom and hope corasan gave him #the freedom that luffy brings. the will of D. the goodness in the people around him #it's a transfer of faith that feels real and tangible #it's a neat concept and I don't see it talked about much #CJ's op watch-through #corasan #donquixote rosinante #sun god nika #CJ's edits #op analysis #amv

[poppytuft]

trying not to talk too much abt the bear s2 but im Really fuckin frustrated that even with everyone demanding that they’re sooo media literate and sooo smart that no one has talked about claire and the way she sparks audience discomfort. like, she feels out of place within the show because CARMY cannot accept that he is getting this good thing—she feels out of place in HIS life. she’s actually crafted to be the ideal girlfriend, with glowy bokeh lighting in a grocery store and beauty shot close ups and a sweet instrumental leitmotif to show to you, an audience member, that she’s too good to be true in carmys eyes. if you’re an audience member, she raises alarm bells in YOUR head because she raises alarm bells in HIS. he literally tells us that—that’s the crux of his final monologue, that he doesn’t believe he can have the life of food and wines best chef and a life of love and human connection. he doesn’t believe he’s deserving of good things because his family has always been so fucked, because nothing he’s ever tried to hold together has held together—except for his cooking. it’s done this way on purpose, to make you feel that anxiety that he feels around this relationship, and to make you question why you feel it too

#the bear s2 #the bear spoilers #the bear #eenposting #carmy berzatto #the bear s2 spoilers #the bear season 2 spoilers #IDK IF THIS IS PHRASED RIGHT BUT LIKE #DO YOU REAAAALLY THINK THAT THE WRITERS WHO GAVE US FISHES ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING UNINTENTIONAL #LIKE YOU. YOUUUUU #oh my GOD #everythifn in this show is so fucking meticulously crafted. CLAIRE WAS PURPOSEFUL #claire was PURPOSEFUL she was kind and lovely and beautiful and lived a perfectly mundane life which is NOT THE LIFE YHAT CARMY LIVES #and he can’t find the place where those two things meet #he can’t find the place where calm and peace and love and adoration exist next to or inside the chaos of culinary life #and while there IS A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN LIVE TOGETHER. everything that happens to him this season yells at him that it’s impossible #and confirms this ridiculous notion #his uncle sydney the fridge moment. they’re all just fuckin yelling at him that it doesn’t work #BUT. RICHIE NAT AND CLAIRE HERSELF. ALL CONFIRM THAT THEY COULD EXIST TOGETHER #he just can’t find it. and he won’t find it till he makes peace with himself and his childhood #and figures out WHY he got into this business (he still is trying to prove something. he’s still trying to prove he’s worth it) #edit: INCH RESTINNG YOU ALL TOOK THIS TO SHIPPING AND SYDCARMY. NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABT THAT GUYS #NEEEEEVER SAID ANYTHING ABT TJAT.