Trying to find the reason to this life. Trying to hold onto hope. Trying to make a point. Trying to feel okay. Trying to accept that this is reality every single day.
Scientology is a cult based on money, which I think gives them the truth at a higher status once indoctrination and brainwashing, but they cannot speak on it. If you know the truth, and you want to leave? Idk what they do other than shun. But I also think people will have information exposed and held against them.
My queers, we really need to put the "no men" thing away. Men are not inherently bad. There are queer men. There are questioning men. There's men that are just plain cool. Denying these men a space at our table is not helping - except the TERFs. I just came off the back of reading a transphobe gleeful rant about the need to have pride without men - They of course mean me. This kind of stuff is damaging to me and I really need us all to take a step back and maybe kill this "men dni, men not allowed" stuff. What you mean is "no men who are going to do mean stuff to me." And frankly those men won't give a shit about that kind of boundary.
But I promise you there's a fleet of good honest men who will see that and be sad they're not allowed in your version of queer spaces.
This is hardly anything to bitch about, and I am constantly so disappointed by society, and the “me, me, me” attitude that it has adopted. Every man for themselves, until it happens to them.
I'll gladly pay 25¢ more for a double cheeseburger if it means the workers get paid a decent wage.
Also, price increases happen all the time even when wages do not increase.
I do not usually make posts like this but recently I have seen a lot of content on Instagram, Twitter and I think tiktok too misunderstanding the meaning of intrusive thoughts, which may cause people experiencing them to be upset.
I have tried to shortly explain the difference of impulsive and intrusive and hope it will help people to understand and use the words correctly.
"Related here is the question of how the religions might react or respond to what is sometimes called 'disclosure.' There appear to be two basic positions here in the literature. One position argues that the religions—more likely, the religion of the author in question—can assimilate and integrate such disclosure. The other position argues that religions are expressions of previous eras and forms of knowledge, not this one, and so they are incapable of the radical change that would be necessary. Hence, it is concluded, the necessity of secrecy or, in some cases, gradual disclosure. Speaking such a secret out loud or all at once would spell the end of civilization. Or such is the argument."
The pain may never fully dissipate, but over time, you learn to live with it. It becomes a part of your being, a silent companion that shapes your growth and resilience. The people in your life, often unknowingly, contribute to your healing process, offering solace and strength without even realizing it. You adapt, learning to shield your heart from the sharpest edges of pain. There are days when the weight feels unbearable, but there are also moments when it's a mere whisper in the background, allowing you to breathe and find peace. This journey of coexistence with pain fosters a deeper understanding of yourself and a newfound capacity for endurance.
For three nights in a row, I’ve dreamt of a black hole in the night sky- kinda like where the moon would be, but black… a kind of black moon.
The first time I saw it, I stared for seconds, just wondering what it was… and as I watched it, a triangle in a different shade of green/blue was pinged to my head, like telepathically or something.