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all the words you didn't mean for me to hear

Part 1 of 'Secret Messages' a Break up era Tarlos fic

Hey Everyone! I have decided to release this fic in 'mini' parts here on tumblr before releasing the whole thing on ao3. (mostly because I need some encouragement and validation despite not feeling ready to publish it yet there and you all have always been supportive) Think of this as a little gift for being wonderful followers/mutuals 💛

Tagging a couple of you who I know have been waiting for this fic, sorry if I miss you (let me know if you want to be added to the tag list for this fic or my Tarlos fics) @chaotictarlos @lightningboltreader

Carlos holds the plastic bag of personal effects tightly in his fist. His fingers are going stiff with how hard he’s been holding on to it since the nurse handed it to him after he signed all the required papers for being TK’s emergency contact. The shock of hearing that TK never took Carlos off his contact form has his mind whirling while his body remains frozen.

“Did you know he kept me on as his contact?” Carlos turns towards Nancy with a raised brow.

She shakes her head slowly, “I wouldn’t have needed to call you if I knew. The hospital would have. Doesn’t surprise me though.”

He hums softly in reply, pulling out TK’s wallet from the bag and shoving it in his coat pocket, his phone follows, and then Carlos is pulling out his silver chain with the 252 medallion. It’s wrong to see it hanging loosely from his fingers, unattached to the person it belongs to. Since Carlos met TK he has seen the chain peeking out from underneath clothes, dangling from his unclothed chest, landing on Carlos’ own chest as they make love. He’s equated this item with TK for so long that holding it now is the most tangible reminder of just how bad this situation is.

It is also strange to be holding an essential piece of TK so long after their break up. He runs his thumb over the engraved pendant for a second before raising his arm and slipping the chain around his neck. As he settles it under his shirt the cold medal sits heavy against his heart.

The chain is a constant reminder of all the things he’s lost and what he still stands to lose if TK doesn’t win his current life or death battle. Still the anger and irritation at being called to TK’s side after so many months of radio silence simmers just below the surface. Only kept at bay by the growing worry and sense of dread he feels the more he learns about TK’s situation. Hearing Nancy and Tommy recount resuscitating TK in the field was excruciating, and he almost tells them that he doesn’t need to know the details. Except this is TK, and he’s never stopped wanting to know every little thing about the other man. Even in the frustrating months that TK has forced them to be apart.

Carlos sits in between Nancy and Tommy watching the hands on the clock opposite them tick steadily by. Every second feels like a blessing, every minute a curse. Finally, a nurse comes out to let him know that they need to perform some more tests and that visitors will be restricted for at least the next couple of hours. With a pointed look at all three of them still in uniform she urges them to go home, change clothes, grab what they’ll need if someone wants to stay the night. When she mentions staying the night she looks right at Carlos and he has to actively work not to flinch. He doesn’t have that right anymore, he shouldn’t have any rights. But TK kept him on as an emergency contact and no one can get ahold of Owen, so Carlos isn’t going anywhere.

Which includes home. Thankfully Mitchell happily brings him his bag from his locker at the station and exchanges it for the keys to his patrol unit. He’ll have to find a way back to the station for his Camaro at some point, but that’s tomorrow’s problem, or maybe even the day after tomorrow. His favorite ED nurse lets him into the staff locker room for a quick shower and change into his civilian clothes. Feeling refreshed, but anxious to get back up to TK, Carlos quickly begins stuffing his uniform into his duffel bag until a thud catches his attention.

Realizing TK’s phone has fallen face first onto the hard floor he lets out a soft curse followed by a silent plea that it’s not broken. He picks up the phone hitting the on button on the side. Breathing a sigh of relief as the screen flickers to life and no cracks appear. Just before he can shove it back into the safety of his pocket, a notification catches his attention. He knows he shouldn’t; he has no right, but he can’t deny his curiosity as to why TK is using an app to record messages when Carlos knows he never used to. He hesitates, then tries to guess what TK would have changed his password to after their break up. After two failed attempts he considers calling it fate that he can’t guess it, but on a whim he decides to try the old familiar code - 36320.

His heart does a funny flop in his chest, he swallows hard imagining of TK thinking about him every time he typed in Carlos’ unit number to unlock his phone. The home screen comes up and Carlos is able to click on the notification for the message.

1 unsaved message - would you like to play and save now?

A solid minute debate follows. He really should just turn the phone off, but it’s possible the message could be lost then and he has no way of knowing if it’s important. It’s really not his place to listen to it though and he considers finding Nancy and asking her to listen to it instead, In the end fate decides for him as the phone flashes the warning for low battery and he has no choice, but to click yes, before the phone turns off on its own.

TK’s voice floats down the line and finds Carlos’ breath catches in his throat. He holds it, not wanting the slightest sound to disrupt what might be his last chance at hearing the love of his life.

Hey. This weather is crazy. I didn’t know it could get like this in Texas. You never told me it could get like this in Texas, always just making fun of me for hoarding hoodies. I’m really going to enjoy my hoodie today.

Carlos listens to the message, taking in the easy going rhythm of TK’s voice. It seems like he’s talking to an old friend. Sharing an inside joke. Except if Carlos didn’t know better he’d say it was their inside joke, because he was forever teasing TK about his love of sweatshirts. While secretly hoping he’d be able to steal one from his side of the closet without TK noticing. In fact his brain had betrayed him with that very thought this morning upon waking up to the cold before he remembered that their closet existed no more.

But I’m at work so I’ll keep this short. I’m sure it’s all hands on deck today and I just wanted to say, stay safe. Okay?

The way TK’s voice has gone soft, quiet around the plea, a question raising at the end. It makes Carlos’ heart clench to hear TK directing those words, that tone, to anyone else. For someone else to be granted the parts of TK that were once saved for Carlos alone. It makes him wonder if he should even be here at all or if there is someone else out there that they need to call. Surely Nancy would know though. She’s not cruel, she would never call Carlos here if she knew that TK was seeing someone else.

That's all. I know it’s a lame message, but I needed to say it.

There are a lot of things that I need to say, but none of them are appropriate for a recording, so please just stay safe so that I hopefully get the chance sometime soon. Okay.

*alarm blares in the background* -Shit

Bye Carlos.

Carlos’ heart freezes, stutters, then starts again at a rabbit pace. He has to have heard wrong right? There is no way that TK would be recording a message for Carlos nearly three months after their breakup. Carlos’ mind is just trying to protect itself. He can’t possibly have heard TK say his name. The phone beeps and he pulls it away from his ear to see the notification asking him if he’d like to save the message. Slamming his finger down on the ‘yes’ button and hitting play again with just as much veracity. Before he can even bring the phone back to his ear it beeps and the screen fades to black.

It takes a physical effort not to hurl the damn thing into a wall, but instead he digs around for the power cord he carries in his bag before grabbing all his things and hurrying out to find an outlet. He finds himself back in the ICU waiting room, outlets conveniently lining the walls behind all the visitor chairs. It makes sense since this seems to be a place of perpetual waiting. Carlos ducks his head to avoid the look TK’s nurse shoots him as she steps back into the nurses’ station.

He settles in, with the phone connected to the charging cord and watches as the little battery meter moves, up and down. A quick glance towards TK’s room reveals closed doors and pulled curtains, not allowing even the smallest glimpse of what might be occurring on the other side. Nervous anticipation of what waits for him on TK’s phone causes him to tap his foot against the ground anxiously, wringing his hands together. Finally after what feels like an appropriate amount of time has passed for the phone to be charged enough to turn on, he pushes the button. It is torture waiting as the screen lights up and cycles through the starting features and all the while TK’s voice echoes in his ears, ‘Bye, Carlos’, ringing until he well and truly believes it was a trick of his mind.

Typing in the password is as disconcerting as the last time, and for the first time since the break up, and the long interminable months of silence, Carlos lets himself imagine a world in which TK missed him just as much as he missed TK. He lets himself imagine that his foolish pining wasn’t as unrequited as he always thought. Those thoughts only bring him more grief at the time that they’ve lost. Wasted really.

As the phone finishes turning on he pauses to look at TK’s background. It’s a picture of Buttercup. Cute, but generic, not even some silly moment, and as much as TK loves that dog it feels kind of stale. By now he knows he’s stalling as he hesitates before clicking into the recorded messages app, closing it just as quickly. It was easy to tell himself last time that he was just trying to make sure TK didn’t lose whatever message he was trying to store. Now though, he is making a choice to dig into TK’s private world, somewhere that Carlos hasn’t had a place in for a long time.

The desire to hear TK’s voice again, and to confirm or deny that he is indeed losing what little grip on reality he has, wins out. He opens the app. What he sees nearly makes him drop the phone.

There is a single folder labeled with his name. The words For Carlos shining like a spotlight.

With a shaking finger he opens the folder and for a long moment just stares at the screen, not able to comprehend what he’s seeing. His thumb rests absently against the surface of the phone before he shifts it to scroll back through the saved messages. There seems to be a lot, and when he hits the end, he scrolls slowly back, counting as he goes, all the way up to nineteen.

The most recent one, the one he listened to earlier, is dated today, and suddenly he just has to know when TK started this. When he hits the end again, the date, October 26th, 2021, screams at him. That was only a week after TK left. Only two days after Carlos’ last failed attempt to contact him and communicate. Anger twists his stomach into knots thinking about how TK could somehow put into words a message for him, but he couldn’t be bothered to pick up the phone and send him a text.

His fingers curl around the phone, knuckles turning white as he bows his head and tries to take a few steadying breaths. It’s not working nearly as well as he’d like as all of the emotions he has long thought he worked through in the three months since the break up come roaring right back to the surface. Prominent among them is anger. Anger at TK for running away so easily. Anger at himself for trying to give someone everything he had. Anger at the fire that started the downward spiral of the most important relationship Carlos has ever had. Anger is easy to hold on to. Sure it burns bright and the pain is sharp, but it also drowns out the fear and uncertainty that has clung to him like a cloak since Nancy’s words that ‘it wasn’t good’.

The thing about the fire of anger is that it doesn’t last long and it leaves damage behind. As the heat of the anger burns away, the ambient noises of the ICU fill in the raw gaps left open. The squeak of a nurse's shoes as she strides purposefully towards a room, the screech of a heart monitor echoing as a door is opened, the stifled crying of a loved one as they sink into a chair down the hall. All of them serve as a reminder of why he is here and why he needs to listen to those messages; he needs to know before it’s too late. He needs the truth and if he can’t get it directly from the man himself, then the messages he’s left, clearly intended for Carlos, are going to have to suffice.

Carlos hesitates one last time as he decides which order to listen to the messages in. In the end he realizes they’ll probably make the most sense chronologically, even if his heart is screaming at him about reliving his worst nightmare. He has to shake off the thought that the break up was his worst nightmare until a few hours ago when he saw TK lying lifeless in his hospital bed, a shell of himself.

Opening the message dated for October 26th, and hitting the play button, TK’s voice echoes into the space of the ICU. With a jolt he pauses the recording. Suddenly aware that he doesn’t want anyone else to hear these. He wants, no needs, to keep TK’s private words and thoughts safely tucked away in his heart. It takes him a long minute to dig his headphones out of his bag and his foot is anxiously bouncing against the floor by the time he does. Needing to do something, to move, he stands up as he slips them in, only to be stopped short by the cord still connecting the phone to the wall. With a resigned sigh, he sinks back into the chair, shifting in an attempt to get more comfortable and shake off the strange feelings surfacing.

Scrolling to the beginning of the message again, TK’s voice suddenly washes over him.

“Hey Carlos, it’s TK.

Damn, this is weird. But my therapist keeps insisting that I can’t keep bottling everything up inside and since I hate writing, and you’ve seen my handwriting, well I guess this is the next best thing.

The words are hesitant, the joke obviously forced. Carlos cringes at the mention of the therapist that TK had stopped seeing sometime. His brain catches on that thought and he pauses the recording as he tries to remember exactly when TK stopped seeing his therapist. He remembers an offhand remark or two about it before the fire. He is sure that TK went at least a couple of times while they were living with Owen though. In fact he distinctly remembers TK asking him if he’d like to go with. Mentioning how it might help to talk about everything that happened.

Carlos had vehemently opposed the idea. He was fine. He didn’t need to talk about his feelings. It was great that it seemed to help TK, but it just wasn’t Carlos’ thing. Trying not to dwell on the what ifs of that situation he hits play again.

I don’t really know what I’m supposed to say though. We never really got that far since I kind of shot her down every time she’s tried to suggest this. Everything’s still kinda a mess in my head too honestly. I’ve started therapy again, which I guess you probably already realized. My dad insisted. He could tell I’m not really doing well. I’m slipping, the world is grey again.

Shit. His head falls into his hands as he hears confirmation of one of his worries during their break up.

Shit. No that’s not on you by the way. Crap I never want you to feel like you’re responsible for my decisions or feelings, because you’re not. They’re mine. But I’m not, well I’m not okay. Shit. I’m sorry, you don’t deserve this. Any of this. You never did. I’m just gonna ….”

The message cuts out and he sits there for a long moment, head cradles in his palms, tears building behind his eyes. He blinks rapidly to clear them, desperate to keep a hold on his emotions for as long as possible. When he thinks he’s okay, he plays the message again. Listening to the way TK’s words waver, the tremor that is clear in his voice.

Something Carlos learned early on is that when TK gets talking, he has a way of just spitting out whatever words come to his brain first. Over time, Carlos had been able to pick out what words were most important by the inflection in TK’s voice. A pause before something that he was unsure of, a tremble when he was struggling to keep hold of his emotions, a quiet laugh that was more self-deprecating than actually happy.

He hears it all now.

A pause before telling Carlos the world is grey, and Carlos is wondering if TK was remembering the first time he told him that too.

The tremble in TK’s voice as he tells Carlos that he isn’t responsible for TK’s decisions or feelings. As if that would make Carlos feel even an inch better that TK was clearly suffering. In this moment he wishes he had tried harder, hadn’t given up as quickly, forced TK to stop and talk, done anything really besides let his pride and anger drive him to giving up.

Still the worst part of subtle undertones that make up TK Strand’s particular style of communication is the quiet laugh, more a breath of regret and self-loathing that he hears when TK tells him Carlos didn’t deserve ‘any of this’. That is the knife to his heart. Because he knows TK well enough to read between the lines. At that moment he was referring to himself. TK was fully convinced that he didn’t deserve Carlos and that he never had.

After listening to the message three times he lets the silence engulf him. It’s been a long time since he truly reflected on his own feelings from the beginning of their break up. Mostly he remembers believing that TK would come back, until he didn’t. When that realization hit, he let the anger overcome the hurt in order to cope with his truth that TK must not want to be with him. Over time anger burned those feelings into TK just simply not loving him.

He’s a little ashamed now to hear that TK was actively taking steps to better himself while Carlos really just pushed it all into a box and pretended there was nothing to fix. He wishes TK could see from his perspective how good that makes him, how beautiful it is to keep fighting even when it’d be easier to just give up.

The longer he sits on the uncomfortable hospital chair, the more all of his emotions are mixing into one big mess inside his head. He is still angry. He thinks he deserves that right. After all, TK could have called him, could have texted him, could have sent him that frickin’ message when he made it. Any of those options would have been better in Carlos’ mind than the continued radio silence that lasted for nearly three months.

He also feels guilty. After they yelled and TK walked out Carlos couldn’t understand what TK was so upset about. However, over time he begrudgingly came to admit, if only to himself, that making such a big decision on TK’s behalf wasn’t the best thing he’s ever done. If he is honest with himself, he was also way too proud to ever reach out to TK and say that to him.

As Carlos lifts his head and looks to the ceiling, stretching stiff muscles in his neck, all those emotions give way for grief. Grief for the relationship that they had both let go of. Grief for the pain that they had both suffered. Grief for the future that was more uncertain for them now than yesterday. His head thunks back against the wall behind him and he closes his eyes. TK’s voice still echoes in his ears, but suddenly he needs more.

He lifts the phone until he can see the screen and notes the date of the next message, October 28th. The familiar burn of anger returns that TK could have had so much to say to him then, but couldn’t be bothered to pick up the phone and actually say it to him. There is nothing he can do now except hit play and hope to find some answers.

“I talked to Doctor Matterson. She told me that it’s okay to start smaller with these messages. That I don’t have to get into my emotions about what happened right away. That explaining them out loud isn’t necessarily important for this. We’re of course still working on that. But she said for this I should just talk without pressure.

Carlos scoffs, TK avoiding difficult situations is not necessarily anything new, but he had thought they were past the stage of their relationship where he was the difficult situation. Thought that was left somewhere in the ashes of their old house. Although, maybe it was really the stability of their relationship that burned that day.

So, hi. It’s Thursday.

Despite himself, he laughs, TK has never sounded this awkward before. Always so self assured, confident. Except he realizes with a start that’s not always true. The times TK opened up and really let himself be exposed there was always a hesitancy that seemed so uncharacteristic of TK.

Cap, Nancy and I are still working at Paragon. It’s nice to be able to stay together. Especially with the rest of the 126 split up and with them not having room for more paramedics. Plus the pay is still good.

God damn pay. He never cared about the money.

I’m going to keep living with dad for a while. Save some money. See if I can’t fix my mistakes before. — Ha I don’t know what I was going to say before. They’ve already cost me everything.

Anyways. I hope you’re doing well. Bye.

The familiar feeling of exasperation over TK’s single minded focus on what Carlos didn’t consider an issue. He wants to take TK’s shoulders and shake some sense into him. He wants the chance to tell him it was never about the money. He also wishes TK had given Carlos the chance to show him that his mistakes didn't have to cost him anything.

Now both their mistakes may have cost them the most important thing.

Time.

Without wasting any more time he hits play on the next message dated October 30th. Nothing plays for a long minute and he actually lifts his head from where it’s still resting against the wall to check and make sure the message is indeed playing. It is and it’s almost thirty seconds in with nothing yet. Almost convinced that this was an accidental recording he goes to fast forward just as TK’s voice starts.

Hey Carlos. So I don’t really have anything to tell you. I’m on the tail-end of my forty-eight hours off before we start a twenty-four hour shift tomorrow.

The soft, breathy quality of TK’s voice betrays his exhaustion even through a message and Carlos would swear that TK was just coming off of a forty-eight hour not the other way around. Carlos hasn’t slept well since the break up himself. He’s just about gotten used to the way his bed still feels too big and how there are too many pillows for one person. He’ll never get used to the way the mattress, just this side too soft for Carlos' own preferences, engulfs him every time he lays down. He’d bought it on a whim, needing something to sleep on, believing that TK would come back, and remembering the way his lovingly, annoyable boyfriend complained about how hard Carlos’ old firm mattress was.

Lost in his thoughts he misses most of the message until his brain picks up on the change in tone, so much self-loathing coating every word.

I don’t really know. But I think you deserve that at least. I think I'm just too scared to have you confirm that it's over, that you're done dealing with my bullshit. Anyways.

He sits for a full minute before realizing that he’s reached the end of the message. Wondering what he missed, because certainly that can’t be all TK had to say, he hits play again. Waiting through the deafening silence for TK’s voice.

Hey Carlos. So I don’t really have anything to tell you. I’m on the tail-end of my forty-eight hours off before we start a twenty-four hour shift tomorrow. I’m lonely. It’s weird there are still three of us at dad’s house, but Mateo’s been working longer hours. Dad’s been busy trying to save the 126 and even when he’s here, he isn’t really here. He makes an effort for me, but I can tell he is struggling.

Anyway, all that to say that I really just miss you.

I almost called you yesterday, until I realized I had no idea what I’d say. And I’m also not sure I’m ready for your anger. Justified or not. I really wish I was brave enough, because I think I’ve finally realized that I’m not really angry about the loft and that I could probably talk instead of running. Maybe…. I don’t really know. But I think you deserve that at least. I think I'm just too scared to have you confirm that it's over, that you're done dealing with my bullshit. Anyways.

The silence at the end catches him off guard again. There are too many thoughts floating through his head from what TK says for him to pick one to focus on. It’s a cycle through thoughts about Owen being an absentee parent, again, TK being lonely, but refusing to reach out, and fear being the root of a lot of their problems.

As he’s mulling over that thought he spots the nurse from earlier making her way over to him. He pulls out his headphones and stands just as she reaches him.

“The doctor is done with tests for now if you’d like to go sit with him.”

He wrings his hands around TK’s phone, “Yes- yes, I’d like that.” Somehow he manages to get the words out and the nurse smiles softly at him before placing a gentle hand on his elbow to guide him into TK’s room. The sight that greets him almost brings him to his knees. Despite having caught a few glimpses of TK across the hall before, being up close is a different experience entirely.

The ventilator is the dominating feature of the room, taking up physical space and creating an echoing sound that drowns out everything else. “I’ll be back to check on him in a bit.” The nurse says from somewhere over his shoulder as he remains motionless just inside the doorway. It takes several agonizing moments before he has control of himself enough to make it to one of the chairs positioned next to TK’s bedside. Sinking into the uncomfortable seat just far enough away to be considered ‘distant’, he takes in TK’s features. His face is slack, skin a sunken, sallow, colorless mask.

The urge to touch runs along his arm to his fingertips and his hand briefly lifts before dropping heavily with the knowledge that he doesn’t have the right to touch without asking anymore. It hurts his heart, knowing how tactile a person TK is, and how much comfort touch usually brings him, but he can’t break that last barrier of trust that exists. Instead he settles back into the chair, leaning away slightly from TK and pulling out his headphones again. The app is still open when he taps the screen awake and his finger hovers over the next message for a long moment. When he finally is able to press the button again he wishes he hadn’t.

Hey babe … shit. Let me just …. *background noises, buttons being pressed rustling … *

Hey Carlos.

Carlos can’t slam the pause button fast enough as he shoots out of his chair and moves to pace along the wall as far away from the body in the bed as he can. Hearing the accidental slip up of TK’s voice calling him the well worn nickname that Carlos secretly loved is too much to bear as the man he loves lies nearly lifeless in his hospital bed. Because yes, Carlos still loves TK, just as much as the day he walked away and listening to this message here and now feels a little too much like an omen that he’ll never hear the real thing again. It feels like all he’ll ever have are these recorded words and the sound of TK’s voice, slightly distorted floating into his ears.

It is a reminder that there is a real possibility that he will never hear that voice, light with teasing, whispering in his ear. Or that voice muffled with sleep as they wake up together and greet another day as the team they always said they were. Or that voice thick with emotion as TK tells him how much he loves him, because TK took every opportunity to make sure he knew his love. Hell he’d even take that voice yelling in anger again if it meant TK standing whole and alive in front of him. It’s all too much and he can’t even look at TK as he rushes out of the room nearly bowling Nancy over as she enters.

“Whoa bud, everything okay?” Nancy stops him with her hands on his shoulders as she peeks around him to take in TK’s form on the bed. When she focuses her gaze back on him he’s been able to school his features back into what he thinks resembles a controlled mask of professionalism. Feeling tucked away, hidden in the deepest parts of himself. Nancy tilts her head as she takes him in, “give me a second with him.” She gestures behind him and he takes advantage of her letting go of his shoulder to step out of the embrace. A small nod in acknowledgement of her words is all he can offer her and without the slightest glance back into the room he slides past.

He’s back on the same chair as before, knee bouncing frantically when Captain Vega enters the ICU. Her gaze is drawn first to the room that TK’s in, but she quickly turns towards him and makes her way over. It’s like a shock to his system as he stands, awkwardly accepting the hug she offers. No words are exchanged, as they settled back into their seats. Nancy joins them a minute later, hand immediately resting on his thigh as she settles on his side opposite Captain Vega.

“Has the doctor been by with an update?”

There’s a moment’s pause before Carlos realizes with a start that the question was directed at him. If asked he couldn’t even say who it came from, so he glances up, and then back and forth.

“No,” he offers quietly.

No more questions are asked. They just sit there silently, shifting every few moments, flexing arms, stretching legs, occasionally giving touches of support, comfort. He barely registers any of it. Somewhere in the back of his mind, his mother’s voice screams at him for abandoning his manners. He should ask them something. Provide them comfort. These are two of the most important people in TK’s life. Two people that he knows highly regard TK, call him their friend, and here he is just an ex, without a claim in the world to the man dying in that bed and he can’t pull himself out of it long enough to say or do anything at all.

Thankfully they’re not kept waiting long before a doctor is approaching them. Carlos watches her approach and holds his breath. He’s good at reading people, has to be for his job, and all he sees now is regret and compassion. This is a person ready to give condolences that he doesn’t want to hear.

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My 2023 in Film

Part 6: 251-300

Good golly, I'm finally nearly done listing these! Perhaps next year I should just keep up with it and that way won't have to run this marathon. Although this year was kind of an outlier, so I don't anticipate reaching these numbers again.

Link to Part 1

Link to Part II

Link to Part III

Link to Part IV

Link to Part V

* = rewatched

[++] = I loved it [+] = I liked it [=] = I am indifferent about it [-] = Not my thing [--] = I hate it

Click on the list number to get a trailer for it.

251.

The Human Voice (2020) ---Short Film Drama

A woman tries to come to terms with the end of a relationship. [-]

252.

Strange Way of Life (2023) ---Short Film Queer Western Romance

Two gunslingers with a past meet again after 25 years. Unfortunately there is extenuating circumstances to their reunion. [+]

253.

Shivers (1975) *

See #131

254.

Carnival of Souls (1962) ---Psychological Horror

A woman struggles to move on with her life after a tragic accident. [+]

255.

Phantasm (1979) * ---Sci-Fi Horror

A pair of brothers begin to suspect that there is something very odd going on at the local cemetery. [-]

256.

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) * ---Horror

When a group of friends swear to take a shameful secret to their grave, they learn that that might be sooner than they thought. [+]

257.

Shock (1977) ---Horror

A woman tries to start fresh in the home she once shared with her now deceased husband. But when her son starts acting strangely she learns that her ex-husband's influence has affected her son. [-]

258.

Tales from the Hood 2 (2018) ---Anthology Horror

An author is hired to read stories to prototype law enforcement robots because...of reasons. [-]

259.

The Seed (2021) ---Cosmic Horror

A group influencers go to a mansion in the Mojave Desert to livestream a meteor shower only to wind up being influenced by something themselves. [=]

260.

The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972) ---Horror

The daughter of an eccentric family of werewolves returns home with her new husband. [--]

261.

Hellbender (2021) ---Horror

A teenage daughter lives alone in the woods with her mother when a chance encounter with someone from the outside world reveals the truth behind her isolation. [=]

262.

The Wind (2018) ---Prairie Horror

In late 19th century America a newlywed couple move to the unpopulated prairies of New Mexico. After spending so much time by herself the wife begins to wonder what is worse: if you were truly all alone out there or if you weren't? [=]

263.

Slotherhouse (2023) ---Creature Feature Horror

A sorority gets a pet sloth only to learn that this sloth is out for blood. [-]

264.

The Wolfman (2010) ---Horror

In 1891 an actor returns home to England due to a family emergency only to the find the situation is more dire and strange than he could have imagined. [=]

265.

Shiva Baby (2020) *

See #175

266.

Violent Night (2022) ---Holiday Action

A family of uber-rich snobs is attacked by a group of mercenaries and the only one who can save them is Old Saint Nick. [-]

267.

Black Roses (1988) ---Rock 'n Roll Horror

A group of demons starts a band and use their devil music to hypnotize youths into being evil. [=]

268.

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006) ---Anthology Horror

A gang member sells his soul and becomes a hound of hell, doomed to tell us the spooky tales of the inner-city people whose supernatural encounter will damn them to hell. [-]

269.

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) ---Period Crime Drama

The story behind the brutal murders of Osage Nation members in 1920s Oklahoma becomes a metaphor for white America's relationship with indigenous peoples. [+]

270.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) * ---Horror Sequel

Michael Myers is back and he's after his niece, her newborn child, and anyone who gets in his way. [-]

271.

Popcorn (1991) ---Horror

When a group of college students attempt to put on horror movie marathon they draw the attention of a serial killer. [=]

272.

Drag Me to Hell (2009) ---Horror

An old woman who refuses to take responsibilities for her own actions and doesn't understand how capitalism works curses a bank employee to be dragged to hell. [=]

273.

The Gorgon (1964) ---Horror

A German village in 1910 is terrorized by a gorgon hiding in human form. [-]

274.

Let the Wrong One In (2021) ---Horror Comedy

A young man struggles with what to do when his older brother is bitten by a vampire and asks him for sanctuary. [-]

275.

Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) *

See #220

276.

Fright Night (2011) ---Horror Comedy

A teenager becomes convinced that his next door neighbor is actually a deadly vampire. [=]

277.

The Last Witch Hunter (2015) ---Fantasy Action Adventure

Hundreds of years ago a knight manages to defeat a powerful witch and in return is cursed with eternal life. Now in the present day he discovers a plot to bring the witch back after a friend of his is murdered. [=]

278.

Elvira's Haunted Hills (2011) ---Spooky Comedy

Elvira and her handmaiden are on their way to Paris when they find themselves stranded without lodging. They are taken in by a doctor and invited to stay at his castle only to discover that there is something strange going on there. [-]

279.

The Theater Bizarre (2011) ---Anthology Horror

A woman enters an abandoned theater and each shown a series of 6 gruesome stories. [-]

280.

The Midnight Hour (1985) ---Comedy Horror Romance

One Halloween night some high school kids inadvertently raise the dead. [+]

281.

Escape Room (2019) ---Horror

A group of people who were all sole survivors of tragic accidents are invited to a mysterious escape room. [=]

282.

Halloween at Aunt Ethel's (2019) ---Comedy Horror

The kids in town suspect a woman named Ethel of killing and eating kids every Halloween. They are correct. If everyone was thinking this why did no one tell the police? The film makes you wonder about a lot things. Not in a thought-provoking kind of way mind you, just in the quietly confused kind of way that comes with poor writing. [--]

283.

Hackers (1995) * ---Queer Crime Drama

A group of teenage hackers must clear their names and prevent an ecological disaster when an evil computer genius tries to frame them for a crime. [++]

284.

The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) ---Sci-Fi Horror

A smart young girl tries to bring her brother back to life in a world where everyone seems to want them dead. [=]

285.

The Witch (2015) * ---Period Fantasy Horror

A series of terrible misfortunes have a family in 1600s New England looking for a someone to blame and their eyes are set on superstitions and their young teenage daughter. [++]

286.

ManFish (2022) ---Comedy Horror

A depressed man finds someone who truly understands him when he discovers a manfish creature on the beach. His wife and brother, however, have different plans for it. [-]

287.

The Hallow (2015) ---Folk Horror

A British family moves to rural Ireland for work and—in historical fashion—fails to respect its land, people, and stories. After poking their nose where it doesn't belong they become the target of a group of ancient creatures. [+]

288.

Cube (2021) ---Horror Remake

A Japanese remake of the 1997 Canadian movie Cube. [-]

289.

Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later (1998) ---Horror Sequel

20 years after the events of Halloween II Michael Meyers finally manages to track Laurie down and get back to what he does best: being a menace. [=]

290.

Priscilla (2023) ---BioPic Drama

A biopic about Priscilla Presley and her toxic relationship with Elvis. [-]

291.

Quiz Lady (2023) ---Comedy Adventure

Two estranged sisters reunite and attempt to win a game show in order to raise the money they need to cover their mother's gambling debts and get their dog back. [+]

292.

The Wolf House (2018) ---Animated Horror Fairy Tale

An fairy tale interpretation of the case of the Colonia Dignidad in 1970s Chile. [+]

293.

Ginger Snaps (2000) * ---Coming-of-Age Horror

The relationship between two teenage sisters will never be the same when one them starts bleeding, growing hair where there wasn't hair before, cramping, and more. Because, you guessed it, it's the time of the month for werewolves. [+]

294.

Goodbye Pork Pie (1980) ---Crime Adventure Comedy

Two fellas with nothing to lose decide to drive a stolen car across New Zealand. [=]

295.

Petite Maman (2021) ---Magical-Realism Coming-of-Age Drama

An eight-year-old girl struggles to deal with the pain of having recently lost her grandmother and the fear of losing her mother. While exploring the woods one day she encounters a girl her own age and the two bond. [++]

296.

My Life as a Zucchini (2016) ---Animated Coming-of-Age Drama Comedy

A child has to go live at an orphanage and begins to learn what family really means. [++]

297.

Training Day (2001) ---Crime Thriller

An LA cop is up for a promotion contingent on a one day ride along evaluation from a narcotics officer. He soon learns he is about to the get the training session of a life time: in how corrupt law enforcement really is. [+]

298.

Shin Godzilla (2016) ---Creature Feature

A massive radioactive creature begins to attack Japan and a bloated bureaucracy is preventing anything from getting done about it. With time ticking down before the rest of the world aggressively intervenes the people of Japan will have to work together to find a solution. [--]

299.

Till Death (2021) ---Thriller

A woman tries to get rid of her abusive husband, but that is hard to do when his body is currently handcuffed to her wrist. [+]

300.

Little Woods (2018) ---Drama Crime

Ollie is on probation after serving time for smuggling prescription drugs from Canada into her small North Dakotan town to help the poor people there. Trying to do everything she can to put her old life behind her, familial bonds begin to pull her back into her old ways when her sister needs medical help and can't afford it. [+]

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g. by fragmentation and parthenogenesis. In this situation, the pet reproduces a clone. However, nonsexual reproduction might become an evolutionary downside as it can result in reduced diversity in the genetics pool and also the occurrence of unsafe recessive characteristics. Ecology Animals are a crucial part of the environmental system. They develop complex food internet.

Additionally, the decay of the dead animal body makes it possible for the return of aspects and organic compounds to Planet. Therefore, the extinction of a pet species causes a major influence on the community. In 2011, the Census of Marine Life approximated that there might be around eukaryote types in the world. Approximately, 7.

The very first archosaurs (very early ancestors of dinosaurs) additionally appeared in the late Permian duration. An additional mass extinction occasion called "the Great Dying" happened as well as triggered the fatality of regarding 90% of life on Earth.: During this era (252 million to 66 million years ago), the reptiles controlled the land, the seas, as well as the air.

In the direction of the end of the Cretaceous period, a mass extinction occurred as well as triggered the eliminating of the dinosaurs and various other large pets (i. e. > 25 kg in weight). This led to the development of animals on land.: This era called the "brand-new life" is one of the most recent geological age that extends from 66 million years ago to the here and now day.

Animals have likewise an excellent influence on the lives of humans. Besides as a source of meat, milk, and also eggs, pets are also a resource of products (e. g. woollen). As a result of this, some of them have actually been tamed. Cows, chickens, horses, pigs, sheep, and so on are several of the domesticated pets.

Make sure to scroll to see descriptions for the different discomfort classifications, along with the listing of yearly records.

Top Inquiries What is a pet? Pets are multicellular eukaryotes whose cells are bound with each other by collagen. Animals dominate human fertilizations of life in the world due to the fact that of their dimension, diversity, wealth, and movement. The existence of muscular tissues as well as flexibility is one of the key characteristics of the pet kingdom. What are the two significant groups of pets? Both significant groups of pets are vertebrates as well as invertebrates.

So integral is motion to the conception of pets that sponges, which lack muscle cells, were long thought about to be plants. Just after their little movements were observed in 1765 did the pet nature of sponges gradually become acknowledged. In dimension animals are surpassed ashore by plants, among whose vegetation they might typically conceal.

Francois Gohier, Pets relocate quest of food, friends, or haven from killers, as well as this motion draws in attention and rate of interest, specifically as it emerges that the behaviour of some creatures is not so really various from human behaviour. Aside from out of basic curiosity, human beings study pets to find out about themselves, that are an extremely recent product of the evolution of animals.

Tissues and organs can thus develop. The semirigid cell wall surfaces found in plants as well as fungi, which constrict the shape as well as for this reason the variety of feasible cell types, are absent in pets. If they existed, nerve as well as muscle cells, the centerpiece of pet flexibility, would certainly not be feasible.

All six varieties are categorized as threatened as an outcome of stress both from within the Fantastic Barrier Coral reef Region and also somewhere else. The estuarine crocodile can be discovered in a lot of coastal waters as well as about a number of the islands and cays of the Great Barrier Reef. Being in an international hotspot of sea serpent variety, the Great Obstacle Coral reef is home to 14 various varieties of sea serpent.

So essential is movement to the fertilization of pets that sponges, which do not have muscle tissues, were long thought about to be plants. Only after their little movements were discovered in 1765 did the animal nature of sponges slowly happen acknowledged. In size pets are surpassed ashore by plants, amongst whose vegetation they might frequently conceal.

Francois Gohier, Pets relocate search of food, companions, or sanctuary from killers, and also this movement stands out as well as rate of interest, especially as it emerges that the behavior of some animals is not so extremely different from human practices. Besides out of easy interest, people research study pets to discover themselves, who are an extremely recent item of the development of pets.

Cells and organs can thus advance. The semirigid cell wall surfaces discovered in plants as well as fungis, which constrain the form as well as for this reason the variety of possible cell types, are absent in animals. If they existed, nerve and also muscle mass cells, the prime focus of animal flexibility, would not be feasible.

All six species are classified as intimidated as an outcome of stress both from within the Fantastic Obstacle Coral reef Region and somewhere else. The estuarine crocodile can be found in a lot of coastal waters as well as about several of the islands and cays of the Great Obstacle Reef. Resting in a global hotspot of sea serpent variety, the Great Barrier Reef is house to 14 different types of sea snake.

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g. by fragmentation and also parthenogenesis. In this situation, the animal recreates a duplicate. Asexual recreation could become an evolutionary negative aspect as it might lead to decreased variety in the genetics pool as well as the occurrence of hazardous recessive qualities. Ecology Animals are a vital part of the ecological system. They create detailed food internet.

The decomposition of the dead animal body allows the return of aspects as well as organic compounds to Earth. Therefore, the extinction of a pet types causes a major influence on the ecosystem. In 2011, the Demographics of Marine Life approximated that there could be around eukaryote species in the world. Roughly, 7.

The first archosaurs (very early forefathers of dinosaurs) also appeared in the late Permian duration. Another mass extinction occasion called "the Great Dying" took place as well as created the death of about 90% of life on Earth.: During this period (252 million to 66 million years ago), the reptiles dominated the land, the seas, and the air.

Towards the end of the Cretaceous duration, a mass termination took place as well as created the wiping out of the dinosaurs and various other huge pets (i. e. > 25 kg in weight). This caused the development of creatures on land.: This period called the "new life" is one of the most current geological age that extends from 66 million years ago to today day.

Animals have also a terrific influence on the lives of people. Besides as a resource of meat, milk, as well as eggs, animals are additionally a source of products (e. g. wool). As a result of this, a few of them have actually been trained. Cows, hens, horses, pigs, sheep, etc are a few of the tamed animals.

Make certain to scroll to see explanations for the different pain categories, as well as the listing of yearly records.

Top Questions What is a pet? Pets are multicellular eukaryotes whose cells are bound with each other by collagen. Animals control human conceptions of life in the world due to their size, diversity, wealth, as well as flexibility. The presence of muscles and movement is among the main qualities of the animal kingdom. What are the two major groups of pets? The 2 significant groups of pets are animals as well as invertebrates.

integral is motion to the conception of animals that sponges, which lack muscle mass tissues, were long thought about to be plants. Just after their small activities were seen in 1765 did the pet nature of sponges gradually become acknowledged. In size pets are outdone ashore by plants, among whose vegetation they may commonly conceal.

Francois Gohier, Animals relocate pursuit of food, mates, or sanctuary from predators, and also this activity stands out and interest, particularly as it emerges that the behavior of some creatures is not so very different from human behavior. Aside from out of easy inquisitiveness, human beings research study animals to discover themselves, that are a very recent product of the advancement of pets.

Tissues and also organs can therefore progress. The semirigid cell walls located in plants and fungi, which constrain the shape as well as thus the variety of possible cell kinds, are lacking in pets. If they were existing, nerve as well as muscle cells, the centerpiece of animal flexibility, would not be possible.

All six species are classified as intimidated as a result of pressures both from within the Wonderful Barrier Coral reef Area and elsewhere. The estuarine crocodile can be found in most seaside waters and also about most of the islands and also cays of the Great Obstacle Reef. Sitting in a global hotspot of sea serpent variety, the Great Obstacle Coral reef is residence to 14 various types of sea snake.

integral is movement to the conception of pets that sponges, which lack muscular tissue cells, were long considered to be plants. Only after their little movements were noticed in 1765 did the pet nature of sponges slowly become identified. In dimension pets are surpassed on land by plants, amongst whose vegetation they may typically hide.

Francois Gohier, Pets relocate in search of food, friends, or haven from predators, and also this motion brings in focus as well as rate of interest, specifically as it emerges that the behaviour of some animals is not so very various from human behavior. Besides out of basic interest, humans research animals to find out regarding themselves, that are a really current item of the evolution of animals.

Tissues and also organs can thus evolve. The semirigid cell wall surfaces discovered in plants and also fungi, which constrict the shape as well as thus the diversity of feasible cell kinds, are lacking in pets. If they existed, nerve as well as muscular tissue cells, the prime focus of animal mobility, would certainly not be possible.

All 6 types are classified as threatened as an outcome of stress both from within the Terrific Barrier Reef Region as well as in other places. The estuarine crocodile can be located in many coastal waters and also around several of the islands and also cays of the Great Barrier Reef. Being in a worldwide hotspot of sea snake diversity, the Great Obstacle Coral reef is residence to 14 different species of sea serpent.

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6 Easy Facts About Animals Explained

g. by fragmentation and parthenogenesis. In this situation, the animal duplicates a clone. Nonsexual recreation might end up being a transformative drawback as it can lead to decreased variety in the gene pool and also the occurrence of dangerous recessive characteristics. Ecology Animals are a fundamental part of the environmental system. They form intricate food internet.

Additionally, the decay of the dead pet body allows the return of aspects and also organic substances to Planet. Thus, the termination of an animal types creates a major influence on the ecosystem. In 2011, the Census of Marine Life estimated that there could be around eukaryote species in the world. About, 7.

The initial archosaurs (early ancestors of dinosaurs) likewise appeared in the late Permian period. Another mass termination event called "the Great Perishing" happened as well as triggered the death of regarding 90% of life on Earth.: During this age (252 million to 66 million years ago), the reptiles dominated the land, the seas, as well as the air.

Towards the end of the Cretaceous period, a mass termination occurred and created the eliminating of the dinosaurs as well as various other huge animals (i. e. > 25 kg in weight). This caused the growth of creatures on land.: This era called the "brand-new life" is the most current geological period that extends from 66 million years ago to today day.

Animals have likewise a terrific effect on the lives of human beings. As a source of meat, milk, and also eggs, animals are likewise a source of products (e. g. wool). As a result of this, some of them have been domesticated. Cows, poultries, steeds, pigs, lamb, and so on are some of the domesticated animals.

Be certain to scroll down to see explanations for the various discomfort groups, as well as the listing of annual reports.

Leading Inquiries What is a pet? Animals are multicellular eukaryotes whose cells are bound together by collagen. Animals dominate human fertilizations of life in the world as a result of their size, diversity, abundance, as well as movement. The visibility of muscle mass and also movement is among the primary characteristics of the animal kingdom. What are both significant groups of pets? Both significant teams of animals are vertebrates and invertebrates.

essential is activity to the conception of animals that sponges, which do not have muscle tissues, were long thought about to be plants. Only after their small movements were observed in 1765 did the pet nature of sponges gradually happen identified. In size pets are surpassed on land by plants, amongst whose foliage they may usually hide.

Francois Gohier, Pets relocate in search of food, companions, or refuge from predators, and this movement draws in focus and interest, particularly as it emerges that the behaviour of some animals is not so extremely various from human practices. Besides out of simple interest, humans research study pets to find out about themselves, who are a very recent item of the evolution of animals.

Cells and body organs can hence progress. The semirigid cell walls located in plants and also fungis, which constrain the form and thus the diversity of possible cell types, are absent in pets. If they existed, nerve and muscle mass cells, the focal factor of pet movement, would certainly not be possible.

All 6 varieties are categorized as endangered as a result of stress both from within the Excellent Barrier Reef Area and also somewhere else. The estuarine crocodile can be found in the majority of coastal waters as well as around a lot of the islands and also cays of the Great Obstacle Coral Reef. Being in a global hotspot of sea serpent diversity, the Great Barrier Coral reef is home to 14 various types of sea snake.

So integral is motion to the conception of animals that sponges, which do not have muscle cells, were long taken into consideration to be plants. Only after their little activities were discovered in 1765 did the animal nature of sponges gradually happen recognized. In dimension animals are outshined on land by plants, amongst whose vegetation they may frequently conceal.

Francois Gohier, Pets move in pursuit of food, mates, or refuge from predators, and this activity draws in attention and rate of interest, especially as it emerges that the behavior of some animals is not so extremely different from human practices. Besides out of simple inquisitiveness, humans study animals to discover themselves, who are a really recent item of the development of pets.

Tissues as well as organs can hence develop. The semirigid cell wall surfaces found in plants and fungi, which constrict the form and also thus the variety of possible cell types, are missing in pets. If they existed, nerve and muscle mass cells, the centerpiece of pet mobility, would not be possible.

All six varieties are identified as threatened as a result of pressures both from within the Fantastic Obstacle Reef Region and also elsewhere. The estuarine crocodile can be discovered in the majority of seaside waters and also about much of the islands and also cays of the Great Obstacle Coral Reef. Sitting in a global hotspot of sea snake diversity, the Great Obstacle Reef is residence to 14 various types of sea serpent.

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Sunday 6 December 1942: a pair of Beaufighter VIC of the No 252 Squadron Royal Air Force take off from Berka 3, an air base near Benghazi, to strafe the coast road in the region of Sirte, near the Libyan coast. One of them has three people on board, on the contrary of the normal (the crew of the Beaufighter is two men): is the plane of the Squadron Leader Derek Frecker, pilot, which, in addition to the navigator, Pilot Officer Tom Armstrong, has as passenger, the Sergeant Paddy Clark, the crews mechanic which has persuaded Frecker to let him fly on this sortie. But this sortie is unlucky because none will return to base. The plane of Wing Commander Peter Bragg, clearly hit by the AA fire, ditch 3 miles from the coast: Bragg survive and is take POW, but the navigator Fl/Lt. Eric Nickols loss his life. Also the Frecker’s Beaufighter, after a strafing of Tamet airfield at this moment in the Axis hand, is damaged by the anti-aircraft fire and forced to an emergency land in the desert behind enemy lines with starboard engine out of service and air cooler smashed. The three men are unhurt and Clark has the time for take the photo of the airplane and her comrades: Armstrong (left) and Frecker. But the situation of the three men is serious: unharmed and with very little rations, a can of water, few tins of bully beef, salmon and sardines for a long march towards Allied lines hiding from near enemy transport and using their parachute silk during the freezing nights (in North Africa the temperature range day-night is very strong). But the fortune smile on the three men which seven day after the forced landing come across some Senussi Arabs pro-English who give food, water and shelter for another week. And fifteen days after the crash they are rescued by an armored car of the 1st Kings Dragoon Guards who reward the Arabs for their work in providing assistance. For the Pilot Officer Armstrong these was the happy ending second adventure: on 28 July 1941 was wounded by the attack of Italian fighters and spent few time in hospital before rejoin his Squadron.

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Psychological Flexibility: The Hero’s Journey

At the heart of the journey towards psychological flexibility is the embrace of our own agency. This isn’t just a journey to keep our lesser qualities in check nor the efforts we make to fix some kind of pathology. This is far more hopeful and vital than that. We are learning to turn towards ourselves – towards our true essence, the deepest hopes that lie within our own being. Steven Hayes asks,

‘Based on a distinction between you as a conscious being and the story the mind tells of who you are, in this time and situation are you willing to experience your experiences as they are, not as what they say they are, fully and without needless defense, and direct your attention and effort to creating larger and larger habits of behaviour that reflect your chosen values? YES or NO?’[1]

YES or NO? Hayes says that every flexibility process is in that question. He adds,

‘Life asks it of you over and over and over—without end, so far as I know. Each time you answer “yes,” your life expands. Each time you answer “no,” it contracts. A habit of answering “yes” will likely make your life more difficult at times in the days and years ahead; it will also make your life more vital and meaningful, even in times of doubt and pain.’[2]

How we answer these questions determines whether we live a life that expands or a life that contracts. Think about the gravity of that notion. We’re either expanding or we’re shrinking. Which is no way of saying that answering “yes” ever comes easy. It’s not. Which is why Hayes thinks of the whole process like you’re embarking on a hero’s journey or quest.[3] Hayes provides an overview of the hero’s journey:

‘The basic trajectory is that the hero’s normal routine is suddenly interrupted with some great challenge that he or she must face and somehow resolve... As she embarks on her quest, she discovers that doing so involves internal challenges as well: fears, pain, false beliefs, or limited perspective. The hero wrestles with self-doubt, mistakes, and setbacks. Then, in the darkest of dark hours, the hero comes to a pivotal moment in which she discovers inner resources she did not know she had. Often these are spiritual in quality, but they may be supported by external resources, or by the help of companions. The hero finds a way to face her fears, self-doubts, or delusion, and to persist. Often a more limited conceptualized self drops away and a broader and more open or interconnected sense of self emerges. Finally, the hero turns her attention wholeheartedly toward commitment to values such as honour, love, kindness, courage, and community, and through committed action the quest is accomplished. As the journey resolves, she returns to her daily routine as a transformed person.’[4]

The storyline of the hero’s journey is the storyline of any who take the possibility of human agency seriously. If you step into the arena you’re going to face critics – both out there and especially within. Those confronting feelings and “not good enough” stories will come thick and fast. You will need to find new resources within. You will need helpers along the way. Setbacks and heartbreak will come your way but they just might be the making of you: the place where you discover a bigger kind of purpose, a more transcendent claim upon your life that can only be embraced with courage and perseverance. This is the hero’s journey. This is the journey of psychological flexibility. And while it takes a thousand forms in each of our respective lives we are all nevertheless confronted with the same question, over and over.

So what will it be? Is it a YES or a NO?

The journey awaits.

[1] Steven Hayes, A Liberated Mind: The Essential Guide to ACT (2019), p.254

[2] Ibid.

[3] Joseph Campbell, an expert in comparative mythology, famously showed us how the hero’s journey is the grand plot at the heart of the greatest stories and myths within all cultures, in all times and places. The hero has a thousand faces.

[4] Hayes, pp.252-253

#psychological flexibility #Acceptance and Commitment Therapy #Steven Hayes #hero's journey #joseph campbell

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WE ARE FUCKED! Read The Facts Before You Call Me A Criminal

WE DESERVE THE TRUTH

People have been blinded. Blinded from the facts, the information and knowledge necessary to bring us all together to fix the biggest problem humanity has ever faced. If we do not act immediately the world we live in now will be a very different one in the years to come. We as a human race could be extinct before we know it. You may think I am being a little dramatic but I can assure you that is not the case once the facts are presented. Why have I not read these facts you may ask? Well that’s because our government doesn’t want us to be able to read the full story and know the truth. Boris Johnson claims we have a free press yet it is owned by billionaires. The press could bring us all together to fight the climate and ecological emergency yet they sell easy stories to bring about confusion while pretending to be the voice of the British public. They report on the consequences but not the underlying causes. Extinction Rebellion are only asking the press to do what they already claim to do and that is Tell The Truth!

(’Are Humans Next On The Endangered Species List’ Photo via Instagram @emilywhite1999)

WE ARE NOT ALL JOBLESS

I have only been part of Extinction Rebellion for 2 months and the reason for that is because I was not aware of this huge problem we face! I had been blinded myself but as I began to read the facts and the stories from young people my own age, who had dropped out of university to help this cause, I felt compelled to do my part. The reason some of the younger members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) decided to drop their university degree is because they realized the jobs they were working towards wouldn’t be there much longer if they didn’t help save the planet. There is nowhere to work on a dead planet. In XR there are doctors who are trying to make people aware that more people die every year from climate change related issues compared to any other cause. Scientists speak at our demonstrations to speak the facts that don’t get publicized enough. Mothers and fathers come to protest for the future of their children and their future grandchildren. Yesterday at the London protest there was a march for the Indigenous women of the Amazonia because their home, the Amazon rainforest, is being lost due to climate change and us as humans destroying it. So many people of all ages and walks of life come to XR protests because they know the truth and they refuse to sit and do nothing about it. I saw online a lot of people commenting on social media that we must all be work shy clowns and that we need to go get jobs. Most people in XR do have jobs, my parents for one. They have been working their whole lives while supporting Extinction Rebellion on the side. A lot of people give up their spare time for XR actions because they know the urgency this matter demands.

(My beautiful mum at the protest this week! Photo via Instagram @del_photos)

WE AREN’T THE BAD GUYS

In the press over the past few days Extinction Rebellion has been labelled as an organised crime group which is totally unfair on the thousands of ordinary citizens who support it and its cause. We are peaceful protesters who are using the laws regarding protesting to get our message across. We have also been accused as a group of giving Covid-19 to the police who don’t all wear face masks or social distance while we all try to. We have been targeted by the press to look like the ‘bad guys’ to hide their own mistakes and the mistakes of the government. I have so much respect for the police and would never do anything I thought was morally wrong or breaking the law. It is clear at the protests this week the police are being used to clear up the governments mess which is not right. They have denied food and water to protesters in trees (which is a human right) and cleared us in some areas because of covid but allowed us in other areas. They seem to just being using the best excuse at the time to get rid of us. Just the other day they blocked bike riders on a bridge and gave no warning of arrest but told everyone there they were going to be arrested. Under law they are not actually allowed to do that but they did all to stop our message getting across. The press once again in this situation made us look like the ‘bad guys’ by reporting that we prevented an ambulance getting to its destination which was not the case. The rebel riders did not block the road in this case, the police did for no real justified reason but the press didn’t tell you that did they?

I DIDN’T BLOCK A ROAD FOR THE REASON YOU THINK

I did find myself helping block some of the roads in London this week but I will tell you why because a lot of people moaned about the disruption we caused. The reason I personally blocked the road was because I wanted to help raise awareness of the situation we face. The situation is we are heading towards mass extinction. If we carry on with our lives the way we are like the public was trying to do on that day it is a certainty that we will be extinct before we know it. I wanted to help show that by acting now we can bring about great change. I wanted to help try and get the media attention to try and just get some of the truth out there so people can see it for themselves. We wanted to get your attention as well to show you the truth because we all deserve the truth. A few days of disruption is nothing in comparison to what will happen if nothing changes.

(Photo via Instagram @emilywhite1999)

THE FACTS

Our climate is changing faster than it ever has for at least 65 million years. Closer to 252 million. We as humans are responsible for this because we are ignoring the signs and the science. Governments have refused to take the positive action within their power allowing relentless consumerism and irresponsible industry to pillage and pollute our only home. The science is hard to hear, horrifying in fact. There has been an average of 60% decline in wildlife populations in just 50 years. The insects that pollinate our planets are dying. No pollination means no food. The birds that protect our crops from pests are dying. This means an increase in the risk of famine and disease. Our oceans are heating up which is killing the coral supporting 1/4 of all ocean species further destabilizing all life on earth. This is not science fiction it is happening right now. Governments and Industry are not acting fast enough to safe guard our future. Sea levels are rising faster than scientists first predicted meaning our sea side towns will start to disappear soon. More pandemics are also likely to happen due to climate change because an unhealthy planet means unhealthy animals.

(Photo by John Keeble at gettyimages)

THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO LISTEN

XR last year demanded that the government acknowledged the emergency that we face. They did as they declared a climate and ecological emergency but said they will not act until 2050. That is far too late. The point is to act now if we are to stand any chance of changing the course we are currently set for. This year we are demanding the passing of the CEE bill to end decades of inaction. If it is passed it will make new UK law so that we have to take responsibility for our entire carbon footprint and protect nature which our very lives depend upon. It will draw together ordinary people in an emergency Citizen’s Assembly to find a way out of the worst crisis we have ever faced. On Wednesday the bill was taken into parliament and only 21 out of 650 MPs supported it. They kicked it down the line for another 6 months again prolonging the process and putting off what needs to be done. This is a government that declared an emergency but now will not act on it.

(At XRSouthend ‘Tell The Truth’ banner drop. Photo by Gaz De Vere)

TREES

There is a great solution to this huge problem that we face. There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very little and builds itself. It’s called a tree. A tree is an example of a natural climate solution. We have to restore what we have destroyed to try and balance our earth again. Other solutions alongside this would be needed but this is one of the best ones. That is why we have people at HS2 camps in the trees there as we speak. HS2 is the high speed railway the government is building using taxpayers money. Nobody asked for it and nobody is asking about it. To build this railway hundreds of ancient woodlands are being destroyed killing animal habitats in the process. This is a great example of how we are destroying our planet rather than helping it. That money could be better spent trying to fix our problem not make it worse.

(Photo via Instagram @artbyemily1999)

SUPPORT FROM CELEBS

Celebrities like Harrison Ford, David Attenborough and Stephen Fry have been trying to help warn us of what is to come. They tell us to not loose hope and to not give up when fighting for the future of humanity. We must not forget nature. The destruction of nature accounts for more global emissions than all the cars and trucks in the world. If we can’t protect nature we can’t protect ourselves. Powerful or powerless, we will all suffer the effects of climate change. Those least responsible will bear the greatest costs.

ACT NOW OR IT WILL BE TOO LATE

Extinction Rebellion aims to bring about the changes needed to fix the problem we face. Whether you agree with how we do this or not is up to you and I respect others and their opinions also. I’m sure you can not deny though that the changes we demand need to happen. Doing something is better than doing nothing. When I have a child one day I don’t want my child to be brought into a world that is doomed. Where they may have to fight for each meal, where they don’t get to see and appreciate the beauty of nature and its animals. We have become too busy and distracted looking at our screens, sucked into fake news and jobs that take over our lives that we have forgotten to look at the truth that is right in front of us. It is time to step outside and bring about the change you want to see in the world. Covid did not stop me stepping outside and protesting because if I don’t protest now the climate emergency will only bring about more pandemics. There is no better time than now.

(Credit to Extinction Rebellion science sources, YouTube and Twitter where I gathered some of my information and words from)

(Photo via Instagram @emilywhite1999)

#actnow #savetheplanet #extinction rebellion #kindness #courage #climate change #facts #tellthetruth

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