#need to follow my own advice

[x-ladydisdain-x]

People need to calm down. Not everything is that dramatic. Why can’t we all just live laugh love and stop worrying all the time.

#need to follow my own advice #but at least I do most of my worrying inside my head

[gary-mfing-gilmore]

I'm currently living off of solely coffee. I think I've been awake for about 19 hours at this point, I need to sleep, but I still have work. Taking a five-minute break then it's back to work, I guess.

#And I tell Ryan to go to sleep. #I need to follow my own advice sometimes. #Oh well. #gary's electric posts #jrwi rp #rp blog

[wild-moss-art]

oc doodlez 🤭

#myart #my ocs #mosscore as in moss the oc moss. core #fesona #fe3h oc #fe ocs #fe oc #gaslight manipulate girl male 🥰🥰 #I need this shirt btw #in the interest of following my own advice I used a new brush!

[ruelin024]

Yo my friends! Sorry for the sudden announcement.

I will be off for a while 〒▽〒, my wrist kinda getting irritably worse for comfort since my usual hands-on tasks and the cold weather is affecting it oddly enough. And I've got school to catch up with, which sucks. 😭😫

(I am a procrastinator that becomes a corpse in the morning hours. If only I can manage to put my dedication to art into my studies. 😭🤣)

Sorry if my replies to the asks, messages, comments, and mentions are going to be nonexistent for the time being, but I see them and I'll get to them for sure, so you guys can keep sending anything to alert my notifications! 🤭😊

Imma post a lot when I'm back, so you'll know that I'm healed up. 🤣

It'll be like continuing a sentence to a conversation that happened weeks ago. So prepared to be bombarded & confused. 🤡

#haha oops #i seemed to have overexerted myself #bad habits #I thought my wrist was gonna heal fast #i was wrong #🤣 #I've got a ton of WIP drawings right now #i wanna finish them but rest is important #y'all make sure you take care of yours needs first #I need to follow my own advices :[ #btw #i see you all #and i love you #thank you #you guys are the best #i'll be back

[coquelicoq]

my ex, who lives alone, is apparently about to buy a 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 2-garage house. what. i'm getting stressed out just hearing about it. tf you gonna do with all that space, bro? how you gonna clean all those bathrooms???

#he's like well i want one room for my home office and one room for my hobby and one guest room #add in a bedroom for him and that's still only 4 bedrooms? you have an entire extra bedroom???? #plus an extra garage??? #damn he thinks he's lonely now but dude just you wait until you spend every day ALONE IN A FIVE-BEDROOM HOUSE #trying not to project too much onto him but i really think this is absurd outside of my own preferences #he's been stressed living in his 1b apt bc his hobby takes up a lot of space #but i think this is just another example of his general propensity to treat the symptoms and not the disease #the problem is he's overcommitting & extending himself too much & he never finishes anything #that's what actually stresses him out #so him in a 5b house is just going to be him filling all that space with stuff until he's stressed again #anyway i have NO IDEA how to react to this because i think it's such a bad idea #i'm really bad at faking things i don't feel but i feel like it's too late to say 'wyd bro???' because apparently his offer was accepted #i did ask him how he's going to clean 4 bathrooms and he said he's just not going to use them #also it feels weird morally for a single (rich) man to buy an entire 5b house only for him in the middle of the seattle housing crisis #not like if he didn't buy it someone else would buy it and make it into affordable housing units so maybe it doesn't matter #still feels weird though and contributes to me not knowing how to react #if you have any advice for me followers...i am all ears #i've been really floundering on how to be a supportive friend to him lately #just really struggling with how to engage with him when it feels like he's his own worst enemy #and like it's not that he needs to have the same priorities as me it's just that he comes to me all stressed out and idk how to react #bc 'no shit you're stressed out. have you tried making completely different choices?' isn't a great option lol

[axolotluv]

What's with art communities and forgetting people can just do things for fun and not be professional about it??

#ax speaks #advice is ALWAYS catered to “how to survive as a professional artist” #like yeah cool this is all great but I just wanted to know how to make my art cool not the rules I need to follow to get hired #good anatomy does not equal good art #good dialogue does not equal good art #encourage creativity divergence and experimentation #shade with black. make big thick messy lines. make your lighting completely nonsensical #make weird uncomfortable dialogue. narrate casually. space out your words strangely for effect. write in the second person #of course all of it can be executed badly that's why professionals tell you to stay away from it #but if you execute it in your own way and make it work you can really push the bounds of being an artist #the question should always be “goes it feel good” rather than “is it correct” when creating something #the next time someone asks you for drawing advice don't tell them to make the lines less shaky or to use more muted colors #tell them exactly what you would do to make their art look sick as hell #or if someone asks for writing advice don't tell them the structure of a story or what words to use #tell them exactly what your favorite parts are to focus on like dialogue or how you came up with the part you had the most fun writing

[ofpd]

it is important to me that both eponine and cosette are straight (mostly for different reasons as each other though) but then sometimes im like what if eposette

#well cosette is/can be straight in the eposette in my head (im a girl who loves unrequited love. one thing abt me) but yk #im always saying 'let women be straight' like only 85% jokingly i need to follow my own advice.... #txt #actually its crazy how i didnt have a thing for unrequited love before getting into les mis like who was i

[lothiriel84]

"They don't realise that you've taken time out of your day to ruin theirs."

#Foil Arms and Hog #sketch #unsolicited advice #ah yes - the bane of my entire existence #why can't people just mind their own business and leave me alone #(and even worse - why do I need to argue my way out of following their advice?)

[bloodgulchblog]

Zita, I am feeling the desire to write a Halo Fanfiction. Unfortunately, I need ideas. Do you have any you'd be willing to lend?

Can't guarantee any of my nonsense is something you'd enjoy writing.

But like, if you want my advice:

Take a question you have about a character or a thing.

Figure out a situation that would have to answer that question.

Start writing and see what happens. Maybe it'll be good. (If it's not that's also fine, you learned something.)

#I need to follow my own advice...

[qumiiiquinnquin]

my art will never be good enough !

#vent #im so hypocritical #i give advice on how to not feel terrible about ones own art and then i want to burn all my traditional art and delete all my art files #i cant even follow my own advice. ive wanted to burn and delete my art for several years now and i am very close to doing it #its so hard to not compare myself to others. its so hard to not think that what I make isn't good enough. everyone else can make so #much more beloved art. and they all know that ill never amount to anything no matter how much time ans effort i put jnto an art #it will never be good enough. I will never be good enough. #since I cant stop why dont I just post art then bounce and not scroll afterwards? ive done that multiple times now #but it feels very isolating and lonely. So I can deactivate and leave social media for good so I stop always comparing numbers #but it bleeds into real life. i actually felt this terrible about my art before creating any social media and posting my art in 2020. #i just know that nowhere am i good enough. #I hate that i think these things and am acting like this. I need to quit and discard everything giving up would benefit everyone #in fact why dont i go commit sewercide and officially rid myself since i cant think anything without wanting to commit over it lol #everyone says take a break but i will just come back feeling fine then it will quickly evolve into feeling this exact same way again. #'take a break' I might as well fucking quit for good like I want #making art makes me happy and helps keep me going. but at this point im not happy doing art anymore so I have nothing keeping me from #giving up on being alive anymnore

[umnothankyoublog]

Was just called an incel as a married trans man after telling a hater I hoped they'd find happiness... I'm going to stick to Tumblr for a few days...

#i dont need this shit #shoulda followed my own advice

[sailorcheese]

I really just don’t know what to do or where to go from here, my whole life I’ve always acted with a plan but since getting sober I have no plan because I’m too depressed to feel like I can succeed at anything

Really wish I had like, legitimate irl friends or literally any kind of support group to talk to because I’m a bit over a year sober and it doesn’t feel like it’s ever going to get better or easier

#I really need a different job but there’s like no way #I don’t have my own car so my availability is shit and I feel like despite my education no one will hire me except retail #which I hate with every fiber of my being it’s literally hell and I’ve lost 10 lbs in the last 2 weeks from stress #doctors hate them! this person lost weight by being too sad to cook! #sobriety #I need a space where people understand that I’m not looking for advice #hence why I depression post on here so much #sorry if you follow me and have to see this shit all the time I know I’m a huge drag #I don’t want to be this way

[killbaned]

i just feel like i've worked so hard to get better at emotional regulation and no one here knows what i used to be like and how bad it used to be but like. it was really bad! i used to be completely unable to control my anger or my triggers and it took a lot of time and effort to stop being fucking embarrassing about it and i feel like i've reached a point that where i'm at is at good as it's going to get and it just.

makes me no want to interact with or be around people because i'm just. not good for people. even when i'm at work a lot of times i'm just internally frustrated bc i don't want to interact with anyone more than needed because i feel like i'm constantly just making a stupid asshole of myself.

#also like yes i'm aware i clearly need to be fucking medicated but with what #i have been on every single antidepressant on the market and none of them have helped #junkie jokes aside benzos actually DO fucking help me immensely but no one will fucking give me any #i'm terrified to go to therapy to find a shrink that could give me medication because the last time i was in therapy #i was told i was instigating my own abuse because i liked fighting and that it was my fault #and following the therapists advice directly led to me ending up in a fucking DV shelter lmao #i can't just go in and be like hey i think i have OCD or some sort of type b personality disorder bordering on schizophrenia bc then they'l #just think i'm “self diagnosing” and not take me seriously and i don't have the brain capacity to play their fucking games

[infintyonhigh]

Another bandom poll successfully blocked 👍

#idk why i thought this one would be fun #'well it's family!' WRONG. should have followed my own advice in the first place #randomly woke up way earlier than i needed to which is so unlike me #but now i cant stop thinking about deleting all my socials left #im so tired of everyone's opinions all of the time (bo burnham was right) #my fault for being like i dont wanna hear it!!! and then coming onto the opinions website lol #why i want it gone #isa.txt

[fourteenthz]

I just lurk tags on Tumblr because I'm too shy to post but I want to hear about your WoL's friendship with Estinien plsssss how did it develop and what kind of dynamic do they have?

anon.... you unleashed something with this ask PLEASE bear with me, it's pretty much an essay (500 words ish) but it's 90% of my heart written out so THANK YOU

I just LOVE how I thought of my wol's background without even knowing his and how coincidently they end up as those different sides of the same coin dynamic. I feel like if Thesa (my wol) had never met the scions at first, she wouldn't turn out different from him back in ARR, and I think that's what angers her the most about him during the dragoon questline. And yeah it was absolutely annoyed at first sight, though most of their development all happens in heavensward — they go from "you disgust me" to "come back to us" and MOSTLY it comes from the perspective of someone who has lost so much and does not have in her the strength to be strong for Alphinaud if they lose Estinien as well, so she didn't truly considered him her closest friend at that time, but there was room for it there. But again, they were like two people who are terribly awkward and the only difference is that Thesa spends more time with the Scions so she's slowly getting rid of those walls with the ones that are worth it — but up until endwalker, there was very little to no talk about their relationship besides like hand squeeze post-heavensward when he's bedded. So it's safe to say that when he seems to respond to that by saving her at Ghimlyt Dark, it eases her heart. This is something Thesa is like the opposite of me, so it usually gets harder for me to describe, but I like to think that she appreciates the caring acts that come without having the need to speak about it. How they feel better when seeing the other across the room but God forbid someone asks them about it. They are very much the cliche siblings in this scenario, very much willing to die for the other but never really speaking about what this entails. It makes me soooo silly too how he had a younger sister just like she has a younger brother (that's not in the picture anymore), so they are both constantly trying to prove to the other how they are the other's older siblings when in reality they end up looking like children, annoying one another. I see so much of the twins in them too, and I think that's what gets me about them the most. How they are both reliable and mature, but at any chance they have together, they are bickering non stop. And it's even something I like to imagine that brings them relief, being able to poke fun and lightly discuss with the other when they were once the target of each other's fury.

Just to summarize my thoughts: they are very difficult people dealing with feelings, saying it out loud and all that, specifically with one another. However, Thesa is always there and she also knows Estinien will be there if she ever needs it — or even when they just want to hang out. Post-Endwalker is there to show these two just want to have a good time sometimes, and it ends up being more serious than they hoped, but it was born from their "man I miss fucking around with you" so they go and do that. But mostly, I just see so much of the Alphinaud and Alisaie in them on so many levels, so yeah that's their dynamic. By the time Heavensward was ending, she was slowly allowing herself to care and he's one of her biggest reasons why. Plus, by the time Estinien gets the big speech pre-endwalker about scions, she realized they are just so painfully similar that maybe they could have each other around, even when not needed. That's the first time they really talk it out tbh, how much they care, and it gets easier after. I like to think he crashes at her place on Ishgard whenever he decides to visit, and they gossip about stuff like the twins and my wol's partner lol.

Bonus part from this fic I’m writing which the main prompt was: them.

#can you tell I love talking abt them? SORRY for the essay anon like you made my day you don't understand. #had the time of my life writing this one. you're the best PLEASE feel free to talk to me abt ur wol's bestie on anon if you feel comfier #i would love to hear!! but again TYSM for the ask. crying abt it still. also #no one perceive how I wrote “partner” instead of thancred bc it makes me SHYYY but let it be known estinien teases them constantly even if #they are like FAR from a lovey dovey couple. even before they get together. #it also gets her the oportunity to go “you are so bad at following your own advices mr. ex azure dragoon” “how abt we stop talking” #YOU GET ME? YEAH #ask #kelly says #anon #giggling abt them........ azure dragoon besties my beloveds..... need to gpose those fools. #estinien is the serious but not quiet and she's the quiet but not serious and they work out so well. #but mostly thesa rarely talks so it's confusing when outsiders see her cursing and annoying estinien. #I can see ishgardians gossiping when they walk by only to hear “gods you're funnier when possessed by niddhog” #“pray tell me why you kept begging for you mother to bring me back them” “big mistake” CAN ANYONE HEAR ME? HELLO? I LOVE THEM #ENOUGH with rambling. anon thanks for indulging me even if you read like 10% of this. ily. kisses ur forehead #wol posting

[thesirensoracle]

Weekly Tarot!  Feb 06 - Feb 12, 2023

Cards of the Week: 2 of Cups, 4 of Cups and 6 of Cups reversed ✧☾゜・。

This week’s theme is emotional integration.

⋆𓆩✧𓆪⋆ Maybe it’s just hard to see what’s right in front of you when you’re frantically searching for it. -Susane Colasanti. ⋆𓆩✧𓆪⋆

As the full moon still shines brightly in the sky as I write this, the cards show that it’s effects will still play out throughout the week, and the possibility of finding joy and happiness through connecting with other people will be the main theme this week. However, there seems to be disappointment along with this energy.

With the joyful and dreamy energy of last week’s reading, we may have committed the mistake of falling into our own illusions. Dreams are good for they are clear representations of our goals, and with their beauty they inspire us to chase them and ground them into reality, but losing ourselves in them by not appreciating our current reality is dangerous, for it can make us reject the beauty of what we already possess.

This week there’s a sense that certain job opportunities, love interests, and personal journeys are not going the way we’ve planned, leaving us with emotional turmoil, disillusionment and sadness. So we’re being asked to bring a positive outlook into our lives, and in the process reconnect with the beauty that it’s both within ourselves and in the world around us: by keeping a joyous gaze through life, we are able to turn a disappointing situation into a divine possibility.

Also, since this week there’s a big prevalence of the cups suit, there’s an emphasis on our emotions. Following your intuition and your heart is the correct way to navigate this week, as well as embodying generous and gentle energy with others and ourselves; and if you´ve been feeling sad or distressed, allow yourself to cry and feel everything you’ve been bottling up in your heart.

This week by loving and nurturing both ourselves and others, we’ll be able to see that there’s beauty in everything that surrounds us, liberating us from the chains of material pursuits and romanticized falsehoods and delivering us into emotional bliss.

The week starts with moon in Magha. The moon at the development of the South Node, Ketu, makes today and the rest of the week especially good for magical practices, astral travel, ancestral veneration, and the creation of lasting routines that lead to blossoming success and power! This moon gives us the enough fire and power to attain whatever we desire, as long we don’t become too detached from our reality.

☾ Blessings: Gentleness and generosity that allow us to attain blessings! Even if we´re feeling down, by being kind to others, we’re able to heal ourselves and our surroundings, bringing enough harmony that attracts divine opportunities.

☾ Warnings: Beware of your own mind and emotions. This week we are our worst enemies, so try your best to not believe the lies that you tell yourself, especially if those lies belittle or diminish you in some way.

☾ Random messages/tips:

The path of the heart and emotions is the right path to follow this week.

If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.

As we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the “coulda”, “shoulda”, “woulda”, buckle up and just keep going. -Carrie Bradshaw

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Stay away from any kind of escapism of reality, whether they are video games or drugs. Staying present in the moment is important this week.

Overthinking is your enemy, don’t let fear guide you.

Salvatore by Lana del Rey

Bring yourself into the present moment, and be open to receive generosity when it appears.

#really late but its here! #I apologize for the delay but the past few days have been wild #I need to follow my own advice this week and create a routine lol #also #this reading honestly seems to be fitting as a part 2 of last weeks reading #kinda ominous #lol #tarot #tarot of the week #Weekly tarot #february 2023 #2 of cups #two of cups #4 of cups #four of cups #6 of cups #six of cups #minor arcana #tarotblr #witchcraft #tarot community #divination #tarot reading #tarotofmermaids #TheSiren'sOracle #TheSirensOracle #Jyotish #vedic astrology #magha