#take heart

[littledigits]

I wanted to answer this in a post cuz then I could write more.

 “ I graduated with a degree in animation back in 2020 but kind of fell off the horse due to health issues...I've been trying to get back into the industry but now I'm wondering if I should just give up altogether :(.   just, like, with my age (I'm 28) and the amount of time that has lapsed since then PLUS the current state of the industry 😭 anyway sorry I'm being rude, hugs! 💞💞💞💞 “ @electoons​  NOT RUDE AT ALL. 

It can feel pretty impossible sometimes, but a lot of these things, as sucky as they are- are more reflective of the cycles of industry and life and culture. Animation has gone through major shifts before. Heck , the boom of the VHS changed it as well ! I do think this shift is ..more wide spread and not just in the animation industry - ,but its nothing thats going to outlast the art of visual storytelling. 

Your age is not a factor my friend,and in fact I find the people who enter the industry with a lil more life experience under their belt have a lil bit of an easier time balancing the pressures of the job. I know a lot of people where working in a studio was their FIRST job and it can be easy to sucked into the hustle culture. so no worries on that front.  Its SO GOOD you took time out for your  health too because if anything , being in a stronger spot will allow you to keep the job. Because getting it is just the first step. I know a lot of people who put their health aside for the job and it never pays off. 

I will say that it will be hard to get a job now at the moment. there are a lot of high end industry professionals that are now out of jobs and the competition is going to be rough. But , that doesnt mean give up ! I’d say just use this time to dig into the animation community. join some discords - make some connections - you can still work towards your goals.

one thing i’d keep an eye out on is more specific online courses and or patreons that are in the areas that you are intersted in. As artists find work I imagine a lot of them are going to want to share their skills. I’d put out your portfolio, and try to get industry specific feed back to where you wanna go - and then just make time for building those skills while you wait out this storm. 

And the reality is - this isint an uncommon story. I know a lot of people who have taken a few years to get their foot in the door, and I’ve known people who have gotten a totally different job for a bit and then decided to try for animation again. Theres a lot of verity in the industry and a lot of ways to interact with it. its not as gate keepy as people think it is !  

Ngl my friend, you’ve been dealt a shit hand by the universe. I think a lot of people who graduated in the last 4 years are probably the hardest hit by all this. But - dont let that stop you, its the bleck reality but it just means to be kind to yourself as you keep things going step by step.  I HOPE THIS RAMBLE HELPED IN SOME SMOL WAY FIGHT. WIN. 

edit ps. @crystaldemonhunter​ this ramble is also directed at you cuz IT IS JUST A HARD TIME FOR PEOPLE WHO GRADUATED IN THIS MESS PLEASE DONT GIVE UP WE NEED YOUR TALENT FOR WHEN WE REBUILD BIGGER AND BETTER !  

#TAKE HEART #BELIEVE IN ME WHO BELIEVES IN YOU

[invisiblewashboard]

I have been seeing a lot of discourse lately about how those who are truly Christians either “don’t sin anymore,” or that once a Christian repents of sin, “they will have total victory over it.”

Um. No. This is not true!

How I wish it was! How I wish it were so simple as repenting of a sin one time and never struggling with it again! Can you imagine? To never struggle with your chief and most often fallen into sin? Someday, my friends. Someday, when we are made whole and perfect and when we are with God, we will not struggle anymore. But until that day comes….

Believers will still sin. And battle. And win. And lose. And struggle. And just because you sin, battle, struggle, and lose does not mean that you aren’t truly saved.

Romans 7:15 “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” 

I’ve heard some argue that Paul is talking about unbelievers here, that he is referring to those who have not been saved, someone who is weighed down by the heaviness of the law, religiously minded, but without Christ. In verse 18, he says “I have the desire to do what is good, but not the ability to carry it out.” That sounds like an unbeliever for certain. 

But then, in verse 22, he says, “For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.” And that is not something an unregenerate person is able to do. They can say they delight in the law of God with their lips, but their heart will not delight in it, because they are still slaves to sin, and cannot serve two masters. So, I do think that this passage is talking about those who have had the work of Christ done in their hearts, those who are saved, those who belong to Him.

This passage is also very much about a person who understands their own wretchedness. Unbelievers do not. They don’t know that “nothing good dwells” in them, and they are incapable of knowing because they are spiritually blind. But a believer knows. 

A believer agonizes over sin. Unbelievers don’t. Sure, they may feel pricked by their conscience every once in a while, but they don’t feel wretched about themselves the way believers do.  

So take heart, you who are fighting that battle with porn, you who wants to gossip, you who want to lash out in anger, but who hate those desires and impulses. Take heart. 

Normally, people do not do what they hate. They hate it. Why would they do it? But Christians do. But the fact that you hate it? That ought to be a signal to you that you belong to God. Your hatred of that sin, even the one you continue to go to war with every day, the one you feel like you will never conquer, that is a signal that you belong to God!

Believers do what we hate because we are divided; regenerated, new men saved by Christ on the inside, wicked flesh on the outside. Unbelievers aren’t at war with themselves this way. Take heart.

And be gentle and patient with yourself, and with others. You may think you do not deserve gentleness and patience when you sin. And I know that we all struggle at times with thinking that those who sin against us are not deserving of gentleness and patience. But Christ was and is gentle and patient with you. With others. Take heart. Be gentle. Be patient. And be encouraged that you feel the desire to keep fighting. Know that God can use even your failings and your sin for His ultimate purposes, for your good and His glory. 

Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.”

#christianity #romans #take heart #a wretch like me #new man #new creation #i do not do what i want #but the very thing i hate

[red-ibis-red]

sometimes it’s the very smallest of things that keep us going

#take heart

[distractionpie]

I'm not going so far as to say deliberate conspiracy in favour of ensuring Sweden hosts for the Abba anniversary, but... It wouldn't exactly surprise me if industry types on juries had that in mind and it might have given them some bias / been a tie-breaker factor.

I'm fine with the public voting based on whatever reasons they want, but if the juries are supposed to be judging on the merits of the song alone it should probably be anonymised in some way (even if I don't know how they'd pull that off as even if they went off song without performance some countries have selection competitions etc).

#Eurovision #Take heart #I have stuff to do tomorrow so i will probably stop harping on about this

[anarchistettin]

including a 3 part update on atlanta stop cop city actions

#take heart #anarchism #stop cop city #atlanta #a return to unannounced nocturnal sabotage actions

[mppmaraudergirl]

Oh James, why were you so stubborn and made it our problem, too? Seeing caralily is not so devastating, our boy needed the wake-up call. But Lily seeing James with a girlfriend? thinking she was not good enough?! someone stop cutting those onions 😭😭😭

Alexa, play Love Hurts

#:') #chasing life #chasing life spoilers #take heart #all roads lead to jily

[dystopiandramaqueen]

throwback to the people with screeners saying ep.9 was nothing for osblaine????? unhinged LOL

I was in mourning for a week.

I was inconsolable. Crying, exhausted, lying in bed awaiting the sweet release of death. Even Tina and Rae didn't know what to do with me.

Because a person who watched the screener episodes said:

"Nick captures June and takes her to the Eyes for torture. They kiss on a bridge. Then June leaves Gilead for the rest of the season and goes back to Luke. She makes love to Luke. She meets with Nick and says goodbye to him at the end of the season."

Let's play a game: where we give a TRUE but INCOMPLETE summary of a story.

Nick x Eden: Nick marries a 15 year old. He sexually consummates the marriage. When she cheats on him, she is executed. Nick attends the execution, and accepts an apology from Eden's dad for her being a shitty wife.

The Bible: Jesus tells ppl to be nice to each other, the Romans execute him.

Harry Potter: An orphan finally gets out of his abusive home, establishes a new found family, but then everything goes to shit and Voldemort captures him.

Star Wars: Luke starts believing in himself, but his toxic absent father shows up, chops his hand off and mind fucks him.

Thank you anon for reminding us to be patient.

When we watch fan vids or read fic, we are connecting hundreds of dots in our mind. We the fans know every nuance of Max's face acting. Without a word he can express joy or fear or loathing.

Not everyone can hear him like we can.

I mean... the screener said June made love to Luke.

*raises eyebrows, stares over glasses, sips tea*

June raped Luke. Held him down and hate fucked him, to assert dominance over a male body. Because seeing her rapist protected by misogynist systems of power triggered helplessness in her. Some people take xanax when they are triggered. Some meditate. June would use Nick's body as her stress relief. Reclaiming her bodily agency. Her freedom, her dominance and power.

What the screener said was factually true. But incomplete.

In a show like The Handmaid's Tale, nuance is everything. What is unspoken is more important than what is spoken. Since they live in an Authortarian Police State, no one can speak the truth. So truth must be shown in glances, touches and actions.

I've opted out of spoilers this year.

I have zero interest in translating a non-fan's interpretation of the show.

Because I don't have the bandwidth to mourn- when there is no need.

There is enough real pain in the world. And this story matters too much to my poor, bruised heart. I need it to be a happy ending. And it will. I don't need some screener stealing my hope. DIS-couraging me. It's the same reason I don't watch the news. It's poison for my soul.

The show's gonna be fucking epic.

*checks watch* Less than 6 months!!!

Thanks for the ask.

#asks #it is ok to take responsibility for the experiences in your life #if what you are doing feels good? #keep doing it #if your habits fill you with dread #it's ok to change them #nick blaine #osblaine #nick x june #take heart #love never fails

[8bitmanna]

Verse of the Day

💗Jeremiah 29:13💗

#verse of the day #daily verse #todays verse #daily scripture #Bible #daily Bible verse #Bible verse #verse #God #Jesus #Jesus saves #Jesus loves you #christian blog #thank You Jesus #searching #seek Him #go to Him #take heart #Him #He is near #trust in His plan #give Him your all #God has got this #christian ministry #christian youth #christian youth ministry #christianity #christian teens #Bible blog #blog

[tinyshe]

#christian #holy bible #scripture #take heart #read your bible every day

[inkinary]

Thinking About Things

We never know what the next day will bring. 

Whether that be good, or bad, we are not in control of fate, time, or anything in between. Try as we might, not everything we plan will go perfectly, or even happen at all. 

We never know what tomorrow holds in store, but GOD does!

Looking at all of the turmoil in the world, and not being able to just... fix it, or ignore it, has been a major discouragement for me; even know I struggle with it. I’m just happy that God has told me “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalms 46:10)  

I don’t need to worry or try to fix it all on my own. I can’t! Only the One who is in control of all can do that. I have peace that passes all understanding while bringing my worries and concerns to Him, and I love watching as He works miracles in my life.  

So. No matter where you are, what you believe, or who you are. I just want you to know that there is Hope out there. God is still here, and he still cares no matter what. 

Take heart Inklings!

-Embargo-

#encouragement #just thinking #take heart #writing #thinking about things

[fox-mulder-gets-pegged]

I just wanna say bc I KNOW you're somewhere on tumblr, to the teenage girl who attended Take Your Kid To Work Day at an office building in Ontario, Canada circa 2013 and had a conversation with a middle aged woman in which you showed her your Black Veil Brides fanart and fanfics and ship content and told her about different fanfic tropes including a/b/o verse bc she happened to know who Panic! at The Disco and Fallout Boy were and thus you felt the need to show her your bandblr ship art, that was my fucking mother and I had to clarify all that to her including looking my mother in the eye and trying to explain a/b/o verse without sounding like a lunatic.

It's been 10 years and I still regularly sent evil energies in your direction. Since you'd be probably two years younger than me and thus legally an adult now, please know if this post reaches you it's on sight.

#she cornered me in the car and asked what shipping was and i almost had a fucking heart attack #imagine being like 16 years old and habing to explain knotting to your mother #random emo music girl I'm glad you had fun talking about your Band Guys to my mother #bc i also attended take your kid to work day at that office and i know how boring it was #but christ alive why did you have to fuck me like that? #anyways i hope this post reaches you so at the very least you know i think about you at least once a week #this has been weighing on me for ten years #im almost tempted to blaze this post

[itsfarmerphil]

Priorities: How will you spend your time today?

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#clean heart #guard your heart #heart #Matter of the Heart #New Heart #One Year Bible Plan #priorities #Priority #Steward #stewardship #take heart

[bwops]

oh you're everything to me loved you ever since the day we parted oh you're all that i can see don't you ever leave me broken-hearted

#take heart #the sam willows #english #singaporean #pop #2015 #2010s music #Spotify #Youtube

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Vanessa gets advice from Michael Afton

#myart #chloesimagination #michael afton #vanessa fnaf #vanessa afton #william afton #springtrap #scraptrap #fnaf #sister location #fnaf 3 #fnaf pizzeria simulator #fnaf movie #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #Micheal has the best simple advice on how to deal with William #arson…… #Vanessa will be taking this advice to heart

[goldensunset]

people who go through the main tags of big and tumultuous fandoms looking for new fresh good posts to reblog are essential to any circle. they’re like true hunter gatherers leaving the safety of settlement and braving the unknown wilderness to find food for the flock. they risk their lives every day and will come back with a few scratches at best and severe psychological damage at worst

#peach rambles #hall of fame i guess #i love hearing everyone share their stories in the comments. me personally? this is about kingdom hearts #usually the main culprit is disdain and dusty old misogynistic takes for kairi (the main girl) #there's x reader occasionally #cursed content with random disney characters #or people who complain about how much the series has expanded #that don't understand that over half the story is contained in the so-called 'side games' #or just generally dusty takes that have been disproven already

[dudedidujust]

Au where Damian comes to Gotham with the goal of infiltrating and eventually overthrowing Batman instead of inheriting the mantle. Not much changes from canon except for the fact that he views everything that batman owns as his. That's his future cave and his future batmobile. This also includes his robins. After all everyone knows Batman wouldn't really be Batman without them.

Cue a very bewildered Tim being lectured on his eating habits by a righteous Damian who won't let one of his people take shortcuts with their health.

#Damian looking at the manor: its free real estate #he almost writes off red hood but after finding out his identity he switches to trying to lure him yo his side #jason gets the head of a random thug who was bothering him on his doorstep #damian: im gonna be a better batman than batman. I'll sway all his allies to my side and then there'll be no complaints when i take over #everyone else: he's such a sweet kid. sorta prickly but he has a good heart ❤️ #damian wayne #batman #batfam #bruce wayne #tim drake #jason todd #they all thinks he's trying so hard to be accepted into the fam when infact he's trying to get to the top