@brooke i swear that was a joke name for a reality tv show as a parody of how ridiculous reality shows were in a comedy...like...was it 30 rock? Is Tina Fey to blame? 😄
Over the past few weeks I’ve come across little reminders of the 15yrs-ish long Buddhist practice and spiritual walk I once had.
It’s been kind of….
sigh
It's brought back some fond memories.
Along with those little reminders, the recent, violent storm we experienced here in the Houston area was a big reminder. And then today, I had an appointment with my liver doctor. They have all reminded me of some of the teachings in which I tried to live my life.
And while I somewhat remember most of those I studied …
impermanence,
compassion for others and one's self,
connectedness and oneness, etc. I haven’t kept them at the forefront of my mind for nearly ten years?... twelve? I mean, I aspire to be a good person but I miss the mark daily. I am trying though. (see my pinned post)
Not sure why I’m posting this.
Maybe I needed the reminder. Maybe it's a nudge to begin a mindful, intentional practice again.
@WrenArcher I sometimes think about putting more time and energy back into Zen as I used to practice semi-regularly too. It's something I put aside for a lot of reasons, but I keep wondering if it would do me some good to reconnect with that since it's one of the few religious spaces I felt more at home in.
If nothing else, the lessons of impermanence and compassion are good to place back at the front of our minds. Thanks for the nudge 💜
Okay, so I've read Manhunt all the way through and they still don't explain why the balls and adrenal glands of men are such a premo sought after source of estrogen?
There is an ant colony that lives in the cracks of the asphalt in 2nd ave. In the center of the street. I don’t know if I should call them absolute legends or idiots. They use the cracks as highways like sidewalks ants. It’s a big colony although I can never get a good look at them without getting hocked at.
Sometimes the way people phrase things is so telling. For instance, telling women they should be "taking care of" their husband and children. Another adult doesn't need taken care of like a child, what you want is for women to be a Sex Mom.
@RickiTarr not to be confused with a sex Mommy or sex Daddy - very different things! 😅
I do believe in a horseshoe theory of queerness - if you go straight enough you wind up in very kinky, queer territory! You have to submit to and take care of him? You need to be obedient and bend your will and do as your told? ....just um, get a dom, it's fine. Don't make it weird by bringing your family into it 😒
And Abigail's quotes are being read by what is basically a list of my youtube subscriptions 😅😅😅
Like, if you can name each person by their voice alone (well, except maybe Mattie, her voice sounded like they're getting over a cold), then you are almost certainly trans :BlobhajTransPrideHeart:
I should note, this confirms my previous claim: cis people can't youtube. Cis people are now banned from youtube and the video essay format. They are only allowed to podcast from now on.
@Impossible_PhD When I got our hybrid, that was one of the biggest things that was really nice but a process to get used to. I realized quickly how much I relied upon vibration and noise to tell me how quickly I was accelerating...and accidentally ended up speeding way too easily 😅
What people don't understand about a white trash bitch is that we take care of our own - we can be incredibly tender and compassionate to our community because we know no one else will take care of them or see the good in them that we do. But we will also throw down in a fucking instant for our people because that's how we survive.
This is my ethos and written into my very nervous system by survival and trauma.
Okay, now I'm realizing I have a whole ass White Trash Bitch manifesto in me that I need to write down one of these days....When I am done grading these papers, you all are going to have a lot of ready to do!