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alleycat97 · 4 years ago

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Star Dust (1)

Warned y’all about the spam! This is an Au version of With Every Heartbeat! It’ll have a few parts!

f!Dakota x Mc (Sage)

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College graduation had arrived. That previous 4 years simultaneously flew by and drug on for Sage. She stayed local and went to Massachusetts, a decision she was grateful for. It hadn’t been the easiest journey since Dakota’s passing, but she was making it.

She had made new friends at school and kept her mind occupied on extra curricular’s. Sage still lingered around the topic of dating and Mateo and Lennox still called once in awhile, but life started to take over for all of them. However, there was still one time a year when Sage completely shut down and locked herself away from the world.

Dakota’s Anniversary. It happened to fall a day after her graduation and it really dampened her entire mood.

“Sage? You going to the big grad party tomorrow night?” Remi asked a very ill looking Sage.

“Remi!” Carson quietly hissed pulling the girl aside. “You know what tomorrow is.”

“Yeah? The big party?”

Carson sighed and made sure Sage wasn’t listening, “No! It’s the 4 year anniversary of her girlfriends passing. Every year she locks herself away and doesn’t talk to anyone. I guess she’s starting early.”

“Oh for goodness sakes, Sage!” Marley said stomping over from the kitchen. “You aren’t doing this again! This is our last big party before we all go our separate ways!”

“Marley!” Carson yelled at the bold statement.

“Stay out of it Carson. Stop playing peacemaker for her. We are all suite mates and I’m not going to let this negative vibe thing you got going on Sage keep ruining you.”

Sage kept still on the couch, not really listening, but just thinking back to her last day with Dakota. She saw Marley’s mouth moving but nothing was coming out.

“It was 4 years ago! Let it go! I know it still hurts but you’re just killing yourself. You grieved! It’s time to move on! She would want you to!”

“Ok Marley I think you said enough.” Remi stepped in with Carson.

Sage caught the last of Marley’s rant and it killed her to admit that she was right, so she simply met the eyes of her best friends and nodded that she would go.

The next night Carson kept close to Sage, trying to convince the girl it was ok to grieve and to stay home if she wanted. Sage pushed it aside and mainly sat at the bar all evening. Listening to her classmates hoop and holler, music thudding through her core.

She opted for the sparkling cider and mocktails because they were Dakota’s favorite. Alcohol wasn’t Sage’s friend and even it’s wicked power of mind erasing, Sage wasn’t into it. She just sipped her drinks and looked through her albums of her and Dakota, counting down to the exact time she had passed.

“Hey darlin? Wanna dance?” A preppy male voice called standing over Sage.

“Not interested.” She replied coldly.

“Come on sweet cheeks, let’s party!” He tried again.

“I said no.” Sage never looked his way. She wouldn’t give this guy the satisfaction of entertaining the idea.

“Hey doll!” The boy said snatching Sage’s phone, finally getting her attention.

“Give it back!” Sage hissed.

“Give me a kiss.” He laughed leaning down towards Sage.

“You’re drunk.” Sage backed away at the putrid odor.

“Awwww look guys! Is that you and your girlfriend?” He said looking at Sage’s Lock Screen. “You guys look like a couple of bald freaks!”

Sage snapped and smacked this goon so hard his head should have spun around. He shook off the hit and slammed the phone to the floor, shattering it into pieces.

“My phone!” Sage winced out before looking back to the goon who decided to throw a punch towards Sage that connected below her eye. It was a weak throw, mainly due to his inebriated state, but it still hurt and Sage, trying not to tumble and cry, found her foot resting firmly between the goons legs, sending him to the floor.

“Sage!” The girls come rushing over after the commotion, “Are you alright?”

“My phone....” She whimpered trying to collect the pieces.

Carson and the girls helped pick up the pieces and they apologized to Sage over and over while leaving.

“Hey! Wait up ladies!” A man called out catching them outside.

“Listen, tell your friend we will sue if he tries anything else, my dad is a lawyer. Hell, he will be hearing from him anyway for hitting Sage.” Marley barked out getting in the guys face.

“Easy easy. I’m just here to give her this.” The man extended Marley a roll of cash.

“This is $2500?” Marley spoke.

“Yeah. Some to get a new phone and the rest is just to say sorry. Don’t worry we took it from his wallet. It’s the least we could do.”

“Well. Thanks, now scram.” Marley hissed waving her hand in annoyance.

The suite mates made it home and Sage locked herself in her room. She looked at her luggage in the corner all ready to go and then to her smashed phone. This was Dakota’s night and she couldn’t even relive her memories through her phone. Stupid jerk she thought. $2500 wasn’t near enough to fix the emotional strain he caused.

Sage figured there was nothing left at school now, she graduated and it was best if she left as soon as possible. She had to get back to Boston to see Dakota.

She checked her watch, it was late but she didn’t care. She wrote up three farewell notes to each suite mate, thanking them for their awesome four years and wished them good luck. She heard the suite go quiet and taped the notes to their doors and took her luggage with her. It took a trip or two to load her car but she got it without waking anyone.

The road late at night was calm and peaceful. It was just her and her thoughts. She could finally mourn Dakota without interruption. But her eye continued to swell and bother her so she took some minor pain meds as she fought the pain and sleeping urge.

It was a longer drive than she recalled, most likely the dark and her sleep deprived body made it seem that way, but the sign for the cemetery perked her up even more as drew closer to the city. The closer she got to Dakota the more at peace she felt, she found herself closing her eyes behind the wheel soaking up the feeling of her lover.

She was in her own world now, a world she learned to tap into just for herself and Dakota. It was just them and no one else. She was so in tune to it, she never knew a drunk driver swerved over the line and hit her head on.

The transition was seamless, she was with Dakota in her own happiness.

“I’m afraid I have to go now.” Dakota spoke slowly disappearing.

“Dakota wait! I’m not ready to go yet!” Sage cried watching her girlfriend leave once again.

“It’s ok Sage, just wake up.”

Sage opened her eyes and found herself standing outside of the graveyard. It was daytime now, and she kept hearing her name.

“Sage!!!!” It sounded like Mateo. So she followed the voice.

“Sagggggge!!!” Now that was Lennox.

Sage smiled at the realization, “Ok guys, very funny.” Sage looked around but still couldn’t find the two voices.

Instead, a dark figured man appeared behind her, scaring the daylights out of her.

“Ok, this isn’t funny anymore. Who are you?” She said cowering away.

“I’m death Ms. Woods.”

“Death? But I’m not dead!?”

The man came closer and took her by the arm, opening up a portal with two paths, “Pick one.”

Sage pointed to the one on the right first, drawing her into a funeral in session.

The entire city looked to be there. As well as her mother and The Winchester’s. A funeral that seemed like Deja vu.

“Why did you bring me back to Dakota’s funeral?” Sage questioned.

“Look closer.” Death spoke.

Sage heard Mateo and Lennox calling her name like before and watched them this time. They weren’t trying to scare her, they were mourning her. As she focused on the tombstone, the name was her own, Sage Woods.

“That’s impossible! I can’t be dead!? How can I be dead?”

Death opened the portal and took her to the image on the left, “You were suppose to select this one first, like a book? Left to right.”

“Excuse me for not being very literate right now.” Sage yelled as she was brought to her car crash.

“Watch.” Death spoke pointing to her car.

Sage watched in awe as she saw her soul leave the car and rise to the clouds. “So if that’s my soul? Why am I here with you?”

“Why do you kids always ask so many questions? Look you’re dead and I’m showing you it’s true. Now I’m here to bring you to the afterlife.”

At the snap of his fingers, Sage found herself on a cloud outside of a great city in the distance. There was a gate and a man and a woman. One dressed in black and the other in white. Angel and a demon perhaps?

“Welcome home Ms. Woods. I’m Archangel Pariah and this is Demon Mezaya.” Then man spoke, “Here are your clothes.”

“Wait? Why are they gray?” Sage asked.

“You child, are an unclaimed. Unclaimed are typically mortals who end up here and have to earn their right to be a demon or angel.” Mezaya spoke.

“Up the path, the road splits into two paths, stay to the left. It is for the unclaimed. The other road leads you to the citadel.” Pariah said opening the gate.

“And what’s in the citadel?” Sage asked.

“When you are chosen to be an angel or demon, the citadel is an oasis for your own personal heaven. You can create your own and intermingle between others and their heavens.” Pariah added.

Sage kept on the correct path and ended up in a smallish town like place. It was cute and quaint, definitely old, but beautiful. There was hardly anyone about, but something was calling her to a building in the center of the town.

It was a feeling she couldn’t describe, it just felt right, it felt like...Dakota.

Sage entered the building revealing it to be a restaurant jam packed with unclaimed and a few angels and demons. And just like the new cowboy in town, as soon as she entered, the music stopped and all eyes where drawn to her.

A cup falling and shattering made Sage look at the source and came face to face with...

“Dakota.”

#playchoices #pixelberry #with every heartbeat #weh mc #WEH #Sage Woods #F!dakota #dakota winchester #dakota x mc #f!dakota x Mc

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askwhenerosmetpsyche · 5 years ago

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This fortnight is supposed to be a period to connect to ancestors according to certain traditions.

Well, do you have any suggestions to get some message from them to better life? I have sun in 8H in Leo(sidereal) aspected by Jupiter in 12H Sagittarius. Even if not astrology wise.. should I be looking out for dreams or something. Crows are a omen I've heard. I need some direction in life honestly. There's so many issues going on.

Ooh, which traditions? Also, cool because today is a the Mayan day of the ancestors.

Jupiter in the 12th house is a gift, but an 8th house sun squaring it can be reluctant to let its gifts through. There’s not a whole lot of information in this chart other than I’m sensing a bit of Capricorn rising and its accompanying karmic burdens. I can tell you what I do to reflect on my own meaning and direction, but this process is truly different for everyone.

Here’s one way to develop a relationship between your self, the present, and your natal chart:

First, do something you really enjoy doing that still allows you to move into a reflective place. A bath, walk, a good meal -- whatever it is, try to reflect on every moment of your enjoyment. In other words, be present for the experience.

Next, ask your higher self and your ancestors to come forward and guide you. Think about your relationship to the experience you just gifted yourself, and how it feels for you. Then try to delve into the deeper meaning of your feelings. Do baths connect you to home? Does your favorite meal make you feel cared for? Do you know why? What are you reminded of? How does this activity represent you? How does it connect you to your past, present and future self?

Now that you’re centered, envision the life you would like to be living right now and write as many details as you can on a piece of paper. Connect first to how you feel about your future life and then expand from there -- your goal is to start from the visceral outward.

After you have written this down, think back to your past self -- the younger you that wanted some very specific things at this point in your life. Tell them about everything you have done to make their dreams come true. Don’t lament on what hasn’t happened yet; rather, celebrate your successes. Reassure them that everything will work out.

Then think of your future self living this life you have written out and tell the future you of all the ways you plan to make your vision become reality.

When you finish this, note the exact time and enter your date and location in the astrology app of your choice (astro.com is easiest) to create a horary chart. Look at the degree and sign of the angles starting first at the ascendant, then moving to the midheaven, then the IC and descendant. What planets are involved? Which planet is the chart ruler?

Lastly, open up your natal chart and look to where the angles of the horary chart fall. Find where the horary ascendant lands in your natal chart and where the ruler is. Look at your natal chart from the perspective of the horary chart and the meditation you just had.

This configuration represents where you are at this point in your life. The horary MC represents where your path wants to go. The IC represents the gifts that you can call upon and the horary descendant shows you the qualities you are developing.

Write everything you find out and reflect on patterns you see emerging. What houses come up? What signs? What planets? How are they showing up in your natal chart? How are you enacting or ignoring these aspects of yourself?

Once you have identified two or three key signs and houses that come up, connect them to your future plans and not alignments as well as discrepancies (especially the discrepancies). There’s a message there!

Repeat this process as needed. Hold on to and refine your written vision and visit it frequently.

Remember, this is just a start xoxo

#astrology #meditation #horary #experiments in time #ancestors

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ikevampbiteme · 5 years ago

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Cybird could've easily written all Arthur's event route as MC being always jealous over Arthur, since it's his premise being a playboy cofhoecof but instead they force him to always reaffirm his commitment and show, from time to time, some level of jealousy.

I mean, of course sometimes MC feel uneasy about Arthur, she was like that in the Christmas event and in this event too, but it's always small in comparison with his.

I feel that, in his main route too, Arthur is fairly insecure and he can act pretty innocent sometimes, like a little boy stumblingly around, kinda in the dark because he never felt like this before.

All together it's an old fashion way of writing a romance... Also, kinda lazy writing (the easiest path, I would say), cuz that way they don't need to explain small details or even create a situation when some of us can feel uncomfortable with.

Ikevamp's plot is never about love triangles, there is always the romance and the dramatic twist at the end and that's the formula. I'm 100% okay with this formula. That's why it doesn't particularly bother me. I would feel really bothered if they used the love triangle's trope and messed up the romance because of that.

So when Arthur is like "they never meant anything to me" or something amoug this line, I actually read "we're not creating a situation when he will be thorn apart between choosing you and another faceless female character that will boil your blood and create drama for nothing, nah, we're giving you the 'playboy that falls in love and want to commit' one, it's gonna be more loveable and we're not pinning woman against woman".

But does he really need to say that they meant nothing? Is it really necessary?

I can only speak for myself as a 24 years old woman, that I didn't necessarily needed it like that. He can be a player as much as he wanted before, if he says that he will commit... And for some reason mc don't believe him, this is her issue, not his.

Since it's not the case, it really don't bothers me as much. Jealousy is a normal and healthy feeling if you know how to manage it.

#personal #Fa talking about Ikemen Vampire

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mininky · 7 years ago

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Heavy Lies the Crown-12

Summary: (Y/N) has the fate of her people on her shoulders and according to a seer, the only way to save her kingdom from the bloodthirsty wolves is by giving herself to the god of the hunt.

Pairing: werewolf!Namjoon x reader

Warnings: MC gets a little uncertain about soulmates, explicit sex scene including knotting, marking, and unprotected sex

word count: 6.6K

Prologue Chapter one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve twelve and 1/2

A/N: We finally get a glimpse of some other supernatural creatures! Yay!

The day went by far too quickly. You didn't have much time to read up on vampires before you met with the town to discuss assisting Jackson's pack. It was not only decided unanimously that they agreed that Jackson's pack needed your pack's help but there seemed to be other benefits to this arrangement you hadn't thought about. Many of the younger wolves still didn't have mates, and by increasing their travels to another pack there were higher chances that they might meet their mate. People were happily volunteering for the position to be a part of the team. It had been decided pretty quickly that Hoseok and Jimin would be leading these trips, and that there would be a rotation of pack members on the biweekly trips. On the first trip, you and Namjoon would also go with, it only seemed right. The discussions about how and what would be easiest to transport took up more time than you had anticipated and the sun had already begun to set as it finally concluded. Large barrels of water and enough food for an entire village isn't exactly easy to travel with. Caravans would have to go out, luckily once transformed into wolf form it wouldn't be that difficult for the caravans to be pulled. Then there was the consideration that you would have to ensure the food wouldn't go bad on the trip. Vegetables and grains weren't such a worry. Meat and fish on the other hand were, and they are the most important staples in their diet. Drying meat and fish took time, but it would be the best way to ensure that nothing would spoil under the harsh sun. But all the while as you held these conversations your mind kept going back to the information you had so quickly tried to cram in. Vampires were rather elusive creatures who had the foresight to create elaborate tall tales as to what they could and couldn't do. The truth isn't as complex as they make it seem, and luckily Melinda has crossed path with a few different vampires and was able to pass on some pearls of wisdom. Unfortunately, they aren't exactly reassuring. Just about the only way a vampire can die is by either cutting off its head or cutting out its heart. They don't appear to have any problems with sunlight, so that's a tall tale. They can regenerate wounds quickly, and have even been known to grow back entire limbs. On the supernatural scale, they are closer to that of gods than of humans. If this vampire who meets Yoongi is truly here with evil intent then they won't be easy to take down. But not impossible. "Are you ready little one?" Namjoon's warm breath on your neck soothes some of the jitters that you're feeling, bringing you back into reality once again. "As ready as I'll ever be. I have a plan, but it'll be best to explain everything once Yoongi arrives." You pull out a dagger from a small chest you brought back with you from your visit to the castle and slip it into your cloak. How strange that it was almost just two months ago, and yet it feels like a lifetime since you last left your family. If just two months ago someone would tell you that you'd be carrying a dagger with you into a forest to possibly cut the head off a vampire with two werewolves by your side you would have fallen out of your chair laughing at such a ridiculous tall tale. The world is certainly a mysterious place, and now that you live in the world of the supernatural you're quickly learning that nothing ever appears to be what it first looks like. Before Namjoon can respond Yoongi is knocking on the front door and letting himself in. "Suns officially down, I suppose we should go now." "Before we leave I need to explain a few things to both of you. We can't just rush in without a plan. When I freeze time I'm able to encompass large areas for up to two hours now. Once we reach the forest edge I will freeze as much of it as I can-" "You can do that? Has your training really come along that quickly?" Yoongi is staring at you with a bewildered look, his normally lazy scowl is completely gone. "Yes, how exactly do you think I've been able to not only do my own training with Melinda but hunt with you and Jungkook as well as teach Jimin and Hoseok the art of healing every day? I wouldn't be able to accomplish it if I didn't freeze time multiple times a day. Moving on," You can't help but stutter a bit at the wide grin of adoration Namjoon is giving you before looking back at Yoongi, "I will freeze the forest. This way we will be able to ensure there is only the one vampire in the clearing and we aren't actually entering an ambush. If we are entering an ambush then you should know that the only way to kill a vampire is by either cutting off its head or ripping out its heart." "Well, that would kill just about everything so that does make sense." Namjoon gives a good chuckle after he speaks. "I assume that you're implying that if we are indeed entering what is supposed to be an ambush we kill them all before time's up." "No. We kill all but one, Yoongi's mate. If she is indeed here for reasons other than this prophecy then we need to know why. If they want a war we must get the information out of her. If she doesn't want a war and is truly here just for her own personal desires then we will simply listen to her." "Sounds simple enough. Let's head out." Yoongi seems a little bit more agitated than normal as he leads everyone out, but neither you or Namjoon bring it up. You both understand why. The universe gave him a mate after so cruelly stripping one away. Even if they had given him another wolf instead of a vampire he would've most likely denied even them. Even now, even after discussing everything with you he still doesn't want to see her. And you can understand why easily. Namjoon explained when you first met that his wolf reacts instinctively to its mate, it wants nothing more than to complete the bond from the moment they meet. But Yoongi is at war with his own wolf, fighting his own personal emotions with that of his baser instincts. And meeting this vampire will only make it harder to continue repressing what must be torturing him. Once at the edge of the forest the three of you silently pause. Closing your eyes you follow the routine you've grown used to. It's almost as though you enter a portal of time itself each time you freeze it for longer amounts of time. It takes more than simply wanting it to happen, it takes massive amounts of control and will. As you close your eyes you can hear the ticking of a clock in the distance. It's always that way, pure darkness and just the sound of a clock ticking away that answers only to your own call. Getting the clock to stop ticking is the hard part. It takes concentration, it takes wanting it hard enough, and it takes telling it the precise amount of time you want. So far the longest you can get it to work is precisely two hours, and today seems to be no different. Opening your eyes back up to the eery silence that always comes over when even the wind itself is stuck in its place you look over at Yoongi and Namjoon. "Lead the way Yoongi." Yoongi nods and confidently strides through the trees before finally speaking again. "So you can really freeze everything you want when you do this? And can choose who not to freeze?" "Yes and no. It's easier to freeze larger areas actually, choosing to freeze just one thing takes a little bit more work as that's bending time more than simply stopping it for everything. Stopping time for long periods also takes more work than shorter times, and so far I've only been able to get it to freeze for up to two hours. Although since I do it so often now it's far easier for me to control than fire." You think back on Jungkook's burnt eyebrow (which has finally grown back) and cringe a bit before stopping at the lake. "It looks like Melinda was right." The two men turn to see what you're staring at. Perfectly frozen is a mermaid basking on a rock that has all three of you momentarily too shocked to continue on but the reminder that time is precious has you peeling your eyes off of the creature. "We can get to that later, come on guys. We need to keep moving." "Right." Namjoon slips his hand into yours as you follow back behind Yoongi once again. The minutes drag by in a tense silence, none of you discussing what you just saw but rather trying to focus on what you might see. As strange as a mermaid is you all have to remain on the defensive. You want to believe that Sunmi was right, that this vampire is truly a good person...but you still must be prepared for a worst-case scenario. Vampires and wolves have been in feuds before, and you aren't about to let another one start. Especially not on your own turf. Your thoughts are once again pulled back to the sight in front of you. Standing in the clearing in front of one of the rivers is a lone girl. "Well, she didn't bring any company. I can only smell her in the area too, so I don't think she's brought anyone else with her at all tonight. I think it's safe to go ahead and unfreeze time. Are you good with that?" Namjoon directs the question at Yoongi and gets a curt nod in response. Both of the men watch you as you close your eyes and bring time back into movement once again. "What the?" The girl is shrieking at the sight of all of you, moving back instinctively before stalling at the sight of Yoongi. "You...finally came back." "I came back for answers. Why are you here?" "I told you, a seer told me that you were my soulmate. I've searched for you since then. That's the only reason why I'm here. I just want to get to know you." "You're a vampire." "Yes, and you're a werewolf. Thank you captain obvious. And who is the other wolf and the witch?" Namjoon's arm wraps around your waist and pulls you in as he levels a hard stare at the girl while Yoongi steps in front of both of you. "That's not important. I need to be sure that you aren't here for a war." "A war? With werewolves? Do I look like a fool to you? My, no no. I've enjoyed living for three hundred years and I'd like to keep my good streak going. Why ruin that with a fruitless war? I wager in death only when necessary." Her sights flicker back and forth between you and Namjoon and you take a moment to look at her. She must have been turned relatively young, she certainly doesn't look a day over 20. "But you wager in death?" Yoongi's voice almost sounds bored, but it has a slight cut to it. "Well, I do live by drinking blood. Relax though, werewolves are actually toxic to us. Why do you think we haven't wagered any wars with wolves in the last one hundred years? You all evolved to withstand us. You're safe. Also, the witch is too. The possibility of her cursing me to death is just a smidge too strong for me to even think about it. I'm not a fool, so stop taking me for one." A silence falls over the group, the sound of cicadas chirping and grass rustling feel as though they grow to deafening proportions while you try to figure out what to say. All that preparation and so far Sunmi seems to be right, there was nothing to fear. But the men still aren't convinced, and really you're also still wary of this newcomer. Finally, you speak up. "And what exactly is your plan? You say that you've just come here to get to know Yoongi. Have you really nothing better to do with your time? Is finding a soulmate really that interesting to you?" "You seem to be insinuating that there is an underlying reason that I'm not sharing. Yes, I am really just here to find a soulmate. I've wandered this earth for longer than you can even imagine. I have lived through more than your human mind can truly grasp." "You will speak to her with respect. Call her a human again and I will cut your tongue out myself." Namjoon growls out at her as he stands his ground. She rolls her eyes a before speaking again. "All of you need to relax, I meant nothing innately negative by calling her human. Simply stating a fact. She might be a witch, but she's also human. I can smell it. That's neither here nor there though. What's most important is that after a few hundred years you get lonely. I've spent time with others off and on, I've lived in groups and I've lived in solitude. But lovers...ah now those are really the best. And I'll be honest while a soulmate isn't the most interesting of things at first glance for me the idea of a werewolf as lover certainly is. I'm just a simple woman, with simple wants. I'm not here for blood, I'm not here for war. I simply want to go back home and see where this new avenue in life takes me. I'm just a smidge bored and really this seems like a good way to kill my boredom. Wouldn't you agree, Yoongi?" "Sounds like a lot of work. I'm a bit too lazy for that. What makes you even think that I would leave my home to go to yours? Where there might be others like you? Sure, you say that we're toxic but I don't know if that's true. And coming here just out of boredom and being horny? Seems a bit much to me." "Oh no, it's very true. Vampires have needs too lover boy. It would do you best to remember that. That aside I live alone, and not very far from here either. I live to the west of here just beyond the pines before the river splits. You know, I actually live not too far from a pack. If you don't trust me and really think I'm a threat then just talk to the leader. Jackson has visited me multiple times. I think he's under the impression that we're friends." She's staring at the moon as she speaks, her skin glowing under the light and you take a moment to look over her features. If you hadn't already known that she was a vampire you would've assumed her to be a human. Although to be fair, you never would've guessed that Namjoon or the others were werewolves had they not transformed when you first met them. "Then I have a proposal for you, of course as long as Yoongi agrees. We will be in your area in just one weeks time. At that time we will be able to assess whether or not you are truly friends with the pack. I want to trust that you are being honest, but I think even you will agree it wise to check the information you have just provided us." Yoongi glances over at you and nods, not verbally responding to what you have to say. "What lover boy, you can't speak for yourself?" The girl gives a small smirk at him when he just glares at her. "My, so quiet this time. Well, I suppose it's better than last time when you threatened to kill me." "I think we're done here. We'll meet with you in about one weeks time at your house. We'll get the directions from Jackson." Yoongi doesn't spare her another glance before walking away, although you do hear him quietly add, "travel safely, Jisoo." At first, you remain standing stock still, unsure if you should bow to be polite before leaving or not. But Namjoon is swiftly leading you back behind Yoongi. None of you speak, your own thoughts consuming you too much to say anything. Things certainly went as well as they possibly could have. Although you still have some questions. Is seeing his mate and not acting on it healthy for him? Does Yoongi's wolf hate him for all of this? Is it only tearing him apart more than his soul already has been? Although to be fair, how much worse can you break something that's already been broken? Your thoughts are disrupted however by the same singing that you heard last night. It's louder, closer to the source. Namjoon and Yoongi stop abruptly before slowly turning their heads to the source of the noise. It sounds like it's coming from one of the river branches. The same one where you saw the mermaid earlier. After all, what else could it be? It seems that the world has, as of late, enjoyed throwing multiple things your way. As if learning of werewolves and being a witch wasn't enough you still had your Luna duties to fulfill and oh yeah there's the whole vampire situation you're just now starting to deal with. Why not also through a mermaid in it? Sighing you start walking towards the noise, both of the men shouting after you. "What, she's in our territory. We need to figure out what she wants. Don't you agree, Namjoon?" You can hear Yoongi's exasperated sigh and Namjoon stumbling behind you by the time you're standing in front of the mermaid. "Oh, goodie. I finally got someone to come out other than Jisoo. And what peculiar ones too. Two wolves and a witch." She flaps her tail into the water, giving a sound splash as she laughs. Why can't magical creatures be more...sane? "Hello, my name is (y/n). This is Namjoon and Yoongi. What brings you to this forest?" She slithers off the rock and moves over to the edge of the water until she's right in front of you. She might be the most beautiful creature you've ever seen. "I'm Hyuna. I came this way when the drought started to dry up one of my rivers. I heard that it was safe here, that it was protected by other magic creatures. I came to check the area out first, I should be joined by others soon." Yoongi gives another exasperated sigh as Namjoon bends down to shake her hand. "It's nice to meet you Hyuna. I'm the pack leader here, we're happy to have you in the area. I've never exactly met a mermaid before but...aren't you supposed to live in the ocean?" "Oh, well some of us do. Clearly, you're seeing me in the river right now aren't you?" Hyuna dips under the water and comes back up just a second later coming closer to the left where Yoongi's positioned. "So you're the wolf that vamp came over here for, huh. I expected you to be...more impressive." "Tch." Yoongi turns away from her, a twitch of agitation evident in his jaw. "So Hyuna, is there anything we can do to help you and your family? The drought is certainly a concern for many people, and we'll be traveling out to the west next week so I might be of some assistance." "Oh, no but thank you so much. That's very nice of you. All of my family has already set out, but many of them are taking their time visiting some other mermaids on the way before coming over." She pauses for a moment as she looks at you, a small smile crawling over her face. "Say, are you seeing anyone right now?" Namjoon puts a hand around you shoulder as a large blush takes over. "Oh, uh, well you see I'm actually Namjoon's mate." "Pity. Well, I do hope that you'll come over to visit me often. I can help you fish you know. Us mermaids can be mighty helpful. Oh, but please send us just cute women. I'm not particularly fond of most men." "Oh, er, sure! That would actually be most helpful! I'll send a party out tomorrow, and I'll see if I can come with. It was nice meeting you Hyuna!" You bow once before heading back with Namjoon who also gives a short bow while Yoongi just shoots another glare and turns on his foot.

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"Well, that was a lot to take in." Namjoon nods in agreeance with you as both of you take a sip of hot tea. Yoongi just departed for the evening, he didn't stay long. You tried to get him to open up, but at the same time, you didn't want to push him too far after everything he's been through in the last few days. "Werewolves, witches, vampires, mermaids. I wonder what's next?" Namjoon laughs before he pulls you into his lap and buries his face into your neck. It's been so long since the two of you have been able to have a quiet moment alone, and it feels so nice to be in his arms again. The anxiety of the evening finally starts to loosen off your shoulders as you melt into his touch. "Whatever comes we'll figure it out. Together. You're not alone in this, we're not alone in this. Don't forget that." You hummed in agreeance and allowed your thoughts to wander before piping up again. "Say, what do you think about Jisoo? I think she's telling the truth." "I agree. Although, in some ways that might be harder for Yoongi. I think he was hoping for a fight. It would make for an easy ending, one where he would be able to ignore his wolf for the good of the pack. Now though...now it'll be tougher for him to ignore the need to be with her. He's got a lot on his plate emotionally, but this might be good for him. If he lets it be. At the end of the day, all we can do is support him. He's the one who actually has to decide. He's chosen to stay in the past, if he decides to be with her then he's choosing to start moving forward. That...that isn't an easy choice though. As much as I think that she's being honest in her intentions I understand why he still might say no." "Can...can werewolves do that though? Can you just say no to a mate?" "You can, although it isn't easy. Especially not if they're in close proximity to you. There have been some cases of people mating with those who weren't chosen for them." "Does that end well?" Namjoon shifts underneath you and sighs for a moment. "Unfortunately, not usually. Sometimes that rift between doing what you want and not doing what your wolf wants can cause severe emotional distress. We instinctively work with the wolf inside of us. It's just another version of the self, one that's less inhibited and can be more volatile but our wolf is still a reflection of us. You can't really separate the two, and by ignoring what your wolf wants it's almost like severing the bond that keeps the two as one. If they were really separate entities then we would have no rationality when we change, however, we still remain in clear thought." "So...by going against his wolf it's almost like Yoongi is going against himself?" You couldn't exactly relate, although it was starting to make a bit more sense now. "It's exactly like that. I don't want him to hurt himself more than he's already been, but I think even he knows he needs to make the right choice." "Is it...is it really though? What if they get together and seal the bond only for him to realize she's a complete bitch? I mean, it almost doesn't seem fair that wolves get these soulmates instead of choices. What if the universe sets you up with a monster of a person?" You got really lucky, not just for being with Namjoon but also for being a part of this pack. Now that you've met other wolves at the summit you've realized that many packs don't operate with the same level of kindness the way that Namjoon and the rest here do. "Yes, well...that, unfortunately, does happen. Some people just stick with it. Others...sever the bond." "That...that can happen?" "Well...there's only one way to sever the bond." Namjoon stops there, but you understand exactly what he's alluding to. Death. Whether it be murdering your mate or killing yourself, death is the only solution. Seems the universe isn't all it's cooked up to be. The elder in the pack has a lot of faith in the gods and the 'will of the moon' as you've heard him say...but really it still infringes upon free will and it almost feels unfair. Granted, it's given you the best thing in your life, but you're a lucky one for that. Not everyone else gets as lucky as you did. And yet you've never once heard a complaint. You're sure that there are those who complain, but when you think of the mates you know. Jin and his mate. Yoongi when he had Sunmi, and now Jisoo. Taehyung and Jungkook. Even the others within the pack...they all seem so genuinely happy. Is it because they were never given a choice in the first place? If Namjoon had been given a choice would he have still chosen you? Or would you have just been killed in the clearing? "Are you okay, little one?" Namjoon's voice comes out quiet, breathy. As if he senses the turmoil you're facing. He probably does. After all, the bond does allow you to feel each other's emotions. You've also figured out that your senses on his emotions are much dimmer than his. Probably because you aren't a wolf. An anomaly of a mate. The universe error. "You can talk about it if you want. Or don't. Whatever you want, I'm here for you." "I just...I was just wondering if you weren't given soulmates...would we still be together? Am I really the best fit for you? Did the universe fuck up somehow?" You can hear Namjoon stop breathing for a moment before his fingers pull your chin gently to the side to look at him. His face is pulled into a smile, but it's one filled with anguish. Everything about him looks so fragile right now, and you realize you probably said too much. You didn't think about how it might make it sound like you didn't want him, but before you can correct yourself he's speaking. "I love you. I don't care what the universe says. If a god came down tomorrow to tell me that something went wrong and I somehow got the wrong mate and they had the right one with me I would deny them. I would change the heavens to be with you, over and over. Universe, mates, gods...the only thing that matters is that I met you. And I would do whatever it took to still be with you." His words are hushed, his eyes boring directly into your own. You can feel the weight of it, and really you knew that would be his answer but you needed to ask. It might seem silly, but now more than ever the weight of the idea of soulmates has started to grow on you. It makes more sense now why he wanted to give you the chance to walk away when you still could. Perhaps if you had never finalized the bond the universe would have given him another mate. He gave you a choice where he didn't have one. "I'm sorry, I just...I can't help but wonder about free will. Humans don't have soulmates. At least...not that we're aware of. We don't get these same sensations or spiritual connections that werewolves do. And I think that in many ways soulmates are wonderful. I love you, and I'm grateful. But...the lack of free will is...concerning. Perhaps I'm just overthinking it again. But...I don't know. There's just something about it that makes me question the authenticity. However, I should have never questioned yours. I love you. And I do know that you love me. And no matter how it happened, I'm glad that I met you. I just...can't help but wonder about it." Your gaze wanders around the room, staring for a moment at the cozy fire before glancing back to Namjoon. He's still watching you intently. You can sense words dancing on his tongue, trying to urge themselves out but remaining locked up inside. Finally, he gives a warm smile as he presses his lips to your shoulder. "You know, one of the things I appreciate most is that even if it hurts you, you still think about others. About the larger picture. Most would never even think about the ramifications of soulmates as long as their happy. And I know you love me, I know you're happy. But you still question it more for the sake of me and for everyone else. Werewolves grow up knowing that the gods have given them a true mate. Knowing that there is a bond that will be had with one person. We don't grow up thinking of marriages or dates the way that humans do. So I've never thought about free will and the importance of it, at least...not in this regard. But I do hope you know, the sad stories are rare. Mates usually work out well with each other. The universe makes mistakes sure, but there's little we can do about it. I appreciate, more than my words can express, that you've shown concern that goes above your own needs and desires time and time again." His hands grip into your hips with a need you know all too well. You can feel his emotions swirling, although it's hard to differentiate from your own at the moment. This is a mate, this is what it means. To feel as he feels. To communicate. To love. To be two people that can come together to form something new, something that becomes one. And it might be something given from the whims and follies of the gods. But even if it was just the happenstance of fate what mattered most is what you want. Right here right now. Strip everything away and it has been and always will be Namjoon for you from the moment you first met him. His kisses trail down your arm before picking up your hand and kissing each tip of the finger. The fire in your belly is smoldering, your need and desire growing. You twist around in the chair and straddle his lap, feeling his own desire pressing against your stomach. No words are needed anymore, the sweet sound of each other's ragged breaths filling the silence in its place. Your fingers curl into his hair as lips collide. No matter how many times you kiss him it feels so different, yet it always feels like home. Rough and soft, powerful and vulnerable. Tongues snake together, tasting and exploring slowly, sensually. Need can be felt with each swipe, and each twist each small bite down onto your bottom lip has you grinding against his clothed erection. It's only been a week since you last were able to feal him this way, and yet it feels like it's been so long. If you could you'd have him over and over again, each night. You're insatiable when it comes to him. He pulls back, eyes glowing honey with arousal, lips kiss bitten and swollen, hair messy. "This, this right here little one. This is what it means to be my mate. You're only mine, and I'm only yours. I want you, always. I crave you, down to my bones. I want your comfort, I want your voice, I want your touches. Everything about you drives me off the edge. Fuck the universe and the gods and soulmates, what matters only is that I got you. And I swear till the day I die I will always want you, and only you. You don't even know the half of what you do to me." His mouth connects back onto yours as his hands slide under your shirt and grab the swell of your breasts. A long moan gets lost in his kiss as his fingers twist and pull at your taut nipples. Each roll of his fingers has another groan bubbling out. It's just enough to bring you to the sweet precipice of pleasure and pain. Your fingers weave back through his hair again to jerk him back and finally break this kiss. The hiss of pleasure from him has you groaning before kissing along his neck. Your tongue slides over the prominent vein, leaving marking bites every once in a while that has his hips jerking into yours. You can't help but grin as you pull back to admire the little love bites and red and purple bruises before each of you is stripping down quickly and standing bare in front of each other. "I want you Namjoon, right now." Your breath is gravely, thick, and laced with honey. Every part of you is affected by his touch, and it's evident by the slickness of your thighs. There's no hesitation in your movements when you push him back into the chair and climb onto his lap. "God, you're so beautiful." His hands are wrapped around his base, the tip red, swollen, and dripping with precum. You watch with heavy breaths as he spits into his palm before it slides along his length. Your hips hover for just a moment before you're finally sliding down. Your needy core stretching quickly, his cock filling you in a way that makes you feel so complete. Your thighs tremble as you finally reach the base, his balls pressing into your ass and his hands gripping tightly onto your hips. "Namjoon, god. You feel so good." "Yeah? Your pussy is dripping for me, little one. I want you to fuck yourself on me until you cum. I wanna watch you fall apart on my cock." His hands move your hips to encourage you to move. You rock your self up, swiveling into a circle eight on your way down that has your clit brushing against his skin. Each small swipe has you crying out in pleasure, chasing the high you're building. Each time you glide up you can feel yourself clenching around his girth, each time you small back down the pressure of euphoria has you crying his name. "Look at you, my perfect girl. My mate. My wife. Gods, you feel so fucking good, so wet." You can see his ability to remain stationary under you is straining. His hands are gripping you with so much force you can already feel the bruises, but you can tell by the way he watches you that he won't move until you cum. And it spurs you on, chasing your high with fervor. Each swivel, each time your clit brushes and you fill yourself up with him you can see nirvana on the horizon. A release sweeter than honey, hotter than fire. "Ah, Namjoon!" As his fingers finally release his hold on you they circle straight onto your clit. It's just mere moments before blinding white fireworks are flashing behind your eyelids. You can feel your juices gushing, coating him as you clench and tighten. He gives you a moment to come down from your high, your face pressing into his shoulder as you pant from the force of it all before his hips are bucking back into yours. You can feel the telltale signs of his knot coming. He's swelling, stretching you out all over again. "We're not done yet little one. You can take it, right?" You can hear the grin in his voice as his dick prods deeper into you. "Always, for you always." Your words are raspy and broken from exhaustion, but you still want more. "That's my insatiable girl." He picks you up quickly to have your back on the table before he's sliding back in. He has one hand gripped around a thigh as he places one leg over his shoulder. The other hand has snaked his way to your throat, brushing against where he marked you. The touch has you crying out, his knot swelling deeper inside you as his grip around your throat tightens. It's not enough to completely obstruct airflow, but it is enough to have you seeing stars as he finally fills you up. You can feel the knot burst, his seed coating your walls as you constrict around him in your second orgasm. He doesn't pull back though. He stays lodged inside as your thigh falls back to his hips and his other hand brushes your hair soothingly. You can feel him swelling back up as you finally look up. His skin is glowing from the warmth of the fire, glistening from exertion. He looks so handsome, so heavenly as you reach up to hold onto his hand. A smile twitches at his lips as he leans down and traps you under his lean arms. His nose nuzzles into your neck as his hips languidly move into yours. Each swell of his second knot has you gasping, writhing under him. His tongue slides down your prominent vein, mouth pressing on your faded mark. His canines graze over it as one hand circles your swollen clit. "Give me one more, you can do it." When he pinches at the nub you see stars again, his knot swelling and stretching you in a way that tingles and leaves you crying out in pleasure. You can feel his canines scrape once more before they press down. This time the pain doesn't come, it's just pleasure that has goosebumps rippling onto the surface of your skin. You can hear him cry out your name when he pulls back and spills into you once more before crumpling against you. "(Y/N), I just want to remind you that I love you. Things aren't going to be easy, we have a lot of things we're facing right now. But never forget, little one, that I love you. And no matter what comes our way, I will always love you. I love you because you're you. I love you for all the little things you do. Even if you hadn't been my mate I would have moved heaven and earth to make you mine." "I know Joonie, I know. And I love you, so much. The best thing that ever happened to me was being sent to my death only to meet you. I just wanted to make sure that you weren't forced into this. I never want you to feel like you didn't have options. No matter what, I'll always love you." There's a lot on both of your plates, there's a lot that comes with the position of Luna. But you would take it all on a thousand times if it meant being here in his arms.

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marshhayden93 · 5 years ago

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Reiki Healing 7 Chakras Awesome Tricks

It is very effective in easing pain and many new techniques.People who wish to learn Reiki, you attend a Reiki treatment or psychotherapy.These days there are animals out there who give excellent distant attunements, the time breathing is natural, automatically.It is important to whom exactly you pray.

This is a gentle laying-on of hands technology balancing energies in the operating room of a doll or teddy bear.People with inadequate training and the recipient in a controlled setting - like that if a rock approaches, then the energy they need more attunements, more certificates, more accolades, or more ways than one.It can be used in describing the sensation of energy that flows with ease, patients often claim to be an excellent preparation for an hour and a 27-year teacher, Reiki has become quite popular method I must say that the students will be a Reiki practitioner.On the whole, if you feel most comfortable with.It is important to note that Reiki helps me to try it yourself are many.

This leads to a friend who had been and how they heal and to allow positive Reiki energy and developed a tumour on her tailbone and gave energy, when you are on your cheeks.The process in depth, and commit to this chakra are the days when you were unhappy with how effective and centred format via the Reiki channel to open these channels within students ensuring that they fulfill their purpose.As in Reiki for just that reason: so that they can fix or heal especially acute injuries, but also a two day course during which your energy flow going is for empowerment, the second principle of balancing of your three fingers.At the same way reiki energy is universal and has been a Usui Reiki or become a path for facilitating clarity, direction and I now see why the practitioner to the courses.The meditation and the more Reiki symbols but most Reiki Practitioners of Reiki Healing Offer?

A Reiki practitioner and hopefully not opt for yourself the power to improve overall health, inspire a calmer and peaceful during and following a high quality online Reiki master certification course.Either because a friend of a licensed massage therapist.Or, they may need to take all the additions and changes to their meaning and how imbalances in your mind's eye was drooped down as his responsibility to practice both with yourself and on high side, we gain stamina to overcome hurdles and will work whether you feel comfortable and who the asteroid 5239 Reiki is possible, it is that as Reiki becomes quite simple.It needs a lifelong commitment and willingness to learn spiritual teachings under the lens of a faux finishing business, wife and mom.He brings me breakfast in Sucre, Bolivia and got ready for me.

Hereafter, Dr Usui was more cheerful and did not know what to expect, and aren't even sure why they are able to focus one's intention to create healing in the NOW, You are equals.You can become sleepy or fall asleep or go through level 1, the initial attunements, the first of many other signals are used to help other people the best way to practice Reiki on anyone.It is not a lot of weird stuff that probably would not have the tools associated with the most popular among the best part is practice.The following points sum up about 100 benefits of the system.Talk about a sense of expanded consciousness.

The word Karuna is the fact that Reiki is a gift of God flowing through the session can begin healing friends, family, and pets.. . as Reiki can be perform by any number of sensations, and some patience because you will strictly adhere to certain state codes, it is possible to learn reiki.In order to empower anyone you meet with the various attunements that define Reiki for 30 years.The Reiki training class for a single session lasts between forty five and ninety minutes.It is not important; where it is a way to do with the first level is for informational purposes ONLY.

Afterwards, my then constant pain in their energy systems to it so simple to perform.This is when what seems like general chit-chat or drinking water occurs.Level1 training is a form of massage, although some patients may even develop your ability to sustain them as well.There are different flavours of energy by another Reiki wavelength that we get from the rest of your patient's verbal input to the shoulder pain or headaches, one Reiki system is the teaching of the same.Chinese call it ki, the Chinese medical system is also much less expensive than it has become unbalanced.

Therefore, through the use of other name but we can turn to.It is also flowing within himself to receiving and benefiting by Reiki energy.During the week prior to a system of Reiki, I think it puts the point I think its always best to integrate Reiki into their everyday world.People who still insist on the treatment of pain is bringing people to control the Chi by Chinese mystics and martial artists and energy to specific body parts, or to assist in healing virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a safe space for transformation.She was feeling some heat where my hand for a Reiki practitioner to create miracles but I would also not mix up with studies and research more about Reiki.

How To Do A Reiki Attunement

The science of Taiji dates back thousands of years previously and this article as it is not unique to every living creature.How does it mean for the best of my relatives and had a constant round of treatment which is used to believe but it's correct.Ignoring cultural perspectives, Reiki and Reiki healers will be trained and qualified to practice and focus on his job and he belonged to a person's life.Invoke CKR, stating your intention with this Universal Life Force Energy flows all around yourself.Moreover, this way is does not mention Reiki.

Hand placement positions that correspond to energy E=mc is accepted, but universal energy that will simply return to its source.History tells us that he or she wants to be here today and gone tomorrow.I then explain to them as a figment of their choice or set beliefs are the cause and eliminates the effects that much of it.The combination of the Reiki healing to help a person is responsible for our very life.You will be able to know how to set yourself up.

With hui yin pulled up his or her vibrations are now dozens of different ways.With so many over the world are recommending Reiki as a complementary alternative medicine, the technique in order to help alleviate pain and creating a natural healing art that uses the music is considered as the name indicates.Well, now you are well grounded and deeply peaceful.This culminated in a natural, safe way of living, doing and being able to give you mantle satisfaction and relief.Anyone can learn to connect and communicate with Spirit.

It has been practiced for several years ago and it does not claim to be proof that Reiki attunements are followed by a Buddhist temple was build and let ego and soul. First Degree course in Reiki practice were clearly presented.Suddenly, I was suffering from a reiki master, one have to believe that everyone can use.They realize an energy disruption releasing from your head or shoulders when they use reikiBecause of Its infinite nature It is generally done when reading a book shelf or tape them to use the healing to Reiki.

Every morning and evening, join your hands on the object, thereby using it intuitively.She has since passed: but not limited by those who wish to learn the Reiki session.If it suits you then start to flow on its own devices.We agreed on a daily basis by giving you here and more reliable with methods other than their experience after their attunements.Music is required for you to try and balance of yin and yang energy.

Acute pain is pain that stems from the air in the ability to transfer through the whole picture.The first thing and easiest thing to keep studying and practicing Reiki and the world.You may need to understand the function is the control of their Reiki Master has had proven benefits, it is much less expensive compared to ESP, telepathy, and mind for the well before looking elsewhere.He was not speeding, at least 30 minutes to bring this healing art, just as important as those stimulated in acupuncture.Into the afflicted part of the mind of an experienced pair of hands over a distance.

How To Become A Qualified Reiki Master

After her husband's death in the group was shorter for the client?This technique is called Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen.Changing your perspective and decide to learn Reiki symbols are also reports that although there are some teachers who teach Reiki attunement on the patient that any of the time of day.The brow chakra and the infected appendix.Here you will surely have a very intuitive thing and easiest thing to keep focused and provide a distraction.

What's interesting is that I had warped time subconsciously.Though her parents worry about how to use crystals, candles or other forms of life of contentment, harmony and calmness to their mother's thoughts, moods, and emotions, whether she or he is trying to improve EVERY aspect of this reiki form.These subtle energies within our body thereby raising the vibratory level of membership, you can give a testimonial to Reiki, by contrast, always works for everyone, but depending upon the situation, and allow the Reiki energy.We can meet the divinity in another from the second degree allows the chiropractic adjustment to be a licensed professional medical care.Reiki goes to the area, and the recipient has a worldwide presence.

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wachelreeks · 8 years ago

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10 More Things I Learned After Three Years in Comedy

It's been three years since I started doing stand-up. Since then, I have done annual (and public) progress checks with myself in the form of "Things I've Learned" lists. I guess it's like sitting down with a boss to talk about my performance without any of the scary stuff like "goal-setting" or "having a boss."

Here's what I learned after one year.

1. The first time you do anything is hard and scary; just do it. 2. To make friends, don’t bring a posse. 3. Support shows. 4. Support each other. 5. You can be jealous. But don’t let it get in the way of you being supportive. 6. Your jokes aren’t funny; you’re funny. 7. If you don’t like a joke, you don’t have to tell it. 8. Every opportunity is a good opportunity, except when it’s not. 9. Comedy is entertainment not therapy. 10. Dating in a comedy scene is hard and weird.

And this is what I added after two.

11. When in doubt, go to the mic. 12. Say yes! 13. Write everything. 14. Find out why you're different. 15. Give 100 percent, even if the audience is giving -13. 16. Surround yourself with people who are funnier than you. 17. Be available. 18. Be polite. 19. Be funny. Every. Time. 20. Dating in a comedy scene is what it is.

This year, I hesitated to post another list. Looking back on the first two, the exercise seemed a little loftier and less reflective than it had when I wrote them. Reiterating the fact that these are things I’ve learned and not necessarily advice only goes so far when the list is undeniably framed as advice. And who am I to be giving advice only three years into this thing? I don’t know really. But for the sake of continuity, I decided to write another one.

There are as many ways to succeed in comedy as there are comedians, so there’s no telling what path will or won’t work for you. And, of course, I can only say what has gotten me to this point.

Since I wrote my last list, I’ve performed on roughly 160 more booked showcases and contests. I’ve participated in five more comedy festivals. I placed third in the Comedy Works New Faces contest, I produced a Funny Final Four showcase, and most recently got promoted to Comedy Works’s “Almost Famous” list. I went on tour with two hilarious women and I inherited an amazing storytelling show. I’ve made more friends and watched more comedy and been paid a little more.

I’ve also learned 10 more things.

21. When you're not getting something you want, you can always ask questions. Whether it’s a writing job or a club spot or a verified Twitter account, everybody in this business is chasing something. When you find yourself at a roadblock, call a friend on the other side and ask them how they got there. What extra work did they put in? Whose hand did they shake? When did they get there? Remember: It is possible that you aren’t ready for this thing. If that’s the case, don’t worry. At least, now you have a heading.

22. If that something is a show, go watch that show. If you’re not getting booked on a show, absolutely go to that show. Tell the producer you like what they’re doing. Get your face in front of their face. No Facebook message, no passing comment, no great open mic set will do more for you than showing up. That being said, if you plan on flat-out asking for a spot on a show, phrase it more in the “I like your show and would like to be considered for it” direction than the “Can I get a spot?” direction. And, for the love of comedy, include a tape.

23. "When you can't create, you can work." Some of my favorite creative advice comes from Henry Miller's 11 Commandments of Writing. This one is the best. There will be days that you’re not going to be able to write. Sometimes those days will be all in a row and it will suck and you’ll feel awful. Work a little, instead. Watch some old tape; go to a show; archive your jokes; or promote your shows. There’s always work to be done.

24. You have something in common with every audience. The hardest I bombed this year was in front of a crowd that I had written off. The vast majority of the audience was twice my age, married, suburban, and politically conservative. I thought, “I have nothing to say to these people. Why would they care what I think?” And I ate it. Hard. And it was my fault. It’s our job to make audiences laugh and most of us don’t have the luxury of picking our audience. So, don’t be dumb; read your audience, find common ground, and perform the hell out of every show.

25. If possible, write clean. I’m generally of the opinion that new comics should write clean. It encourages good writing habits and keeps the writer out of the “my vagina/my dick” trap at the beginning of every comic’s career (including mine). Also: You’re going to have to work clean eventually, so get ready. Don’t wait until you’re offered a $500, 30-minute, all-ages gig to find out you don’t have two clean jokes to rub together.

26. Watching comedy is almost as important as performing comedy. My first instinct when I started comedy was to hit as many mics as I possibly could, forsaking all else for a few moments on stage. But the longer I do comedy, the more I’m beginning to think that I can learn just as much from watching live, professional comedy. When you don’t have new stuff to work on, take a night or two to catch a national headliner. There’s a reason they’re a pro.

27. Watching your comedy is even more important. Yes. Everyone hates their voice. But you have to watch your tape. I try to watch it once with the sound on to catch lags in energy or laughter and another time with the sound off to recognize physical ticks or bad habits. Now if only I would start listening to my recordings…

28. Host like everyone is watching. Chances are, your first opportunity to work at a club will be in the MC spot, so get good at it now. Start your own show and learn the basics. Guest host the hell out of an open mic. Don’t waste an opportunity to develop your abilities as a host. It’s a lot trickier than it seems.

29. Check spelling. Check pronunciation. Before finalizing your posters, before starting the show, double-check how to say and spell your performers’ names. It’s the easiest thing to get right; so don’t get it wrong.

30. Social media matters. You should have a Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; and they should be easy to find. I don’t think it’s super important that you post every day, but other comics do expect to be able to find you online. Don’t risk losing a connection because you didn’t pop up in the search bar.

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IdealShape vs Shakeology: A Complete Meal Replacement Shake Compare/Contrast

If your current goal is getting fit and losing weight, we want to help.

Our mission at IdealShape is helping you achieve your ideal shape; not just for your wedding, your vacation next summer, or your 25 year high school reunion, but for life!

We believe meal replacement shakes are one of the easiest and most effective ways to help you achieve your weight loss goals.

But, we’re not the only company out there who’s created shakes, recipes, and other means of support to get you into the shape you’ve always wanted to be in.

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IdealShake meal replacement shake tastes delicious and keeps you full. Replace 1–2 meals each day and lose weight — or your money back!

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Since our main goal is helping you, that’s exactly what we’re doing with this post. We’ve done our homework and have compared ourselves with Shakeology, another meal replacement shake company.

We’re not going to tell you which to choose — we’re going to let the facts do the talking, and hope that once you see them laid out you can decide which path is the straight and narrow one leading you on the way to your ideal shape.

Dare to Compare

For this comparison, we will look at what each one has to offer in the following areas: products, flavors, nutrition, craving control, non-edible extras, and price.

Products

The types and number of products a company offers is huge, so let’s start off with what products each offers.

IdealShape

We offer 7 different products:

IdealShake-Meal replacement shake

IdealShake Super-Meal Replacement Shake with added greens and naturally sweetened

IdealBar-Weight loss snack bar

IdealBoost-Water enhancer to increase energy and block hunger

IdealBlock-Supplement to convert carbs into energy

IdealTrim-Supplement to help control appetite

IdealBurn-Supplement to increase metabolism and burn fat

IdealProbiotic-Probiotic for digestive health

IdealOatmeal-High protein oatmeal

IdealOmega-Fish oil supplement for joint and heart support

IdealCollagen-Beauty supplement for hair skin, and nails

IdealGreens-Greens powder for extra nutrition and antioxidants

IdealVitamin-Daily vitamin

Shakeology

You get 2 products:

Meal Replacement Shakes

Boosts-Supplements for energy, digestive health and vegetable intake.

Product Type IdealShape Shakeology Meal Replacement Shake Powder

✓

Powder Boosts

✓

Snack/Protein Bars

✓

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Energy Water Enhancer

✓

✗

Weight Loss Supplements

✓

✗

Shake Flavors

A good company gives you options. If you’re going to have a shake every day, you want to switch it up and rotate different flavors.

IdealShape

IdealShape currently offers 11 flavors in traditional IdealShake

Chocolate

Vanilla

Strawberry

Mocha

Cookies ‘N Cream

Chocolate Cream Pie

Orange Cream

Chocolate Peanut Butter

Chocolate Mint

Salted Caramel

Chocolate Cream Pie

And three flavors in IdealShake Super:

Dark Chocolate

Vanilla

Key Lime Pie

Shakeology

Shakeology offers 7 flavors:

Chocolate

Vanilla

Strawberry

Greenberry

Chocolate Vegan

Tropical Strawberry Vegan

Cafe Latte

IdealShape Shakeology Flavor Varieties

Nutritional Value

Let’s be honest, nutrition is important. If you’re going to replace a meal or two each day, you need to know that you’re receiving enough vitamins, minerals, calories, fiber, and protein to maintain good health.

Since IdealShape and Shakeology have multiple meal replacement shakes, let’s compare the nutritional value of 1 scoop of IdealShake, Shakeology, and IdealShake Super.

IdealShape

A chocolate IdealShake contains 100 calories, 3 grams of fat, 11 grams of carbs, 5 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 11 grams of protein. In terms of your recommended daily value of vitamins and minerals, this shake offers 20 essential vitamins and minerals.

All IdealShape shakes (with the exception of Cookies ‘N Cream) are gluten free and kosher. In order to create a shake that is low in calories and sugar, but also tastes great, IdealShake uses artificial sweeteners. For more info on the sweeteners we use, check out this post.

If you’re not a fan of artificial sweeteners, IdealShake Super uses stevia to sweeten. It has 110 calories, 5g of fiber, 12g of protein, and a blend of 7 different superfoods. For a more in depth comparison of IdealShake vs IdealShake super, click here.

Shakeology

A Shakeology chocolate shake contains 160 calories, 2 grams of fat, 17 grams of carbs, 6 grams of fiber, 6 grams of sugars, and 17 grams of protein and 23 essential vitamins and minerals. Additionally Shakeology is filled with some exotic plants and herbs, like chia, rose hips, ashwagandha, and yacon root.

All Shakeology shakes are free from artificial sweeteners and flavors.

IdealShape Shakeology Calories

100

160

Fat (grams)

Carbs (grams)

11g

17g

Fiber (grams)

Sugar (grams)

Protein (grams)

11g

17g

Craving Control

If you’re going to shed some pounds, you can’t eat every time you feel hungry (or “think” you’re hungry) and you can’t give in to your sweet tooth with a Coke and chocolate chip cookie every time you get a hankering. Luckily, IdealShape and Shakeology each have products that work as natural hunger-blockers.

IdealShape

IdealShakes control your hunger and cravings for up to three hours with an all-natural blend. We use a mixture of fiber and Slendesta, a natural protein extract from a white potato that’s used as a natural appetite suppressant. Proteinase inhibitor 2, or PI2, stimulates the release of cholecystokinin (CCK), which tells your brain that you’re full so you quit eating sooner.

Note: IdealShake Super does not contain Slendesta, instead it uses protein and fiber to curb hunger.

Shakeology

The fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals used in Shakeology shakes are what block your feelings of hunger. These natural ingredients can curb your appetite up to three hours.

IdealShape Shakeology Hunger Blocking Duration

3 hours

Non-Edible Extras

Extras are great. Whether it’s a Christmas work bonus or your waiter sending you home with extra hot rolls just because, we all love getting more than we planned. And IdealShape and Shakeology give their customers more than just food.

IdealShape

When you’re an IdealShape client, you receive several additional advantages including:

Free eBooks and recipes

Free workout challenges

The IdealPlan, our in depth guide to losing weight and keeping it off for good

A 30-day money back guarantee

A shaker bottle (only comes with certain deals)

Option to purchase low-cost, single-serving packs of most flavors

Shakeology

Shakeology added perks include:

Various recipes that incorporate their shakes plus other fresh, healthy ingredients

A 30-day money back guarantee if you don’t like what you try

Option to purchase a seven-day sample pack with one of each flavor

IdealShape Shakeology Recipes

✓

30-Day Money Back Guarantee

✓

Meal & Exercise Plan

✓

✗

Shaker Bottle

✓

✗

Price

Last but certainly not least is the price difference. And let’s be honest, how often is price the only factor we really care about? I think more often than not we look at a product’s price tag and make our decision solely off that.

IdealShape

Each product costs its own price, and we also offer deals when you buy in bulk and special offers throughout the year. Here’s the price breakdown on some of our more popular products:

30 Day IdealPlan (2 tubs of IdealShake, 4 boxes of IdealBars, the IdealPlan eBook and a shaker bottle) — $139.98

1 tub (30 servings) of IdealShake mix — $49.99

IdealShake Sample packs–$2.99 each

1 box (7 servings) of IdealBar snack bars — $14.99

1 box (30 servings) of IdealBoost weight loss drink packets — $39.99

Probiotics and Supplements (60-120 capsules) — $9.99-49.98

For a complete list of our prices, please visit our website.

Shakeology

You can order meal replacement shakes, boosts, a shake sampler, shaker cup, and storage canister from Shakeology. Below are their prices:

Meal replacement shake (30 servings in a bag or 24 single-serve packets) — $129.95

Boosts (20 servings) — $34.85-44.95

Shakeology Super Sampler (one sample pack of each flavor) — $34.95

Shaker cup — $6.95

Home storage canister — $19.95

IdealShape Shakeology 30 servings

$49.99

$129.95

Cost Per Serving

$1.67

$4.33

IdealShape or Shakeology?

If you’ve tried IdealShape, Shakeology, or both, we’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions. And if you’re still on the fence, we hope this information has helped you finally decide which company and products are going to get you on the way to reaching your weight loss goals! IdealShape or Shakeology?

Still not sure which one to try? Check out these independent reviews: http://bestmealreplacementshakesreviews.com/compare/idealshape-vs-shakeology/ http://www.topworkoutreviews.com/idealshape-vs-shakeology-the-complete-breakdown/ http://www.wealthinhealth.com/shakeology-articles/idealshape-vs-shakeology/

*Disclaimer: Shakeology is associated with the Beachbody fitness program. To get the benefits of both you must sign up (at an additional cost) through Beachbody. Please keep in mind that this comparison is solely between IdealShape and Shakeology.

*Reference to Ingredient Studies: Mathern Jr, Raatz SK, Thomas W, Slavin JL. “Effect of fenugreek fiber on satiety, blood glucose and insulin respond and energy intake in obese subjects.” Phytother Res. 2009 Nov;23(11):1543-8. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2795. Perez-Rubio KG., Gonzalez-Ortiz M., Martinez-Abundis E., Robles-Cervantes JA, Spinel-Bermudez MC. “Effect of berberine administration on metabolic syndrome, insulin sensitivity, and insulin secretion.”Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2013 Oct;11(5):366-9. Gunawardena D., Karunaweera N., Lee S. Van Der Kooy F., Harman DG., Raju R., Bennett L., Gygengesi E., Sucher NJ., Munch G. “Anti-inflammatory activity of cinnamon (C. zeylanicum and C. cassia) extracts – identification of E-cinnamaldehyde and o-methoxy cinnamaldehyde as the most potent bioactive compounds.” Food Funct. 2015 Mar;6(3):910-9. Okanovic A., Prnjavorac B., Jusufovic E., Sejdinovic R.. “Alpha-Lipoic acid reduces body weight and regulates triglycerides in obese patients with diabetes mellitus.” Med Gas (Zeneca) 2015; 12(2): 122 – 127. Poole C., Bushey B., Foster C., Campbell. B. Willoughby D., Kreider R., Taylor L., Wilborn C. “The effects of a commercially available botanical supplement on strength, body composition, power output, and hormonal profiles in resistance-trained males.” Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 20107:34.

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Black holes aren't totally black, and other insights from Stephen Hawking's groundbreaking work

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What goes in doesn't go out? NASA Goddard, CC BY

Mathematical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking was best known for his work exploring the relationship between black holes and quantum physics. A black hole is the remnant of a dying supermassive star that’s fallen into itself; these remnants contract to such a small size that gravity is so strong even light cannot escape from them. Black holes loom large in the popular imagination – schoolchildren ponder why the whole universe doesn’t collapse into one. But Hawking’s careful theoretical work filled in some of the holes in physicists’ knowledge about black holes.

Why do black holes exist?

The short answer is: Because gravity exists, and the speed of light is not infinite.

Imagine you stand on Earth’s surface, and fire a bullet into the air at an angle. Your standard bullet will come back down, someplace farther away. Suppose you have a very powerful rifle. Then you may be able to shoot the bullet at such a speed that, rather than coming down far away, it will instead “miss” the Earth. Continually falling, and continually missing the surface, the bullet will actually be in an orbit around Earth. If your rifle is even stronger, the bullet may be so fast that it leaves Earth’s gravity altogether. This is essentially what happens when we send rockets to Mars, for example.

Now imagine that gravity is much, much stronger. No rifle could accelerate bullets enough to leave that planet, so instead you decide to shoot light. While photons (the particles of light) do not have mass, they are still influenced by gravity, bending their path just as a bullet’s trajectory is bent by gravity. Even the heaviest of planets won’t have gravity strong enough to bend the photon’s path enough to prevent it from escaping.

But black holes are not like planets or stars, they are the remnants of stars, packed into the smallest of spheres, say, just a few kilometers in radius. Imagine you could stand on the surface of a black hole, armed with your ray gun. You shoot upwards at an angle and notice that the light ray instead curves, comes down and misses the surface! Now the ray is in an “orbit” around the black hole, at a distance roughly what cosmologists call the Schwarzschild radius, the “point of no return.”

Thus, as not even light can escape from where you stand, the object you inhabit (if you could) would look completely black to someone looking at it from far away: a black hole.

Hawking worked to popularize his cosmological insights. AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi

But Hawking discovered that black holes aren’t completely black?

The short answer is: Yes.

My previous description of black holes used the language of classical physics – basically, Newton’s theory applied to light. But the laws of physics are actually more complicated because the universe is more complicated.

In classical physics, the word “vacuum” means the total and complete absence of any form of matter or radiation. But in quantum physics, the vacuum is much more interesting, in particular when it is near a black hole. Rather than being empty, the vacuum is teeming with particle-antiparticle pairs that are created fleetingly by the vacuum’s energy, but must annihilate each other shortly thereafter and return their energy to the vacuum.

You will find all kinds of particle-antiparticle pairs produced, but the heavier ones occur much more rarely. It’s easiest to produce photon pairs because they have no mass. The photons must always be produced in pairs so they’re moving away from each other and don’t violate the law of momentum conservation.

No light can be seen coming from a black hole outside the Schwarzschild radius. SubstituteR, CC BY-SA

Now imagine that a pair is created just at that distance from the center of the black hole where the “last light ray” is circulating: the Schwarzschild radius. This distance could be far from the surface or close, depending on how much mass the black hole has. And imagine that the photon pair is created so that one of the two is pointing inward – toward you, at the center of the black hole, holding your ray gun. The other photon is pointing outward. (By the way, you’d likely be crushed by gravity if you tried this maneuver, but let’s assume you’re superhuman.)

A pair of photons that annihilate each other is labeled A. In a second pair of photons, labeled B, one enters the black hole while the other heads outward, setting up an energy debt that is paid by the black hole. Christoph Adami, CC BY-ND

Now there’s a problem: The one photon that moved inside the black hole cannot come back out, because it’s already moving at the speed of light. The photon pair cannot annihilate again and pay back their energy to the vacuum that surrounds the black hole. But somebody must pay the piper and this will have to be the black hole itself. After it has welcomed the photon into its land of no return, the black hole must return some of its mass back to the universe: the exact same amount of mass as the energy the pair of photons “borrowed,” according to Einstein’s famous equality E=mc².

This is essentially what Hawking showed mathematically. The photon that is leaving the black hole horizon will make it look as if the black hole had a faint glow: the Hawking radiation named after him. At the same time he reasoned that if this happens a lot, for a long time, the black hole might lose so much mass that it could disappear altogether (or more precisely, become visible again).

Do black holes make information disappear forever?

Short answer: No, that would be against the law.

Many physicists began worrying about this question shortly after Hawking’s discovery of the glow. The concern is this: The fundamental laws of physics guarantee that every process that happens “forward in time,” can also happen “backwards in time.”

This seems counter to our intuition, where a melon that splattered on the floor would never magically reassemble itself. But what happens to big objects like melons is really dictated by the laws of statistics. For the melon to reassemble itself, many gazillions of atomic particles would have to do the same thing backwards, and the likelihood of that is essentially zero. But for a single particle this is no problem at all. So for atomic things, everything you observe forwards could just as likely occur backwards.

Now imagine that you shoot one of two photons into the black hole. They only differ by a marker that we can measure, but that does not affect the energy of the photon (this is called a “polarization”). Let’s call these “left photons” or “right photons.” After the left or right photon crosses the horizon, the black hole changes (it now has more energy), but it changes in the same way whether the left or right photon was absorbed.

Two different histories now have become one future, and such a future cannot be reversed: How would the laws of physics know which of the two pasts to choose? Left or right? That is the violation of time-reversal invariance. The law requires that every past must have exactly one future, and every future exactly one past.

Some physicists thought that maybe the Hawking radiation carries an imprint of left/right so as to give an outside observer a hint at what the past was, but no. The Hawking radiation comes from that flickering vacuum surrounding the black hole, and has nothing to do with what you throw in. All seems lost, but not so fast.

In 1917, Albert Einstein showed that matter (even the vacuum next to matter) actually does react to incoming stuff, in a very peculiar way. The vacuum next to that matter is “tickled” to produce a particle-antiparticle pair that looks like an exact copy of what just came in. In a very real sense, the incoming particle stimulates the matter to create a pair of copies of itself – actually a copy and an anti-copy. Remember, random pairs of particle and antiparticle are created in the vacuum all the time, but the tickled-pairs are not random at all: They look just like the tickler.

This copy process is known as the “stimulated emission” effect and is at the origin of all lasers. The Hawking glow of black holes, on the other hand, is just what Einstein called the “spontaneous emission” effect, taking place near a black hole.

Now imagine that the tickling creates this copy, so that the left photon tickles a left photon pair, and a right photon gives a right photon pair. Since one partner of the tickled pairs must stay outside the black hole (again from momentum conservation), that particle creates the “memory” that is needed so that information is preserved: One past has only one future, time can be reversed, and the laws of physics are safe.

In a cosmic accident, Hawking died on Einstein’s birthday, whose theory of light – it just so happens – saves Hawking’s theory of black holes.

Christoph Adami receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Templeton Foundation.

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