#live with intention

[gqandw]

[kickdrumheart68]

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[ourlittlehouseinthecountry]

What does it really mean to live with intention? Is it a perfect morning routine, colour-coded planner, or saying no to everything that doesn’t spark joy? (Not quite.) In Part Two of my new blog series, The Beginner’s Guide to Slow and Intentional Living, we explore what intentional living actually looks like in real, full lives—especially in midlife. It’s not about doing more. It’s about doing what matters. It’s: Saying yes because it aligns, not because you feel guilty Creating gentle rhythms that reflect your energy and season of life Choosing what feels like you, not what looks impressive from the outside If you’ve ever felt like you’re rushing through your days, or living by someone else’s script, this post is a permission slip to pause, reflect, and choose again. All three parts of the series are now live on the blog, and you can read them together—slowly, in your own time. Whether you're brand new to this lifestyle or quietly returning to yourself, this one’s for you. Read Part Two: What Is Intentional Living? → Link in bio and stories #IntentionalLiving #SlowLiving #BeginnerGuideToSlowLiving #LivingOnPurpose #MidlifeIntentionality #ConsciousLiving #GentleLiving #RealLifeAtHome #SimpleRoutines #PresenceOverPerfection #OurLittleHouseInTheCountry #LiveSlower #PurposefulLiving #MidlifeMindset #ValuesLedLiving #SlowIntentionalLiving #JoyfulHomeLife #AuthenticLiving #BlogSeries #MidweekReflection

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[infused-alchemy]

The Alchemy of Self-Discovery: Transforming Your Life with Purpose and Style

Life is a journey of self-discovery, and each step brings us closer to understanding who we truly are and what we're meant to become.

But here’s the thing: this journey isn’t just about achieving goals or outward success. It’s about aligning with your deepest desires, embracing your unique essence, and expressing yourself authentically. It’s about realising that you have the power to create a life full of purpose, joy, and alignment.

At the heart of this journey lies the beautiful concept of alchemy. In ancient times, alchemists worked to turn base materials into gold. In the same way, your journey is about transforming everyday moments into something extraordinary. Every experience—whether joyful or challenging—adds to your transformation, creating a unique personal alchemy.

Self-Discovery: Understanding Who You Really Are

Self-discovery is the foundation of this journey. It’s about peeling back the layers of who you’ve been told to be and reconnecting with your authentic self. When you take time to reflect on your values, passions, and beliefs, you begin uncovering the truth about who you are.

Through self-discovery, every moment becomes an opportunity to learn and grow. Whether you're meditating, journaling, or simply pausing to breathe deeply, these practices allow you to tap into your true essence.

To support this process, I recommend embracing tools that help you stay grounded and focused. For example, I absolutely love using mala/prayer beads during my meditation sessions. They provide both a beautiful physical connection to the present moment and a way to center my thoughts. If you're looking for a soft, comfortable space to reflect, try incorporating a meditation cushion into your practice. It’s amazing how creating a comfortable and intentional space can support your inner work.

Manifestation: Creating the Life You Desire

Manifestation isn’t just about wishful thinking—it’s about aligning your thoughts, emotions, and actions with the life you want to create. When you set clear intentions and truly believe in your ability to manifest your desires, you begin to attract people, opportunities, and experiences that resonate with your goals.

But manifestation takes patience, faith, and action. Every decision you make, no matter how small, contributes to the manifestation of your dreams. Keep focused, and trust that your path is unfolding perfectly.

To assist with manifestation, I recommend using products that inspire intention and clarity. A journal is a wonderful tool to keep track of your thoughts, goals, and dreams. I personally love journaling—it feels so luxurious to write in and serves as a powerful reminder of my intentions. It’s such a grounding practice that helps me stay focused and connected to my goals. Another item I adore are crystal-infused rollerballs, which I use with my essential oils before meditating or setting my intentions. It's a simple yet powerful way to invite clarity and peace into my practice.

Style: An Expression of Your Inner World

Style isn’t just about clothes—it’s about expressing who you are on the inside. The way you dress, the colors you choose, and the energy you project are all reflections of your inner world. When you dress with intention, your style becomes an outward expression of your true self.

Fashion is such a beautiful tool for self-expression. When you wear something that aligns with your values and passions, you carry yourself with confidence and radiance. I love wearing this flowy, boho-style dress because it feels so connected to my essence and brings out my sense of freedom. When you embrace your unique style, it becomes a statement to the world that you're unapologetically yourself.

Whether it’s a statement piece like a handmade necklace or a pair of simple but elegant sandals, your style is one of the easiest ways to reflect your inner transformation. It’s all about embodying who you are right now, while embracing the beauty of your journey.

Your Beautiful Alchemy: Turning Every Step Into Gold

The most magical part of this journey is that every step—whether discovering a new part of yourself, manifesting your dreams, or expressing your style—contributes to the alchemical process of transformation. Each choice, each lesson learned, is part of a bigger purpose: to help you become the highest, most authentic version of yourself.

This journey is about turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Just like the ancient alchemists, you have the power to create something beautiful from every moment in your life. Whether it’s a quiet meditation, a bold style choice, or a small decision to live with intention, you are constantly creating your own personal alchemy.

So, as you continue on your path, remember this: every step is part of your beautiful alchemy. Embrace self-discovery, manifest your desires, and let your style reflect the power and energy you're cultivating. When you do, you'll begin to live a life full of purpose, authenticity, and magic. Keep shining brightly, and trust that your alchemy is unfolding exactly as it should.

Creating the Perfect Mindful Atmosphere with Scented Candles and Herbal Teas

One of the most powerful ways to enhance your self-discovery and manifestation journey is by setting the perfect environment. Creating a mindful space can support you in grounding your energy, reducing stress, and staying connected to your intentions. Two of my favourite ways to do this are by lighting scented candles and sipping on calming herbal teas.

Scented Candles: A Tool for Transformation

There’s something about the right scent that can instantly shift your mood, clear your mind, and enhance your meditation. I’m all about candles made from natural ingredients like soy or beeswax—they burn cleaner and are better for the environment. My absolute favourite is anything with sandalwood—it has such a grounding, soothing fragrance that’s perfect for winding down or diving into deep reflection.

Black Teas: Energising Your Mind and Senses

There’s something incredibly satisfying about a warm cup of black tea. It’s not just about the bold, rich flavor, but the energy it brings to the moment. I love sipping on this ONYX TEALIGHT Black Tea Blend to kickstart my day or enjoy a peaceful afternoon. The malty depth, with hints of cinnamon and honey, creates the perfect balance of comfort and invigoration—just what I need to stay grounded and energised.

Final Thoughts

As you continue your journey of alchemy, remember that the smallest rituals—whether it's lighting a candle, sipping tea, or reflecting with your journal—can have a big impact on your overall well-being. These simple tools can help you stay connected to your higher self, support your manifestation process, and create the space for transformation to take place.

I hope you found this post inspiring and helpful! Feel free to check out the products I’ve mentioned; they’ve been such a meaningful part of my own journey. If you have any questions or want to share your experiences, I’d love to hear from you in the comments below.

Keep evolving, and trust in the magic of your own transformation.

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[paintedcrows]

Had a silly thought about hypothetical cat curse shenanigans with @dark-lord-of-awesomeness's How to Cat Burglar a Family ;)

Bonus doodle!!

[podoro-vines]

[oc] THE SUNNY SHOW 🌻📺

[arkangelo-7]

The dichotomy of Batman and Robin is so fucking funny because on one hand you have a brooding, dramatic millennial with a rigid moral compass and a sense of extensional dread, and on the other you have an emotional support child that is somehow the literal embodiment of both sunshine and straight-up murder.

[sunderwight]

Shen Qingqiu gets hit by a rare wife plot.

And it actually is a rare one because Airplane didn't even write this one down! He toyed with the idea before ultimately dismissing it as being too controversial for the tastes of his readers, and adapting only a few of the same elements for a subsequent chapter of PIDW.

But apparently the System can pull inspiration even from the author's thoughts, especially when there's nothing to contradict the concept and even a few threads of it still to be found in the original, and somehow Shen Qingqiu runs afoul of this previously-unwritten plot bunny.

The core concept was a cuck scenario, of all things. One of the Luo Binghe's wives gets afflicted by a poison that can only be cured by dual cultivation, but specifically can't be cured by by dual cultivation with anyone who has mastery over demonic qi. Something something conflicting energies, something bullshit something. Peerless Cucumber would have ripped the chapter to shreds if it had actually made it to publication, not just for the insult of implying that Luo Binghe should let one of his wives sleep with someone else, but also because why would Luo Binghe -- able to use both kinds of cultivation -- somehow not be able to keep his demonic energies from influencing the situation just in this one case?

Well it turns out that in his specific case it's because sex gets him too worked up to keep things strictly separate, and the degree of control required to treat the affliction whilst dual cultivating is extensive enough that even a little slip-up would be fatal.

Of course, in the actual chapter of PIDW, this same plot device was altered and used to create a harem orgy where Luo Binghe oversaw several of his wives "treating" one another's "afflictions", but Shen Qingqiu just had to go and get a fatal of dose of the more severe version (he didn't realize the risk, because again, this version didn't even make it into the novel).

Anyway, of course this ends up with Shen Qingqiu trying to figure out another way to cheat death, while Luo Binghe goes through the five stages of grief before accepting that he's just going to have to let someone else fuck his husband. This leads to an argument because of course Shen Qingqiu's not going to cheat on Luo Binghe, and he's especially not going to force one of his martial siblings to sleep with him, come on now, and Luo Binghe trying not to cry tears of blood while bringing himself to explain that a fair few of Shen Qingqiu's sect siblings would be happy volunteers for this task.

Shen Qingqiu's just like, well of course you think that, for some bizarre reason you think everyone wants to sleep with me. Bias is what it is. Really it's flattering Binghe but obviously every other person we know is straight, that's just statistics, and everyone in the entire cultivation world knows that Qi Qingqi would sooner chew glass than have sex with a man!

Luo Binghe, weeping now: Shizun please. This is serious. I need you speak words that make sense in the order you're saying them.

They argue, they reach an impasse, the clock is ticking. So Luo Binghe reluctantly turns to the most reliable source of information (outside of himself) on Manipulating Shen Qingqiu to Do Things That Are in His Own Best Interests -- Shang Qinghua.

At first Shang Qinghua is like, well I'm flattered Junshang but I don't think I could shoulder the baggage of fucking Cucumber-bro for you. But then Luo Binghe is like no I need someone who is way hotter and more capable than you, if Shizun is going to fuck someone else at my behest they're going to be TOP TIER so that when I fuck him better afterwards he's really impressed with me. Liu Qingge, obviously.

Not Yue Qingyuan, Shang Qinghua asks? (He'd take the insult a little more personally but honestly he's just relieved that he's not being asked to navigate this social minefield.)

No, Luo Binghe says. He's not 100% sure he could beat Yue Qingyuan in a fight even to this day, which in his mind also translates to not being 100% sure he could do sex better than him either, so Yue Qingyuan is an emergency last resort. He's way more likely to cry on Shizun too and Shen Qingqiu is into that shit, it's too risky.

Alright, says Shang Qinghua, and he thinks about it, and then he comes up with the beautifully simple solution:

Luo Binghe has to fuck Liu Qingge first.

Because of course the crux of the issue is that even with permission, Shen Qingqiu doesn't want to cheat on Luo Binghe. But in the twisted annals of his mind, Luo Binghe himself is still entitled to a harem, even if Luo Binghe is also happily monogamous in this life. So if he shacks up with Liu Qingge first then Liu Qingge essentially joins Luo Binghe's harem, at which point if Shen Qingqiu sleeps with him it's not an affair, it's the gay version of those fanservice-y 3P scenes that the wives in PIDW did. Shang Qinghua translates the concept as best as he can to Luo Binghe, who -- though slightly dubious -- must accept that so far Shang Qinghua's wisdom hasn't steered him wrong with regards to his shizun's eccentricities.

Luo Binghe's mission: seduce Liu Qingge, or at least convince him to have sex, or possibly to lie and (convincingly!) tell Shen Qingqiu that they had sex. That last one is the longest shot so he's probably going to have to just fuck him (Luo Binghe still underestimates how willing his husband is to believe that just about anyone would have sex with him).

Shang Qinghua's mission: convince Shen Qingqiu that he owes his husband steamy threeway gay sex or something so that this plan he pulled out of his ass doesn't backfire and get him killed.

[sergeant-angels-trashcan]

idk i just. i gotta say there is something so powerful about having two alpha male coded characters discussing their emotions on a rooftop while grappling with overt suicidality and having the most alpha of the two not only providing emotional support and words of affirmation but actively endorsing therapy. admitting that he goes and it helps. do you understand how insane that is. they really wrote jack abbot to be in the middle of a venn diagram of suicidal demographics and said we're not going to leave him there, we're going to make him be the one who is advocating for the mental health care of healthcare workers. Do you get this. he's a white male veteran between like 18-50 who undoubtedly has access to a firearm. he's disabled, he works in emergency medicine as an attending and we have no idea what kind of support system he has outside of work. like. that is a man i would be actively worried about in my workplace. that is a man who knows how to kill himself and make it stick. and he's talking about his therapist out in the open. the amount of stigma and internalized masculine ideals and military masculinity he has worked through. do you. do you understand. do you understand what an incredible character jack abbot is. i'm tearing up. robby is terrified someone will find out he has ptsd and panic attacks and jack is telling him it's okay. implying he has them too. it's okay because you came out and went right back in it. you were who we needed you to be, and it wasn't fair and it's okay to not be okay. it's okay to need help. jack. jack abbot said those things.

jack abbot you have my entire heart

[shisasan]

Sorry to interrupt your scrolling, but may you always walk in rooms that feel like home and meet souls that speak your language. 🜍 ⟡ ⟢

[nodssalementriche]

“HOW TO BE AN EXPLORER OF THE WORLD”

Keri Smith

[supernovasimplicity]

fearne choosing to go back to ligament manor, when before she was unknowingly kept there

dorian asking his parent's approval instead of taking it out of fear

chetney gaining control over himself and passing along his knowledge to others

ashton seeking answers instead of hiding from them

orym choosing to live his life to the fullest, balancing old and new responsibilities

laudna choosing a quiet life, when before she had isolation forced on her

imogen using her powers to help others and build new communities, instead of being shunned because of them

bells hells giving the gods a choice in their future

everyone getting to choose

[traneva0]

Hit me up for meet up and crazy content 🤪 I'm always available feel free to ask me anything

[morganbritton132]

Eddie posts a Tiktok of Steve laying in bed. His eyes are shut and he has on one of those cooling gel eye masks. Eddie is zooming in and out on his face. He’s quiet for a second and then asks, “Steeeevie?”

Steve: I’m fine

Eddie: Do you have a headache?

Steve, for the hundredth time: No

Eddie, in a sing-song as he zooms in on the moles on Steve’s neck: I don’t believe you. This isn’t my first rodeo

Steve: You’ve never been to the fucking rodeo

[teratomatica]

you always land on all fours