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how to live life like a ghibli film

1. go out in nature more. every studio ghibli film has some aspect of nature intertwined with the storyline. sometimes its hard to get the energy to go outside, but just going out on your deck or opening the window in your room or taking a walk around the block is enough. if you feel like it, go for a hike! go into the woods and look at every flower, and every tree. look at the mushrooms and streams and notice the beauty of them. look at nature like you’ve never seen it before. wake up at 4 and watch the sunset. put plants around your room. realize how beautiful the world is around you. appreciate it. 

2. get a hobby! this step is certainly easier said than done, but its so worth it. struggling with mental illness makes it especially hard to get a hobby, but its very important that you don’t spend the majority of your time on social media. Start small. If you want to start drawing get a coloring book and fill in a picture with beautiful markers! If you want to write find a random prompt online, give yourself 30 minutes and see what you can come up with. Want to try baking? Start with an easy recipe, like chocolate chip cookies, and share them with your family or friends, or just yourself! Try out a bunch of hobbies, and see what you like best. Maybe you like making jewelry or writing poems or creating digital collages or making video edits or decorating your room or riding a bike or sewing or reading. The possibilities are endless, and getting a hobby you enjoy is very important, and fun.

3. start appreciating small things and noticing details. I don’t know how to explain this step, but in studio Ghibli films, small things always stick out. There are beautiful tiny details that make the story so much more magnificent. small details make the studio Ghibli films what they are. maybe on your way to school/work the sky was a really pretty color. Or the tea you made in the morning was perfectly steeped. appreciate small details of life that you don’t normally notice.

4. appreciate food. Pay attention to your food. If you can, try and make/bake your own food! But if you can’t, just be mindful of your food. Try not to eat while you’re on your phone. Dedicate times to just eating. Appreciating the food in front of you. Make yourself the ponyo drink with milk and honey, or ponyo ramen! Make yourself your own blend of tea like the Baron!

5. be kind and help others. Being kind doesn’t have to be a grand gesture, it can be smiling and waving at a baby in a café, or helping your mom finish the dishes, or paying for a friend’s coffee. Small gestures not only put good out into the world, but they also make you feel better. When you can, help others. Try volunteering at an animal shelter, or babysit for your aunt without charging her, or just listen to your friend when they’re going through something and be there for them. In every Ghibli film, the main character is always helping others, and being kind. Try to be like kiki, when she returned the pacifier to the mother who forgot it, or like chizuru from the cat returns, who risks her life to save a cat. Kindness comes in all shapes and forms, so just try your best to do what you can!

6. be your most authentic self. Stay true to who you are. dress how you’d like. Cut your hair like you’ve always wanted to. Stay confident and true to yourself. We all feel insecure sometimes, but we need to remind ourselves that we are great. Don’t try and force yourself to be someone you aren’t. Kiki felt insecure in her abilities as a witch, but she stayed true to herself, and believed in herself, and it paid off. Love and appreciate yourself, just the way you are.

7. (not really a tip but a fun suggestion) start collecting something! This is just an extra step that I wanted to include because I think its nice. But start a collection of things that interest you. It could be anything! Candles, stamps, teacups, antique figurines, 19th century photos, lip balms, books, key chains, flowers, hats. The choices are endless.

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Details of a golden sea, part II : Sunset at sea, by Diyarbakirli Tahsin (1875–1937).

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Part 8; it’s back! and it’s heating up kiddos

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A short story about Persephone’s myth that I wrote this summer.

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The next morning, she’d been called to Tante Heleen’s parlour. She’d been sure another beating was coming or worse, but instead Kaz Brekker had been standing there, leaning on his crow-head cane, waiting to change her life.

sometimes you get an urge to redo a thing you did 2 years ago

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hhhhhhhhhuuuu my moms still in jail and its almost christmas im ready to die 🙃

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Reblog if you want a terrible, 3 sentence fan fiction in your ask, based on your url

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Oh they’re FLIRTING flirting

Old Xian update of [19 Days] translated by Yaoi-BLCD. Join us on the yaoi-blcd scanlation team discord chatroom or 19 days fan chatroom!

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Slow-burn Ships

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This is why I don’t tell 99% people im bisexual

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#mr darcy being so tall they had to pan out to fit him in the shot #i’m always a slut for a height difference

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T O B I A S    K A Y A

I’m super excited to finally unveil the portrait of Tobias Kaya, MC of my upcoming fantasy adventure novel, The Savior’s Champion. 

Tobias is an artist, a witty son of a gun, and above all else a good man. Now he’s a competitor of the Sovereign’s Tournament, and this fish out of water has to fight like mad to make it out alive with his humanity intact. Time to rethink that goodness and make room for darkness.

“Have you forgotten that this tournament is life or death? Have you not noticed that there are twelve of us now instead of twenty?” Tobias leaned in closer, his gaze searing. “I haven’t forgotten. I accept that I may die here, but I refuse to let it be because of your mouth.”

Credit belongs to @pocket-size-super-villain, the incredible artist behind this beautiful portrait. THANK YOU Pocket Size Super Villain for capturing my MC so perfectly! I still can’t get over how spot on this portrait is!

To all writers out there, if you want character portraits and you want ‘em done RIGHT, I cannot recommend Pocket Size Super Villain enough. Amazing talent, fantastic personality, crazy fast turn around, and very affordable rates.

You can follow this wonderful artist on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook. 

Can’t wait to release The Savior’s Champion and show you all why the Tobias Bias is REAL <3

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T O B I A S    K A Y A

I’m super excited to finally unveil the portrait of Tobias Kaya, MC of my upcoming fantasy adventure novel, The Savior’s Champion. 

Tobias is an artist, a witty son of a gun, and above all else a good man. Now he’s a competitor of the Sovereign’s Tournament, and this fish out of water has to fight like mad to make it out alive with his humanity intact. Time to rethink that goodness and make room for darkness.

“Have you forgotten that this tournament is life or death? Have you not noticed that there are twelve of us now instead of twenty?” Tobias leaned in closer, his gaze searing. “I haven’t forgotten. I accept that I may die here, but I refuse to let it be because of your mouth.”

Credit belongs to @pocket-size-super-villain, the incredible artist behind this beautiful portrait. THANK YOU Pocket Size Super Villain for capturing my MC so perfectly! I still can’t get over how spot on this portrait is!

To all writers out there, if you want character portraits and you want ‘em done RIGHT, I cannot recommend Pocket Size Super Villain enough. Amazing talent, fantastic personality, crazy fast turn around, and very affordable rates.

You can follow this wonderful artist on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook. 

Can’t wait to release The Savior’s Champion and show you all why the Tobias Bias is REAL <3

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Every Period Drama Ever!

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October TBR

•Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

•Stalking Jack the Ripper ✔️

•North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

•The Hating Game (reread) ✔️

•The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I

•Prince of Thorns

•A Court of Mist and Fury (reread) ✔️