#EDM Jumpers

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MHA Boys and the Cars They'd Drive

I wanted to put together a list of the MHA boys (Class 1A) and what vehicles I think they'd drive/own!

List includes - Katsuki Bakugou, Izuku Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, Tenya Iida, Eijiro Kirishima, Denki Kaminari, Hanta Sero, Fumikage Tokoyami, Mashirao Ojiro, Rikido Sato, Mezo Shoji, Koji Koda, and yes, even Minoru Mineta.

Some of these were kinda hard cause I could see a few choices they'd all drive XD

Let's get started! ⤵️

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💥 Katsuki Bakugou 💥

Matte Black Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat – Loud, aggressive, fast as hell, and constantly threatening to violate noise ordinances. – Bakugou lives for the guttural engine growl. He is that guy revving it just to piss off people. 💬 "If it ain't screamin', it's dead."

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🥦 Izuku Midoriya 🥦

Used but obsessively-maintained 2012 Subaru Forester – Practical. Safe. Reliable. Not cool. But he loves it. – Covered in All Might-themed keychains and a bobblehead on the dash. – He drives like a grandpa with both hands on the wheel and narrates traffic rules to himself. 💬 “I read online that this model has a 5-star safety rating in rear collisions!”

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🔥 Shoto Todoroki ❄️

2024 Lexus RX Hybrid in Pearl White – Sleek, quiet, expensive. – His dad probably bought it for him, but Shoto refuses to let anyone else drive it. – Has heated and cooled seats. He doesn't even use the radio. Just drives in thoughtful silence. 💬 "I don't mind driving. The quiet is nice."

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🏃 Tenya Iida 💨

A pristine, navy blue Volvo XC90 – Safety. Functionality. Responsible adult-core. – He reads the entire owner's manual before even turning the engine on. – Polishes it every Sunday. Turns on the turn signal three blocks before the intersection. 💬 “It’s imperative to maintain regular oil changes! Neglect is the enemy of efficiency!”

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💪 Eijiro Kirishima 💪

Cherry Red 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road – Pickup truck energy but make it manly and reliable. – Covered in rock band stickers and definitely has jumper cables and emergency snacks in the back. – Offers to help everyone move. 💬 “C’mon, hop in! The passenger seat rattles a bit but it builds character!”

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⚡️ Denki Kaminari ⚡️

2020 Dodge Challenger in Neon Yellow with Black Racing Stripes – He got it purely because it looked cool. The gas mileage? Don’t ask. – Drives with sunglasses on at night. Plays EDM at ear-rupturing volume. – Once tried to drift in a parking lot and nearly hit a cart return. 💬 “Bro, hear that purr?? That’s 400 horses in stereo, baby!”

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🖤 Hanta Sero 🖤

Matte Black 1994 Nissan Silvia S14 (Drift Spec) – It’s a sleek little menace. Low to the ground, loud, slightly scuffed from past stunts. – Drifts into parking spots and acts like it's no big deal. – His steering wheel has a little tape decal. 💬 “Don’t worry, I’ve done this a million times—probably.”

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🥀 Fumikage Tokoyami 🥀

1971 Dodge Challenger R/T – Jet Black

– A sleek, muscle-bound beast with soul. – Roars like thunder but drives smooth and calculated. – He doesn’t speed—he cruises like he’s narrating a tragic sonnet. – Interior has red accents, a raven feather hanging from the rearview mirror, and the glovebox? Stacked with philosophical books and hero gear. 💬 “My ride, like my soul… is forged in darkness.”

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🥋 Mashirao Ojiro 🥋

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

– Clean, efficient, and dependable. – Perfect for weekend drives. – Always has a towel, water bottle, and first aid kit in the back. Maybe even a bokken. 💬 “I just like something that gets me where I need to go."

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🍬 Rikido Sato 🍬

Chevy Silverado (Full-Size Pickup Truck)

– Big, dependable, and straightforward — just like Sato. – Perfect for hauling snacks, moving gear, or just cruising comfortably with his buddies. – He’d have a sweet little sticker on the back, maybe something like “Sugar King” or a cute cupcake decal. 💬 “Ready for anything."

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🤏 Mezo Shoji 🤏

Honda Odyssey

– Surprisingly cool minivan vibes. – Lots of room for the whole squad, gear, and maybe even a few snacks. – Shoji drives it with calm confidence and treats it like a mobile base of operations. 💬 “Comfort and safety first — no one’s getting left behind.”

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🐰 Koji Koda 🐰

Volkswagen Beetle

– A sweet, approachable car with a vintage vibe — reflects Koji’s kind and humble nature. – Not flashy, but instantly lovable and easy to drive around town. – Maybe painted a soft green or earthy brown, matching his love for nature. 💬 “It’s small, but it gets me where I need to go.”

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🍇 Minoru Mineta 🍇

Let's be honest, he ain't driving anything XD but if I had to give him something, I'd say an electric scooter.

[heavenforblog1111]

Well, the EDM genre is very vast. I find it difficult to differentiate between house, trance and electronic music, so I put this list out there for you all to see. These are my favorite songs in the above category. Hope you guys enjoy them. This list does not depict ranking because I feel all these songs are amazing. Again, I may have missed out on few great songs and this list is based on the songs that I have heard. Monolink - Return To Oz (ARTBAT Remix) (Edit) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec486jU2Jn0 CamelPhat, Cristoph - Breathe (Official Video) ft. Jem Cooke VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRcqtNSP-4 CamelPhat, Yannis - Hypercolour (ARTBAT Remix) [Audio] VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYtRWMpESyw Tiësto & KSHMR feat. Vassy - Secrets (Official Music Video) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1nN__-2Po Skrillex & Diplo - "Mind" feat. Kai (Official Video) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrTbLXHKu8 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs W&W & Moguai - Arcade Mammoth (Official Music Video) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qq7kNjg-KY Dimitri Vegas, Martin Garrix, Like Mike - Tremor (Official Music Video) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vMh9f41pqE Samual James - Magnasanti VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq6MMngho34 Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway - Spotless VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHXyw-KoLCE Hardwell & Joey Dale feat. Luciana - Arcadia (Official Music Video) INVIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d5ZxZdEUvA CamelPhat x ARTBAT - For A Feeling (ft. Rhodes) VIDVIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQoAFRnn3Jg David Guetta - She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) ft. Sia (Official Video) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVzljDmoPVs Snoop Dogg - 'Sweat' Snoop Dogg vs David Guetta (Remix) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnEXrbAQyIo DVBBS & Tony Junior - Immortal (Original Mix) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R06ch5QYYA Koven - Never Have I Felt This [NCS Release] VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7fuHEEmEjs Vicetone - Harmony [Monstercat Release] - New Artist Week Pt. 2 VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmYRJJg60F8 Hardwell & W&W - Jumper (Original Mix) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCjvvuy-gas Tiësto vs Diplo - C'Mon VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gujB7A5ycew Skrillex - Bangarang (Ft. Sirah) VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVmu6yttiw

[xl-younow]

Beat Jumper: EDM up

http://dlvr.it/T0Y2Jm

[halfp-st]

Kenny Beats at Boiler Room Atlanta

shot by halfpast

[berndmega]

The #worldcup2018 is challenging #soccer teams from around the world and so is #RBMCmusic! ♥️😎💪⚽🎉🎵🎵🍻😉 Congrats to the #Belgium soccer team, the #RedDevils for their amazing win today, great score! 😍👍🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪 So celebrate with them and check out the #music from their #Belgian #artist like #VDK: https://open.spotify.com/track/22hsZEgdjj4kHHSclkAGWB?si=vqOMIys0!!! 😍🇧🇪👍🎵🎵🎵 Just feel free to check the #Spotify playlist of us, #HallandZanfa, to contain this track and many more: https://open.spotify.com/user/1164027770/playlist/2qmjcIsQ2fWA1IkOX2kDL2?si=0fGnn6HFSf2j7Ibse1bCQg! 😎😉👍 #EDM #whoopwhoop #Progressive #Electro #House #BerndHall #Jumper #WeWant #worldcuprussia #wcrussia @kevindebruyne @wolfpacksounds @dimitrivegasandlikemike @femsae @stevebraet @khazaruben @martin_vdk

[mykneeshurt]

Date Night

Soap x AFAB!reader

Warnings - 18+, minors DNI, f oral receiving, p in v, unprotected sex, mentions of self-harm

A/N - this happened to me 🙃 my ex did this lmfao stupid prick, curb stomping him wouldn’t be enough. I can’t afford therapy right now so here we are. This ain’t my best work but I’m trying to get back into writing to battle this haze I’m in

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The sound of keys clanging in the door snapped you out of daydream. Blinking away the tears that had gathered you slipped the mask back on. The mask that protected your true self, vulnerable and hurt. Heavy footsteps echoed down the hall, your house mate was finally home from deployment.

‘Hi Johnny!’ You called out from the kitchen. He let out a sigh as he dropped his bags, the wooden floor creaked and strained beneath the weight. ‘God, good to be home’ he called out, the smile evident in his voice. He finally made his way into the living room, it was open planed, he saw your figure at the cooker. Stirring something that smelt good and had your undivided attention. ‘What is that divine smell?’ He asked as he took off his boots.

Taking a deep breath you made sure the mask was secure, ‘lasagne, I know it’s your favourite annnnd there’s a crate of irn bru in the fridge for you. Though I may have stolen some’ you laughed. Coming over to the cooker he dipped a spoon in and slurped up the beefy sauce. ‘You’re a fuckin angel. But I have a date tonight, so no lasagne for me’ he wiggled his eyebrows cheekily. A flash of disappointment flew through you, but instead you plastered on your fakest smile and hugged him instead. ‘Check you out lover boy, I’m still gonna have some, I’ll put yours in the fridge.’

He thanked you again before making his way to the bathroom to shower. You carried on making the food, your mind mulling over the conversation with your ex, if you could call it that. Pottering about in the kitchen you waited for the food to cook, the sound of Johnnys music filled the silence. Some EDM track that was clearly hyping him up for his date. You were happy for him, his last girlfriend was a bit of a bitch in all honesty. It was nice to see him excited for once.

You poked and prodded at your food in-front of you, your appetite suddenly disappearing. Your mind ruminating, spiralling further and further into an abyss of darkness. Tears began to well again, this time you were unable to contain them, they fell and ran down your cheeks. You sobbed quietly into your jumper, hoping the sleeves would muffle the tears. Your chest ached, as a prang of anguish stabbed at your heart. You weren’t even sure why you were sad, you should have been angry. But ultimately you were hurt.

You were so caught up in your mind you hadn’t heard him come down the stairs. He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw you hunched over the kitchen table. Seeing the movement out of the corner of your eye you quickly wiped away your tears. Forcing a smile you wiped your hair out of your face. ‘Johnny! You look so handsome, have a wonderful time’ you sniffed. Walking over to the table he sat next to you, ‘what’s wrong?’ Concern plastered over his face.

‘Nothing’ you shrugged, dropping your gaze away from his. ‘This don’t look like nothing. I’m not going till you tell me.’

‘I’m fine.’

‘You’re clearly not. Tell me.’ You rolled your eyes pushing him slightly ‘I’m fine, you’re gonna be late.’ He sighed as he pulled out his phone. ‘What’re you doing?’ You asked craning your neck to see. ‘Rearranging.’ Eyes widening you begged him to go, ‘please go, I’ll feel so bad if you don’t. You don’t need to worry about me.’

‘Well I do and I’m not going.’ The sound of the text being sent filled the silence as he turned his full attention to you once more. He placed a hand on your back as you fell into his chest, he held you tight as he cradled the back of your head. Playing with the fabric of his shirt you took in a deep breath. ‘My ex text me..’ you began.

‘Get tae fuck? That piece of shit?! Fuck he want now?’ You groaned into his chest, knowing he was going to lose his shit. ‘He sent me a picture of a cut on his leg, with a knife next to him. Told me I made him do it.’

You felt him tense beneath you, ‘fuckin excuse me?! What the fuck?! What’s his number, no way am I standing for that.’ You gripped his wrist, ‘Johnny no. He ain’t worth it, it just caught me off guard which is why I’m upset.’ You could see his chest puff out slightly as the artery in his neck pulsated with fury. ‘I’ll kill him. Swear t’god.’ You chucked at his protectiveness ‘no you won’t, cause he ain’t worth it. You and the boys could always rough him up though.’

‘Don’t know whether we’d know when to stop’ he smirked.

You sat up from his chest and offered a pathetic smile. ‘There she is’ he smiled back his hand still cradling the back of your neck. Your hand rested on his thigh, it was firm and warm to the touch. Your eyes met as you felt your breath get caught in your throat, something shifted in that moment. ‘You can still make the date’ you whispered. His grasp became tighter on your neck as he dropped his gaze to your lips. ‘I don’t think I want to.’

Slowly your faces edged closer together until your noses touched slightly, ‘Johnny, please go on your date.’ It was a pathetic attempt to stop whatever was happening. ‘Do you really want me to?’ His voice was a breathless whisper. Your lips hovered just above his, his breath danced along your own. Sliding your hand further up his thigh you finally said the word you secretly both wanted to hear. ‘No.’

Giving in your lips met, it was slow, tender, gentle. A low groan rippled from his chest as his tongue swept at your bottom lip, as you granted him entry he slid his free hand around your waist. You cupped his face pulling him closer to you, deepening the kiss. Shifting from your chair you climbed onto his lap. He smiled into the kiss, you could taste it on your lips.

Pulling back you bit your lip, heat rising to your cheeks. Averting your gaze you felt the sting of embarrassment tease at your chest. You rested your hands on his broad chest turning your head. Heart thumping, mind racing, the surge of adrenaline coursed through you as he cupped your cheek pulling your gaze back to him. ‘You want this?’

You stomach churned with nerves, once this bridge was crossed there was no going back. Burnt forever.

But you wanted it.

Badly.

You always had.

‘Yes.’ It was barely above a whisper, but you meant it.

He gripped your thighs and lifted you with ease, squeaking into his neck as he hoisted you onto his hips. Walking over to the sofa he sat down with you still in his lap. A giggle fell from your mouth as you repositioned yourself. Splaying his hands over your hips he pressed you down into his crotch. ‘Always loved the sound of your laugh.’ Throwing your head back you exposed your neck to him, long and elegant. ‘Really?’

He pulled you back into him as he whispered against your neck, ‘really.’ Peppering kisses along your skin he nipped at your earlobe ‘wanted y’since I first led eyes on you.’ You moaned as you clawed at the back of his head, raking your nails along his Mohawk. ‘Yeah?’ You asked as you rolled your hips, gripping his hair in between your fingers. He hissed as he licked his bottom lip ‘fuck, yeah. Bad. Fucked my fist thinking of this for so long.’

Feeling your panties become wet you slammed your lips back onto his, this time the kiss was faster, sloppier. You rolled your hips again causing him to nip your bottom lip. He tugged at your jumper, pulling it off in a swift motion revealing your plump breasts. You worked his button until his shirt fell open, revealing his toned chest with a dusting of hair. Scrambling with it you finally managed to pull it off as he undid your bra. Placing kisses along your collar bone he squeezed a nipple in between his fingers eliciting a whimper from you.

Your nimble fingers undid his belt in record time, slapping your ass he moved you off him so you were now laying down on the sofa. You looked beautiful to him, hair tussled, face flushed and glowing as you panted. He pulled off your leggings and discarded them somewhere behind him. He knelt in front of you, lifting your leg over his shoulder he placed kisses along your thigh as he looked up at you. His piercing blue eyes full of desire and lust, pupils blown wide. He teased his tongue along your clothed cunt, already tasting how sweet you were.

Moving your panties to the side he groaned at how wet you were. He swiped his tongue along your slit gathering your arousal on the tip. Hissing through your teeth at the contact you bucked your hips, begging for more. Wrapping his arms around your hips he secured you onto his face as he methodically and lazily licked your clit. Burying your head in the sofa pillows you let your body float away into a cloud of pleasure. He ate your pussy like a man starved, savouring every morsel of your juices.

‘Fuck Johnny’ you panted twisting your fingers in his hair. When he finally removed himself from your dripping cunt he kissed his way back to your mouth. You tasted yourself in the kiss as you ground your hips into his. Pulling away he searched your eyes for any objection, for any doubt but all he saw was want. ‘Say yes’ he whispered ‘please.’ Cupping his face you placed a form kiss on his lips ‘yes, fuck, yes.’

A wide grin spread across his lips as he lined himself up at your entrance. Pushing himself in a shudder ran down his spine, you felt heavenly against him. Your mouth fell open as you adjusted to his stretch, he began to move his hips gently. He watched as your eyes fluttered and your features twisted from the new feeling. Leaning down to your ear he planted in your ear, ‘wanted this for so long, y’feel so good.’ Pulling closer into you, you rested your cheek against his as sounds of ecstasy filled the room.

‘Harder, please, shit’ you mewled. He picked up his pace slamming his hips further into you, his hard cock filled you perfectly. ‘Don’t stop Johnny.’ He stifled a laugh as he tried to regain some composure ‘keep talkin like that I won’t last much longer love.’

‘Fuck, I don’t care, I want you to cum for me. Want you to fill me.’ A shaky whimper fell from his lips at your statement as his eyes rolled. ‘Dirty fuckin mouth you got, doin so well love.’

The unexpected praise coughed you to clench around him, ‘wanna go on top’ you demanded. Pulling out he positioned you on top as you sank down on his hard cock once more. Rolling your hips back and forth have your clit the missing pressure it craved. He gripped your hips as you rode him, skin glistening in the dull light of the living room. Unable to pull his eyes from your face his mouth dropped open as guttural moans built up within his chest. He was close. So were you.

The pressure on your clit proved too much, your orgasm crashing around you out of nowhere. You placed your forehead on his as you inhaled each others moans, digging your nails into his neck as you rode out your climax. He threw his head back as he came, a tease of your name on his lips. You felt his cock pulsate inside you as he drenched your walls with his cum.

Collapsing onto his shoulder he rubbed your back, tracing small circles on your sensitive skin. He cupped your jaw again and pulled you into a passionate embrace. Breaking the kiss you offered him a warm smile, one that could melt even the coldest of hearts. ‘I’m not reducing your rent mind’ you teased, a wicked glint in your eye. ‘Wouldn’t dream of askin hen.’

Tracing your nails over his neck you suddenly looked embarrassed, Johnny worried he’d done something wrong furrows his brows. ‘Can I ask you something?’

‘Anything’ he replied a little confused. Pursing your lips you built up the courage to ask. ‘You wanna stay in my room tonight?’ His eyes lit up, full of mischievous sparkle.

‘Yeah, I’d like that.’

[vanilla-bean5]

It's been a while since I drew a human but plz take sunset boi anyway

[kehlaniteam]

Moneybagg Yo - Ocean Spray (Prod By Dmactoobagin)

[workingforitallthetime]

owen and kent going at it sloppy slonky silly style. they are disgusting. their neighbors live in fear. no one understands them but each other. they live in fear because no one will ever understand their dirty nasty ways but each other do you have anymore thoughts on the dirt bag kj/op teuth because suddenly i am Interested in this pairing.

anon i want a full-on trailer park au. owen’s in the laborers union but it turns out he can make better money playing the heavy for a small-time bounty hunter he met at the cinder block tavern next door to the trailer park a couple months ago. (the bounty hunter is nick i think? he just likes owen’s hulking presence, owen never actually has to do anything more taxing than hold a bail jumper in a half-nelson while nick cuffs him.)

somebody moves into the beat-up trailer next door and covers the windows with foil and blasts terrible EDM at 2am while obviously cooking meth. owen covers his head with his pillow and tries to stay out of it. one night owen looks out the tiny window above his kitchen sink and sees a skinny guy in unzipped coveralls swearing as he tries to rip a piece of tin siding off the footing of the next trailer. owen steps out to lend a hand, just to be neighborly, and when the guy looks up at him he’s got the bluest eyes owen’s ever seen.

owen offers him a molson and they drink beers in the rusted lawn chairs on the doorstep of owen’s trailer. kent talks fast and angry and he’s so funny and owen could probably listen to him talk forever about all the grudges he has against morgs the trailer park superintendent and erik who fired him from his night shift at the qwik trip and deputy beniers who pulled him over for driving with a suspended license last week.

“can i come in?” kent asks abruptly, and he’s all over owen as soon as the flimsy aluminum screen door slams behind them. he slides his tongue into owen’s mouth and owen slides his hands over kent’s scrawny ribs under his greasy coveralls and he lets kent authoritatively back him through the particleboard door of his tiny bedroom. kent blinks in the dim light trickling in around the edges of the blanket tacked over owen’s window. “cool, you have a queen?” he says, not waiting for an answer before he tackles owen down onto the mattress on the floor.

[blood-diamonds-i-t-t]

OWSLA low key wanna be Supreme

[thoughtsofa20somethingyearold]

How to be happy Happier: 6 Habits to Adopt for a Happier You!

Over the last few days, I’ve really been thinking about how much my mindset has changed for the better since the start of this year and how much happier it has made me! This in turn has inspired me to write about it, and while I’m no expert on these things, I think it can be useful to know that you’re not alone in how you feel and there are ways to help make it better! Obviously, if you feel that you may have a mental illness or something similar, it is definitely best to seek professional care.

Before my “big change”, I almost constantly felt stressed, anxious and was pretty much always putting myself down for my looks, how much work I did (or didn’t do), what other people thought of me etc etc etc especially since going to university. I think I fell into a bit of a rut, particularly in my first year, going through the ordeals of living in a new city where I didn’t know anyone, trying to cope with the seemingly endless deadlines and trying to balance work and studying whilst still maintaining a social life…Honestly it’s all harder than it looks!

So, on New Year’s Eve, I made myself a resolution to start focusing more on myself and improve the way I dealt with things that came my way.

Here are the 6 ways I went about helping myself live a happier life…

Be grateful

Now this isn’t the kind of “Get over it, there are kids starving in the world” grateful that some people tend to force on you when talking about your problems. I’m talking about being grateful for the things that personally affect you.

By focusing on what is going well in your life and savouring those moments, even for just a minute, it can really put things into perspective. I’ve found keeping a log of things I’m grateful for every time I feel sad or anxious has really settled my moods… it could be something as simple as a comfy bed or being able to spending time with your pet but it just goes to show that more often than not, the good outweighs the bad that’s going on.

Meditation- particularly self-love courses and positive affirmations

While meditation may not be for everyone, it’s definitely worth a try! Over the last 7 months, I’ve followed many meditation courses but the one that struck home the most was the self-love courses.

I feel like self-love is something everyone has struggled with at some point in their lives. I’ve been really trying to change the way I see myself and how I talk to myself (I promise I’m not a crazy woman) and by following these mediations, I’ve really noticed a huge difference in my self-esteem. Granted, there are still off days, it wouldn’t be human to feel amazing all the time! But it’s about learning that we are more than just our clothes, our looks and our thoughts and learning how to put distance between those negative thoughts and ourselves in order to have a more rested and confident mind state.

In my opinion, changing that little voice in our heads from “I’m so ugly” to “Everyone is beautiful in their own way” or “I’m not as smart as them” to “I might not understand X , but I know a lot about Y” is such a life changing skill and allows you to accept those “flaws” as new strengths.

Acknowledging bad moods

A bad mood isn’t like a cut or scrape that you can just cover up temporarily with a plaster, it’s more than that. You have to address these emotions! Of course, the only reasonable solution seems to be avoiding negative emotions because well they don’t feel good but in the long term it only makes these problems much bigger.

Now, what I’m about to say may shock you but in my experience, feeling bad can actually be a good thing! Once you come to terms with what triggers these feelings and understanding what your coping mechanisms are, it becomes much easier to learn how to control your moods and change up how you cope if it’s something that could be more damaging than helpful.

One of the ways I’ve learned to do this, is by visualising my problems as a different person. By giving it an identity that wasn’t my own, I’ve been able to distance myself from it and make better judgements on how to deal with said problem as well as being able to comfort and give advice to myself as I would if it were one of my friends.

Music – make happy playlists

When I was feeling sad, I would instinctively put on a sad playlist and just wallow in it. Unsurprisingly, this never made me feel better. Even on the average day I listen to music 24/7 and never really stopped to notice how it made me feel until one day when boredom struck me and I decided to organise my one giant “songs I like” playlist into separate mood-themed playlists. Who knew that upbeat music stimulates your brain to release those feel-good hormones? (Just common sense that passed me by? Okay then…)

Whether you’re into pop, rock, EDM or alternative genres, you can rely on your favourite song to make you feel happier, even if you’ve had the worst day.

Here’s some links to my personal favourites for feeling good, getting motivated and even having a little boogie in the shower:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZykvqL8a4j3V5BjRCBXLG?si=A8Ky8BxAS3GgyhhSf3uDWg

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/11CAEqfxaFicMCEMI6uW1v?si=hJDPu7BNTg-2RIQhEkh-6w

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IccZrgTOrWYFiWDhF3zah?si=FGcZXlZMRwWSTxsI6nvDVw

They are collaborative so if you feel like I’ve missed something significant from them, add them on!

Get into nature

I’ve always loved going for walks and more recently running. Just being outside in the fresh air and exploring the world around us. This has only grown over the course of lockdown as I’ve found myself going out much more frequently and for much longer periods of time in order to combat anxieties about the uncertainty of the world right now.

I find that going with friends/family, is a real mood-booster as you get to spend quality time together and really focus on what matters to you but sometimes you just need that all important alone time, and there’s nothing better than taking a stroll alone!

When everything is quiet you can just take in what is surrounding you and your mind goes blank, completely at ease. It becomes hard to focus on those problems that were buzzing around in your head 5 minutes ago.

However, from time to time, these thoughts might not go away so easily, and that’s okay! Even in this situation, going for a walk/run or whatever allows you more space (literally and mentally) to think about how to deal with the issue and come up with more rational solutions.

Self-care routines

Who would you say you spend the most time with? Your parents? Friends? Well you’d be wrong…it’s yourself! Day in, day out you are the one who experiences your life, your attitudes, your feelings, and everything else so it’s super important to keep yourself healthy!

In case you’ve been living under a rock, self-care is anything we do deliberately to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. Pretty vague huh? This could be anything from a bit of exercise to knitting yourself a jumper.

In my opinion, self-care is such a simple concept, yet I believe it can be harder to put into practice than it seems. Sometimes I feel like I’m wasting my time trying to follow my self-care routine, as it’s time I could be spending working or studying and I don't doubt that many other people feel the same. However, it is so important to understand that self-care is an UNSELFISH act that we all need in order to look after ourselves and avoid burning out.

I think many people do want to focus on their self-care, but find it difficult to know how, so these are some of the ways I have found that effectively allow me to practice self-care. Although, this doesn’t necessarily mean they are right for everyone, but just because something doesn’t work doesn’t mean you should give up! It’s a total trial and error to find what personally helps you!

My top self-care strategies:

Luxurious bubble baths with relaxing music and maybe even some candles if I’m feeling in an extra “treat yourself mood”

Yoga classes – My friend had got me into this around November time and I haven’t looked back! It was such a relaxing way to destress for an hour.

Mindfulness meditation – My words of advice, don’t give up if you still feel your mind races rather than settles… it takes time and practice to be able to meditate!

Mindful colouring – This is one of my absolute favourites, it’s such a satisfying activity! Stick on some instrumental music and get the mood lighting going for optimal relaxation…

Watching a sitcom – Something that is light, funny, and doesn’t require too much attention is perfect for quick mood improvements!

If you still don't know what to do, I hugely recommend following BlessingManifesting on instagram/twitter whatever social media platform you have or go to her website! It's full of info/challenges you can follow for example this nice and easy one here:

I’ve tried to keep this as short and sweet as possible as I know how overwhelming it can be to read pages and pages of info that ultimately just falls out of your head and this is one of those topics I could probably talk about for days because of its importance.

I hope this has inspired you a bit to reflect on your current state of mind.

Maybe you’re already on your pursuit of further happiness or you’re just starting, but I’d love to hear about your journey! What’s been working best for you?

𝒰𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓁 𝒩𝑒𝓍𝓉 𝒯𝒾𝓂𝑒

Bethany x

[foolsgoldrecs]

Nightwave joined the FG fam with her debut EP, Wavejumper. Take a listen here foolsgoldrecs.lnk.to/wavejumper