#Glass-like Reflections

[thorsenmark]

Banff National Park Has a Beauty to Stir a Thirst for Adventure by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the south while taking in views across the still waters of Bow Lake and then more distant ridges and peaks of Center and North Crowfoot Mountain. This is at a roadside at Bow Lake Viewpoint along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park.

[resident-gay-bitch]

Steve’s always a little insecure in his relationships, always worries that they’re only in it for a short while, that all their promises are just words, no truth behind them.

He’s two months into his relationship with Eddie, and Steve’s already very in love with him, and it’s terrifying. This is the most in love Steve has ever been.

They said it for the first time the other day, during a super romantic and cosy night of Chinese takeout and nostalgic kids movies, snuggled up on the couch with never ending kisses. They had sex that night too, for the first time.

They had fooled around only a couple of times before that, nothing too serious, and only twice, since Eddie’s Demisexual. Steve didn’t know that waiting was exactly what he needed, assurance that Eddie wasn’t just there for his body.

After that night he feels even more connected to Eddie, feels the love radiating from his goofy smile and his puppy dog eyes. And the way Eddie kissed him, the way Eddie touched him, it was unforgettable. Genuine electricity. Steve had never felt so special and precious in his life, never felt so loved.

He’s still got his insecurities though, now that they’ve stepped up their relationship, Steve’s gotten a lot more comfortable, shown the secret side of him, the side that only Robin knows about really. He’s worried, like all the rest of them, that Eddie won’t like him anymore, that he’ll leave.

Robin tells him he’s being negative and stupid, Eddie’s totally the one, she can feel it!!

Steve wants to feel it, thinks the tips of his fingers are buzzing from it, but he just won’t let himself. Not yet. Not until he knows for sure.

They’re on FaceTime, having dinner together because Eddie’s gone away for a few nights with his band for a gig, and they miss eachother. Eddie called him, no prompting needed, and when Steve answered he said: “Stevie, baby, oh my god I missed you— hey fuckin, Jeff!! Look at my boyfriend, how hot is he? I got a cute ass boyfriend, wow, I feel so much better now I get to talk to you again. How are you, sweetheart? I hope you’re okay.”

Steve’s heart fucking bloomed. He feels nauseous he’s so fucking in love.

“What are you doing, Ed’s? You keep looking away from me.”

“I know, a total crime, don’t hate me. I’d much rather look at you, baby— hey shut up, Jeff, let me be in love!” Eddie yelled, tossing a pen at his bandmate across the room, “Sorry, Stevie. Uh, I’m doing some research for some songs I’m writing, making sure I’m not gonna fucking accidentally steal someone’s copyrighted track. Boring stuff, legal stuff, what are you doing?”

“Not much, missing you.”

Eddie chuckles, “God, I miss you too. Want me to come over when I get home? I’d invite you to mine, but these guys always get grouchy after a long drive home and our unit would probably just depress you.”

“Yeah, please.” Steve smiled sweetly, picking at his dinner. They fall into silence for a while, Eddie deep in concentration, his eyebrows furrowed and his tongue poking out over his top lip as he types away on his laptop.

Steve’s got this question gnawing at him. One of those dumb fucking questions that he shouldn’t ask, because it’s stupid. The kind of question that if he asks too many of them, his parter will get pissed off and leave, or yell at him to stop. He’s already asked Eddie one weird question, but it wasn’t even that weird, it still got a strange reaction from Eddie though. Steve didn’t take it as a good one.

Fuck, he can’t help it though, it just starts coming out of his mouth before he can really stop it, “Hey, uh, Eddie…?”

“Yah, light of my life?” He laughs to himself, isn’t looking at the camera so he can’t see Steve begin to blush, thankfully.

“If you became a rich and famous rockstar, would you leave me behind? Be honest.” Steve nodded, “I can take it-“

“Of course not, Stevie.” Eddie said, still looking at his laptop screen, it seems like he barely even thinks about the answer, “Why would I do that?”

“If you were famous, you’d have other options.”

“Yeah, but I have you. Would you leave me, if you got famous?”

“No.” Steve snickers, like it’s obvious. Because it is, because Steve’s attached to Eddie, obviously, Steve loves Eddie more than Eddie loves Steve, probably.

“See, so why would I?” Eddie says simply, a small smile on his face as he looks at Steve like he’s being goofy and weird.

Steve should just shut his mouth before Eddie starts to hate him, but he just can’t, “Well, there are better options for famous people.”

“Not for me.” Eddie says simply, and it kills Steve, genuinely, a fucking stake through the heart in the best kind of way.

“What if you were on a red carpet, and… uh… oh, what if Hugh Jackman hit on you? Would you chose him over me?”

Eddie laughed, “Look, Hugh is hot, but he’s not as hot as you. Have you seen your ass, Stevie?”

Steve flustered, “We- Uh, what about like, Dave from Foo Fighters? He’s really hot.”

“Not my type at all, besides he’s a cheater so ew.”

“Okay…” Steve wonders, “Megan Fox?”

“Gorgeous! But I don’t swing that way.”

“Right, yeah, of course.” Steve sighed, “Oh, you really like Robert Irwin, right?”

Eddie laughed, looked over at Steve on his phone and smiled sweetly, rubbed a hand over his mouth, “Yeah, I like him, he’s cute. Wanna know why?”

Suddenly, Steve feels very jealous. It must show on his face too because Eddie snickers at him, “Uh, why?”

“Because he reminds me of you, dork.”

“What? How?” Steve is baffled.

“He’s cute, I like your little blonde highlights and he’s blonde. And he’s fit like you I guess. But mostly because he’s like, just a good looking chill out dude until you hear him talk, then you realise he’s a huge massive super ultra dork and you can’t help but want to know more about him.” Eddie smiled, turned back to his laptop and Steve watched him scroll through a document through the reflection of his glasses, “If Robert Irwin ever hit on me I’d be flattered as fuck. But I’d kindly reject him, and tell him I’ve got my own dork at home who prepared me for such a moment, by asking stupid questions like would you ever leave me— no Steve. I wouldn’t. Duh. You’re too good of a kisser.”

Steve laughed, let himself feel flustered for a while. Satisfied that he let himself be just the right amount of clingy to let Eddie know that he’s kinda like that, but not too clingy that he scared Eddie away.

“Would you take me with you then? When you’re rich and famous?”

“Oh, you know it baby.” Eddie grinned, “When I’m making millions, you’re quitting your goddamned job and travelling the world with me, and I’ll buy you whatever the fuck you want. I’ll be your full time sugar daddy no doubts about it, gorgeous.”

Steve loves this guy so much. “Yeah, sure, you can be my sugar daddy the day you figure out how to ask me how to touch your dick without stuttering and blushing and hiding in my neck about it.”

Eddie stuttered, clearly caught off guard as he began to choke on air. Steve could hear his friends in the room around Eddie begin to laugh and make fun of him. Steve laughed with him, because Eddie knows how Steve feels about that, he knows that Steve likes how shy Eddie got in bed.

Steve thinks it’s incredibly hot, a guy so confident and out there reduced to a stuttering mess the second he gets a “hot” guy in bed, as Eddie said.

Eddie’s friends begin to heckle and tease him for a bit, and Steve listens in silence as his boyfriend fights with the lot of them.

“Hey, Eddie?” Steve asks, once they’re calmed down and quiet again.

Eddie sighs, rolls his head away from his laptop and over to look at Steve, Steve hates this. Eddie smiles anyway, even though Steve is sure he’s faking it now, and says, “Yes, my love?”

He wants to take it back. He wants to shut his mouth.

“Never mind.” Steve shakes his head.

“No, my love. Ask me, go on. It was a follow up question to the whole fame thing, right?” Eddie shrugged, “I only sighed because you should know that how I feel isn’t something so easily raptured by a mere celebrity.”

“Oh…” Steve nodded, thought about that for a moment. Wondered if anyone else in his situation would have known that, maybe he’s just insecure, too insecure, Eddie’s bound to get annoyed by it. It seems like he already is. “I was just going to ask if you’d ever write a song about me?”

Eddie smiles, blushes, and it’s so sweet, “I already have, Stevie. Three.” He looks back at his laptop, groans and Steve sees in his glasses reflection that Eddie closes all the tabs he’s looking at in anger, “Yah, you’re so easy to write love songs about to be completely honest. But no, I’m not telling you anything about them. You’ll hear when they’re ready.”

Steve is over the moon, “Okay.”

Silence again. He watches Eddie open up a new application, Steve recognises as his music app thing. He makes demos and back tracks with it, which is cool. Eddie begins to play around with if a bit, and Steve listens to the noise and wonders what song Eddie’s trying to create.

He’s got that urge again. God, he’s so clingy. Steve can’t stand how clingy he is, no one can. It’s only a matter of time before Eddie’s telling him he’s too clingy and walking out the door.

He really can’t help himself. Maybe he’s just self destructive.

“Eddie, would you tell the world I was your boyfriend, if you get famous?”

“Yup.” Eddie nodded, “But they’d only know your name, and your face, and how much I love you. Don’t want you getting stalked by weirdos— you know, if I get famous enough that people want to stalk my boyfriend.”

Steve thinks that’s really sweet of him, especially since he had that rolling off the top of his tongue, no thinking time needed.

“Well… would you take me to all your A lister parties and events?”

“If there’s no plus one option, I’m not going sweetheart. Wouldn’t want you sitting at home, worried.”

“What would you do if a celebrity like… hmm, Eddie Van Halen hit on me?”

Eddie grinned, “Then I’d say you’re seeing ghosts, sunshine.”

“If he were alive, though?”

“Then… I’d think it’s awesome that we have something in common, you’re our type— oh! And then you’d get to say you were hit on by two guys named Eddie who played guitar super good.”

Steve laughed, “Would you introduce me to Sabrina Carpenter?”

“It would be the first thing I’d do.”

“Would you get jealous if she hit on me?”

“Oh yeah.” Eddie nodded, “I’m gay as fuck and I’d still take her out on a date, you know, she’s pretty. She’s like, the girl version of you. Anyway I’d be super jealous and heartbroken but I’d tell you to take your chance.”

“Seriously?”

“Yup.” He assured, “You will be hearing from me, I’ll be that crazy ex just waiting for you two to break up. I’d sabotage so bad, but I’d just want you to be happy. But I would hate if that was without me.”

Steve smiled, “Imagine if we were animals? Would you still fall in love with me if we were both little otters or something?”

“Yup, I’d be head otter heals for you.”

Steve laughed, “Dude, you’re so lame.”

“Don’t call me dude whist asking these clingy ass questions.” Eddie snickered out, and Steve shut up.

He swallowed. Stared hard at the camera and tried to surpress his sudden urge to cry.

“You get so fucking clingy sometimes.” Eddie muttered, quiet enough that his friends couldn’t hear him, “I genuinely didn’t think someone could get this clingy.”

Steve hates him.

He’s about to shut off the call when he sees something flash in Eddie’s glasses, squints to get a better look at whatever is on Eddie’s screen.

“Hey, uh, forgot to mention my uncle had this watch he thought you might like— cause I got one, but you don’t wear silver do you?”

“Nope, never.” Steve shook his head, bile rising in his throat, he can’t figure out what’s taken up all of Eddie’s attention, “Tell him thanks though.”

“Got it.” Eddie muttered to himself, pressed enter on his keyboard, and a webpage popped up with large images of golden band rings.

“What are you doing?” Steve wonders quietly.

“Huh? Oh, just mixing some music still, like I was before. Just trying to think up what I should do next.”

Steve is not that stupid. He knows Eddie’s lying. He’s lying so hard right now.

Eddie grabs his phone, pulls it close to his face so Steve can only see from his nose up, and he begins tapping away at his screen.

“Sorry, I’ll put you down in a sec, cutie, just checking something.”

With this closer angle, Steve can see very clearly what Eddie’s checking on his phone. He’s checking his bank account.

He’s checking his bank account, looking back at the web page of rings on his laptop, then pondering something in his head.

“Everything okay, Eddie?”

“Yup, just thinking up some lyric changes. Got them all written in my phone, I’ll put you down now.”

He’s such a liar, Steve’s just confused. And hurt.

“Why are you so quiet?” Eddie wondered, his phone back down on the table like it was before, eyes back on his laptop as he scrolls through rings, “Are you okay?”

“Yep.” Steve nodded.

Eddie sighed, “Hey, would you still love me if we were animals? You never answered back.” Eddie said, “What if I was an otter and you were a little fishy?”

Steve hesitates, “You’d probably eat me.”

“I’d eat you right now, Steve.” Eddie said flatly, then he ducked his head and whispered, “I miss the taste of you. I love kissing you- Hey, can I suck your dick sometime? Been thinkin’ about it.”

“Oh, now you’re brave enough to ask whilst you’re a million miles away and not even looking at me?”

“Yup.” Eddie snickered, froze for a moment with his brows furrowed, clicked on a ring and zoomed in on it, glanced between his laptop and Steve a few times. “Uh, sorry, what were we talking about?”

Steve can see the description of the ring he’s looking at. He can see, clear as day, the description reads (backwards): “Solar - Gold embossed engagement ring.”

Steve can’t believe this. Eddies looking at engagement rings. Is he looking at engagement rings?

“How much do you love me?” Steve asked, a vomit of words.

Eddie smiled, hung his head like he’s all embarrassed about it, “A lot, Stevie baby. A lot.” Eddie chuckled, “I can’t believe I get you all to myself. Not to be poetic or anything, but my life was a dark, empty night sky before I met you, and then suddenly my life was summer sun, gorgeous. You’re my sunshine, right?”

“Right.” Steve nodded, “I love when you call me that.” He squints at the reflection in Eddie’s glasses and can make out the pattern of the sun embossed on the ring.

“God, I miss you.” Eddie sighs, adds the ring to his shopping cart and keeps scrolling.

Jeff walks behind Eddie on his way out of the kitchen and stops in his tracks, walks over.

“Just working on that song, look good?” Eddie asks, and Jeff leans down on his shoulder, “I think if I add this in, this take could be the one. What do you think? Or do you think I’m being too stupid? Is it too soon for that big moment?”

Oh, fuck, he’s really looking at engagement rings.

Jeff smiles, squeezes Eddie’s shoulder encouragingly, “I mean, yeah, in theory. But you’ve never done anything by the book, and all your best choices have been a little crazy like that. If you feel it’s the right choice, and will work well with the music, then yeah, by all means.”

Eddie gins, looks back at Steve, “Yeah, it’s definitely the right choice.”

Jeff snickers, wonders off shaking his head, and Eddie looks so giddy as he takes one last look at the ring.

Eddie’s thinking about proposing to Steve.

“Don’t you think I’m clingy?” Steve blurted out, catching Eddie completely off guard.

Eddie glanced at him, sighed, carefully shut his laptop and set his attention on Steve, “Well, yeah? You are clingy.” Eddie shrugged, “Dude, you don’t understand how lucky I feel, I think. I like that. I mean, you love me so much that you wanna cling to me like a fucking koala. I’m surprised you haven’t gotten bored of me yet.”

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, Steve feels so warm and fuzzy inside.

“I love you so much.” He mumbles, brings the phone close to his face to virtually kiss Eddie, “Do you want to move in with me?”

“What?” Eddie stuttered out, “Uh, are you serious?”

“Yes, I’m serious in this conversation and also about this relationship. About you.”

“Fuck.” Eddie sighed, laughed a little delirious, “Yeah, yes, I do. I’d love that, sunshine.”

“When you get back then. Just… just come over and don’t leave.” Steve nodded, “We can talk more then, about us, and everything. I just want you around me always.”

“God, Stevie, you don’t know how much I feel that in my heart.” Eddie said, two hands pressed over his heart to swoon a little.

Steve doesn’t tell him that he knows of Eddie’s plans, and five months later, when the special day comes, Steve doesn’t tell him that he’s already seen the ring. Though, he does mention it in his vowels, tells everyone watching just how much harder that evening made Steve fall in love with Eddie. That he couldn’t believe someone was falling so hard, so fast, just as he was.

Steve never doubted another relationship again, purely because his only relationship from then on was with Eddie.

He’d never felt as secure as he does with Eddie, since that night, never second guessed his intentions, never doubted their love.

They’re mutually head otter heals for each other. Robin was right, Eddie is the one.

[quinns-art-box]

"and then... be friends after you escape, okay? i think you'll all be the best of friends."

finally done with this piece i've been messing with for a really long time :] just something about kaede's impact on everyone else and all their attempts to get out of there

[sunclown]

Alike but different

[redmaycare]

okay pff yeag whatever dude(loses concept of self as time crumples itself in on me, reducing me to nothing but to an idea of a martyr and i am praised and loved but not my own)

og art from 2020 + alt sketch under the cut

might still do something with this concept later but for now. it is a weirdly cropped sketch

[doctorsiren]

paint it over

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Thou shalt have no other Gods before me includes Jesus

Jesus would be completely disappointed to discover that his modern base of followers decided to worship him instead his actual instructions to revere, worship and praise our father and source which is the greater universe which we are all part of. Our father not being an abstract concept but something we can see with our own eyes by simply looking above.

Other potential let downs include:

Praying to Jesus instead of tapping into Holy Spirit, the very real cosmic force that exists on a cosmic and celestial level, permeating the entire universe and binding us all together. Something that studyers of quantum physics and quantum mechanics will eventually confirm as the omnipresent quantum field of the universe, that we all have had access to and utilized at one point or another. Those innate feelings of intuition are derived from this cosmic force that is not limited to human concepts of time, it knows the past present and future which all collapses into the infinite present moment once you surrender to its guidance rather than your ego. Such a force can be trusted with absolutely everything since it knows the best possible path for you and hence those moments of intuition that we've all felt at some point or another. You can choose to either inadvertently access it or voluntarily access it. Jesus taught us to rely on it completely rather than our egos which can only speculate about the future but never know it with the confidence that the Holy Spirit of the universe knows. Our egos also have a habit of self sabotaging us, throwing us in the worst possible path because it seemed like a good idea at the time. The Holy Spirit of the universe on the other hand has our best interest at heart and the best road to take. If you possess a broken GPS that only works sometimes and one that takes you on the best possible route, why wouldn't you choose the latter?

Very few churches emphasize the act of forgiving as much as possible. Any mild or major bruising of our egos needs to be forgiven as soon as they happen. This need to be practiced until you reach a point where nothing can phase you. A true follower of Jesus' teachings has impenetrable armor and everything rolls off their back. This not only means forgiving minor jabs at your ego like someone not saying thank you or holding the door for you, but also major things like a spouse cheating on you. For those major ones, in the interest of restoring overall peace in the universe, don't be shy about reaching out to them to forgive them. If you have bad blood or unresolved conflicts with someone, settle them. Send them your blessings and love. The natural order of the universe is peace and love, and your contribution towards restoring that on a global and universal level goes a lot father than you think. It puts you back in harmony with the greater universe as well.

Make it a habit not to judge others, in a real day to day application of this teaching. That means when you see a homeless person on the street, an overweight person on the street, someone whose life has devolved into a drug addiction, someone you find unattractive, someone dressed scantily clad on the street, a group of cigarette smokers on the street, anyone who has made poor regrettable decisions in their life that led them on the wrong path, etc. Whenever you catch yourself doing this, stop immediately. Instead reaffirm to yourself that they are your brothers and sisters, united and one as children and products of the greater universe which we are all part of. Declare in your consciousness that we are not separate from each other, we are all one. Judgment, no matter how minor is a result of our egos trying to elevate ourselves above others, essentially breaking the unity that is necessary to experience a spiritual awakening.

Helping out any panhandlers, suffering homeless people on the street puts you back in the ultimate harmony with the universe in addition to declaring a release of any attachment to money.

Buy them a sandwich if you're able. They will be thrilled. This is an understated instruction from Jesus and it puts you back in alignment and harmony with the greater universe, pushing it closer towards total happiness and peace by helping others. Declare in your consciousness that the welfare of your brothers and sisters is more important than the money in your pocket.

Declare that the money and things you own does not belong to you but it belongs to the greater universe and to ask for guidance on how to use it.

"In peace, I release all attachments to money and all material things I own. Use it as you will father. The most important thing is unlocking and activating the spiritual bliss present within me Jesus referred to as heaven. Guide my words, steps, actions towards this end during my life. I also release all attachments to this body, this identity and this life. This body is not who I am, I am a reflection of you, and I ask to be guided by your spirit on the path you have determined for me. I surrender completely to your will and your plan for me. I recognize that there is no death, we are eternal beings, so I release all fear of death, as death is not real. It is a temporary passing of our egos and bodies but we start anew upon completion of this particular journey. I release all fear during my life as I know the Holy Spirit is guiding me on the best possible path while also keeping us out of the way of any potential harm.

In summary

The truth is, many Christians today are not experiencing spiritual awakening or enlightenment because they’ve strayed from the core of Jesus’ message. Rather than directing their praise and devotion to our greater Source, the divine intelligence Jesus referred to as our Father, they have redirected that worship onto Jesus himself. In doing so, they are inadvertently doing the very opposite of what he taught.

This misalignment is further compounded by the widespread neglect of his actual instructions. Few churches emphasize the daily practices Jesus called for, such as radical forgiveness, surrender to the Holy Spirit, or love for all without judgment. Instead, many have adopted the belief that simply declaring faith in Jesus is enough, without embodying the path he laid out.

While some of his teachings have been referenced earlier in this article, many more are explored throughout the other writings on this blog for those who wish to deepen their understanding.

A true understanding of his teachings not only triggers a spiritual awakening and enlightenment, it helps us recognize that we too, not just Jesus, are one with what he called our father, the greater universe above us which we are all a part of and products of.

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[starlightwoofwoof]

I swear I saw a post that was like “people should draw Glisten in suits and Rodger in dresses more” and so I did it-

I AM NOT A COWARD ‼️‼️‼️ /silly

[1o1percentmilk]

"i think mark is the hottest character in severance" "i think devon is hotter" "i want to suck helly's face" SHUT UP EVERYONE!!! LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THE LUMON HEADQUARTERS BUILDING!!!!

the real life location is the Bell Labs Holmdel Complex btw, it used to be owned by Bell Labs and now it's used by a lot of smaller businesses and stuff.

[cradle-of-darkness]

scenes where sylvie is cool and mysterious and menacing

[clownsnake]

what would it take

(to be loved) (by you)

[thorsenmark]

Finding My Next Adventure in Banff National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While at an overlook to Two Jack Lake and view to the south to the ridges and peaks of Mount Rundle off in the distance. This location is along the Lake Minnewanka Scenic Drive in Banff National Park. In composing this image, I walked around until I could find an opening in the trees that helped to frame the view with the lake waters and reflection as well as centering Mount Rundle in the upper portion of the image center. I felt this helped to create a layered look and add interests, from near to far.

[crispycaro]

caitvi office sirens au

inspired by emily and serena in my fav film the devil wears prada🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[fuumiku]

Day 6: fashion

Can never go wrong with them just vibing! All the hype songs all the right left right left right go and the fashion put it all on me don't you wanna see these clothes on me! Shopping and slaying~ Marcille is invested Chilchuck is just wearing the thing & indulging her and chilling, one gets a date the other gets a much needed forced vacation from work both get quality time. Marchil clubbing when!! One's there for dancing the other for the booze, but those quickly merge… I've wanted marchil underboob window for sooo long. A special treat to the one who'll appreciate it best...

There're a lot of fashion thoughts to have with them, for example I love to think of the scenario of her planning he and his wife's reconciliation with him with her obliviously constantly self-inserting, obviouuusly she has to choose his outfit and obviously they go shop for it together and obviously she gets her hands in there to help style his shirt and hair but does she think of actually putting herself in the wife's shoes? Does she think of half-foot beauty standards or fashion, or elven ones, of what in her eyes makes Chilchuck attractive and bring out his best appeal? I rest my case. Get him in cute outfits!! Enough with the dad fits!! (Jk those are super endearing too, who could not swoon)

[peach-s0up]

shhh theyre having a moment

i really wanted to draw an interior seeing as i dont do backgrounds much lol

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Thou shalt have no other Gods before me includes Jesus

Jesus would be completely disappointed to discover that his modern base of followers decided to worship him instead his actual instructions to revere, worship and praise our father and source which is the greater universe which we are all part of. Our father not being an abstract concept but something we can see with our own eyes by simply looking above.

Other potential let downs include:

Praying to Jesus instead of tapping into Holy Spirit, the very real cosmic force that exists on a cosmic and celestial level, permeating the entire universe and binding us all together. Something that studyers of quantum physics and quantum mechanics will eventually confirm as the omnipresent quantum field of the universe, that we all have had access to and utilized at one point or another. Those innate feelings of intuition are derived from this cosmic force that is not limited to human concepts of time, it knows the past present and future which all collapses into the infinite present moment once you surrender to its guidance rather than your ego. Such a force can be trusted with absolutely everything since it knows the best possible path for you and hence those moments of intuition that we've all felt at some point or another. You can choose to either inadvertently access it or voluntarily access it. Jesus taught us to rely on it completely rather than our egos which can only speculate about the future but never know it with the confidence that the Holy Spirit of the universe knows. Our egos also have a habit of self sabotaging us, throwing us in the worst possible path because it seemed like a good idea at the time. The Holy Spirit of the universe on the other hand has our best interest at heart and the best road to take. If you possess a broken GPS that only works sometimes and one that takes you on the best possible route, why wouldn't you choose the latter?

Very few churches emphasize the act of forgiving as much as possible. Any mild or major bruising of our egos needs to be forgiven as soon as they happen. This need to be practiced until you reach a point where nothing can phase you. A true follower of Jesus' teachings has impenetrable armor and everything rolls off their back. This not only means forgiving minor jabs at your ego like someone not saying thank you or holding the door for you, but also major things like a spouse cheating on you. For those major ones, in the interest of restoring overall peace in the universe, don't be shy about reaching out to them to forgive them. If you have bad blood or unresolved conflicts with someone, settle them. Send them your blessings and love. The natural order of the universe is peace and love, and your contribution towards restoring that on a global and universal level goes a lot father than you think. It puts you back in harmony with the greater universe as well.

Make it a habit not to judge others, in a real day to day application of this teaching. That means when you see a homeless person on the street, an overweight person on the street, someone whose life has devolved into a drug addiction, someone you find unattractive, someone dressed scantily clad on the street, a group of cigarette smokers on the street, anyone who has made poor regrettable decisions in their life that led them on the wrong path, etc. Whenever you catch yourself doing this, stop immediately. Instead reaffirm to yourself that they are your brothers and sisters, united and one as children and products of the greater universe which we are all part of. Declare in your consciousness that we are not separate from each other, we are all one. Judgment, no matter how minor is a result of our egos trying to elevate ourselves above others, essentially breaking the unity that is necessary to experience a spiritual awakening.

Helping out any panhandlers, suffering homeless people on the street puts you back in the ultimate harmony with the universe in addition to declaring a release of any attachment to money.

Buy them a sandwich if you're able. They will be thrilled. This is an understated instruction from Jesus and it puts you back in alignment and harmony with the greater universe, pushing it closer towards total happiness and peace by helping others. Declare in your consciousness that the welfare of your brothers and sisters is more important than the money in your pocket.

Declare that the money and things you own does not belong to you but it belongs to the greater universe and to ask for guidance on how to use it.

"In peace, I release all attachments to money and all material things I own. Use it as you will father. The most important thing is unlocking and activating the spiritual bliss present within me Jesus referred to as heaven. Guide my words, steps, actions towards this end during my life. I also release all attachments to this body, this identity and this life. This body is not who I am, I am a reflection of you, and I ask to be guided by your spirit on the path you have determined for me. I surrender completely to your will and your plan for me. I recognize that there is no death, we are eternal beings, so I release all fear of death, as death is not real. It is a temporary passing of our egos and bodies but we start anew upon completion of this particular journey. I release all fear during my life as I know the Holy Spirit is guiding me on the best possible path while also keeping us out of the way of any potential harm.

In summary

The truth is, many Christians today are not experiencing spiritual awakening or enlightenment because they’ve strayed from the core of Jesus’ message. Rather than directing their praise and devotion to our greater Source, the divine intelligence Jesus referred to as our Father, they have redirected that worship onto Jesus himself. In doing so, they are inadvertently doing the very opposite of what he taught.

This misalignment is further compounded by the widespread neglect of his actual instructions. Few churches emphasize the daily practices Jesus called for, such as radical forgiveness, surrender to the Holy Spirit, or love for all without judgment. Instead, many have adopted the belief that simply declaring faith in Jesus is enough, without embodying the path he laid out.

While some of his teachings have been referenced earlier in this article, many more are explored throughout the other writings on this blog for those who wish to deepen their understanding.

A true understanding of his teachings not only triggers a spiritual awakening and enlightenment, it helps us recognize that we too, not just Jesus, are one with what he called our father, the greater universe above us which we are all a part of and products of.

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[afterthelambs]

I'm still clueless what kinda lenses Joker has that they reflect so brightly like this. Imagine being Akechi playing chess with your rival and you glance up after your turn only to get blinded by the fury of a thousand suns

[headlessandhellbent]

Me trying to interact with fish: 😁🥹😍😭🤪

The fish: .... But is there food?