#don't rush

[yeesiine]

its easy to find a new one but its hard to find a true one

[random-xpressions]

The greatest pilgrimage is to be found in stillness even if you may be in physical movement. There's no hard journey to undertake. There's no distant destination to reach. It is all an illusion that your mind has created. To reach somewhere is an illusion. To know with all the certainty of your heart that you're already there where you're meant to be, that's when you'll truly arrive, that's when you'll truly be awakened to your fullest capacity. There's no need to rush. There's no timeline. Nowhere to go and nothing to be. Its all here and now, in this very moment, in this very heartbeat, in this very breath. It is all encapsulated in the NOW. So slow down a little. To rush is to enhance that illusion. Break free from all of that. Be so immersed in the moment that everything else fades away in the background. This, this, this, here and now - that's all you have. Be. Stay still and feel the blissfulness of this moment...

Random Xpressions

[missbcm]

[cloudly-moonlight]

You know the story called Another Chance To Heal.

They haven't update since last year, i can't wait for the new update.

I had read it and it's a pretty good story.

Maybe the author is going through a crisis at the moment, maybe they are taking a long break, maybe they are going through writers block, maybe they busy and going through stuff in their life.

All i'm saying is lets be kind and wait, let's not rush the author, read other stories until then, i mean who knows but again go read or favorite stories until they ready to post.

[silverbridge-harbor]

If they ever carve my face into a mountain it will be called Mount Rushless and it will take a long time and might never be finished at all

[witch-hazels-musings]

Silver lining of having covid, I have free time to do this cause no one can tell me to do anything else cause I physically cant

woah! well good luck with your barbara art! im sure it’ll be awesome once you finish it (and barbara is the best choice so good on you hehe)

[csbtv]

"Don't Rush" (Short film) on CSB Television

podcasts #shortfilms #indiefilms #miniseries #vodcasts #comedy #indietv

[justanotherstudyblrrrr]

[hrokkall]

"Sad Cat Poem" by Spencer Madsen

[djevilninja]

You'll never know How far we'll go. I'm keepin’ it strong, All night long, All night long, All night long.

Silk - Don't Rush

[seancefemme]

yeah well you want to fuck me so bad it makes you look stupid

[dearjewels22]

Trust the process. It will happen when it is meant to. You have to find peace and comfort in the waiting room.

[inkskinned]

there are a lot of posts out there that are positive and healthy coping mechanisms for handling the holidays. this is not one of them :)

i think there's like. going to be times in your life you will be stuck in a social situation that you cannot escape from gracefully. i do not know why the internet doesn't believe these times exist. it's not always just that your physical safety is at risk - sometimes it's legit like "i just don't currently have the energy or time to put in the effort of responding to this." sometimes it's a coworker you hate so much. sometimes it's just like, fine, you know? like you know you can handle your aunt when she's cheerily horrible, but if you actually set a boundary around her, it's going to be weeks of fallout with your father.

i don't know why people think the answer is always just "cut them out!" or "don't let them get away with that!" because ... the real world is tricky and complicated. i think kind of a lot of us have an internal "radiation poisoning" meter for certain people. like - i'm talking about the ones who are absolutely giving you gradual ick damage. like, you can handle them, but you'll be exhausted.

and yes. you absolutely should listen to your therapist and the good posts about handling others and set good boundaries and take care of yourself. prioritize peace.

HOWEVER :) ...... since im often in a situation with a Gradual Sense of Ick person i cannot just "cut out" of my life (without losing someone else precious to me) - i have sort of developed the most. maladaptive form of mischief possible. because like, if i'm going to have to listen to this shit again, i like to have a little bit of private fun with it.

now! again, i am physically safe, just mentally drained by this man. you should only do this with people you are not in danger with. which leads me to my suggestions for when your Unfortunate Acquaintance shows up and says oh everyone pay attention to me.

my favorite word is "maybe!" said as brightly and happily as possible. whenever the Horrible Person starts in on a topic you do not want to go further with, particularly if they make a claim that you know to be inaccurate, do not respond to it. you and i have both tried to actually argue with this person, and it hasn't gone well, because this person just wants the drama of an argument. however, "maybe!" gives them literally nothing to go on. it is incredibly disarming. they are used to people having some response. they know they can't prove what they're saying, and maybe! treats them like the child they are. it dismisses them in the politest way possible.

i like to say maybe! and then, in their stunned silence, immediately change the subject. this is because i have adhd and i will have something unrelated to talk about, but if you can't think of topics fast enough, i recommend just pointing to something and saying, "isn't that lovely?" because fuck you let's bring in some positivity.

by the way. that second trick - of pointing to something and stating an opinion about it? - that just works on its own, like, 70% of the time. i picked it up from teaching preschoolers. it's an intentional "redirect". it stops children crying and it also stops grown adults from finishing their explanation on why women belong in kitchens. dual wielding!

keep it silly for yourself. i absolutely do not care if people think i'm fucking stupid (it's more fun if they do) and as a result i will purposefully misunderstand things just to see how long it takes them to realize i've completely removed them from the subject at hand. when they say "women aren't funny" i get to be like. "which women." "all women." "all women in america?" "no in the world." "like the mole people? the people in the world?" "what? no. like, alive." "oh are we not counting the mole people?" "what the fuck are you talking about." "you don't believe in the mole people?"

similarly, i play a personal game called "one up me." my Evil Acquaintance literally knows this game exists (my family & friends caught onto it and now also play it) and it always fucking gets him. i don't know why. you have to be willing to be a little free-spirited on this one, though. the trick is that when they make one of those horrible little bigoted or annoying comments they are always making, you need to go one unit weirder. not more intense, mind you - just more weird. "you don't look good in that dress." "yeah, actually, my other dress was covered in squid ink due to a mishap at the soup store." "you shouldn't wear such revealing clothes." "wait, what? oh shit. sorry, your son tears off strips when no one is looking and eats them. i swear it was longer before we left the building."

the point of "one up me" is to completely upend this person's narrative. we both know this person likes setting up situations where you cannot "win" and then they really like telling other people how badly you handled it. in a usual situation, if you respond "please don't say something that rude", you're a bitch. but if you let it happen, you're letting yourself be debased. they are not usually expecting door number three: unflappably odd. because what are they going to say when they're telling everyone how badly you behaved? "she said my son eats her dresses" ".... okay?"

if you can, form an allyship with someone whomst you can tagteam with. where they can pick up on your weird "soup store" story and run with it.

the following phrase is amazing and can be deployed for any situation: "oh, be nice :) it's the holidays!" i do not know why this works as often as it does. i'll say it for the most random shit. i think this is bc most of the time these people know they're being impolite, they just like to fight.

godbless. when in doubt, remember that you could always start stealing their pens.

the whole point of this is - if you can't escape. maybe see how long you can just be. like. a horrible little menace.

[marblegodss]

Something something about a ceaseless watcher

[clairethecutepup]

Don't Hurry And Worry...

Don't hurry to complete your latest comic page, illustration or otherwise... A sooner completion doesn't equate to greater amount of followers and "likes."

Don't worry about the most perfect of quality nor the reception's quantity... People prefer what they like than what "actually" looks nice, and not everyone can find the time to actually look through all the things they've ever "liked."

You're not in a race, you're at your own pace. You're not in a competition, you're trying to bring ideas to fruition.

All you can do is wait for the right moment, and your work will gain an audience. But for this moment, why not do it because it's what you enjoy best?

[tio-trile]

So that unwanted guest huh