#finding your way

[ahhvernin]

THIS IS YOUR CUE TO GO TO GO WATCH THE ANIME :

Goodbye, Don Glees

Go watch it.

Go watch it if you've been stuck and wanting something bigger.

Go watch it if you've been feeling trapped and want more freedom.

Go watch it if you've been wandering and searching for your unnamed Treasure to call your own.

Go.

You can do it.

Go on your adventure.

And then come back and tell me about it.

[wordsoftheheartandsoul]

Come back down to the beat of your heart. Come back to the joy of color. Come back home to believing hope still runs in your veins. You're finding your way in the wind, but you can always come back to Light again.

Morgan Harper Nichols - How Far You Have Come

[imlivingmylife]

“Remember there’s always another way. Even if you have to get lost to find it.”

Moana 2

[exmpdg]

time does not slip into itself

instead sediment compounding

I pick out granules from the glass

amongst thick layers still founding

and wonder where this unease goes

as my back finds a seat cushion

and hard eyes through the train windows

see the romance, the race I shun

What are these lungs of bitterness?

These exhalations of whipped wind?

tempered by watercolor eyes

and crooked smiles of those who have sinned?

perhaps the irritants of time

sand rolling between blushing thighs

beat the beach I could make of them

remaining only some goodbyes

[pink-alchemy]

[andreai04]

One does not realize how powerful a dream is, in the sleeping world as well as the waking one, until it has been stolen from them.

[obscureoldguy]

As you can see; if you can just get by this fearful place, a beautiful, glistening, sun-lit beach awaits you, very near by.

(It's probably only a pudder tat anyway.)

“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

[icewindandboringhorror]

(also feel free in the tags to clarify Why you made the choice you made!! :0c)

[niggadiffusion]

"The Grind Never Stops"

Mama told me everything would be okay,

Daddy said, “Son, you’ve got to find your way.”

The world ain't made for those who wander lost,

You can't be a slave—so I’m out here paying the cost.

I grind, and I ignore the shade they throw,

Just another day for a brother on the low,

They talk, but I let them run their mouth,

You don’t know me, can’t break me, I’m walking my route.

I make the world pop, but I’m not here for the flops,

Flipping moves like they’re profits, no stops.

They don’t know what it means to come through a drought,

But I stay low, stay plotting, always one step out.

Since grade school, I knew I had the game screwed,

Life’s a puzzle, and I’ve learned how to move.

You can't take shortcuts—they lead you down the wrong road,

I’ve caught the lessons, learned from every load.

They chase paper, buzzing for that quick check,

Get stung once, and it’s a wrap, no respect.

If you ain’t got the sense, you’ll fall in the streets,

It’s a game out here, no time for weak beats.

They flex, thinking they top picks in the draft,

But they ain’t even in line, just living a craft.

The top’s a long climb, a road they don’t know,

I’m making moves while they still trying to grow.

[rivetgoth]

It's honestly crazy that discussion around testosterone HRT skews so much towards the beginning stages of it (to the point that you have dozens of guys thinking their transition is "failed" if they don't pass by like a year in lol) and what the initial changes of the first couple of months to years look like, like the classic laundry list of those early basic changes like bottom growth, voice drop, etc, when IMO literally none of that compares remotely to the depth and intensity of the long term total masculinization you start to experience like 3-5+ years in.

[coffee-with-a-stranger]

A map is a powerful metaphor for guidance, direction, and self-discovery in your personal and spiritual journey. Recognize that a map represents a navigational tool that can help you identify your current location, explore new paths, and reach your desired destinations. Embrace the idea that mapping out your life's journey allows you to gain clarity, set intentions, and chart a course towards your goals, dreams, and aspirations.

Cultivate a mindset of exploration, curiosity, and intention as you create your own map of life. Consider the various areas you wish to explore—such as personal growth, relationships, career, spirituality, or creativity—and identify the steps or milestones that will help you navigate towards those desires. Embrace the transformative power of intentional mapping, as it provides you with the framework to visualize your journey and clarify your vision for the future.

Practice using journaling, vision boards, or other creative means to chart your own internal map, documenting your values, aspirations, and experiences along the way. Embrace the opportunities for reflection and adjustment, understanding that your map may evolve as you grow, learn, and encounter new experiences and insights.

By embracing the concept of a map with intention, clarity, and openness, you can navigate your personal and spiritual journey with purpose and confidence. Let the act of creating and following your map serve as a guide to help you stay aligned with your goals while remaining flexible and adaptable to the changes that life may bring. Through the process of mapping your journey, you can cultivate greater self-awareness, understanding, and empowerment as you explore the unique terrain of your life and uncover the rich experiences and opportunities that await you.

[johnesimpson]

Opening Up to the Precarious Life

Alan Watts, Rebecca Solnit, et al.: 'Opening Up to the Precarious Life'

[Illustration, by Julian Peters, of a passage from T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. You can read a guide to the poem here — which is where I found this illustration itself. The complete 24-page comic can be viewed at Peters’s own site, here — you can even order a print version of it.] From whiskey river’s commonplace book: This is it. This is my personality, this is my body,…

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[mournfulroses]

Maria Shriver, from her book titled "I Am Maria: My Reflections, and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing and Finding your Way Home,"