#navigating change

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

I’m scared because I’ve lived my life wanting to die most of the time, and now that I don’t ...

[ungiorno-nellavita]

Thankful Tuesday: Guiding My Daughter Through Change

Today I’m thankful for the quiet, meaningful moments where I get to just be there for my daughter—especially when her little heart feels heavy. Tonight, as we were lying in bed, we had one of those conversations that lingers long after it’s over. She was upset because her teacher reassigned the recess groups at school, and she found out she wouldn’t be playing with the same group of friends…

[starksh]

Gratitude and Growth: Staying Grounded in Times of Change

Change is an inevitable part of life, but navigating it with grace requires intentionality. Whether facing personal transitions, professional shifts, or societal upheaval, it’s easy to feel unsteady. Yet, amidst uncertainty, two powerful forces can anchor us: gratitude and growth. By cultivating gratitude, we ground ourselves in the present, and through a mindset of growth, we turn challenges…

[miraclesthroughmayhem]

Embracing Change: Resilience Amid Life's Transitions

Embracing Change: Resilience Amid Life’s Transitions Losing my mother has been a heartbreak like no other. It leaves me feeling as though the ground beneath me has shifted entirely. At the same time, my family and I have been confined to one level of our house during basement renovations. It’s been cramped, chaotic, and overwhelming. Now, as I see the basement taking shape, I’m caught in a mix…

[kakief]

#changemanagement #futurestate #changeadoption

[waledxman123]

Mastering Soft Skills in 2025

In the rapidly changing world of 2025, technical knowledge is no longer enough to stay ahead. Employers, leaders, and even individuals are increasingly prioritizing soft skills—the intangible qualities that enhance communication, teamwork, adaptability, and leadership. Our podcast, Developing Soft Skills in 2025, explores why these abilities are vital and how you can cultivate them to thrive in your personal and professional life.

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[gpstudios]

Death Reversed: Embracing Transformation and Overcoming Resistance to Change

The Death card reversed in tarot signifies resistance to change and the challenges of letting go. Learn how to navigate this energy, embrace transformation, and create space for new beginnings. #Tarot #Transformation #PersonalGrowth

In the world of tarot, the Death card is often misunderstood, primarily because of its ominous name. However, the Death card, particularly in its reversed position, does not signify literal death but rather a profound transformation or the resistance to it. When Death appears reversed in a reading, it suggests that you may be holding onto the past, resisting change, or feeling stuck in a…

[felixwylde]

Life Lessons from an Octopus

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? In the wild ride that is life, where every turn brings something new, I’ve found myself drawn to the octopus—a creature that just gets how to roll with the punches, navigating the big, blue sea with a kind of ease that’s downright inspiring. This underwater escape artist can change colors and shapes in a heartbeat, showing me that being able to…

[pebblegalaxy]

Bittersweet Brew: The Psychology of Acquired Tastes and Transient Connections in Coffee and Relationships

Background:I once bought a very different and unique kind of coffee—a large pack I had never tasted before. As a big coffee fan, I decided to give it a try. The first time, it wasn’t tasteful, but I had to finish it, so I started drinking it regularly—two cups every day. Although I never liked it, never enjoyed it, surprisingly, by the time it was about to finish, say around 8-10 cups left, I had…

[holistichopedealer]

Maintain Healthy Boundaries As An Empath

Being an empath without boundaries can be challenging, as it can lead to emotional exhaustion and overwhelm. Here are some tips to help you establish and maintain healthy boundaries as an empath: Self-awareness: Recognize and understand your own emotions and energy levels. Pay attention to how you feel in different situations and around different people. This self-awareness will help you…

[deerspherestudios]

Hello hello! I'm Cheea, also known as DeersphereStudios; if you're here for content related to my games on itch.io, you're in the right place! You can expect lore snippets and doodles, behind-the-scenes and other stuff that players might be interested in!

My current ongoing project is Mushroom Oasis, initially submitted for a Yandere Game Jam in 2023. While that's the main focus of this blog, I also occasionally talk about my other one-shot games: Astronought and Lift Your Spirits!

Enjoy your stay! ☕🐰

🔗 LINKS 🔗:

🎮 itch.io ▏ 🎨 Patreon ▏ 🦋 Fan-MO Discord

📖 FAQs 📖:

[PLEASE READ BEFORE SENDING AN ASK!]

🔍 MUSHROOM OASIS QnA MASTERLIST 🔎:

❥ [PART 1] Mychael's abilities, romantic/yandere traits and his opinion on kids.

❥ [PART 2] Mychael’s anatomy.

❥ [PART 3] Mychael’s reactions to different MCs.

❥ [PART 4] Mychael's general lore.

❥ [PART 5] Mychael’s favorite things, experience with holidays and MR!Mychael.

🔍 LIFT YOUR SPIRITS QnA MASTERLIST 🔎

🔍 ASTRONOUGHT QnA MASTERLIST 🔎

// EXTRAS BELOW:

// TAGS:

✿ mushroom oasis vn/lift your spirits vn/astronought vn = official game tag.

✿ mychael ask/alma ask/atom ask = questions about each character!

✿ fanart, fanfic = (submitted or reblogged) fanworks.

✿ doodles = silly scenarios in sketch form.

✿ light spoilers = posts that imply future updates.

✿ bts = behind the scenes for any current or past projects.

✿ how tos = renpy or drawing tutos on how i do stuff!

✿ cheea chatter = dev posts, bit random.

✿ jar of fireflies = lovely messages from players that make my day!

✿ happy birthday mychael/alma/atom = special fanart for their special day(s)!

✿ mushroom musings = theories for the Mushroom Oasis game!

✿ poll time = silly and sometimes plot-relevant polls!

✿ patreon post-its = posts shared from my patreon!

// MY GAMES:

beware of toxic fungi. a slow burn yandere vn : itch.io

🍄 Questions about Mychael (ask tag) 🍄 Mychael's character sheet 🍄 Firefly's character sheet 🍄 of mushrooms and men ║ a mychael playlist (Spotify)

trapped in space with a stranger too keen on getting to know you. a short sci-fi horror/romance(??) vn : itch.io

👽 Questions about Atom (ask tag) 👽 Astronought QnA masterlist 👽 Atom's character sheet (coming soon) 👽 Luna's character sheet (coming soon)

are the campus rumors true? short horror/light romance vn : itch.io

👻 Questions about Alma/Vida (ask tag) 👻 Lift Your Spirits QnA masterlist 👻 Alma/Vida's character sheet (coming soon) 👻 MC's character sheet (coming soon)

✩ Thank you to @/thecutestgrotto and @/plum98 for their lovely dividers!

✩ For my own personal use: the old pinned post.

[cybershock24601]

Crypt Baby Rook was apparently a street kid when they were little and I’m now imagining little baby Rook as the Mourn Watch’s feral cat. They would catch 6 year old Rook wandering around the Necropolis hanging out with the wisps and skeletons but as soon as someone alive started trying to talk to them they’d hiss and bolt away. The Mourn Watch would leave out food for them but if anyone tried to interact with them, Rook was going to disappear for the next 3 to 5 business days. They were either hiding out somewhere in the back alleys of Nevarra City or tucked away in some crypt in the winding halls of Grand Necropolis chilling with the dead. Only reason they managed to get Rook to stay in one place was because their magic developed and they couldn’t let the kid keep running around unsupervised after that

[confuzing]

Something from the Shen Yuan is Mobei Jun's little brother outline:

MBJ's initial meeting with SQH goes down the same until SQH gets MBJ back to the inn- at which point MBJ pulls out a talisman he activates- and a few minutes later Mobei Yuan pops out of a portal and starts fussing over his big bro until he falls asleep.

SQH is freaking out because MBJ called the kid A-Yuan and SQH knows his Mobei clan history (he had like 100 pages of unused backstory) and Mobei Yuan was supposed to die in a political assassination when he was 2, this kid is way older than that! Like... Six or something?

"WTF?" he whispers under his breath.

And then he's getting death glares thrown at him from the Mini Mobei and the kid whispers back. "What the fuck do you mean WTF??"

There's much whisper-screaming about transmigration and who SQH is and then eventually Mobei Yuan smacks him- he's remarkably strong for a little guy.

"Ow bro! Why?"

"That's for never using my brother's actual name anywhere in that fucking book! Do you know how long I spent not sure if the only sibling who's nice to me was Mobei Jun or just canon fodder???"

"Well considering you're like, 5-"

"I'm seven thank you."

MBJ wakes up before they can keep bickering, and SQH decides to just never mention that the System was absolutely going to let him murder MBJ, so which sibling fills the role probably isn't actually that important for plot stuff.

No need to stress little Cucumber Bro out, he's having it rough enough being a kiddo in the Northern Desert Court.

[kakief]

The Art of Articulating the Future: Leaders Navigating Change

Change is the only constant in today’s fast-paced business environment. Yet, one of the most significant challenges leaders face is articulating the future state of their initiatives. Over the past two decades, I’ve sat across from countless executives wrestling with this very issue. Here’s a glimpse into those conversations and some insights on how leaders can better navigate this critical…

[reasonsforhope]

"In an unprecedented step to preserve and maintain the most carbon-rich elements of U.S. forests in an era of climate change, President Joe Biden’s administration last week proposed to end commercially driven logging of old-growth trees in National Forests.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, issued a Notice of Intent to amend the land management plans of all 128 National Forests to prioritize old-growth conservation and recognize the oldest trees’ unique role in carbon storage. 

It would be the first nationwide amendment to forest plans in the 118-year history of the Forest Service, where local rangers typically have the final word on how to balance forests’ role in watershed, wildlife and recreation with the agency’s mandate to maintain a “sustained yield” of timber.

“Old-growth forests are a vital part of our ecosystems and a special cultural resource,” Vilsack said in a statement accompanying the notice. “This clear direction will help our old-growth forests thrive across our shared landscape.”

But initial responses from both environmentalists and the logging industry suggest that the plan does not resolve the conflict between the Forest Service’s traditional role of administering the “products and services” of public lands—especially timber—and the challenges the agency now faces due to climate change. National Forests hold most of the nation’s mature and old-growth trees, and therefore, its greatest stores of forest carbon, but that resource is under growing pressure from wildfire, insects, disease and other impacts of warming.

Views could not be more polarized on how the National Forests should be managed in light of the growing risks.

National and local environmental advocates have been urging the Biden administration to adopt a new policy emphasizing preservation in National Forests, treating them as a strategic reserve of carbon. Although they praised the old-growth proposal as an “historic” step, they want to see protection extended to “mature” forests, those dominated by trees roughly 80 to 150 years old, which are a far larger portion of the National Forests. As old-growth trees are lost, which can happen rapidly due to megafires and other assaults, they argue that the Forest Service should be ensuring there are fully developed trees on the landscape to take their place...

The Biden administration’s new proposal seeks to take a middle ground, establishing protection for the oldest trees under its stewardship while allowing exceptions to reduce fuel hazards, protect public health and safety and other purposes. And the Forest Service is seeking public comment through Feb. 2 (Note: That's the official page for the proposed rule, but for some reason you can only submit comments through the forest service website - so do that here!) on the proposal as well as other steps needed to manage its lands to retain mature and old-growth forests over time, particularly in light of climate change.

If the Forest Service were to put in place nationwide protections for both mature and old-growth forests, it would close off most of the National Forests to logging. In an inventory concluded earlier this year in response to a Biden executive order, the Forest Service found that 24.7 million acres, or 17 percent, of its 144.3 million acres of forest are old-growth, while 68.1 million acres, or 47 percent, are mature."

-via Inside Climate News, December 20, 2023

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Note: This proposed rule is current up for public comment! If you're in the US, you can go here to file an official comment telling the Biden administration how much you support this proposal - and that you think it should be extended to mature forests!

Official public comments really DO matter. You can leave a comment on this proposal here until February 2nd.