#softer life

[blackgirlslivingwell]

How To Realistically Live Your Best Soft Life

Living a "soft life" can mean different things to different people, but generally, it implies living a life of comfort, ease, and relaxation. In this video, we take a look at how to cultivate a soft life.

[firstfullmoon]

Megan Denton Ray, from “A Recovery Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics”

[shorthaltsjester]

the mighty nein - critical role

this is a place where i don't feel alone. this is a place where i feel at home.

[jkvjimin]

comfort ♡ cr. jung-koook

[rendevok]

*spoons u in the workplace*

[xxrat--punkxx]

Repair day

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

a very pink conversation

[enbysev]

severus is a better person than me, bcs he could've gone on his cute death eater mask and attire, sorted james and sirius' location, crucio them a bit before murdering them, and yet he never did. people like to talk about severus as though as if he was the worst human being in hp, but he never took actual revenge on the golden boys, or they wouldn't have lived past 18 if he did, duh.

"snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids in seventh year."

so what, sirius! did you ever die? were you damaged permanently? no???? then shut the fuck up! severus was supposed to be an expert on dark arts, surely had the means to do horrendous stuff with all his knowledge, and he still didn't, even after joining the death eaters he still had more regard for life than sirius did when he sent severus to the shrieking shack.

god, sometimes i wish severus was as awful as people think he was. the same guy who was worried for his soul if he killed the only person he appreciated, which was probably very fucking hard for him to do.

[ksjanes]

“Be softer with you. You are a breathing thing. A memory to someone. A home to a life.”

— Nayyirah Waheed 

[fishingforwords]

our life isn't going anywhere.

robert frost, fire and ice || joy harjo, perhaps the world ends here || spotify || w.s. merwin, in time || the end of the f***ing world || mary oliver, wild geese || a softer world || nayyirah waheed, salt

[scuderiamint]

chestappen in the pink miami gp merch ✨️

[daeva-agas]

Casually lurking in Sailor Moon fandom and when I see posts mentioning the Shitennou's knightly titles, I think the translation are off. I don't know if those are just fansubs being wonky, or if even the official ones are not entirely correct...

I've also seen some posts say that "I don't understand what these means". The knightly titles are based on the image and properties associated with each gemstone in Japanese (so, if it has different meanings internationally, it's quite beside the point).

Jadeite: Knight of Resilience 忍耐 and Harmony 調和

忍耐 is often translated as "Patience" in fanworks. 忍耐 is better translated as "resilience", "perseverance", or "endurance". Even when colloquially used to say "be patient", the connotation of it is more along the lines of "endure this". The Harmony one is correct.

"Resilience" is because jadeite jade is the harder jade. "Harmony" because of its traditional usage in spiritual matters, so jade in general has the image of "peacefulness".

Nephrite: Knight of Wisdom 知恵 and Peace 安らぎ

This one makes me kind of laugh because of what Nephrite is like as a character/person. I almost always see 知恵 translated as "Intelligence". It's not wrong per se, but this term here refers to something deeper than just brain smarts, thus "wisdom". Things like wisdom that come from age, or innate perceptiveness, and so on.

安らぎ is peace, as in "inner peace". Basically, "serenity", though it's probably not a good idea to use this word in Sailor Moon for obvious reasons.

Nephrite being the native jade of China, it has been given very sagely meaning to it that persist even in Japanese symbolism. That's why it's like this, for somewhat similar reasons to jadeite's "harmony".

Kunzite: Knight of Virtue 純潔 and Benevolence 慈愛

純潔 can also mean Purity or Chastity. 慈愛 is sometimes translated as Affection, which is also not entirely wrong. It's just that the standard meaning is benevolence or mercy. "Affection" tends to be used in the context of parents and children. In this context probably not the best meaning to use.

This gemstone is associated with the Holy Mother Mary, of all things, that's why it's got very saintly imagery associated with it.

Zoisite: Knight of Purification 浄化 and Healing 癒し

The most straightforward one so I've never seen any wonky translation with this one. Those who are into healing crystals might already know this, but this title is based on the healing and purification qualities that a blue zoisite/tanzanite supposedly have.

[soulinkpoetry]

It all starts with how I treat myself. Today I choose to be kind, forgiving, loving, a little softer, a little quieter.

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[pogona]

watched pink flamingos the other day and immediately envisioned this toxic sibling pepa bruno moment

[boundbysand]

'With Grian's back turned mostly towards him, Scar can't make out exactly what he's doing, but he can still admire the way Grian's shoulder blades flex as he works. One of the first things Scar realized about being red was that any preexisting lust he might've experienced was almost doubled in intensity and, along with that, was becoming nearly impossible to differentiate from bloodlust. Any longing he was experiencing mixed with violent urges, any warm feeling he got from watching Grian's muscled back was polluted by blood trickling into his gut.'

(paragraph from a wip)