“People are naturally lazy and will never do any kind of work for free.”
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useful therapy tip for anybody else who has a ‘negative spiral’ like I do
Write down the negative thoughts. Be specific. Don’t just say, “I feel shitty about myself.” Really think about what negative thought is making you feel shitty about yourself. Maybe the thought is “I’m unlovable” or “I have no friends” or “I’m no good at anything I do” or “I feel like I’m giving up my dreams if I take this job” or whatever you’re going through.
Go through the negative thoughts one by one and try to respond objectively, fairly, and realistically. Gently correct your negative-self the way you might do for a friend in a similar spot. Write down those responses.
It sounds simple, but it has really changed my life to do this. I’ve always written down the negative thoughts, but it’s not enough for me to just ‘get them out’ and then continue to stew in them. I have to be gentle and realistic with myself and correct them.
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I just love the myth of Persephone, i mean the real, original version of it, because it’s not like she got kidnapped, no, this bitch was la-de-da-ing in a meadow and she just happened to find an entrance to the Underworld and she was like “Imma check this out”. And she just wanders into the Underworld and discovers that hey this place ain’t too bad.
Meanwhile Hades is in the background “????? UM??? PRETTY GIRL??? WHY ARE YOU HERE?????? YOU AREN’T DEAD???”
And Persephone (who was originally called Kore just a little fyi) just looked at him and said “I like it here. I’m staying.”
And Hades kinda just went with it, until Demeter started throwing the temper tantrum of the millenium upstairs and Zeus had to intervene because this shit was getting out of hand and its actually his job to be admistrator of justice. Which considering the shit he gets up to is kinda histerical but that’s another story there.
And basically Persephone wasn’t a prisoner or kidnap victim at all she just really loved the Underworld and her (eventual) husband, and the Greeks feared her arguably more than her husband because Hades could be reasoned with but Persephone was the one laying the smack down on sinners, and really, who wouldn’t be at least a little scared of someone who’s name means something along the lines of “the destroyer”
Basically, Persephone is amazing and everbody needs to get on her level
i think the best part of that myth is that Zeus decided to change Kore’s name to Persephone (basically “the one who brings chaos”) only because she wanted to stay in the underworld and SHE WOULDN’T FUCKING LISTEN then Zeus, all-mighty king of the gods, kinda gives up and goes “fine, but you’re going to visit your mom” “also, I changed your name” “get rekt”
Also, if I’m not mistaken, Kore means “little girl” so imagine going from that to “chaos bringer”
I mean, going from little girl to chaos bringer sounds like a p solid deal to me, sign me up.
This may not be the version of the myth that’s commonly known and taught. But is is the original, from before it was altered to scare Greek/Roman girls into submission. Persephone was a badass bitch.
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There’s also this thing where you can search the website for available readers best suited for YOUR book!
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HEY! BECAUSE OF OP, THEY CREATED A SPECIAL WELCOME IF YOUR FOUND THEM THRU A TUMBLR WELCOME, ITS A YOUTUBE VIDEO.
They also sent me this; which was super cool
*slams reblog button*
@findingtallahassee holy shit! This is cool!
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Look at this beautiful boy
this looks like a traffic cone strapped to a swan
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