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Since i’m not a native speaker, I’m allowing myself to quote Marianne Williamson (and I’m in very good company)...
„ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Excerpt of Nelson Mandela‘s Inauguration Speech
Thank you so much for the GuardYourLight challenge, Clarrissa
You’re amongst the ones who shine the brightest, I’m honoured to call you a friend.
I’m not challenging anyone else, but I will send an invite because I would love to see the light of the beautiful people I tagged...
Special thanks to Teej and Sonic who brought this into life.
On Love
"The demand to be safe in relationship inevitably breeds sorrow and fear. This seeking for security is inviting insecurity. Have you ever found security in any of your relationships? Have you? Most of us want the security of loving and being loved, but is there love when each one of us is seeking his own security, his own particular path? We are not loved because we don’t know how to love.
Love is something that is new, fresh, alive. It has no yesterday and no tomorrow. It is beyond the turmoil of thought. It is only the innocent mind which knows what love is, and the innocent mind can live in the world which is not innocent. To find this extraordinary thing which man has sought endlessly through sacrifice, through worship, through relationship, through sex, through every form of pleasure and pain, is only possible when thought comes to understand itself and comes naturally to an end. Then love has no opposite, then love has no conflict."
Jay Gordon – Slept So Long ♬ ♪
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Have you ever felt chained?
There are many chains and the ones that weigh the most are those that are invisible, those that are carried in silence.
These leave marks... not on the skin, but on the soul, slowly transforming your emotions and you, creating fears and insecurities sometimes without you being aware of it, turning your world around to make you fall into another much darker and from which you may not come out again... although you may... not want to despite the fact that you know that those chains are tightening more and more... and they hurt you.
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Others:
Boots: AsteroidBox. Max Boots (unrigged)
Backdrop: VARONIS "Don't go out!" (GIFT GROUP)
Extra chains: SLAM ceiling chains
Exist with an empty caddy
Times are getting hard for many people !
J'existe
Exister avec un caddy vide
Les temps deviennent durs pour beaucoup !
Lately I've been prayin', God, I wonder, can You hear me?
Thinkin' 'bout the old me, I swear I miss you dearly
Stay down 'til you come up, I've been stickin' to that theory
Every day a battle, I'm exhausted, and I'm weary
Make sure I smile in public, when alone, my eyes teary
I fought through it all, but that sh- hurt me severely
I've been gettin' high to hide behind my insecurities
Takin' different -, but I know it ain't gon'
“ Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others ... “
- Stacy London
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYqcpTYQ8I4
I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz
step out each morning spirit brave
say hello world; smile and wave
no matter what the day should bring
don't let your fears take hold
face the day with courage strong
always try to right a wrong
listen to the birds who sing
give smiles of warmth not cold
look your fears straight in the eye
kiss your worries and woes goodbye
look to the sky, the sea, the sun
the clouds and fields of burnished gold
see each day like a new book
a different, chapter, a different look
a page of velvet vellum softly
cushioning with kindness all that's told
the wind that blows a thousand times
still brings with it the chimes
of bells and angels whispering wings
that comfort you in their heavenly folds
- AP - Copyright remains with the author
'copyright image please do not reproduce without permission'
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.ARISE. Nose Ring / Black
.ARISE. Winter Blush GENUS Applier @ winter spirit NEW
A&R -KawaiiPose (pose1)
AsteroidBox. Sofia Pants - Maitreya @ equal10 NEW
Aurealis Accessories. Armored Headpiece.
*barberyumyum*S13(03)
Blah. [Metal Heart - Choker] Materials
*BunnyBon* Poprocks Bento Pose Pack (Style P4)
CURELESS[+] Jezebel Top / MAITREYA
(Enfer Sombre*) Genus Skin applier - Bella {Moon} RARE @ the epiphany open dec 15th!
MICHAN x ENAMOR - Mi-Amor Lashlips FATPACK
MICHAN - Liz Belly Piercing [Maitreya Exp.]
:Moon Amore: Arcano Rings Maitreya
[ MUDSKIN ]_PEARL GLOSS # 2 (GENUS)
Newphe. - The Street Backdrop (Limited)
{S0NG} Cindi Eyes FP - Catwa @ okinawa christmas festival
Stardust - Camilla - Black Tattoo
*T.Whore* - Sexy Fur Stole Black
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I have a lot of kitties, so Shelby feels very outnumbered and gets pretty insecure sometimes, so I really have to reassure him how much I truly DO love him! (note the little tear in his eye... )
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Bento Mesh Head: Babyface by GENUS
Bento Mesh Body: Maitreya Lara
Face/Body Applier: Emma by Glam Affair
Hair: My Hair-Jelly by [monso]
Ensemble: Lula (Advent Calendar gifts 2019 incl. shorts, striped sweater, & boots) ) by !gO!
Genus Eyes Applier: Best of Palette by Privilege
Apple Pie Tights: Sweet Tea
Festive Rings: RealEvil
Holidays Car [Decor]: Serenity Style
Snow Pine 1: (Milk Motion)
Snow Pine 5: (Milk Motion)
Northern House {Winter} RARE: ionic
Flagstone Path: Stormwood
Snow covered woods: Soy.
flottante puppy. milk . jump / withCollar: {anc}
Cat2_stretch: 05_{-Maru Kado-} now @ The Epiphany @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/88/131/1006
Cat2_sit: 11_{-Maru Kado-} now @ The Epiphany @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/88/131/1006
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Cat2_sit: 04_{-Maru Kado-} now @ The Epiphany @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/88/131/1006
Cat2_stretch: 06_{-Maru Kado-} now @ The Epiphany @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/88/131/1006
POSE: Unexpected Friend - 4 by Fashiowl
SIM: IPPOS @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ippos/22/94/21
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Build (other than the kitties and dog): Kynne Llewellyn - Thanks, Kynne & Happy New Year! ♥♥
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I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best
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Pose: An Lar
Location: Telrunya: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Isle%20of%20Peace/205/206/31
“Dread is an expression of our insecurity in this earthly life, a realization that we are never and can never be completely “sure” in the sense of possessing a definitive and established spiritual status. It means that we cannot any longer hope in ourselves, in our wisdom, our virtues, our fidelity. We see too clearly that all that is “ours” is nothing, and can completely fail us. In other words, we no longer rely on what we “have,” what has been given by our past, what has been required. We are open to God and to his mercy in the inscrutable future and our trust is entirely in his grace, which will support our liberty in the emptiness where we will confront unforeseen decisions. Only when we have descended in dread to the center of our own nothingness, by His grace and His guidance, can we be led by Him, in His own time, to find Him in losing ourselves.”
- Thomas Merton from The Climate of Monastic Prayer
insecurities are loud.
♬ we let love be the higher design ♬
the things:
[SHIFUKU] - Back open shirt, Crossover jeans & pocketchain
♥️ taken @ Autumn Trace
#noai
This is a hard place to grow in. Stones and bushes cover the soil.. This is the Mediterranean, not the Black Forest. I was planted here with other olive trees in a cluster, so that humans can take all my fruits to give some taste to their food. My tree mates ignore me, they think I'm a freak. You see, olive trees are supposed to be tough. They can live up to 500 years or even longer when they don't get planted, like me. It won't be my case at all. Take a look at my trunk, it's skinny and strange. My fate started in the right direction, but something happened, and I could no longer control it . I reached a point where I had doubts. Wondering if that was the path I was supposed to take, I turned to the right. Then I looked up and couldn't see my trunk. I panicked. Desperately, I turned to the left to find my way again. That was hard. It took a lot of strength and willpower that I don't have. Finally, I saw my trunk and realized I had to grow upwards. I'm doing well now, but I'm still a weirdo. I need Tree Therapy, though. It’s all because of my insecurity, you know.
feel free to check my new tracks :)
Insecure - Confident - Cheerful
which one are you?
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Poses : SEPHORIA
Le monochrome exalte chaque frisson de peur, capturant le désarroi pur sur le visage bouleversé de la jeune femme.
Ses yeux grands ouverts semblent chercher en vain une échappatoire, alors que l’ombre la cerne, la referme dans un vertige d’impuissance.
La lumière crue, loin d’apporter le moindre apaisement, accentue encore la détresse, exposant l’intimité d’une angoisse qui submerge et isole.
Ici, la vulnérabilité n’a plus de refuge : tout, dans l’expression, exprime l’urgence, le choc et la solitude face au danger.
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Monochrome amplifies every tremor of fear, seizing upon the raw distress flooding the young woman’s face.
Her widened eyes search desperately for escape, yet darkness encloses her, trapping her in a dizzying sense of helplessness.
The harsh light brings no comfort. Instead, it magnifies her anguish, exposing the intimacy of a suffering that overwhelms and isolates.
Here, vulnerability finds no shelter: in every expression, urgency, shock, and solitude are laid bare in the face of danger.
The blood red heidelibel gets its name from the deep red color of the males; the females are yellow. The species name sanguinea means “blood red. In other languages, the name also refers to the red color, as in English ruddy darter meaning “red dragonfly.
The body length is between 34 and 36 millimeters, and the wingspan is 50 to 60 millimeters.
The eyes meet at the top. The forehead and eyes of the male are reddish-brown, those of the female brown.
The thorax is reddish-brown. The wings are translucent and have no spots or transverse bands. The base of the wing is orange. The color is caused by a fine orange coat. The orange area is larger than that in the brown-red (Sympetrum striolatum) and stone-red horned dragonfly (Sympetrum vulgatum), but it is not a true orange spot as in the yellow-spotted horned dragonfly (Sympetrum flaveolum). The pterostigma is reddish-brown in males, brown in females.
The abdomen is bright red in males, with small black spots on the posterior segments. There are also black spots on the underside of the abdomen. In the male, the abdomen is clearly constricted at the level of fourth segment, creating a somewhat club-shaped abdomen tip. The abdomen of the female is initially yellow but later becomes brownish yellow. Young males have a yellow-brown abdomen. Once they are colored out, which can take several days, the red coloration appears. Until then, they are easily confused with females. In older females, the abdomen may sometimes turn a bit red, but never as blood red as in males.
At first glance, the strikingly red males can be confused with other red-colored species such as the fire dragonfly. From other heidelibels, however, both male and female are relatively easy to distinguish because of their completely black legs. The similar fire dragonfly has red legs.
De bloedrode heidelibel dankt zijn naam aan de dieprode kleur van de mannetjes, de vrouwtjes zijn geel. De soortnaam sanguinea betekent 'bloedrood'. In andere talen verwijst de naam ook naar de rode kleur, zoals in het Engelse ruddy darter dat 'rode libel' betekent.
De lichaamslengte ligt tussen 34 en 36 millimeter, de spanwijdte is 50 tot 60 millimeter.
De ogen raken elkaar aan de bovenzijde. Het voorhoofd en de ogen van het mannetje zijn roodbruin, die van het vrouwtje bruin.
Het borststuk is roodbruin. De vleugels zijn doorzichtig en hebben geen vlekken of dwarsbanden. De vleugelbasis is oranje aangelopen. De kleur wordt veroorzaakt door een fijne oranje beharing. De oranje zone is groter dan die bij de bruinrode (Sympetrum striolatum) en steenrode heidelibel (Sympetrum vulgatum), maar het is geen echte oranje vlek zoals bij de geelvlekheidelibel (Sympetrum flaveolum). Het pterostigma is bij mannetjes roodbruin, bij vrouwtjes bruin.
Het achterlijf is bij mannetjes helder rood, met kleine zwarte vlekken op de achterste segmenten. Ook aan de onderzijde van het achterlijf zitten zwarte vlekjes. Bij het mannetje is het achterlijf duidelijk ingesnoerd ter hoogte van vierde segment, waardoor een enigszins knotsvormige achterlijfspunt ontstaat. Het achterlijf van het vrouwtje is in eerste instantie geel maar wordt later bruingeel. Jonge mannetjes hebben een geelbruin achterlijf. Als ze zijn uitgekleurd, wat enkele dagen kan duren, komt de rode kleur tevoorschijn. Tot die tijd zijn ze makkelijk met vrouwtjes te verwarren. Bij oudere vrouwtjes kan het achterlijf soms wat rood kleuren, maar nooit zo bloedrood als bij de mannetjes.
De opvallend rode mannetjes zijn op het eerste gezicht te verwarren met andere roodgekleurde soorten zoals de vuurlibel. Van andere heidelibellen zijn zowel het mannetje als het wijfje echter relatief eenvoudig te onderscheiden door de volledig zwarte poten. De gelijkende vuurlibel heeft rode poten.
This is a close-up HDR photo of the intriguing details in a piece of tried out kelp that I held up to the light during a walk at the coast.
Images generated over AI-analyses of an article on expanding smart doorbell technology. De Groene Amsterdammer
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Ears - .LF. - Vault Ears @ -OUTPUT event-
Brows - . MILA . London Eyebrows (Catwa) -OUTPUT event-
Hair - DOUX - Charlie hairstyle [Brunettes]
Sweater - COMPLEX / RACHEL SWEATSHIRT / GREEN
I'm selfish,
impatient and a little insecure.
I make mistakes,
I am out of control
and at times hard to handle.
But if you can't handle me at my worst,
then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
~ Marilyn Monroe
The work of seconds with a bolt cropper and someone's treasured bike is gone.
Nobody sees anything. It's a shame.
Corollary - use a U bolt lock, or tie a wolverine to the frame if you leave your bike for even a few minutes.
Den Haag
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... to fight my inner demons...
( Photo Contest submission )
"Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real
There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming, confusing
This lack of self control I fear is never ending
Controlling
I can't seem
To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(Without a sense of confidence I'm convinced
That there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure.. "
- LINKIN PARK -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd9OhYroLN0
Taken at Eternal Beach