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Since 2012 I have taken it upon myself to embark upon the some might say foolhardy endeavour to wrestle Valentine’s Day away from its saccharine, cellophane wrapped cliches into a festival of love which is about all kinds of love, just like those wise old ancient Greeks told us
I decided to do that the first year by dashing around London with my mates Asif and Chris dispensing home-made Valentine Day cards, cakes and other love themed items to unsuspecting strangers. It was amazing. You can see a little film of that day here: vimeo.com/58022085
Since then, every year, I put a shout out on social media to anyone who knows anyone who would appreciate a card to remind them that they are loved. So far, I have made and posted 600 Valentine’s cards. I have also covered railings, phone boxes, windows and park benches with paper hearts, chalked love poems onto roads and written love poems with seniors in sheltered housing.
if you see this, and you fancy it, join in!
Write to someone you love who you might not tell enough, someone who needs to be reminded that they are loved, especially if they are lonely or having a difficult time at the moment. Could be your partner, your sibling, your best friend, your nan, your newsagent, your teacher . Think about who might need this the most right now. You can write a letter, postcard, hand make a card, send a postcard, the “rules” are:
The “Rules”
Post it with an actual stamp if this is possible for you- why? Just because it is so much nicer getting stuff that isn’t bills through the post.
Take your time with what you want to say and make it personal, think about how they will feel when they receive it (obvious I know but we all do things too quickly sometimes)
Ask them to pass the love on by writing in turn to someone they love and telling them so, and so beginning a love chain, which may, if we are lucky, never end, reminding us all of who we love and how much we are loved
(if you need it, here are some suggested words: “hope you like your message- I am trying to do my bit to pass love around the world- if you can please write to someone you love too, and we can keep this love chain travelling round the world and make sure everyone knows how much they are loved”
Summing up (because I know I go on a bit!)
1.Write to someone and tell them you love them. Post or hand deliver your message.
2.Ask them to do the same
3.Remind yourself of the things you love about yourself too*
* Let’s not forget this one : philautia (self love): as well as writing to someone to tell them you love them, take a moment this V Day to think about what you love about yourself. This can feel squirmy sometimes, try just thinking of 3 things to start with (3 is a magic number) that you love about yourself. If you find it hard to think of things, that’s ok, ask a good friend to help you think of things. Loving ourselves is important too.
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” Ben Okri
“And may your first love last forever.
P.S. You are your first love. Take care of yourself.”
Cleo Wade
As the world changes, we have become more aware of both the masculine and the feminine. We have evolved and are slowly starting to acknowledge that we need both, regardless of our genders. We are now learning the need to find a balance between the two. Learn more at amandabiccum.com/healing-the-masculine-and-feminine-withi...!
Distorted version of “Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror” by Parmigianino.
Parmigianino as Narcissus. The mirror as a pool of insight, introspection and self-knowledge. The world as a mirror. And art as a mirror of the world. But there exists no pool or mirror depicting the individual as it really is. That is the modern or at least my own sad realization. Every image is a distorted image.
“I used to tell my friends that the inventor of painting, according to the poets, was Narcissus, who was turned to a flower; for, as painting is the flower of all the arts, so the tale of Narcissus fits our purpose perfectly. What is painting but the act of embracing by means of art the surface of the pool?”
Leon Battista Alberti. On Painting (De pictura), Book II.
William Alexander Månesøn. Prince of the Blue Moon.
via Instagram ift.tt/2d53P3y Had a total "feeling myself" selfie moment this weekend. Fingers dyed blue from tie dye and all 😹 Loving how my tattoo really just fits. 💙💚💜 #selfie #selflove #newink #tattoo #blacktattoo #geometric #bluehair
I had 6 pairs of socks like this. Now I have 6 socks left. All of them are different. How does that happen??
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Manipulated version of “Narcissus” by Caravaggio.
The pool as a mirror of insight, introspection and self-knowledge. The world as a mirror. And art as a mirror of the world.
“I used to tell my friends that the inventor of painting, according to the poets, was Narcissus, who was turned to a flower; for, as painting is the flower of all the arts, so the tale of Narcissus fits our purpose perfectly. What is painting but the act of embracing by means of art the surface of the pool?”
Leon Battista Alberti. On Painting (De pictura), Book II.
William Alexander Månesøn. Prince of the Blue Moon.
From October 3, 2022: Tonight, I lit several #candles in my bathroom before I dimmed the lights and drew a #hot #bath and let my #naked #body sink into it. I lay in the stillness of the green foamy water around me. My face, along with a bit of my @Vicks_US #Vaporub covered chest, as well as my knees being the only parts of me that weren’t submerged. The hum of the bathroom’s #dehumidifier #fan was muffled by the water that my ears were surrounded by. Being under the water, even the sound of my #breath was amplified by the water in the tub. The smell of bath salts mixed with the vaporub and soothed incessant coughing that’s plagued me over the past few days. The only thing that kept me awake was the holding of my iPhone in my left hand. At first, I used it to shoot this photo, before finding some soothing meditation music on YouTube that I put on before putting my phone down on part of the ledge that formed the rim of the tub I was in.
It’s difficult when you’re sick to remember to take these photos, let alone think deeply and write reflections about them. Often, I simply snapped the photos, and then wrote about them later - which I’m doing right now, on October 11, for a photo I shot ob October 3. It feels like I’m falling into that old trap of starting something and not finishing it. But what can you finish on days when you’re barely awake, fighting a headache with a fever, congestion, an upset stomach and horrible diarrhea? Hardly anything. So, to be honest, just shooting the photos was enough for me.
276/365.
#beyourownbeloved💖 #depressionhelp #depressionawareness #startingover #selflove #selflovejourney #selflove #dailyselfie #dailywriting #subvertedselfies #subvertedselfie #art #photography #sad #depressed
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Because we haven’t been in a society that promotes internal reflection, we oftentimes are seeking external validation to share with us or validate us in our superiority whether it’s as a human race or as individuals. Oftentimes, this means that we’re looking to things outside of us to make us feel connected or whole, whether that be a relationship, a religion or a job. To Know More Click at amandabiccum.com/reawakening-our-conscious-sexuality-what...!
“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… play for her.” – Mia Hamm
Book 3 - The evil Latex Empress Shimmerah Full book
Chapter 1 - The new ruler of hell
Chapter 2 - The 3 queens of hell
Chapter 3 - The Lamp of Aladdon
Chapter 4 - The 6 deities of multiverse 0018
Chapter 5 - Her 2rd wish
Chapter 6 - The reapers realm
Chapter 7 - The path of Sliverleaf
Chapter 8 - The djinn's power
Chapter 9 - Selflove
Chapter 10 - The know it all
Chapter 11 - The void of existence and noexistence
Chapter 12 - The crown of controll
Chapter 13 - The jar of Goldglossin
Chapter 14 - Shimmerah's greed.
Chapter 15 - Beings beyond
Chapter 16 - Time loop
Chapter 11 - The void of existence and noexistence
Shimmerah placed Multordan into a magic ring, establishing its rules and powers. Her multiversal power dwarfed that of powerful rulers. She teleported beyond to the Superverse, altering multiverses to her will as if they were mere dust. She then found herself within a timeless Existence, an endless plane of shimmering black-gold sea. The sky was black, yet light persisted. She flew to its end, only to discover it had no end. There was nothing but this endless plane. She encompassed it, but still, there was nothing. Multordan, from within the ring, stated she was in the Outerverses. A gold pillar then appeared before her. She was not in her true form, as the space was different. A voice from all around said, "What do you seek?" Shimmerah stated, "The components of panpsychism." The voice responded, "To each, you take only evil, which will fall, and through your greed, the Multiverses shall become dark." Shimmerah replied that she did not care. The voice inquired, "Why do you want everything?" Shimmerah said, "Because I want everything, and why should I explain?" She displayed a shiny gold gem and took it. Then she was within a black and pink temple in the Outerverse. There was nothing but a shiny pink gem hovering. A being tried to stop her and said, "Why do you think you have the right to have so much?" Shimmerah giggled, saying, "As I am the most beautiful being there is, all should worship me and only me." She enslaved the being and took the gem.
Next, she came to a warping world, always changing and glowing with powerful runes. She was now aged 14, and time was running backward. She rushed to take the white gem before her age regressed too quickly. As soon as she took it, she was still 14 but no younger. Multordan spoke, saying, "Never again will that age or time be stopped unless you wish it." Next was a crystal realm—no light, no beings, just endless, still, glowing red crystals. Shimmerah was in her true demonic form, her crown ablaze, her horns and eyes glowing red. A voice said, "Here is your true self. The world is full of evil and wickedness. Your selfish greed and pure, narcissistic self-centeredness run deep into your core. You shall still want more, even when all is yours." Shimmerah giggled, searching for the gem, and said, "But I will have all power to make and have whatever more I want." She killed the being and took the gem. Next, she was within a black void of nothing. She could see as there was light without light. She saw white shadows with no beings, and she had no shadow of her own. The being spoke, saying the shadows were souls of those who once lived. "You have no soul, as you are darker than any shadow." She used her powers, and all was gone, and she took the black gem.
Next, she gathered all the gems and, with her power, fused them into one. She was now in what appeared to be a glowing white city, a void of white light, and she became a giant and walked towards it. She knew it was the Void of Existence and Non-Existence. She saw only light, but within it was nothing and everything. She looked into the Void of Existence and Non-Existence as beings came to stop her, but they were nothing, and she turned them to dust. She ranked fourth among all superviruses. She knew her power was unstoppable, as she saw all and none more powerful. She stepped into the Void of Existence and Non-Existence, and all its power flowed into her, she was now the Ultra Goddess Shimmerah.
Powers and Abilities
Shimmerah possesses a vast array of magical abilities, which she has cultivated and amplified over time:
1) Telekinesis: The ability to manipulate objects with her mind.
2) Teleportation: Instantaneous travel from one location to another.
3) Telepathy: The power to read and transmit thoughts.
4) Elemental Manipulation: Control over natural elements, enhanced by the Ring of the 4 Elements.
5) Weather Manipulation: The ability to control weather patterns.
6) Outfit Manipulation: The power to change or create clothing.
7) Intangibility: The ability to pass through solid objects.
8) Umbrakinesis: Manipulation of shadows and darkness, granted by the Ring of Shadows, allowing for stealth and offensive use.
9) Evocation Magic: The summoning of entities or forces.
10) Absorbing Magic: A powerful ability, learned from the Book of Forbidden Knowledge, allowing her to absorb magical energy and power from sources like crystals and entire lands. This power was instrumental in her conquest of the twelve kingdoms and queendoms, where she absorbed the power from all magic crystals in the Queendom of Glossu and subsequently from all lands, making kings and queens her slaves.
11) Lustful Temptation: Her most potent form of seduction, amplified by the Liquid Youth, allowing her to entice others into submission through her beauty and voice.
12) Object Transmutation
13) Meta magic
14) power to bring back the dead
15) Omniscience
16) Sorcery
17) Mass Manipulation
18) Power over holy light and darkness
19) Reality manipulation
20) Age manipulation
21) Lust manipulation
22) Greed manipulation
23) Selfishness manipulation
24) Time manipulation
25) Power manipulation
26) Life manipulation
27) Universal manipulation
28) Existence and Nonexistence manipulation
More about Shimmerah
Name: Shimmerah
Her parents: Queen Veloria and King Zorath
Her sister: Shellyana
Her magic teacher: Mistress Virella
Birthplace: Wealthold city - Capital of Gonzzul
Her queendom: Gonzzul
Continent - The 12 kingdoms and queendoms - when Shimmerah took over it all she renamed it to Shimmerathia
Planet: Dommalex
Height : 5, 11
Age: 30
Hair colour: black
Eye colour: light blue - but glow with power
Favourite colours: Black
Sexually: autosexual
Libido: Very high
Personality: narcissistic, vanity, self centered, very self-absorbed, selfish, greedy, avarice, mean, very dominant, power-hungry, Sly, naughty, gold digger, pure-evil
How she see's herself, pretty, sexy, hot, perfect, attractive lustful, beautifully alluring, seductress, divine, powerful, dominant, villainous sexy girl, naughty, provocative.
Favourite fashion: Sexy shiny latex clothing, mostly black.
Favourite clothing, very dominant latex outfits, short-skirts, skin-tight catsuits, corsets, and thigh high boots
Wish in life: To rule all have all, to be all powerful, and all beautiful, perfectly stunning in everyway,
Obsessions: Domination over all everyone and everything, higher beauty, and all power.
R.E.L.A.X 💨 * You are enough* | #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #quotesoftheday #instaquote #instaquotes #lifequotes #lovequotes #inspiringquotes #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #beautifulquotes #goodquotes #amazingquotes #awesomequotes #positivequotes #selflove #loveyourselffirst | - baboou__
In a world that is constantly telling you who to be, be bold, be yourself! 💪💚
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My word for creatives this week was "love" I decided (with the help of) to do a narcissistic kind of love instead of a cliche' "couples in love" kind of picture. Hopefully my instructor gets it.
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Book 3 - The evil Latex Empress Shimmerah Full book
Chapter 1 - The new ruler of hell
Chapter 2 - The 3 queens of hell
Chapter 3 - The Lamp of Aladdon
Chapter 4 - The 6 deities of multiverse 0018
Chapter 5 - Her 2rd wish
Chapter 6 - The reapers realm
Chapter 7 - The path of Sliverleaf
Chapter 8 - The djinn's power
Chapter 9 - Selflove
Chapter 10 - The know it all
Chapter 11 - The void of existence and noexistence
Chapter 12 - The crown of controll
Chapter 13 - The jar of Goldglossin
Chapter 14 - Shimmerah's greed.
Chapter 15 - Beings beyond
Chapter 16 - Time loop
Chapter 11 - The void of existence and noexistence
Shimmerah placed Multordan into a magic ring, establishing its rules and powers. Her multiversal power dwarfed that of powerful rulers. She teleported beyond to the Superverse, altering multiverses to her will as if they were mere dust. She then found herself within a timeless Existence, an endless plane of shimmering black-gold sea. The sky was black, yet light persisted. She flew to its end, only to discover it had no end. There was nothing but this endless plane. She encompassed it, but still, there was nothing. Multordan, from within the ring, stated she was in the Outerverses. A gold pillar then appeared before her. She was not in her true form, as the space was different. A voice from all around said, "What do you seek?" Shimmerah stated, "The components of panpsychism." The voice responded, "To each, you take only evil, which will fall, and through your greed, the Multiverses shall become dark." Shimmerah replied that she did not care. The voice inquired, "Why do you want everything?" Shimmerah said, "Because I want everything, and why should I explain?" She displayed a shiny gold gem and took it. Then she was within a black and pink temple in the Outerverse. There was nothing but a shiny pink gem hovering. A being tried to stop her and said, "Why do you think you have the right to have so much?" Shimmerah giggled, saying, "As I am the most beautiful being there is, all should worship me and only me." She enslaved the being and took the gem.
Next, she came to a warping world, always changing and glowing with powerful runes. She was now aged 14, and time was running backward. She rushed to take the white gem before her age regressed too quickly. As soon as she took it, she was still 14 but no younger. Multordan spoke, saying, "Never again will that age or time be stopped unless you wish it." Next was a crystal realm—no light, no beings, just endless, still, glowing red crystals. Shimmerah was in her true demonic form, her crown ablaze, her horns and eyes glowing red. A voice said, "Here is your true self. The world is full of evil and wickedness. Your selfish greed and pure, narcissistic self-centeredness run deep into your core. You shall still want more, even when all is yours." Shimmerah giggled, searching for the gem, and said, "But I will have all power to make and have whatever more I want." She killed the being and took the gem. Next, she was within a black void of nothing. She could see as there was light without light. She saw white shadows with no beings, and she had no shadow of her own. The being spoke, saying the shadows were souls of those who once lived. "You have no soul, as you are darker than any shadow." She used her powers, and all was gone, and she took the black gem.
Next, she gathered all the gems and, with her power, fused them into one. She was now in what appeared to be a glowing white city, a void of white light, and she became a giant and walked towards it. She knew it was the Void of Existence and Non-Existence. She saw only light, but within it was nothing and everything. She looked into the Void of Existence and Non-Existence as beings came to stop her, but they were nothing, and she turned them to dust. She ranked fourth among all superviruses. She knew her power was unstoppable, as she saw all and none more powerful. She stepped into the Void of Existence and Non-Existence, and all its power flowed into her, she was now the Ultra Goddess Shimmerah.
Powers and Abilities
Shimmerah possesses a vast array of magical abilities, which she has cultivated and amplified over time:
1) Telekinesis: The ability to manipulate objects with her mind.
2) Teleportation: Instantaneous travel from one location to another.
3) Telepathy: The power to read and transmit thoughts.
4) Elemental Manipulation: Control over natural elements, enhanced by the Ring of the 4 Elements.
5) Weather Manipulation: The ability to control weather patterns.
6) Outfit Manipulation: The power to change or create clothing.
7) Intangibility: The ability to pass through solid objects.
8) Umbrakinesis: Manipulation of shadows and darkness, granted by the Ring of Shadows, allowing for stealth and offensive use.
9) Evocation Magic: The summoning of entities or forces.
10) Absorbing Magic: A powerful ability, learned from the Book of Forbidden Knowledge, allowing her to absorb magical energy and power from sources like crystals and entire lands. This power was instrumental in her conquest of the twelve kingdoms and queendoms, where she absorbed the power from all magic crystals in the Queendom of Glossu and subsequently from all lands, making kings and queens her slaves.
11) Lustful Temptation: Her most potent form of seduction, amplified by the Liquid Youth, allowing her to entice others into submission through her beauty and voice.
12) Object Transmutation
13) Meta magic
14) power to bring back the dead
15) Omniscience
16) Sorcery
17) Mass Manipulation
18) Power over holy light and darkness
19) Reality manipulation
20) Age manipulation
21) Lust manipulation
22) Greed manipulation
23) Selfishness manipulation
24) Time manipulation
25) Power manipulation
26) Life manipulation
27) Universal manipulation
28) Existence and Nonexistence manipulation
More about Shimmerah
Name: Shimmerah
Her parents: Queen Veloria and King Zorath
Her sister: Shellyana
Her magic teacher: Mistress Virella
Birthplace: Wealthold city - Capital of Gonzzul
Her queendom: Gonzzul
Continent - The 12 kingdoms and queendoms - when Shimmerah took over it all she renamed it to Shimmerathia
Planet: Dommalex
Height : 5, 11
Age: 30
Hair colour: black
Eye colour: light blue - but glow with power
Favourite colours: Black
Sexually: autosexual
Libido: Very high
Personality: narcissistic, vanity, self centered, very self-absorbed, selfish, greedy, avarice, mean, very dominant, power-hungry, Sly, naughty, gold digger, pure-evil
How she see's herself, pretty, sexy, hot, perfect, attractive lustful, beautifully alluring, seductress, divine, powerful, dominant, villainous sexy girl, naughty, provocative.
Favourite fashion: Sexy shiny latex clothing, mostly black.
Favourite clothing, very dominant latex outfits, short-skirts, skin-tight catsuits, corsets, and thigh high boots
Wish in life: To rule all have all, to be all powerful, and all beautiful, perfectly stunning in everyway,
Obsessions: Domination over all everyone and everything, higher beauty, and all power.