The trees and clouds were carved in classical severity, the sounds of the countryside had harmonized to a monotone, metallic as a trumpet, breathless as an Grecian urn
It was a grey day, that least fleshly of all weathers; a day of far hopes and clear visions. It was a day easily associated with those abstract truths and purities that dissolve in the sunshine or fade out in mocking laughter by the light of the moon
Real confidence has no bluster or bombast. It's not rooted in a desire to seem better than everyone else and it's not driven by a fear of appearing weak. Real confidence settles in when I have a clear vision of exactly what I need to do
For me, the best characters are the ones that feel fully formed inside and out, so I try to have a very clear vision of exactly what I would wear, top to bottom, who I am, what my backstory is, who my friends are, creating as much of a three-dimensional character as possible
Fighting teaches me a lot about myself. When I fight I am in a situation where failure can happen. This chance of failure forges my character in many ways and makes me realize how tough I have to be as a fighter. This mental toughness transfers into my everyday life
I have to want it, have to plan for it, have to fit it into a busy day, have to be mentally tough. And I have to use others to help me. The easy part is getting my mind in shape
Mental toughness is many things and not difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It's a state of mind I call it character in action
I do not cringe and make myself small if I am called the black sheep, the maverick, the lone wolf. Those with slow seeing say that a non-conformist is a blight on society. But it has been proven over the centuries, that being different means standing at the edge
I don't live by "The Rules" you know, and if there's one person who has influenced me in that way of thinking, it's someone who is a maverick, someone who does 'that' to the system #NatalieAnnHolloway#Always
Yeah, so Twitter/X is a form of free speech, and I'm all for that. If I, a maverick of sorts, can't get on Twitter/X and say something outlandish or outrageous, then what is the whole point of Twitter/X at all?
By doing what I do, by just staying true to myself and maintaining my maverick position, unbranded, unbought in a corporate sense, I've managed to participate in the work of us. This astounds us. It makes us feel all at once, beyond age, as players in the present tense #MyNatalie
Understanding of mysteries, apprehension of hidden things, distribution of wonderful gifts, heavenly citizenship, a place in the choir of angels, endless joy in the presence of each other, and the highest of all desires, becoming God #WithYou#Always#NatalieAnnHolloway
When a sunbeam falls on a transparent substance, the substance itself becomes brilliant, and radiates light from itself. So, two Spirit bearing souls, illumined, finally become spiritual ourselves, and our grace is sent forth to each other. From this comes knowledge of the future
It has nothing to do with my desires and fulfillment, with my hopes and fulfillment, it is already the case. But to see the celebration that is already happening at the deepest core of my being I have to drop becoming, to understand the futility of becoming
To live in this heightened state of reflective receptivity forever. Because this empathy's involuntary, there's a loss of control, a seepage. It is never about becoming someone else, but the vibratory field between two people #WithYou#Always#NatalieAnnHolloway#NoMatterWhat