we live on a planet where trees warn each other of danger through a fungal network. Where octopuses dream.
Where elephants return to the bones of the deceased and stand over them in silence. Where bees use dance to communicate where to fly and where the flower is.
Where crows remember the faces of people who were cruel to them and pass this memory to their children.
Where ants build cities. Where cats purr at a frequency that accelerates the healing of bones.
Where, after a forest fire, the first thing the earth does is grow flowers.
your brain is always becoming better at whatever you repeatedly do. that’s why repetition changes people more than motivation ever will. if you spend every day stressing, overthinking, comparing yourself to strangers online, replaying old mistakes, and expecting the worst, your brain slowly starts treating those patterns like home. it begins scanning the world for more proof that you’re not enough, that life is against you, that things won’t work out. the scary part is your brain doesn’t care if the pattern is helping you or destroying you. it only cares about what gets repeated.
but the same thing works in your favor too. when you repeatedly choose discipline, growth, gratitude, focus, and belief in yourself, your brain slowly reshapes around those things as well. at first it feels unnatural because your old patterns are louder, but over time your perspective changes. challenges stop feeling like signs to quit and start feeling like part of the process. your mind becomes whatever it practices most. so be careful what you keep giving your attention to because eventually, your thoughts become your reality.
I saw a quote that said "to procrastinate is to willingly endure the discomfort of anticipation, rather than the discomfort of action. Both are burdens, but only one leads to progress" and if that didn't light a fire in me.
My daughter said something to me last week that stopped me cold.
She’s 18, grown, with her own opinions about everything now.
We were having dinner when, out of nowhere, she said, “Dad, you know what I’ve always noticed about you?”
I said, “What?”
She replied,
“You always speak to people like they matter, waiters, janitors, everyone. You always look them in the eye.”
I put my fork down.
She continued,
“I decided a long time ago that I wanted to be like that.”
I’ve been a father for 18 years, I’ve worried about every decision I’ve made raising her, every missed moment, every wrong word, every time I wasn’t sure I was getting it right.
And my daughter learned to truly see people because she watched me do it.
I excused myself after dinner, went to the bathroom, and stood over the sink for a while.
The things your children absorb, without you ever realizing they’re watching, will either save you or break you.
That night, it saved me.
What’s something your parents did that shaped you without ever saying a word about it?
someone did an analysis of the high note heeseung improvised for karma. he was able to do a five part high note run with seamless transitions all the way without any strain.. all while sitting down too! and he did it again with another four part run with perfect control. UNREAL. heeseung the vocalist you are..
1st video:
A#4➡ C#5➡ D#5➡ F#5 ➡️ G#5
2nd video:
A#4➡ C#5➡ D#5➡ F#5
cr: tinnywonie & pipeanut_ on xhs
Happy Birthday, Xiao!
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"Why do you look so surprised? Have you never seen me pick up a brush before?
This is just a traditional craft that has been passed down for ages among the people of Liyue, and it now comes naturally to me after having seen it done many times. And besides, I had their help."
"He is amazing! He painted all these fish lanterns!"
"Ahem. You may want to give it a try yourself if you have the time. Mixing colors, drawing the outlines... It's not that complicated. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions."