Questions I Think To Myself A Lot When Confronted With Certain Kinds Of Online Posting:

Questions I think to myself a lot when confronted with certain kinds of Online Posting:

Do you want a better world, or do you want revenge on those you think aren’t doing enough to improve it?

Do you want a more just world, or do you want to see bad people suffer merciless punishment?

Do you want a less oppressive world, or do you want the reins of power for yourself?

Do you want to do the right thing, or do you want to feel righteous?

artist in denial of being depressed: omg this 2 month long art block has been crazy... sorry i haven't updated any of my fics in a long while! it's just been super difficult to daydream! so weird that i've lost a little bit of passion for my current comfort character and ocs... this couldn't possibly have any implications or alternative explanations

You were once the demon king. “Defeated” by the hero, you went into hiding to pursue a simpler life. Today the “hero” has appeared, threatening you family to pay tribute, not realizing who you actually are. Today you show them what happens when you have something worth fighting to protect.

he could've just named the horse. seems like they weren't doing a whole lot in that desert. he had time

This year for Rosh Hashanah my rabbi pulled out a literal ven diagram and taped it to the podium (exciting) and then proceeded to explain that in life things are often true AND in conflict with eachother. She then got extremely vulnerable about some things that are true and in conflict for her (called a vent diagram).

These were a few of hers: She loves Judiasm and feels connected to all Jewish people. She is a queer female rabbi, and much of the orthodoxy wouldn't accept her work. She feels hopeless that there will never be any peace between Israel and Palestine. Hope is always there and peace is always an option. She believes innocent Israelis have been the victim of horrific attacks. She believes Israel's government has done great harm to create, perpetuate, escalate the situation.

She did this for ten minutes of nothing but spitting straight facts.

Her bravery was really inspiring and really put what I've been trying to do into words. Holding it all is so painful, so challenging, but it is good work and work that must be done to live with both compassion and justice. To ignore any sides of the diagram would provide a lot of mental relief but it would be a lie of comfort and convenience at the cost of others humanity and denial of the real situation. We have to hold it all.

Truths can be in conflict and still true. It's hard but it's right.

So real!

I guess it never occurred to me that actual people composed the Jewish prayers we sing!

I love you, Louis Lewandowski.