Hobbies Masterpost!

hobbies masterpost!

a really excellent way to reduce anxiety is to pick up a new hobby. find something you’re interested in, learn it, then use it as a healthy and productive way to cope.

learn to play guitar

learn how to make interactive stories with the free program Twine

learn how to make pixel art

learn another language

learn how to build a ship in a bottle

learn how to develop your own film

learn how to embroider

learn how to make chiptunes (8-bit music)

learn how to make origami (the art of paper folding)

learn how to make tumblr themes

learn how to make jewelry 

learn how to make candy

learn how to make terrariums

learn how to make your own perfume

learn how to make your own tea

learn how to build birdhouses

learn how to read tarot cards

learn how to make zines

learn how to code

learn how to whittle (wood carving)

learn how to make candles

learn how to make clay figurines

learn how to knit scarves

learn how to become an amateur astronomer

learn some yoyo tricks

learn how to start a collection

learn how to start body building

learn how to edit wikipedia articles

learn how to decorate iphone cases

learn how to do freelance writing

learn how to make your own cards and

learn how to make your own envelopes

learn how to play the ukulele 

learn how to make gifs

learn how to play chess

learn how to juggle

learn how to guerrilla garden

learn how to chart your family history

learn how to keep chickens

learn how to do yoga

learn how to do magic

learn how to raise and breed butterflies

learn how to play dungeons & dragons

learn how to skateboard

learn how to do parkour

learn how to surf

learn how to arrange flowers

learn how to make stuffed animals

Alternate Hail Marys

The modern Hail Mary was birthed in the sixteenth century; prior to this, the Hail Mary existed both as shortened versions of the modern one, and with completely different structures. The earliest form of the prayer, dating to the twelfth century, was simply “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb”, itself a combination of two Biblical verses that have been used together since the seventh century. By the beginning of the fourteenth century, the name “Jesus” was added to the end (in case you weren’t sure who Mary’s son was, I guess?). But this wasn’t the only “Hail Mary” being circulated among the Catholic laity and monastic orders. In fact, there are a number of German and Latin Marian psalters and early rosary forms that were composed of 150 different Ave Marias each! Here are a couple of examples of some of these other Hail Marys. “Hail Mary, rose without thorns, You were born to comfort me. A queen of high birth, help me that I shall not be lost.” (13th Century) “Hail Mary, branch of Jesse, From you came the Noble One, Jesus, your Child, whose sweet Name Took away from us all our sins.” (late 13th, early 14th Century) “I greet you, rose garden of heaven, The chosen, the pure, the tender one. You noble, sweet rose blossom, Entreat God for me through your goodness.” (14th Century) These different Hail Mary’s were usually correlated to one of the psalms; the prayer would attempt to summarize the theme of a particular psalm, and then connect that theme to Mary or Jesus. “Hail Mary” devotions like this would continue to be composed up until the seventeenth century, but the sheer diversity found even within a single devotion made it hard to memorize; the modern rosary, with its singular form of the Hail Mary and its focus on the narrative of Christ’s life, was much easier to perform without having a written text in front of the devotee. Source: Stories of the Rose: The Making of the Rosary in the Middle Ages, by Anne Winston-Allen

Hate diet culture so much bitches will b like “don’t eat processed carbs they’re so bad for you” like and??? So what?? God did not give us grain and stone to grind it with for no reason. Bread is inevitable. Bread is food for the heart and the soul. U think I’m gonna give that up in pursuit of instagram fitness?? U think I’m gonna deny myself the simple pleasure of toast with jam so I can endlessly chase an ever-shifting standard of beauty that ultimately means nothing? In 20 years I will no longer be beautiful and in 60 my body will be vacant food for other, smaller creatures. But the taste of fresh bread? Of homemade donuts and still-warm pie? I will carry the taste on my tongue into whatever follows this life. So like. Stop telling me I should diet lmao. I’m not abt to martyr myself just to get a man to look at me.

godstiel // oh ana - mother mother

[image description: books, PDFs, and podcasts aimed towards white Christians and/or sharing the theologies and insights of of people of color, all of which can be found in the doc linked below. The last image reads, “Reminder for white Christians! While self-education and education of our communities is a vital step, it is only the first step in anti-racism. Being ‘woke’ means nothing if we do not then take action. So check out some of these resources, educate yourself, educate your people, AND start doing the hard work of justice!! That means joining and supplying protests, speaking out online and in real life, voting, and elevating the voices of BIPOC within our churches and elsewhere.” /end id]

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Many incredible anti-racist resource lists are going around (like this one, this one, and this one) - but none that I’ve seen have offered Christian-specific / church-specific resources. 

So I’ve created a google doc with resources cultivated particularly for white Christians who want to do the work to recognize their own racism and strive towards anti-racism for themselves and for their communities. The doc has way more resources listed than just those pictured here. 

If you have ideas for additional resources - books, articles, sites, podcasts, the social media accounts of BIPOC, and more - please let me know!

the angels // everybody wants to rule the world - lorde