The Fact That The Second I Say I'm Sorry For Not Paying More Attention To Freyja That My Acne Clears

The fact that the second I say I'm sorry for not paying more attention to Freyja that my acne clears up and I look generally better and prettier is so funny to me. She said "girl you can spend $120 on skincare but if you literally just said hi we could fix like 90% of that."

I mean, speaking of-- I always feel so much better about myself the second I acknowledge my goddesses more. I get so caught up in my life and stress as is that the second I have a moment of reprieve that I spend with them it's like ages of pain being lifted off my back and shoulders.

Praise be to Freyja!!!

May the Gods make you feel safe, loved and protected. They love you, and just another day of existing is beautiful to them.

Times that feel hard won't last forever 💕

Ares Devotions and Offerings

Devotional Acts

Workout/Exercise

Boxing, wrestling, martial arts, etc.

Attend a protest

Self-defense training

Learn about wars

Go to a shooting range

Identify and cope with your anger

Go to a rage room

Play war video games

Play war card/board games

Start a fire

Watch war movies/documentaries

Learn about your countries military and understand why people join and what they do when they serve

Visit war sites/memorials

Learn about society’s reactions to different wars

Scream! Yell! Shout! (productively)

Get out of your comfort zone

Get adrenaline pumping 

Address/work through your fears

Chain his statue

Learn wound care

Take home security measures

Play contact sports

Talk to veterans/people who served about their experience

Learn about PTSD

Practice divination, particularly ornithomancy 

Support people who are currently living through wars

Listen to peoples’ stories who have lived/are living through war

Learn how your state/town reacted/participated in times of war

Offerings

Swords/daggers/knives

Spears

Guns/weapons

Soldier imagery (like toys)

Tanks/cannon imagery

Dog tags

Shields

Helmets

Armor

Boxing gloves

Workout gear (dumbbells, lifting gloves, running shoes, etc.)

Sports equipment

Dragons

Skulls

Bones

Depictions of death

Depictions of war

Preserved animals

Ashes

Chains

Urns

Vultures

Trophies/ribbons/awards

Military memorabilia

War books/movies/games

Matches

Roosters

First aid kits/wound care

Snakes

Bird imagery

Feathers

Teeth

Metals

Claws

Blood depictions

i think something so lovely about love/beauty deities is that they don’t actually force you to change into anything specific. they always encourage you in ways to accentuate you as you are.

like working with freyja, i didnt get a nose job. she just made me love my nose and how it has a bump in it just like my mama does.

freyja didn’t make me start frying my hair to make it appear a certain way. she nudged me to buy products to accentuate their natural texture.

freyja didn’t make me start wearing more makeup. i just started liking what i looked like in the mirror—acne, dark circles and all.

and if i did wear makeup, she was right there making sure it came out perfect for my face, not for anyone else’s.

freyja didn’t “magic” away my current body shape. she made me not worry if im bloated some days or about the light marks on my hips.

there was nothing “imperfect” in her eyes. she wanted me to see that.

beauty and love deities have been misrepresented as deities of conventional beauty when in reality, they are mirrors to show how beautiful you’ve been all along.

reblogging, because everyone should see this amazing postal stamp!!

Καλο μεσημερι, I have a question for you. Is there a post office around here? It's my first time sending a letter.

first postal stamp of Greece, 1861.  "large Hermes head"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(Greek_stamp)

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