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The Three Elements of Self-Compassion
1. Self-kindness vs. Self-judgment.
Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism. Self-compassionate people recognize that being imperfect, failing, and experiencing life difficulties is inevitable, so they tend to be gentle with themselves when confronted with painful experiences rather than getting angry when life falls short of set ideals. People cannot always be or get exactly what they want. When this reality is denied or fought against suffering increases in the form of stress, frustration and self-criticism. When this reality is accepted with sympathy and kindness, greater emotional equanimity is experienced.
2. Common humanity vs. Isolation.
Frustration at not having things exactly as we want is often accompanied by an irrational but pervasive sense of isolation – as if “I” were the only person suffering or making mistakes. All humans suffer, however. The very definition of being “human” means that one is mortal, vulnerable and imperfect. Therefore, self-compassion involves recognizing that suffering and personal inadequacy is part of the shared human experience – something that we all go through rather than being something that happens to “me” alone.
3. Mindfulness vs. Over-identification.
Self-compassion also requires taking a balanced approach to our negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed nor exaggerated. This equilibrated stance stems from the process of relating personal experiences to those of others who are also suffering, thus putting our own situation into a larger perspective. It also stems from the willingness to observe our negative thoughts and emotions with openness and clarity, so that they are held in mindful awareness. Mindfulness is a non-judgmental, receptive mind state in which one observes thoughts and feelings as they are, without trying to suppress or deny them. We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time. At the same time, mindfulness requires that we not be “over-identified” with thoughts and feelings, so that we are caught up and swept away by negative reactivity.
Via self-compassion.org
The Three Elements of Self-Compassion
1. Self-kindness vs. Self-judgment.
Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism. Self-compassionate people recognize that being imperfect, failing, and experiencing life difficulties is inevitable, so they tend to be gentle with themselves when confronted with painful experiences rather than getting angry when life falls short of set ideals. People cannot always be or get exactly what they want. When this reality is denied or fought against suffering increases in the form of stress, frustration and self-criticism. When this reality is accepted with sympathy and kindness, greater emotional equanimity is experienced.
2. Common humanity vs. Isolation.
Frustration at not having things exactly as we want is often accompanied by an irrational but pervasive sense of isolation – as if “I” were the only person suffering or making mistakes. All humans suffer, however. The very definition of being “human” means that one is mortal, vulnerable and imperfect. Therefore, self-compassion involves recognizing that suffering and personal inadequacy is part of the shared human experience – something that we all go through rather than being something that happens to “me” alone.
3. Mindfulness vs. Over-identification.
Self-compassion also requires taking a balanced approach to our negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed nor exaggerated. This equilibrated stance stems from the process of relating personal experiences to those of others who are also suffering, thus putting our own situation into a larger perspective. It also stems from the willingness to observe our negative thoughts and emotions with openness and clarity, so that they are held in mindful awareness. Mindfulness is a non-judgmental, receptive mind state in which one observes thoughts and feelings as they are, without trying to suppress or deny them. We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time. At the same time, mindfulness requires that we not be “over-identified” with thoughts and feelings, so that we are caught up and swept away by negative reactivity.
Via self-compassion.org

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Achievable Beauty Standards?
One of the biggest topics on makeup and beauty is what is achievable, and what is fantasy? I’m going to say it now, and many other beauticians will agree with me.. There is no “fantasy” with makeup, everything is achievable if you put the time and effort into it. Essentially with the skills you build overtime you can create the face you want, and sculpture it to your liking. However, many people struggle at the start and need to realise this takes time. It’s not an over-night job that you can learn instantly. This applies to both cis girls and transgirls.
What can you do with make-up?
Make your nose look smaller.
Make your forehead smaller.
Make your jaw more smaller or more feminine.
Make your cheekbones seem raised.
Highlight features of your face.
Lowlight features you wish to hide.
Make your eyes stand out a lot more, as well as having a seductive look.
If you’re just starting to transition and still have facial hair. You can hide your beard growth.
Build your confidence.
Faces
Some girls pass even without make up. I have quite a feminine face since I transitioned very young.
I know some girls know this, but I want to make it very clear to everyone. Even if did not make the decision to transition at an early age or don’t have a baby feminine face, makeup can and will help you.
However, I will not ignore the fact and truth that teenage transgender girls have an easier time passing due to puberty and hormone levels. Sex hormones are one clear link between appearance and personality.
Testosterone and estrogen influence facial development as well as behavior.
High testosterone shows itself in strong jawbones, darker coloring, and hollower cheekbones.
High estrogen reveals itself in round faces, smooth skin, small chins, sparse facial hair, arched eyebrows, big eyes, plump lips, and wider jawlines. - All of which I have, because I transitioned at 16.
Gal Gadot is a perfect example of a face full of estrogen. Take note of her facial features. While she is not Transgender, Transgender Women can look like this depending on their genetics and the time they start to transition. Or.. If they are an expert in makeup ;)
We make numerous assumptions about people with high-hormone profiles that conform to gender norms: First, that they’re hot.
In a lineup, the high-estrogen Jessica Alba and Beyoncé types receive the highest attractiveness ratings by both genders.
South American girls that are not 100% native for example have strong facial features with very feminized traits, such as plump limps, wide jawlines and small chins. These traits are also extremely common in South American men as well. (Venezuelan people, Brazilian, Argentina and other countries in this area)
Their pretty faces predictably get top ratings for social dominance (high status). As for men, high-testosterone faces are especially desired by women who are ovulating, although women may have a default preference for men with a mix of masculine and feminine features; dominant and cooperative.
Facial Hair Removal For Pre-HRT.
First of;
If your face is red or bleeding after you shave, there’s probably too much friction between the razor and your skin. Skin moisturizer helps reduce that friction.
Follow these steps:
clean face with a facial cleanser and exfoliate to remove dead skin cells.
splash warm water on face to open pores
put gobs of a cheap skin moisturizer over your facial hair region
put shaving cream on top of that
use a clean, smooth razor (preferably one the moves back and forth with your face and bends in the middle)
shave ‘with the grain’. the 'grain’ isn’t always down so look carefully at your face and neck when you haven’t shaved in a few days.
splash warm water again
put gobs of a cheap skin moisturizer over your facial hair region
put shaving cream on top of that
shave 'against the grain’
splash lots of water over your face to remove excess shaving cream and moisturizer
Here is a detailed explanation on a transgender woman early into her transition giving extremely good advice for new transitions.
Generally you’ll use a combination of hair removal methods, but it varies from person to person as to how effective each method is. After much trial and error, my preferred methods that work for me are:
Electrolysis on face (and nasal hair trimmer or dry shave to touch up).
A few laser sessions on chest, back, neck and shoulders. Would LOVE to do more. Full body laser is appealing!!
Epilator on lower legs and knees.
Wet shave on the back of knees and lower thigh.
Wet shave or depilatory cream on forearms, wrists and backs of hands.
Dry shave under arms.
Dry shave on back, neck, chest, shoulders and down to the elbow.
Trim on upper thigh, tummy and back.
Tweezer on wrists, backs of hands, and inside of elbow.
The reasons for so many different methods, include: managing skin irritation, avoiding ingrown hairs, avoiding prickly stubble in certain sensitive spots, and getting a more thorough result.
There are some big expenses covered in this post, with laser and electrolysis treatment. If you don’t have the money, please know that the other hair removal options do work, and there are complicated ways to cover up stubble with makeup. You may also discover that surgeries are a higher priority for you, over hair removal. Every transition is an individual process.
Finally, estrogen HRT goes a long way to making the hair battle easier to fight, because it slows down body hair growth, lightens the average density of individual hairs, and reduces overall body hair volume.
Source
Laser Hair Removal
Picture Source AND Video
The before and after photo is from Transgender YouTuber Brandy Nitti
What are the pros?
While laser hair removal doesn’t get rid of hair forever (only electrolysis is FDA-approved for permanent hair removal), it does drastically reduce hair growth—to the point that you can stop shaving altogether.
You can get it done anywhere on the body, and the machine can cover large places fast. Legs, back, underarms, bikini line, stomach, face…There is no limit to the places you can get laser hair removal.
When it comes to pain level, laser hair removal falls somewhere between shaving (painless) and waxing (holy hell that hurts). The technicians use ice to help numb the area before and after the laser treatment. It also gets progressively less painful as treatments continue and the hair becomes finer
What are the cons?
It’s a long process. A session of laser hair removal on the underarms takes less than a minute. However, it takes multiple sessions to see real results (anywhere between three and eight depending on the size of the area), and you generally have to wait six weeks between treatments.
It’s expensive. If you add up how much you spend on razors or bikini wax sessions in your lifetime, it might be worth the $200-$400 per session of laser hair removal. You can think of laser hair removal as a beauty investment.
Since the contrast between the color of the skin and the color of the pigment in the hair follicle is what allows the laser to easily pick out what to target, laser hair removal works best on fair skin with dark hair and worse on darker skin. “In patients with darker skin tones the pigment-rich skin competes with the hair follicle for the laser’s attention,“ says Charles. This doesn’t mean it’s not a possibility for darker skin types, but you’ll want to make sure the facility you go to is properly equipped. Certain lasers, like the Nd:YAG, are better at distinguishing between hair and skin on all skin types.
If done by an untrained technician, laser hair removal could leave burns or scars on the skin. Unfortunately, licensing procedures vary from state to state, and sometimes there are no requirements at all. Beware of “laser centers” and make sure to ask where your laser technician was certified to do the procedure. Even doctors who want to provide laser hair removal treatments need further training. "Laser treatment is not taught in medical school, so physicians performing laser treatments also need training and certification,” dermatologist Marina Peredo, M.D., told SELF in a previous interview.
HRT also does not affect masculinized facial hair (beard). Only laser (permanent hair reduction) and electrolysis (permanent hair removal) can change that. If your face already has minimal facial hair then transitioning early will help for the future.
Hormone-Replacement Therapy (HRT / oEstrogen / Anti-Androgen’s)
Research has shown improvements in skin elasticity, moisture and skin thickness in women using either topical or oral hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can improve skin hydration by replacing oEstrogen levels in your body. Many women who take HRT often notice that their skin becomes brighter with an improved texture and tone. HRT can also reduce ageing of your skin.
Things you will notice:
Breast growth
Wider hips
Fat being distrusted to different regions of the body. (Bum, breasts, etc..)
Skin becomes clearer
Cuter face & eyes
Female Orgasms: 10x stronger than Male Orgasm. HRT may cause shrinking and reduce your erections, on the positive side is the fact that transwomen can get female orgasms. And you don’t need an erection or an ejaculation to have one either.
Thicker eyelashes
Loss of strength. Slimmer body and feminized features.
Smelling like a woman and not having a manly alpha smell.
This is just a small outline of changes you will encounter while on HRT. I will write up a full guide and text on HRT soon.
Me and MY Beauty
In the changes I have experienced while being on HRT since 16, and am now 20 is amazing.
I am a real woman.
I have breasts, wider hips, my legs are smooth and long, my skin and face is as cute as ever, my orgasms are intense and can squirt out my juices from being pounded by a partner, I am slimmer and have lost the majority of my ‘manly’ muscles, although I had not much at all to start with, my fat is distributed into other regions such as my ass cheeks.
Everything has worked out perfect. Of course the road I have taken in life was not easy, and there were many days where I was not confident with how I was.
I have faith in everyone being able to pass, and there is other routes in life you can take if you still do not feel confident, such as FFS (Full-Facial Surgery).
Is it achievable?
In short, after all of this. Isn’t it obvious? Of course it is possible and achievable. Everything in life takes time to master and understand how things work.
People do not get their license and become a professional driver straight away, computer coders don’t instantly start off as super-hackers, school teachers don’t straight away start off as confident and successful with their classes and explaining their work to students.
Time is everything, and practice makes perfect. This is the same for makeup and beauty.
The only ‘unrealistic’ beauty standards is the unhealthy lifestyles of becoming extremely obese to the point where it affects your health, as well as becoming overwhelmingly skinny where you are not eating right.
Sources
https://www.quora.com/How-do-trans-women-remove-all-their-body-and-facial-hair-to-look-more-feminine
http://www.genderpsychology.org/transgender/shaving.html
http://andiepasdedeux.com/the-unexpected-effects-of-mtf-hrt/
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Updated Library For Kinksters
I completed some major changes to the Library For Kinksters. Here is the update…
Aftercare
Aftercare 101
Aftercare For Dominants
Coping With Emotional Subdrop
Dom Drop
How To Make A Sub Drop Kit
Online Aftercare
sub/Dom Space, sub/Dom Drop and Aftercare
Subdrop and Aftercare
Subspace and Aftercare
Consent
Consent & BDSM
Guide to Consent
Doms, Daddies & Masters
7 Fundamental Characteristics of A Daddy Dom
12 Characteristics Of An Ideal Submissive
25 Things Daddies Should Do For Their Littles
30 Rules For A Modern Gentleman
45 Things A Girl Wants, But Won’t Ask For
50 Rules for Daddies
100 Sweet Things You Can Do For Your Princess
101 Things To Do To Make Your Slave Feel Owned (loved)
Alternative Names For “Daddy”
Alternative Domme Titles
Aspects Of Control
Asserting Ownership - Rules
Daddy Up!
Defining A Daddy Dom
Dominants Need Training Also
Fun Tasks Daddies Can Give Their Littles
Help For New Doms
How (and Why) To Go Down On Your Submissive
How To Be A Good Dominant
How to Find a Submissive
Knowing when to be a Dom and when to be her Man
New to DDLG - A Daddy Dom
Observations On Doms By A Submissive
So you want to be a Dom?
So Your Girlfriend Wants You To Dominate her
Some Little Rules All Daddies Should Know
The Dom Commandments
Things for Daddies to Keep in Mind
What Being A Dom Is About - A Submissive’s Perspective
What does the title Daddy mean?
What is a Daddy Dom?
What is a Daddy Dom Mentor?
What It Means To Be A Dominant
What Makes A Good Dominant
Littles, Subs & Slaves
6 Questions Every Submissive Needs To Ask Her Potential Dominant
7 Common Types of Submissives
10 Tips For Living With A Sadist
10 Things A Dominant Needs From A Submissive
11 Red Flags Of An Abusive Dominant
26 Baby Girl Jobs
50 Things You Can Do For Your Daddy
A Bottom’s Responsibility
A Dominant’s Advice To His Submissive
A Man Who Knows You…
A Good Dom vs. A Bad Dom
Acid Test For Subs
Ask A Million And One Questions
Attraction to DD/lg: A Little’s Perspective
Baby girl or little? A brief introduction
Care and feeding of Daddies
Characteristics Of A Good Daddy
Coaxing The Daddy Dom Out Of Your Partner
Feminist Submissive
Finding Your Dominant
Good Rules For Middles and Littles To Live By
Guide For Young Newbie Sub Girls
How a Dom Behaves Shows How He Will Behave Towards You.
“How do I find Daddy?” A guide to help you safely find the Daddy you’re looking for.
How Does A Submissive Ask for Something from Their Dominant?
How To Find A Dom
How to Take Proper Care of Your Dom
I Solemnly Swear I Will Not Do This To Daddy
Novice Submissives
Physical abuse of littles - it is never OK
Signs Of A Fake ‘Dominant’
Stuff no one tells you about submission, until the spreader bar is on and you are trapped.
Submissives, Learning to Trust Your Instincts
Submissive Pride
Submissive Traits - Intelligence
Things My Dream Daddy Would Say To Me
What is a Little?
When newbie subs, with asinine “doms,” need to run away.
Why I call him Daddy
Your Rights As A Submissive
Long Distance Relationships
10 Ways To Survive A Long Distance Relationship
Getting The Most Out Of A Long Distance Relationship
How To Make Long Distance Relationships Work
Long Distance Relationships - Tools To Cope
Long Distance Relationships (LDR) Contemplation: Sticking with plans
The Long Distance D/s Relationship
Mental Health
BDSM practitioners ‘healthier and less neurotic’ than ‘vanilla’ peers
Body image & BDSM
How to Get Over Feeling Sad
Is BDSM normal?
Love your Vulva – a self-esteem guide to your sensitive bits!
Managing bipolar disorder in a D/S relationship
Meditation And Mindfulness
On Cutting
Steps For Letting Go of Painful Memories
Things to Do When You’re Anxious, Scared, or Just Need a Distraction
Tips for Recovering from Codependency
What Are Anxiety Disorders? (Infographic)
Why Do I Feel Unloveable?
Relationships
10 Habits of Happy Couples
10 Top Communication Mistakes
10 Types of Emotional Manipulators
12 Relationship Truths We Often Forget
50 Best Ways To Say “I Love You”
BDSM Breakups: All Good Things Must Come to an End
BDSM: Control Goes Both Ways
Collars and Collaring - A Personal Perspective
Communication Is Key
Concept Daddy Dom/Little Girl Relationships
Daddy Doms and their little girls
Daddy Doms, Baby Girls, Little Boys And More
Date Night In A Jar
DD/lg In Public
D/s and Domestication
Factors That Make A Relationship
Finding Love When You Least Expect It
Finding Others with Common (Adult) Interests
How To Be Present In Your Relationships
How To Build A Healthy Relationship
How To Get What You Want In A Relationship
How To Know When You’ve Found “The One”
How To Take Your Relationship To The Next Level
Importance Of Confidence In RelationshipsImportance Of Trust In A Relationship
Key Ingredients of a Happy and Healthy Relationship
Needy Girls Are Daddy Dom Bait
Relationship Advice To Follow, And What To Ignore
Searching for a D/s partner?
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies In Relationships
Stop Arguments Before They Start
The Rewards of a Submissive
Types Of Relationship Insecurity
Well-Balanced Power Exchange Relationship
What Is Real Love?
When He Doesn’t Call
Why Love Makes A Night Of Kink Even Better
Safety
Another life ruined because of the morality police
Bondage Basic Safety: Crops, Paddles & Bondage!
Kinks, Risks, How To And Why Sometimes You Shouldn’t
Limits in BDSM
What is Emotional Abuse?
Self Improvement
10 Tips for Creating a Happier Life
10 Steps To Self Care
10 Ways To Be Happy
10 Truths To Live By
Guaranteed Ways To Be More Attractive
How to be Yourself
How To Deal With Your Enemies
How To Ignore Haters
How to Recognize a Toxic Friend
How to Stop Being a People Pleaser
Slut Shaming Explained
Tips for Healing a Broken Heart
What are the Signs of a Jealous Friend?
Sex
50 Cunnilingus Tips from Women
Basics of Breath Play
D/s or Kinky Sex?
Fetishes Explained
How To Make A Girl Squirt
How To Tell Your Son About Sex
Intersection of BDSM and Queer Heterosexuality
Sensual Biting
Sex: Myths & Stereotypes
Sex: Practical Details
Sex: Pregnancy and Birth Control
So You Want To Try Anal? A Practical Guide For Women
Squirting Educational Video
Squirting Notes
Toys
Advice on Dildos and Buttplugs
BDSM on a budget
Bondage Rope: How To Choose Yours (And More)
Training
10 Considerations for Inexperienced Subs
30 Things You Can Do For Your Human Kitten
40 Very Important DD/lg Facts
Age Play: A Short Guide
BDSM for Beginners: Safe and Affordable Play
DEFINED: SSC (Safe, Sane & Consensual) & RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink)
Etiquette in BDSM Part 1
Etiquette in BDSM Part 2
Exploring the D/s Lifestyle: Part 1 - Beginnings
Exploring the D/s Lifestyle: Part 2 - The Dominant Mind
Glossary of BDSM Terms
Guide To Blood Play
Guide To Bruising
Guide To Talking Dirty
Guide To Wax Play
How Do I Get Started In BDSM?
How to Make a Blanket Fort/Cuddle Nest
How To Make A Comfort Box
Introduction To BDSM
Newbie’s Guide To Vaginal Fisting
Punishments in BDSM Relationships
Red Flags For Online BDSM Relationships
Some Thoughts On Rules
The Leash Has Two Ends - Responsibility
The Need For Rules and Discipline
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What to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless
FOOD
Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food
grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread
different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.
some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit
SHELTER
Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment
sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it
Some churches offer short term residence
Find your nearest homeless shelter
Look for places that are open to the public
A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry
HYGIENE
A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.
Public libraries have bathrooms you can use
Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.
Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver
Local beaches, go for a quick swim
Some truck stops have showers you can pay for
Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet
Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket
OTHER
first aid kit
sunscreen
a travel alarm clock or watch
mylar emergency blanket
a backpack is a must
downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards
sleeping bag
travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror
swiss army knife
can opener
Reblog to literally save a life
if there is a Dollar Tree near you, they have entire food aisles
Planet Fitness also has $10 memberships. you can shower and they have free food days! pizza night 1st monday every month, bagel tuesday the 2nd tuesday every month.
Save a life reblog
i am so glad that i renblogged this however so long ago. i saw this post and shared it with others in mind, but now i am the one who really needs this. id like to think of this as good karma i guess
also a good list if anyone ever needs to run away from home for whatever reason.
I’d also like to add that some YMCA’s will let you like,,, live in there (my dad lived in a ymca for a bit while he was in grad school till some guy who turned out to be a murder later on invited him to live on his couch BUT THATS A DIFFERENT STORY)
Pls reblog
Libraries are an amazing resource. They provide shelter from the elements during the day, and have free internet access so you can job hunt, do research, check your messages and communicate and also seek entertainment.
PLUS many librarians are super informed about local resources and can point you towards other organizations that can help you with food, employment skills and finding affordable housing.
• Stay hydrated, my friends! • If you are hungry, grab a snack. • Refill your water glass or bottle if it’s running low. •Get up and use the facilities if you need to. Don’t hold it!
Happy scrolling!
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A Spread for Cards that are Hard to Read
Do you have any of those cards that when they turn up they make you really uncomfortable and you never feel like you can properly describe their meaning to someone you’re reading for? I know I do – The Lovers, The Queen of Wands, and The Emperor have haunted me since I started reading. Cards that are difficult to read can teach us a lot about ourselves and can help guide our shadow work.
I’ve been toying with this spread a little and I wanted to put it out there for others to try out. The idea is that you let the deck speak to what’s blocking your understanding of a given card – which if you’re interested in shadow work, often highlights areas of ourselves that need to be given attention.
The spread is laid out as follows.
Method
Shuffle the deck and find your chosen card. Place it in the first position. Take the cards immediately following it or proceeding it depending on which will have enough cards to fill every position in the spread. An alternative is to draw the card, put it in first position, shuffle how you choose, and draw the top cards to fill the remaining spots.
Positions
The first card is pretty straight forward. Choose a card that’s giving you trouble, that makes you uncomfortable every time it comes up. I think people tend to pick major arcana cards here but don’t be afraid to pick a minor card. All blocks have something to teach us
The second card is how your past influences how you read this card. It could be an event, a belief, an unresolved fear – anything really. Our past often dictates our expectations of the future. So when a card is difficult to read it often points to an expectation we’ve picked up from our past and it either challenges that expectation or confirms something uncomfortable.
The third card is how your perception of yourself is influencing how you read the first card. Similar to the second card, when a card is difficult to read it often challenges our image of ourselves. It may make us feel like bad people when we think highly of ourselves or vice versa, highlight an area we’ve struggled with, or make us question the narrative we tell ourselves.
The fourth card is how others in your life inform your reading of the first card. Often we see other people in the cards, ones we like and ones we don’t. Our feelings for or about that person will often undermine how we read this card in relation to ourselves and to other people.
The fifth, sixth, and seventh card are all what those influences can teach us about ourselves. The lessons they highlight can also offer clues as how to unblock your reading of the main card.
Conclusion
I hope folks find this spread helpful. I’m still tweaking it and toying with it. If you use it to create something new or come up with a different way to do a similar task, please reblog and/or let me know! I’d love to boost more materials on this.
As always, take the best and leave the rest and if you have any questions let me know!
No equipment ftm workout
okay i’ve been getting quite a few asks about this so i thought i’d just make a post about it. i’ll split it into three categories based on experience - easy, medium, and hard. let me know if y’all are interested in a bodybuilding split workout then i’ll post one of those too.
easy - if you’re new to working out or strength training
knee pushups - 5 sets of 10 reps
sit ups - 3 sets of 10 reps
mountain climbers - 2 sets of 20 reps
lunges - 3 sets of 10 reps (5 per leg)
alternating arm/leg raises - 4 sets of 10 reps
jumping jacks - 4 sets of 10 reps
medium - a slightly more challenging if you feel like the above one is too easy
pushups - 5 sets of 10 reps
sit ups - 3 sets of 15 reps
squats - 3 sets of 10 reps (make sure to go down below parallel)
pike push-ups - 3 sets of 10 reps
plank - 2 sets of 60 second hold
doorway rows - 4 sets of 10 reps (link coz its a little unknown)
burpees - 5 sets of 10 reps
hard - if you’ve been working out before and want something a little challenging
pushups - 5 sets of 10 reps
diamond pushup - 2 sets of 6 reps
squats - 5 sets of 10 reps
pullups - 2 sets of 10 reps
reverse crunches - 3 sets of 10 reps
wall sit - 3 sets of 60 second hold
burpees - 8 sets of 10 reps

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things to update after a legal name change!
Social security card
Driver’s license
Passport
Birth certificate
Employer HR
Bank account
Credit card company
Car insurance
Health insurance
Utilities
Cell phone account
Voter registration
Your school
Professional organizations (for nursing, bar, teaching, etc.)
Doctor’s office & other health specialists
TV & internet
Paypal
*Please add to this list if you can think of anything else!!!
#1 thing I notice trans people forget to change after just a social name change is their voicemail recording!
Finally finished the back patch I’ve been working on for weeks.
“We make history“ quote by @makingqueerhistory