24/7 Thought Hotline

This list was so long that Tumblr couldn't save it, therefore you can find everything in the Google Doc link below ♡:

🌕 No social media/internet usage

🌕 No movies, shows, or video-games

🌕 No hobbies (reading, guitar, etc.)

🌕 No sugar (or anything inflammatory)

🌕 What is allowed: your non-negotiable things (such as work, school, appointments, family, etc.) & health routines (cooking, exercise, etc.)

Shift or be bored

What To Do When You're: Bored

01. You can journal about your experiences.

02. Stare at a wall.

03. All of the above.

1️⃣ Bingo 2️⃣ Lottery 3️⃣ Job offer with a sign-on bonus 4️⃣ Tax refund 5️⃣ Check from lawsuit money (companies get sued all the time) 6️⃣ On the ground outside 7️⃣ Random kindness from stranger 8️⃣ Sell online and get immediate attention 9️⃣ Money from freelancing (mowing grass, house cleaning, etc.) 🔟 Find it in furniture or pockets of jeans

1️⃣1️⃣ Recycling scrap metal (from empty cans and such) 1️⃣2️⃣ Find it buried under sand or it washes up at the beach 1️⃣3️⃣ Host a "Banana duct taped to a wall" type art sale 1️⃣4️⃣ You've been part of a secret behavioral study without even knowing and they give you a check for rights to their findings. 1️⃣5️⃣ Last person that lived in your house or drove your car accidentally left money where no one would ever think to look 1️⃣6️⃣ You find a treasure map and follow the trail 1️⃣7️⃣ It could literally fall from the sky into your hands 1️⃣8️⃣ Someone could give you a tip for taking a photo of them and their friends 1️⃣9️⃣ You could possess a penny worth millions and sell it to collectors 2️⃣0️⃣ A viral social media post gets you monetized

2️⃣1️⃣ A random dollar bill in a bag of sealed chips (factory error) 2️⃣2️⃣ Some random person needs to split their worldly possessions (including money) amongst 8 different strangers to complete their ritual 2️⃣3️⃣ The lot your home is on is being turned into a strip mall, so you're receiving reparations to ease your transition out. 2️⃣4️⃣ A 2nd Covid-19 gives you stimulus checks (NOT WISHING FOR IT AT ALL THOUGH) 2️⃣5️⃣ A company sends you an email explaining the rules for a $50,000 giveaway (RITZ crackers did this last year) 2️⃣6️⃣ Your parents signed you up for a program when you were born, didn't tell you, and you are to receive a certain amount at the age you're at now 2️⃣7️⃣ Playing games and surveys using apps like Mistplay (no promo I promise 😭) 2️⃣8️⃣ Disability - government funded 2️⃣9️⃣ Inheritance from long lost family member 3️⃣0️⃣ Student aid

3️⃣1️⃣ Someone wants you to be their private [insert your talent] because someone you know told them about it 3️⃣2️⃣ Buy a decent stock in a company that no one sees the potential in yet and then it skyrockets in fame 3️⃣3️⃣ Buy land from someone at an auction for $1 and rent it on Airbnb as a campsite 3️⃣4️⃣ Move to a place on Earth that still uses the barter system 3️⃣5️⃣ Win a competition (rubik's cube, chess, Miss. [insert country], etc.) 3️⃣6️⃣ Find a grammatical mistake or major error on a website/book, tell the website owner/author, and get rewarded for efforts 3️⃣7️⃣ The USA suddenly gives reparations to certain groups like the Germans did to survivors after the holocaust 3️⃣8️⃣ Be paid to be someone's stand-in if you look like them (celebrity look alike) 3️⃣9️⃣ Review Amazon Prime movies before they're released 4️⃣0️⃣ Make subtitles for big companies (Netflix shows, Disney movies, etc.)

4️⃣1️⃣ Partner with a local community college to teach an extended education course on something you already know pretty well (cooking, crochet, film analysis, etc.) 4️⃣2️⃣ Become what Robert Pattinson did in Mickey 17 4️⃣3️⃣ Sign-up to become a rent-a-friend 4️⃣4️⃣ Sell nothing (people have sold empty boxes and air before with surprising success) 4️⃣5️⃣ You meet an actual prince of some far off land that is looking for love instead of the arranged marriage his parents have him set up for (literally the plot of Coming To America) 4️⃣6️⃣ Get paid for putting an advertisement on your car 4️⃣7️⃣ Scalp all the newest Pokemon machine products and sell it at the front of the store with a 40% markup (don't do this btw, just jokes💀) 4️⃣8️⃣ Watch Ryan Tryhan's penny series and follow that formula exactly 4️⃣9️⃣ Crowdfunding through sharing your story and your end goal

5️⃣0️⃣ Win an ARG puzzle (watch Ready Player One for more context)

And my personal favorite...

💸 Wake up to a wallet full of cash (aka shifting)💸

I was going to make this a list of 100, but to be honest, I started struggling because the brain wasn't meant for figuring out the how. So even if you take this list and multiply it by at least 10,000 new ways, you won't even be covering 0.00000000000001% of the possibilities. Hope this was helpful. See you next time!

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*sighs* and opens

What Each Character Represents

Scene By Scene Analysis

🎄 The Boy Doubts Santa - At the start of The Polar Express, the boy listens for Santa but begins to doubt he’s real.

What we can learn:

Skepticism vs. wonder

The fear of growing up

Rational thinking replacing imagination

Quiet loneliness during transition into adolescence

This describes the beginning of one's shifting journey before they ever find out about their powers and what the nature of their world is.

🚂 The Polar Express Arrives - A mysterious train suddenly roars up outside his house, inviting the boy aboard.

What we can learn:

Opportunity vs. hesitation (choice to believe)

Trust in the unknown

The idea that belief requires action

Crossing a threshold (ordinary → magical world)

The train arrives out of nowhere and you initially meet it with a healthy dose of reluctance to jump on board if not full blown skepticism. The only way to find out where it leads is to trust in the unknown.

🎟️ Meeting the Other Children - The boy meets other kids on the train and starts to feel less alone.

What we can learn:

Different forms of belief (confident, doubtful, performative)

Learning through others’ perspectives

Once on board you find different points of view explaining the same thing. The methods, labels, mindsets, and story-times from people that have been on the metaphorical "train" longer than you. A community of like-minded individuals.

☕ “Hot Chocolate” Scene - The waiters serve hot chocolate in a lively, musical celebration.

What we can learn:

Celebration as reinforcement of belief

Sensory magic (music, movement, warmth)

Temporary escape from doubt

You decide to participate and entertain this notion with everyone else and absorb yourself in "attempts". It's a whirlwind of excitement, confusion, and newness.

🎫 The Ticket Incident - The boy loses someone's ticket and scrambles to get it back.

What we can learn:

Fragility of belief (ticket = symbol of faith)

Small actions having larger consequences

You "failed", maybe many times over, and before you know it, something in your head is telling you to get off the train. One thought leads to a small mishap that leads to another set of thoughts and mishaps over and over, and soon turns into a snowball.

🐺 Crossing the Frozen Lake - The train skids across a frozen lake, nearly losing control.

What we can learn:

Loss of control

Trust under pressure

Adapting quickly to survive uncertainty

That voice starts getting louder with no sign of slowing down and it causes you to put down your practice and switch gears.

🏔️ Climbing the Mountain - The train struggles up a steep, snowy mountain as the children hang on for safety.

What we can learn:

Effort and perseverance toward belief

Anticipation building meaning

Struggle as part of transformation

After some separation from the experience looking back you decide to give believing another try as staying on the train is now easier than getting off.

👻 The Hobo Encounter - The boy meets a mysterious hobo who questions his belief.

What we can learn:

Cynicism vs. faith

Internal doubt personified

Fear of disillusionment

The choice to accept or reject wonder

The voice in your head that started your confliction is still present, but this time you let it drive you further instead of keeping you back.

🎄 Arrival at the North Pole - The train arrives at the sparkling North Pole, buzzing with elves and holiday activity.

What we can learn:

Reward for belief

Awe and sensory overload

Order within magic (elves working like a system)

After giving yourself no other choice, but to shift, you finally did it!

🔕 The Bell Scene (arguably the most important) - The boy hears a magical bell, proving he still believes.

What we can learn:

Awakening belief

Faith as a personal, internal experience

Magic in the ordinary

You shifted, great, but regardless of what it is, there is always one thing in a shift that makes you REALIZE what you've just accomplished. Whether that's seeing an sp or looking down at your hands for the first time. This is the moment you believe.

🏠 Returning Home - The boy returns home, carrying the bell as a reminder of his belief.

What we can learn:

Integration of the magical into reality

Memory vs. proof

Gratitude and quiet understanding

If you didn't permashift, eventually you'll find your way back here and have only your memories to fuel your belief. This is enough though and you rejoice in your completely new set of lenses to view the world through.

💭 Ending Reflection - The boy reflects on the adventure after years, treasuring the magic of believing.

What we can learn:

The persistence of belief into adulthood

Selective perception (not everyone “hears the bell”)

Holding onto wonder as a conscious choice

The thing that puts our main character at a huge disadvantage to shifters is: he can't go back. The Polar Express is canonically a one-time experience for children his age and younger and the overarching theme of the movie was that he was going through a transitional time. Old enough to think rationally and question the world around him, yet young enough to still be loosely connected to some deep hidden wonder within. Even as MC gets older he hangs on to that fading memory that probably feels like a dream at that point and DECIDES to believe every day. And despite the fact that everyone around him is slowly beginning to lose their ability to hear the ring of the bell (even Sarah, his little sister) he continues to feed the fire.

Shifters can go back and forth to the Polar Express as many times as they please, at whatever stage in life they are in. And what makes our journey easier is that for a lifetime of reinforced belief, it only takes that one time.

If you say yes to at least 5 of the 8, it might be time to start strongly considering.

#1. Are you dissatisfied with not only your external life, but the internal?

#2. Are you lacking a sense of belonging?

#3. Are you constantly thinking more about shifting or daydreaming than your now life?

#4. Are you yearning every time you see or hear something associated with your intended reality?

#5. Do you not want anything long-term from your life here?

#6. Are you constantly consuming content that reminds you of your intended reality?

#7. Do you have strong feelings of, "things shouldn't be like this," ?

#8. Are you considering permashifting as a serious option?

Pros and Cons To Make It Clear

Pros

New life, new person (a new start).

No disorienting back and forth between juggling this reality and that one.

You officially get promoted to expert shifter by default.

You didn't get to choose this reality, but you do get to choose the next.

Cons

The concept might scare you up until that last moment.

If you truly permanently shift, you won't be able to experience telling others about your new reality/that you finally shifted.

New life, new person (no longer experiencing the world with the lens you currently see it in).

Debunking Top 3 Things Holding Most Back

1️⃣ Accidentally shifting to the wrong reality and being trapped (something going wrong in general)

I suggest small intentional shifts that will help you build your confidence and see that there is nothing to fear. This is mostly a fear created by lack of shifting experience, but if you did it consistently then you'd know that this is nothing more than a pesky intrusive thought. Fear is fear though so focus on regulating your nervous system whenever it arises. Your brain slowly won't place importance on the thought anymore.

2️⃣ Leaving loved ones forever / survivor's guilt.

You will be leaving them, but they won't notice you're gone. Therefore, in a waiting room you could always script some type of device to keep up with what you and them are up to, or even better, script them into your intended reality. For the survivor's guilt, it makes so much sense why you would feel like this. You are being whisked off to your own personal oasis for eternity while everyone in this reality is still damned to the hell on Earth you had to endure. The truth is that suffering is noble only if it is necessary. Suffering just so you can suffer along with everyone else, when you have the power to not do so, doesn't change anything.

3️⃣ Saying goodbye to everything you've known thus far is overwhelming.

This one is hard to alleviate because, you can't will it away with re-framing and mental hacks (you could try manifestation though). You ARE leaving, end of question. Though just know, this isn't truly goodbye. You can always come back whenever for whatever reason. You have not been banned from visiting or even moving back unless you say so. Still though leaving a comfortable situation, however painful, is it's own pain in of itself, so I have a more substantial solution that might create an easier transition:

Make a list of 3 things that if dealt with, you'd be able to peacefully go and then reconcile them before your shift. It'll give you time to accept your fate.

(the hidden 4th is the one I used to struggle with: permashifting NOW would feel like getting slapped and just walking away. So... I'm currently revenging 😈.)

🫧 BlankRoom: A malleable place you can transform into whatever purpose you need it for at the moment. Once you're done, it turns back blank (think about that one future episode of Spongebob Squarepants with Squidward).

Who is this for? When you have spontaneous situations that require a room with a specific purpose only once or twice.

🫧 ZenGardenSpa: A resort that heals the ailments of all travelers.

Who is this for? People who are stressed and need a break.

🫧 Therapy: Therapists from around the multiverse that are the most trained in their field and don’t only prevent, but cure patients of their ills.

Who is this for? Traumatized folk that are tired of looking for the right therapist here.

🫧 PotteryBarn: A room dedicated to practicing any and every hobby you could ever want to. Every tool, resource, and supply is readily available in infinite abundance and skills learned are transferable to your original reality.

Who is this for? People that have tons of hobbies they want to try, but don't have the time, energy, or resources to practice them here.

🫧 ScriptRoom: One room or house similar to a waiting room that's sole purpose is to help you create scripts for realities and easily access them without annoying cognitive politics. You can equip your room with a computer for writing a script, a universal media corner for watching, playing, reading, or listening to media from across the multiverse, a bed or infinite mini-fridge for rest, and a portal for instant reality travel. Ironically, it'd be best to script this one.

Who is this for? People that spend too much time writing scripts than shifting, in their words.

🫧 PerfectPolly: This reality allows you to see "perfect" versions of yourself, down to your routine, the clothes you wear, the thoughts you have, the people you talk to, etc. It even allows you to live a day in the shoes of this new you, so you can decide if the lifestyle is right for you. You can figure out what you want out of life here.

Who is this for? Someone that is indecisive on what their life should look like here.

🫧 DreamMuseum: Made a post about this that goes into more detail but essentially it's a huge museum that houses every dream that you have ever had from any reality. You can enter back into these dreams in a more lucid state and figure out what the dreams are trying to tell you about your "waking life".

Who is this for? People that see significance in their dreams and want to remember them better/re-experience them.

🫧 Void: A place you go for drifting endlessly and releasing your awareness from the weight of reality entirely.

Who is this for? Someone that needs to disconnect from experience for a little bit.

🫧 RemoteController: A control room looking place (like in the 'please, don't touch anything' game) where all you do is input your coordinates (your desire) and press the big red button in the center of the console. Your manifestation is instantly "granted" thereafter.

Who is this for? If you want to simplify your manifestation routine.

[Honorable Mention]

TravelReality: See the entire world from the comfort of your own home, no money needed.

🔺Animals.

The Blue Whale is the largest animal on planet Earth, that we know of, and they can get up to 110 ft long weighing in at 200,000 lbs (which is the weight of approx. 13 unloaded semi-trucks stacked on top of each other). Aliens have already made contact everyone, and they're skittering up a tree at your local park right now.

🔺Internet, gravity, and light.

Three things that are all invisible to the naked eye yet affect our daily lives. The majority of people don't even know how these things scientifically work, yet they act upon us anyway.

🔺Optical illusions.

Optical illusions are great reminders that are brain isn't perfect and it's never showing us the full picture, just what it can process with what it knows.

🔺Pickles.

When you close your eyes and picture a jar of pickles, where are the pickles. Where did they come from, where are they now, and where do they go when you're not conscious of the picture anymore.

🔺Survival and life.

I wonder sometimes why every life form on Earth has the fundamental goal to survive when our evolution could've so easily made us into Meeseeks from Rick & Morty. Where does that drive to stay alive come from?

🔺Universe.

Floating rock, rotating around a ball of fire, yada yada, you've heard it all, but what I'm really interested in is the broader universe. Our observable universe is huge, about 93 billion light years to be exact. Scientists have nothing but speculation about what's behind the cosmic horizon otherwise known as the UN-observable universe. The experts are pretty much trying to identify an elephant with a blindfold on, and yet we treat science like the conclusion to all conversations.

🔺Clapping.

What's the deal with clapping? Something good happens to someone and we congratulate them by frantically slamming our hands together in their direction. Kinda weird. If I were a foreigner from another planet I'd shoot on sight thinking it was some kind of threatening backup call.

🔺Mirrors

Next time you look into the mirror stare into your eyes for a couple of minutes (5 minimum). Quickest way to ego death my friend.

🔺Movies.

The craziest of them all has to be that we have immersive access to the most crazy-ride epic hero stories (Avengers, Avatar, Harry Potter, etc.) but somehow it's a big leap to live there. A Victorian child is finding the former just as unbelievable, but look where we're at now. Movies are just obnoxiously expensive visual scripts.

"The 4th dimension represents time which we are a slave to," or so I like to tell myself.

"It's likely consciousness will forever be a mystery because of it's subjective nature," as long as I keep thinking it will.

"As you get older, you'll start experiencing physical changes," unless I say 'no thanks' of course.

Science, as it seems, is a sandbox. Even after decades of immersing yourself into crafting the most sculpted, contest-winning sandcastle, you can wipe it down and start anew.

I love cool fun facts, but I'm not going to lie by saying I don't revise everytime I see new science articles come out with conclusions I don't agree with. Being in the manifestation/shifting space for a reasonable time now makes it pretty hard not to Tindr swipe on scientific "discoveries". Things like, "Collagen starts to rapidly decrease at the age of 20," has got me prepping for the next several years in fear that this reality's prebaked settings will catch up to me later on in the game if I'm not careful. But then I remembered that I am the audience not the character. I am all 3 branches of the government at once. I make the laws, I interpret them, I carry them out. "Science" might as well mean "noodle" to me at this point.

Pulling up in this outfit by the end of the year idc (not as a costume):