Allbyourselves

Step inside the #mind of Jonathan Grave. He was born in a very dull day. Son of an alcoholic father, never felt the hands of his mother. No one can recall anything extraordinary about his presense during his #childhood and young adult days.An invisible being breathing amongst people. It will appear to be hard to #believe in such a #story but indeed some #woman tried to sit down at that bus to Birmingham from #London which is of course very #natural to have a seat but Jonathan was already sitting in that particular seat. He was invisible to the bone. Anyway, everything has changed. The way he was, the #appeareance he had, the #words he spoke, the path he chose; everything...
The Thursday came in a sunny #mood. His window was open and the rays of #sunlight woke him up like a #lover. He stood in front of the bathroom mirror after a hot shower. The face was neat and sharp. The face was smooth like silk. The face was #clever and charming. He gazed, tried to figure out this new guy. The muscles joined the #scene. The shoulders and that stomach puzzled his mind. And the uneaten finger nails made him think that his #soul was captured by another #body. A real #misery for an accountant , living zero #adventure..
The wardrope was full of elegant and expensive suits. He wore #Brioni Vanquish II, looked sharp as a #knife in that soft and light tailoring. He put on #leather derby brogues by #Burberry, the best workhorse shoes. Final comb motion and there he was ready to face the world.
He wanted to take his ordinary watch which his grandad gave him in his sixteenth birthday. It was his custom #behaviour to take off the watch and leave it on the kitchen counter. The door of the kitchen was moving back and forth. Creepy #feelings covered his body as the #dark liquid struck his sight. Tip toe to his kitchen and he found out... It was the watch laying on the floor, bleeding to death violantly. The watch cried his name, called him a murderer. All the #time was devoured...
#writer #writersofinstagram #writing the essay is written by #şerifegünaydınkaraköse www.allbyourselves.blogspot.com( link in bio) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt9BF3chw8m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=56p6xssqr6gr

Step inside the #mind of Jonathan Grave. He was born in a very dull day. Son of an alcoholic father, never felt the hands of his mother. No one can recall anything extraordinary about his presense during his #childhood and young adult days.An #invisible being breathing amongst people. It will appear to be hard to #believe in such a #story but indeed some woman tried to sit down at that bus to Birmingham from #London which is of course very #natural to have a seat but Jonathan was already sitting in that particular seat. He was invisible to the bone. Anyway, everything has changed. The way he was, the #appeareance he had, the #words he spoke, the path he chose; everything...
The Thursday came in a #sunny #mood. His window was open and the rays of #sunlight woke him up like a #lover. He stood in front of the bathroom mirror after a hot shower. The face was neat and sharp. The face was smooth like silk. The face was clever and charming. He gazed, tried to figure out this new guy. The muscles joined the #scene. The shoulders and that stomach puzzled his mind. And the uneaten finger nails made him think that his #soul was captured by another #body. A real #misery for an accountant , living zero #adventure..
The wardrope was full of elegant and expensive suits. He wore #Brioni Vanquish II, looked sharp as a #knife in that soft and light tailoring. He put on #leather derby brogues by #Burberry, the best workhorse shoes. Final comb motion and there he was ready to face the world.
He wanted to take his ordinary watch which his grandad gave him in his sixteenth birthday. It was his custom #behaviour to take off the watch and leave it on the kitchen counter. The door of the kitchen was moving back and forth. Creepy #feelings covered his body as the #dark liquid struck his sight. Tip toe to his kitchen and he found out... It was the watch laying on the floor, bleeding to #death violantly. The watch cried his name, called him a murderer. All the #time was devoured...
#writer #writersofinstagram #writing the essay is written by #şerifegünaydınkaraköse www.allbyourselves.blogspot.com( link in bio) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt9AXGLBFnD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1belxk8vxmpvg

People who do a #good job of managing #emotions know that it's #healthy to express their #feelings — but that it matters how (and when) they express them. Because of this, they're able to react to situations in #productive ways: - They #know they can choose the #way they react instead of letting emotions #influence them to do or say things they later #regret. - They have a #sense of when it's best to speak out — and when it's better to wait before #acting on, or reacting to, what they #feel . - They know that their reaction influences what happens next, including how other #people respond to them and the way they feel about themselves. Bonus: You will continue to #suffer if you have an #emotional #reaction to everything that is said to you. True #power is sitting back and observing things with #logic. True power is #restraint. If #words control you that means everyone else can control you. #Breathe and allow things to pass. #mindfulness #moment #psychology #illustration by Monica Rohan. . #instagood #instamood #writersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt48RVmAmiJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tttv9hf1w2e5

As Lao Tzu once said; when we let go of what we are, we become what we might be. Sweet sweet #deep #words full of #wisdom... Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t #care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have #control over is yourself. Letting go is a #process. The #good #news is that the process has everything to do with something you and I already have in spades: #reality.Letting go is all about #facing and #dealing with reality. Holding on is all about #bargaining. Bargaining is a #way of #magical #thinking in which we tell ourselves all #manner of things that are not #true, in #order to keep holding on... #psychology #personality #relationshipgoals #relationship #friends #mindfulness #illustration #art #instamood #instagood https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt2aLU5A-gO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15plurtepu87l

Procrastination is often confused with laziness, but they are very different. Procrastination is an #active process – you choose to do something else instead of the task that you know you should be doing. In contrast, laziness suggests #apathy, inactivity and an unwillingness to #act. Believe it or not, the #Internet did not give rise to procrastination. People have struggled with habitual hesitation going back to #ancient civilizations. The Greek #poet Hesiod, writing around 800 B.C., cautioned not to “put your work off till tomorrow and the day after.” The Roman consul Cicero called procrastination “hateful” in the conduct of affairs. (He was looking at you, Marcus Antonius.) And those are just examples from recorded #history. #Procrastination is something that most people have at least a little experience with. No matter how well-organized and committed you are, chances are that you have found yourself frittering away hours on trivial pursuits (watching TV, updating your Facebook status, shopping #online) when you should have been spending that #time on work or school-related projects. Procrastinators are made not born. Procrastination is learned in the family milieu, but not directly. It is one response to an authoritarian #parenting style. Having a harsh, controlling father keeps children from developing the #ability to regulate themselves, from internalizing their own intentions and then #learning to act on them. Procrastination can even be a form of rebellion, one of the few forms available under such circumstances. What's more, under those household conditions, procrastinators turn more to friends than to parents for support, and their friends may reinforce procrastination because they tend to be tolerant of their excuses. #healthylifestyle #psychology #instawriters #instamood #personality #instagood #illustration by Monica Rohan. https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyzbeRBAPb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mbqmpbkbob72

The film’s age is more than thirty but it is born again with different traits each #time I watch this exceptional #artwork ...A film this #painful and wounding has to be given #special consideration. The #movie has two levels of reality. On one level, we're in Lumberton, a simple-minded small town where people talk in television cliches and seem to be clones of 1950s sitcom characters. On another level, we're told a #story of sexual bondage, of how Isabella Rossellini's husband and son have been kidnapped by Dennis Hopper, who makes her his sexual slave. The twist is that the kidnapping taps into the woman's #deepest feelings: She finds that she is a masochist who responds with #great sexual passion to this situation. Interesting , isn’t it? The film is incompatible within any formal #system of #thought; but if I try hard I can say that in essence, this film wants to tell us that no matter who we are, we are one of them-- a #person, that is. Hope you will enjoy watching it as much as I do... #cinematography #davidlynch #bluevelvet #poster #deep #dark #horror #drama #thriller #instamood #instagood #psychology https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjfShRB0aX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kfd1l3doyr4t

It seems as if everything in the #way we choose to #live takes us away from ourselves. The constant distractions, being ‘too busy’, noises, #stress, emotions, stimulating food and drink, ideals and beliefs, protective mechanisms, #anxiety – you name it – and this way of #life then becomes our daily lived experience which we perceive as “normal”, when it is not and we allow it to perpetuate. But still, the #stillness is always there and is so needed, longed for and worth reconnecting to. Stillness is an energetic quality of #being . It is naturally present in the #heart of every #human being, equally so. Sometimes after a few cups of #coffee or a fight we might not #feel it, but it is still (pun intended) always there – it is only us who have chosen to disconnect from it. Stillness is a choice. It can be felt by #living in a state of presence where we remain connected to ourselves and are completely present in our #body. We are at one with everything, and everyone in all that we do. Life flows with a simple #rhythm – the rhythm of our stillness. In this quality of presence there is something that ‘stands still’, but it is not absent of physical movement. Rather, it is our beingness that remains unaffected by any movement, action or doing even though it moves, acts and does. It is the depth of the #ocean unaffected by its waves. It is the ability to surrender to our inner-heart and live from here in all that we do... #psychology #mood #thinking #writersofinstagram #instagood #art #instaart #illustration by Sofia Bonati. #mind #mindfulness #mindset https://www.instagram.com/p/BsgAJPehReJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fpie900htm1n

Why we dream ? Though it’s been discussed and studied for millennia, it remains one of the behavioral sciences' greatest unanswered questions. Humans have puzzled over this #question for centuries. The #ancient Egyptians believed that dreams were communications from the gods, or prophecies of what was to come. #Dream interpretation as a field of psychological study took off in 1899, when Sigmund #Freud published The Interpretation of Dreams, laying the foundation for many of his theories of the unconscious #mind . Today, many experts disagree with Freud’s conclusions—and some don’t #think that dreams signify anything at all—but most people still wake up after a particularly #vivid dream and #wonder what it could have been trying to tell them. Some experts say dreams have no connection to our #real #emotions or thoughts. They are just strange stories that don't relate to normal #life. Others say our dreams may reflect our own underlying #thoughts and #feelings -- our deepest #desires, #fears , and concerns, especially recurring dreams and it is important to analyze them. You can #believe whatever you want but If dreaming has an actual function, it really supports why we spend a third of our lives sleeping.For now, we will have to be content with simply enjoying the #show our #brain puts on for us each night. #mindset #psychology #mindfulness #writer #writersofinstagram #instagood #instamood #sleep #illustration by artmonia. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqx9g__hRCO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=207byruhcut2

Tarkovsky’s #movies are not for the impatient. He advised viewers to watch “Nostalghia” “as if it were the window in a train traveling through your #life.” Nostalghia” is distinguished by its deliberate camera moves and precise audio #design. Delicate, selectively desaturated tones give the impression of a film simultaneously monochromatic and in #color. A Russian man, Andreyi Gorchakov (Oleg Yankovsky), and an Italian woman, Eugenia (Domiziana Giordano), arrive in a rural Italian villa known as the home of Pavel Sosnovsky, an 18th Century Russian #composer who committed suicide. Gorchakov is a #writer himself, journeyed to the #home of this other #artist to research and translate some of his work. She acts as his translator even though he already speaks fluent Italian, and together they inhabit the #gothic village on an epistemological quest. The narrative conceit of #Nostalghia is relatively linear; what sets it apart is the distinctive aesthetic approach Tarkovsky uses to frame the #philosophical undertones and emergent #spirituality. Tarkovsky’s #hypnotic framing of Gorchakov’s #experience is made possible through his signature pacing, extended tracking shots, and slow zooms and focusing. As the conflicted writer in the #film listens to those around him, he drifts in an out of consciousness, #remembering , with varying clarity, what is likely his #childhood home and #family. Flashbacks are in the #same lush #black and #white as the film’s opening, whereas the contemporaneous #action is in #soft colors. The temporal shifts flow together with ease, as they would in Gorchakov’s experience of them. If “Nostalghia” is not Tarkovsky’s most #personal film, it is arguably his most self-reflexive. He articulates his own uncertain condition.... #cinematography #psychology #mindset #poster #review https://www.instagram.com/p/BqoWrwXBS7G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uklc5bmb0b7x

Mindfulness can rewire the #brain to be less #emotional and more rational. It’s a way of staying in control of our emotions and surroundings. The hectic #lifestyle we #live has ruined our attention span. #Thinking of #future events is constantly distracting us from what we ought to be paying attention, both in and out of the workplace. The average #attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds while the average attention span of humans in 2015 was 8.25 seconds. That’s why every #time you #find yourself wandering off, pay attention to what you’re #listening to for seconds at a time. It is harder than you #think but all you #need is will #power and #practice. One of the strategies to improve your attention is #performing an object #meditation regularly. This is simply focusing your #mind on an object. This #object could be anything, such as a #rock or a flame. Start 2 minutes and gradually increase your time. Every time your mind strays, simply return your focus #back to the object. This method is full of #mindfulness in action. #psychology #instamood #mindset #writer #relax #dark #breathe #illustration by Katty Huertas. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqguFISlY14/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b8i3n5qtsawr

Belonging is a fundamental #human #need. When you #feel separated from everyone and everything, #depression sets in... Feeling part of something, #believing you are a piece of a greater whole, brings satisfaction and security to many people. Sometimes, though, the belonging aspect can translate to a sense of “us versus them”. It can #create a situation where you #view someone who is not of your tribe, team or group as the enemy and the person to be feared. The #problem with belonging is that sometimes you begin to derive such a sense of #purpose from it, that your group is what matters most. In some cases, you may even find ways to separate from others who aren’t in your clique or group. People may speak differently, have #different educational backgrounds or different beliefs , etc., but at a fundamental level, we are actually all the #same . The beating heart, ribs, tendons, blood and all of the elements that make us human also #connect us to one another. Become aware of your #desire to belong, and try to be objective about your need for it. Belonging can be a powerful #experience, and it can also serve to separate you. You might #believe you want to be separated and distinct from the people in “that group," but you end up cutting yourself off from potential gifts and #support that may be meaningful to you at some point. Having beliefs and supporting noble causes is certainly important, and being aligned with a group in and of itself isn’t a #bad thing; just become watchful about whether it translates into a refusal to accept someone who aligns elsewhere. #psychology #personality #bias #writersofinstagram #mindset #mindfulness #thinking #mood #instagood #illustration by nicoletta ceccoli https://www.instagram.com/p/BqbsGCbhPHP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=58yrmvgiuvd9

#People are scattered around the #world. Sometimes there is no single explanation why they #live the way they do. Sometimes there is more than it seems in their behaviours. #Helpless and #wounded most of the #time. Still trying to #breathe another #day. So many efforts for so unlogical causes and yet there is so much #misery unsolved. They tend to #believe they are #unique but all those #books classify them under foreseen categories and indeed the traits all fit each of those types. Sometimes it is better not to #think. Sometimes it is just #better to be just an aimless #soul. Like a plastic bag #dancing through the #wind , controlled by the wind. #essay by #ŞerifeGünaydinKaraköse #literature #writingprompts #writersofinstagram www.allbyourselves.wordpress.com (link in bio) #mindfulness #americanbeauty #film #instagood #psychology #mindset https://www.instagram.com/p/BqSoyYTBLAR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y3dwm0nwqo9c

Lair is adapted from #Dracula #author Bram Stoker's little-read late #novel, and for those who've not had the mixed #pleasure of one of the more unsettling 90 minutes in #modern #cinema, the plot revolves around an #ancient #monster, as much #dragon as #snake, which intermittently emerges from its #cavern in the Derbyshire hills to feed on #humans, and is hunted down by an alarmingly young-looking, floppy-haired Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant. The #movie begins on an archeological dig in the wilds of Scotland, where a curious fossil is discovered, a fossil that seems neither man nor beast, nor reptile, for that matter, and yet contains aspects of more than one species. Like “The #Devils “ before it, The Lair of the White Worm explores the conflict between Christianity and paganism, albeit in a far more humorous manner this #time out. It feels like Fellini directed a Freddy Kruger #film ... #pagan #humor #knowledge #writersofinstagram #thinking #poster #book #cinematography #cinephile #instagood #instamood https://www.instagram.com/p/BpyZHV7BhJI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g1y7dt3k23zh

One of our most #mysterious and intriguing states of consciousness is the #dream. We lose consciousness when we enter the #deep waters of #sleep, only to regain it as we emerge into a series of uncanny private realities. Even more mysterious thing than dreaming is Lucid Dreaming. Even though the term "lucid" means clear, lucid dreaming is more than just having a clear dream. To have a lucid dream you must know that it’s a dream while you’re dreaming. Lucid dreaming is your chance to #play around with the extraordinary abilities buried in unused parts of your #brain. Regardless of whether your are superhuman in real #life or not, lucid dreaming is a way for you to put the deepest areas of your brain to #good use while you’re sleeping. You can be a Jane Doe while awake and superman while sleeping. All the obstacles of reality can be set aside, as you make trips to the #sun or the interior of the earth or test your craziest #science experiments on your worst enemies. Besides ; lucid dreaming has #spiritual benefits , it certainly makes you a more enlightened person. You learn to be in the present #moment and to notice your surroundings and take in things without being sidetracked by random #thoughts or the past or the future. That’s what all big spiritual teachers teach you now: The importance of being in the present moment. That’s what lucid dreamer have been doing all along. They are aware of the present moment with more than just their physical #body, because their agency is expanded to include a higher self. If you’re a #creative type, lucid dreams can be an endless source of #artistic #inspiration. The dream #world is your canvas and you can create anything in it. Lastly, dreams are a safe place to experiment and overcome #anxiety. You can stand up to a bully, practice being social, find the courage to ask your boss for a raise, or conquer your #fear of public speaking.Take advantage of dreams; have fun... #psychology #photography #writer #thinking #art #instamood #dreams https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYlUsjHEIX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5461s4kjmbex

This #film is something else, something weirder than any other #TerryGilliam #movies ; darker, more scabrous, more unpleasant - and more interesting. A young girl is sent to her grandparents’ farm following her mother’s drug overdose. She forms an unwavering resilience through the fantastical #journey, complete with disembodied Barbie heads, she takes #deep inside her #imagination . #Tideland is an adaptation of a #cult #novel by American #author Mitch Cullin, first published in 2000. It's a southern #gothic #nightmare about a little girl. It is not a perfect film; it is indeed very disturbing but for anyone who has suffered in #childhood, it's an elegant and even heartening parable about a child's ability to find #strength and a path to safety in even the most terrible of circumstances. #psychology #cinema #thinking #writer #dark #weird #instagood #instaart #filmphotography #cinematography #poster #dream https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPuf4BH7fZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s3x0vqf47sbw

People who do a #good job of managing #emotions know that it's #healthy to express their #feelings — but that it matters how (and when) they express them. Because of this, they're able to react to situations in #productive ways: - They #know they can choose the #way they react instead of letting emotions #influence them to do or say things they later #regret. - They have a #sense of when it's best to speak out — and when it's better to wait before #acting on, or reacting to, what they #feel . - They know that their reaction influences what happens next, including how other #people respond to them and the way they feel about themselves. Bonus: You will continue to #suffer if you have an #emotional #reaction to everything that is said to you. True #power is sitting back and observing things with #logic. True power is #restraint. If #words control you that means everyone else can control you. #Breathe and allow things to pass. #mindfulness #moment #psychology #illustration by Vİctoria Mood. . #instagood #instamood #writersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BpM_7M6HSsy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9i5bv9wewwv4

I don’t remember the #reason why I’ve started this #journey but damn sure I know how I’ve got here. If you go to my room, you’ll see the biggest #map of the #stars on my long rectangular wooden desk. Lots of sticky #colorful notes on it. My way of #thinking quickly made the assumptions from all of those calculations as I was wandering in that room. Every square meter gave me another #dream of my machine. You can guess how many #ideas I developed in 200 square meters, hell right it was a large room! I can recall the #time of eureka , when I was looking through the trapezium window on the ceiling. That window was located exactly at the same location of polar star. You wouldn’t #believe me when I’d say I had talked with Genji( polar star’s name, she told me); so I won’t tell you.The machine I discovered, had needed so many enhancements. Finally I gave the #shape of a pyramid to it so that all the little buttons can be reached while I sit at the base. Don’t #imagine it as an oblique #pyramid, it is a regular one with a regular polygon base. Not colorful though. Do you remember the invisibility cloack of Harry? Then you can imagine it now. It is not perceptible for the #living; inside of it is covered with orange lateral faces. My control chair is nothing but orthodox so it is a black leather one. I can’t say all the colors of those buttons but #think yourself as a #bird flying over the most magnificent #flower field of many #colors. Coordinates 36.9908° N, 35.3266° E Height 186,5 cm Base 230.4 cm There you are sharing what I #know about the #looks of the ultimate #machine . The first #move took hours. I got frustrated by the #noises coming from the motor engine located between the base and the right lateral face. I regretted not having enough towels to dry my smelly sweat. Once the apex arose from the open trapezium window , I knew there was no coming back… the #story is written by #şerifegünaydınkaraköse [email protected] ( link in bio) #writersofinstagram #writer #instaart #illustration by Lallamoon. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpD_WwQnKKj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fbzj5tc2okjp