#learnfromexperience

(I’m not an expert on this topic and I could be wrong, so I apologize – this is just my perspective)

Recently, I experienced an unusual situation, and I decided to share it with you because anyone could fall victim to phishing or something similar. Maybe what I write here will help someone. ```

For those who know what phishing is, you can skip this. If not, in short: "an attempt to trick you into taking action or giving out information by pretending to be someone else or making a situation seem serious, using fear, time pressure, and authority (like a supposed email from a service) to make you do something you normally wouldn’t"

I had such a situation, and honestly, I got scared. It looked very “official” – a supposed email, logos, official-looking design, and all that. I was very stressed and panicked, but then I remembered this motto: "Not everything you see and hear is 100% true; there’s always 50% untruth"

So I calmly pushed it aside and checked everything carefully. Of course, I didn’t click any links he sent me, and you shouldn’t either if you ever find yourself in a similar situation.

I didn’t receive any email – no official message from Tumblr. If it had been real, I probably would have received one. (Of course, not every blog should be judged like this – this was MY situation; always stay alert!!)

Then I checked the profile of the person who sent me the message. They had about 14 posts (all reblogs), completely random without tags or description, nothing at all. If there were silly jokes, that might be okay, but all the posts had been reblogged almost at the same time. The blog description was huge and… kind of irrelevant to the blog.

I also checked with ChatGPT, sending a screenshot of our conversation and the screenshot of the email he sent me. ChatGPT said it was a scam. Then I checked more thoroughly online, and indeed, it was a scam.

In short: if someone messages you saying they accidentally reported you or something similar and sends a screenshot of a supposed email, stay calm and carefully check the information – do NOT click any links!

If there’s time pressure – like “you have 5 hours to respond” or “this matter is with the police,” mentions of important people from Tumblr moderation or any other site you are on, or claims that they have to contact you personally – it’s fake.

Official emails from Tumblr come directly to your email, they do not threaten police action or give time limits. Before taking any action, they carefully review the situation.

Most importantly: if you haven’t done anything wrong and have a clear conscience, why worry? You didn’t do anything bad, there’s no evidence, and even if someone tries to scare you, the platform will carefully check everything. Nothing truly disappears from the internet.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help from trusted people or moderation – that’s what moderation is for. Nothing bad will happen if you report something suspicious or ask questions.

Yes, my honey cakes didn’t work! Yay!

Ok, so here’s what happened: I wanted to bake honey cakes for Nemoralia - a Roman recipe, after watching a cooking video on youtube - and, go figure, my cakes turned into something completely different.

They taste GREAT - my dad even remarked how they look amazing and would sell nicely if I opened up a shop - but the texture is everything but a cake. It’s more like jelly than a cake.

Yes, I now invented the jelly honey cake recipe  xD

Well, we don’t get everything right in life, even more when it’s your first time doing it. I always test recipes first because I know the first time there’ll be something off and I might have to adapt to my needs/ingredients/oven & etc.

So, what’s the lesson?

Witchcraft is much like cooking (hello, kitchen witches!): it doesn’t always go right. You’ll have to adapt, study and understand what fits you better and what doesn’t. But hey, that’s the beauty of it, right?

Do know that even seasoned witches make mistakes. That’s how we all learn. Don’t forget to note down even your mistakes on your grimoire - so you know how to do it better next time!

And you can always react two ways: doom and gloom - “oh, I got the cakes wrong, it’s all ruined, I’m never baking again” - or learn the lesson and find something great about it - “hey, I invented a new type of cake and it’s jello-like. You’ve never seen something like this before!”

Keep making mistakes, keep learning and go make it better!

Blessings of the rabbit!

Why Memoirs? A Rich Source Of Unexpected Life Lessons

Firstly, one should agree with the fact that mind never stops. Though it becomes thoughtless during sleep. Knowing and accepting the fact that mind never stops gives us better understanding about it. In this way, we won't have wrong desires such as I want to stop this chatter of my mind, I want to make my mind quiet. The harder you try to stop those intrusive thoughts, the more worse situation gets.

It will soon turn out into battle between you and your mind. You just start reacting to your own thoughts which are far away from the reality at the present. The fact is you will not even know when you have gone so much deep into thoughts and your body will start reacting to those thoughts. Because the body doesn't know about the difference between reality and thoughts, it just releases the emotions. You can feel joy, sorrow, irritated or excited as per quality of thoughts of your mind.