#resourcefullness

“you beat me up because you know I’m right and you can’t prove me wrong”

A spell to promote effective communication and motivation (written for Mason xx)

you need: - clear quartz and or smokey quartz - paper - pen - string -candle -Hot drink of choice (in a mug with a handle, you'll see why later)

✨ first write Armin’s name on a piece of paper (preferably in blue, green or black ink) The Japanese for his name is  アルミン・アルレルト  if you’d prefer

✨ next, tie the paper around the candle with the string and light, avoiding lighting the paper for obvious safety reasons ((mason no pyromania I know what you're like you edgy fuck))

✨ place your quartz in front of your candle, angled so you can see the candle light reflected on it. if using more than one crystal, place your crystals around your candle as evenly spaced as possible, (and feel free to use a crystal grid here if you have one that is candle safe.)

✨ touch each crystal and repeat the phrase “my words are my power, may they never falter, my strength and conviction, may these traits never alter.” (once for each crystal, or if using only one, repeat for a number of times that feels right, my personal favourites are 3,5,7,8,9 or 11)

✨ Blow out the candle. leave your crystals where they are for the moment.

✨ Once the candle has stopped smoking, CAREFULLY untie the string and paper and put that safely to one side (i say carefully mainly because candles are hot but also because you don’t want to damage your paper or string, because you'll need those)

✨ use the string to tie the paper to the handle of your mug, and make your hot drink (tip: stir clockwise to boost the intent you're channelling in your spell)

✨ sipp it kids

✨ once you've finished drinking, if you wanna reuse the spell, leave it on your windowsill with one of the crystals you used on top to charge in sun/moonlight (you can use new string if you need to but its best to use the same if it’s possible) 

You're done!

Mahalia Jackson on The Great Depression.

During the Great Depression, Mahalia Jackson was a teenager in New Orleans who used her resourcefulness and strong faith to help her community, even when she had very little herself. She would feed people and sang gospel music in churches and on tours, which provided solace and a sense of hope during the hardship. This period shaped her resilience and deep commitment to using her gifts to support others, both spiritually and materially. 

noiz viol8ion blog #782 – Be More Productive

Productivity is the process it takes to create something. When you produce something there are outputs or outcomes. To be more productive then the output has to be clearly defined. The process is not as important as the outcome. When you get the outcome you want then the process will change to get there. Production should be open to change as to get what results better and faster. Being more…

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There is always going to be some resource that you do not have enough of. For most people and business they think this resource is money. With the lack of resource you must resort to resourcefulness.

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