#inspiration

Je n'en demande pas trop ;
Je demande à être traitée normalement, càd avec respect et bienveillance.

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Je n'en demande jamais trop, car je ne suis pas dans la demande mais je devrais me permettre de demander un peu plus que des traitements normaux s'il s'agit des personnes avec qui je suis intime.
Je peux me permettre de me confier, d'être écoutée et cajolée ; je peux me permettre d'être touchée par ceux que j'aime et qui m'aiment s'ils en ont envie aussi ; je peux me permettre de m'imposer parfois. Et je me le permettrai peut-être un peu plus à l'avenir ; je me le permets doucement aujourd'hui, petit à petit et mes proches me disent que c'est normal, et que c'est ce qu'ils ont toujours voulu pour moi.

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J'ai le droit de mettre des limites, de dire "non", de vivre.
C'est ce que ma thérapeute m'a dit " Lisa, dire "non", faire ce que vous aimez, refuser de faire de ce que vous ne voulez pas, mettre des limites, vous faire plaisir, ce n'est pas vous imposer mais vivre. "
J'ai tendance à l'oublier, je sais que d'autres l'oublient aussi alors je vous l'écris ce soir ici, relisez ce passage encore une fois et prenez une profonde inspiration.

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Vivez mes chers lecteurs,
Vivez votre vie comme vous l'entendez sans nuire aux autres, et surtout en prenant soin de vous.

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Is it possible for you to do unpaid internships or volunteer work in a field you find interesting during your free time? That way you'll have an idea if that new line of work is so something that suits you before you quit your current job. An alternative is to see your job as a means to finance your passions that actually make you feel alive so you don't try to find inspiration in work that will never be inspiring. You can also talk to your manager to get a more challenging position. Lots of options here but the most important thing to remember is to not quit your current job without a new one, and to not start a new job without an emergency fund. That's actually an objective that might inspire you. Use your good pay to accumulate savings enough for an emergency fund (1-2 years' expenses) and even basic investments. I have an easy job that pays well. I don't see work as a source of inspiration or feeling alive. Instead I use the easy work to make space for my creative passions and the pay to finance my hobbies, my comfortable life, and to secure my savings and retirement. It's not for everyone, especially if you need to be inspired by your job. But it's a good spot to be in and you'll appreciate this when you find an inspiring job that is hard and pays little.

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How would you best describe your style? Does it reflect your personality traits, or is it influenced more by external circumstances (weather, career, city)? More importantly, how did your style evolve as you gained more confidence, maturity, or sense of self? If you feel like you're still a work in progress, how would you like to see your style develop to better match your personality? Interested to see individual responses! Thanks! Is anyone into MBTI? Do you feel like your fashion preferences align with your personality type?
As an INTP, my wardrobe is assumed to be pretty drab and careless and it rings pretty true to my personal clothing taste. I wouldn't say its careless, but I definitely prioritize comfort over anything else and tend to wear the same thing every day. How does your style reflect who you are? In what way is your personal style influenced by who you truly are? For example, is it inspired by music you listen to? TV/movies you watch? Moral values or spirituality? Cultural backgrounds? Just generally what looks good on you? Or a combination? What have been your main inspirations or "aha" moments when figuring out your personal style? It is a subject that fascinates me, so feel free to go into excruciating detail! For me, I prefer modest, feminine clothing that is somehow always instyle yet never instyle. It has traditionality mixed with quirkiness, youth mixed with timelessness. There are few trendy aspects, because I feel that contradicts my values of being self-expressive and of avoiding throwaway culture. I am inspired by playfulness and wisdom. I gain a bit of inspiration from anime characters. The music I listen to doesn't really have an associated aesthetic, but I do enjoy folk-related genres and postrock which have a bit of influence in leading me towards nature-inspired elements. I am also inspired by old and new architecture, open fields, forests, the sky, ports/harbours, and sometimes the beach. I like having a slight academic vibe on top of that, with a very mild victorian influence (e.g. black riding boots and black trenchcoat as winter wear, with maroon as a common colour). I could go on all day about my influences and how my style has evolved, but it's definitely hard to put into words without just seeing and knowing it. I'd love to hear your stories! Do you feel that your clothing choices reflect your personality?
I'm admittedly rather new to the concept of streetwear, or really fashion in general, but I've been saturating myself with it recently through the internet and in my day to day life and it's made me think a lot about why I like or don't like certain pieces. I've been slowly building up a wardrobe of clothes I like, piece by piece, and I've realized that I'm much more drawn towards the subtler ends of the streetwear spectrum — I like the occasional graphic tee, but I tend to shy away anything with a big logo or crazy picture plastered on the front.

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I've seen so much since my arrival in this country that my brain is overflowing in a way that reminds me of my days in lecture halls at university. My brain is better than everybody's!
My brain's a permanent Hiroshima.
While I'm talking, seemingly very calm, conveying information to some very interested people, a part of my brain is seized by panic and is actually verbalising the process of searching for the right word.
My brain is not in step with me; I feel like I am beside myself.I have just learned that I am going to have another child; I didn't realise. The more time passes, the less prepared I feel.
To be more accurate, I don't sleep that much at all because my brain is always active and thinking about all the things I want to do the next day.
My brain is always working in the creative mode, seeking inspiration in all forms, dimensions and colors. Fashion, architecture, design and modern art can become a source of unique influence for me.
And the more focused my brain is, the more the circuit board is going to surge with energy.
But my brain's all kinds of awesome.
My brain's not friends with my hands right now.
They told me that my brain activity is much stronger than anybody else.
My brain's being picked on everything from interrogation to evidence collection.
My brother was always nagging me about squandering my brain, thought I was a genius.
I feel like my brains are being ripped apart.
Thanks, but my brain wouldn't shut off.
My brain gave me no peace.
I can't keep my brain from worrying.
My brain just popped a little bit.
I see visions from inside my brain.
My brain starts getting weird this time of night.
My brain's not a nice place to be.
It actually helps me turn my brain off.
My brain's not working right.
My brains... are going into my feet.
I finally found a guy who liked me for my brains.
It's like my brain's on fire.
It's like a part of my brain was carved out.
That question just tied a knot in my brain.
I need someone to shut off my brain and turn on my heart.
But something switched off in me, in my brain.
My brains have already started to harden.
My brain doesn't work like it used to.
I fear that my brain melted.
My brain is so relaxed I can't grasp what's happening!
And my brain is very much alive. My brain is a little foggy from too much thinking. Now my hands may be smaller than a man's, but my brain is much larger, I assure you.
My brain is awash with theorems and profundity and abstractions that I can pontificate upon at length.
My brain is not shrinking, it's working to full capacity, and my figure also hasn't changed.
My brain is still struggling to keep up with everything going on in this chamber.
My brain is completely shutting down.
Everything that's in my brain is firing to its full potential.
My brain is more developed than other people's.
My brain is all loopy!

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{you could make a cheese toastie . . . . coz you're soooo cheesey}

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SANDWICHES , were invented in England in 1762 ,
by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich.

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Sandwiches can't have a 'topping' ; there is none such thing as an 'open sandwich' (a new name needs to be found for such)

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~ so, he also invented the VERB: "TO SANDWICH" (between)

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The sandwich as we know it was popularized in England in 1762 by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Legend has it, and most food historians agree, that Montagu had a substantial gambling problem that led him to spend hours on end at the card table. During a particularly long binge, he asked the house cook to bring him something he could eat without getting up from his seat, and the sandwich was born. Montagu enjoyed his meat and bread so much that he ate it constantly, and as the concoction grew popular in London society circles it also took on the Earl’s name.

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Of course, John Montagu (or rather, his nameless cook) was hardly the first person to think of putting fillings between slices of bread. In fact, we know exactly where Montagu first got the idea for his creation. Montagu traveled abroad to the Mediterranean, where Turkish and Greek mezze platters were served. Dips, cheeses, and meats were all “sandwiched” between and on layers of bread. In all likelihood Montagu took inspiration from these when he sat at that card table.

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Montagu’s creation took off immediately. Just a few months later, a man named Edward Gibbon mentioned the sandwich by name in a diary entry, writing that he’d seen “twenty or thirty of the first men of the kingdom” in a restaurant eating them. By the Revolutionary War, the sandwich was well established in England. You would expect American colonists to have taken to the sandwich as well, but there’s no early written record of them in the new country at all, until a sandwich recipe didn’t appear in an American cookbook until 1815.

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SO . . . . . the only 'topping' my sandwiches get, is the ROOF OF MY MOUTH !!!!

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*the hungry earl*

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