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You know what? This is the third question about sport/gym and right now my membership is paused for six months to save a bit of money. And you give me almost BUTTERFLIES BECAUSE I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK TO THE GYM. 😭 May is the month. I'm getting really excited.
And - to answer your question: I like going in the mornings. It's pretty empty at that time and somehow the people who are there are almost "zen". They seem so deeply relaxed and are friendly. They greet you with a "Good morning" and a genuine smile on their face. No gymshark-posers in sight. No jugdy young adults that spent too much time on instagram.
There are often elder adults or even seniors and I looove them so much, because they are nice, relaxed and have this "I don't give a crap about how you or I look"-attitude and I LIVE for that. One time there was a young woman (maybe 21-23) who did pull ups. I swear her back looked like it was part of a marble statue and elder women stood there with this typical expression while watching her pulling herself up like a bag of feathers. A combination of 😯(eyes) + ☹️(mouth) and a subtle nodding as the cherry on top. I've never seen this kind of respect and appreciation in the afternoon. The people are kinder and joyful in the mornings. I like that, as my anxiety also can't handle people flooded areas and I like this warmth that you can give and receive from strangers. It kinda makes ones microverse a better place. ❤️

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᵍᵘᶤᵈᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉˡᵉᵐᵉᶰᵗ ᵃᶤʳ˒ ˢʰᵉ ᶤˢ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵘˢʰ ⁺ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵘˡˡ˒ ᵃ⠀ᶠˡᵘᶤᵈ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᵈᵃᶰᶜᵉ ᵇᵉᵗʷᵉᵉᶰ ᵈᵃʳᵏ ᵃᶰᵈ ˡᶤᵍʰᵗ˒ ʰᵉʳ ᵉᶠᶠᵒʳᵗ ᵃᶰᵈ ᵉᵃˢᵉˑ ˢᵒᶠᵗ˒⠀ᵇᵘᵗ⠀ᶰᵒᵗ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᵈᵉˡᶤᶜᵃᵗᵉˑ ˢʰᵉ ᶤˢ ᵃ ᵖᵉᵃᶜᵉᵏᵉᵉᵖᵉʳ˒ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ᵘᶰᵃᶠʳᵃᶤᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵉᶜˡᵃʳᵉ ʰᵉʳ ᵗʳᵘᵗʰ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᶠᵒʳ ʷʰᵃᵗ ˢʰᵉ⠀ᵇᵉˡᶤᵉᵛᵉˢ ᶤᶰˑ ʰᵉʳ ᵖᵒʷᵉʳ ˡᶤᵛᵉˢ ᶤᶰ ʰᵉʳ ᵃᵇᶤˡᶤᵗʸ ᵗᵒ ˡᵒᵛᵉ⠀ᵃᶰᵈ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᵇᵉ ˡᵒᵛᵉᵈ ᶤᶰ ʳᵉᵗᵘʳᶰˑ ˢʰᵉ ᵈʳᵉᵃᵐˢ ᵒᶠ ᵃ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᶤˡˡ ᵐᵉᵉᵗ ʰᵉʳ⠀ʰᵃˡᶠʷᵃʸ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᵒᶰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇʳᶤᵈᵍᵉˑ ᵃ ᵘᶰᶤᵒᶰ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᶤˢ ʰᵒᶰᵉˢᵗ˒ ᵃᶰᵈ ᵉᵠᵘᵃˡˑ⠀ᵉˣᵖᵃᶰˢᶤᵛᵉ˒⠀ˢᵗᶤˡˡ
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᵍʳᵒᵘᶰᵈᵉᵈˑ ᵖᵃˢˢᶤᵒᶰᵃᵗᵉ˒ᵇᵘᵗ ᵍᵉᶰᵗˡᵉˑ ˢʰᵉ ᵛᶤᵉʷˢ ˡᶤᶠᵉ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵉᶰˢ ᵒᶠ
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That's a very good question! Let me explain it:
I don't. 😄

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The last six months were so exhausting, I stopped hitting the gym and keeping track of anything that could be good for my body in any way. The only activity were the doggo-walks.
But (!) I have some exercises that I want to start doing again. For example: Pressing your back against the wall and stretching your neck, while pushing your chin down to your chest - without losing contact to the wall, of course. Tense your belly muscles while pressing against the wall and try to press as much skin against it as possible. Do it a few times during the day, hold it some time (I have no idea for how long exactly; I do it for like... a minute or sth.?) and that's it. What I did as a child: my grandma made a game out of balancing a book at the top of our heads. It worked wonders.
Another exercise is: Laying flat on your belly and holding a towel with strechted arms above your head, while facing the floor; don't move your head in any other direction. Hold the towel with both hands at a distance that your head could fit in there and then pull the towel outwards, while tensing your whole body and lifting your feet and shoulders as if there was a string attached. Keep your head facing down while doing so. Hold it for a minute. You'll feel this in your whole back. :D and the rest of your body. Hell, I felt it in every fiber when I first started it, as I was very stiff and had to start with baby steps again.
These are three very simple exercises that fit in every time schedule. I mean... i could've done all of them instead of writing this answer. 😄
Oh, and I hope that my way of explaining is understandable. I can imagine that one have absolutely no clue what I've tried to describe. Maybe I I'll find a tutorial (if necessary) that I could attach to the answer. :)

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And sorry for any errors or spelling mistakes that could impede the reading flow.

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I don't know but I get the appeal. I get how someone who probably grew up with no father or someone who grew up with father that neglected them, no strong, positive male role models in their life, no healthy, good, loving father figures in their life would look at someone like Andrew Tate and think he's the next Jesus and messiah and he's here to save all the men and their manhood. He speaks little bit about their issues and struggles and they are ready to throw all their money at him. "Please teach me master! I want to be as kewl as you, bro! I wanna get the cars, the money and de pusi bro!" You already know that someone, who has been hurt or rejected a lot, is probably very feeble and simple minded, doesn't really have their own mind and is very impressionable would absolutely fall head over heels in love with their kewl alfa daddy Top G because he's everything that they want to be. But you have to realize that it's just an image and it is a business for him to take young men under his wing for a "little membership fee". Good for him to make a living from preying on gullible, lost, hurt and confused young men haha. To me personally he's a complete dickcheese. Which means he comes off very cheesy, corny, pretentious and fake to me. I see through that fake macho male bullshit. I grew up around it and it is so easy for me to pick it apart and see through it. See that it is just an act. He's going to say couple things that are going to resonate with you to pull you in but then the rest of it is just someone who probably listened to too much Pitbull and seen too many James Bond movies. I think the fact that he blew up and became so popular shows that a lot of men are truly lost and confused about what it means to be a man or what a "real man" is supposed to do in their life. It's actually very sad. Our fathers failed us all badly. What we needed was loving, supportive, mature, caring, and wise fathers to guide our lives. That's where the real "strength", "confidence", and "manliness" actually come from. What we got instead was overgrown boys, that were emotionally stunt, emotionally unavailable, passive aggressive, inexperienced, too prideful, with too much ego, all action no theory or all theory no action, toxic mindset, broken, overconfident while being scared of everything that would actually make you grow as a person. What I'm saying is people like that SHOULDN'T have kids. At least until they fix themselves. Or the cycle will never end.

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And also: "What is a skill and/or ability you have, that you personally embrace and wholeheartedly admire about yourself? ☺️✨🧘‍♂️⚖️🧘‍♀️✨"

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To answer both of your questions, I'll have to say filmmaking for both! It's the craft and skill I've ben honing the longest and I'll have to say, I've gotten pretty good at it! Also, since I tend to make after movies from events which many of my friends take part in, I often get a lot of positive feedback! One movie I made which was shown in front of 600+ people at a ball last year made people go crazy! They were whistling and cheering at certain parts and laughing throughout! 😊🎥

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And @melcfriendly to answer your question, since it ties into this theme!: "What movies do you enjoy watching and how do the movies you make yourself differ?"

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Well, I love watching movies made by greats such as Edgar Wright! Though my favorite movie of all time has to be Django Unchained! The movies I make are often shorter promotional videos or after-movies! Though the movie I mentioned above which was shown at a ball was a parody of The Wolf of Wall Street! It was a lot of fun to make, since it was quite a bit longer at 7 minutes and I got to pull out all my cinematic tricks when making it 🎬

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Here's a screenshot of a clip I included in one of my promotional videos:

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I have done that inadvertently in the past & looking back, let me explain why I have. I have had points in my life where I have to stay away from people for a few different reasons. None of them I consider 'conveinent'.

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The first is depression:
I just didn't have anything to share with anyone during that time. I did not have energy for anything other than torture I was experiencing. I needed time alone to process without outside influence.

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The 2nd is my own unselfishness:
After my Mom died, my Dad was in distress. All I had time for was taking care of myself, my fam & him. He didn't ask me to be there like that. I just did it because I knew what he needed to be able to adjust.

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The 3rd is my love for others:
I've had to pull myself away from groups of friends because I've thought my presence may end up affecting & hurting them even more vs leaving for awhile, getting some distance in all of our feelings & then trying again when we were all stronger & it was safer for us all. This was a more complex thing & heart breaking for me to do but I'm a good person. As heart breaking as it was, I know it was right.

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In all of those situations, I never stopped caring or loving for any one at all. If any one of my friends had reached out & asked why, I'd have explained as best as I could have. I check in on them & make sure they are ok. I assure you that if I was in any of the above & saw I was needed, I'd be there in a heartbeat.

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My advice to you:
Something is probably occuring outside of your understanding & they are overwhelmed. Don't judge your friend, I'm almost certain it's not a diss of any kind.
Just send a short note every now & then saying "thinking of you, hope you are ok." They may not open up about it at first depending how they are. Just know that if someone truly cares for you or loves you, that never leaves. So, give them time. Life is very hard sometimes.🙏🏻💕

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