A warning against witchcraft
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live (Exodus 22:18)
Although this verse seems harsh to modern readers, God had good reasons for warning against witchcraft in the Bible. It’s a tool from satan for getting us prideful about being in control of our own lives. These tools can include the wrong fantasy movies and music, and the occult like tarot cards, astrology predictions, manifesting, meditation, etc. The knowledge of the future belongs to God, not us.
Witchcraft is not just a nature loving hobby, it’s explicit rebellion. There’s no such thing as good, neutral/gray or white witchcraft. In the sight of God, all witchcraft is sin. It’s the worship of the created and not the creator. It’s the worship of yourself as if you were your own god. And even worse, it tries to manipulate God when you don’t feel like being obedient. Stay away and use discernment in your friendships and entertainment.
Taylor and Travis love scene fanfiction
I got the idea from Amy Schumer’s I feel pretty lol
Slightly NSFW, nothing too crazy though:
Taylor, walking into living room: Hey, what are you up to?
Travis: Just mentally preparing for the next game (Realizes she doesn’t have any clothes on)
Taylor: Well if something else is on your mind, I can help you. And maybe give you a sneak peek of what’s to come?
Travis: Well you say a sneak peek but you’re completely naked
Taylor, looks down: Oh! How embarrassing *sarcastically*
Should I go cover up?
Travis: No, no. It’s fine. You’re good
Taylor leaves and calls behind her shoulder: Travis you coming?
Travis: Yeah
Taylor: Hey, thanks for coming over
Travis: I want to see you. But do you really want to see me?
Taylor: Of course
Taylor to herself: Yea girl you are bejeweled!
Travis: Are you looking in the mirror?
Taylor *proudly* Yes
SpongeBob outro: Three hours later
Travis: Wow. Every single moment of that was just… wow *fails to find the words* You were a great leader
Taylor: Thank you! And you follow the leader well.
Travis: Now that was an eras tour
Taylor: I’ve had experience
Both laugh
Travis: Of course, so have I
Taylor and Travis kiss, then Taylor gets out of bed and stands at the window of her nyc apartment
Travis: Um, you know those people can see you right?
Taylor: Well, they’re welcome *laughs*
Travis laughs with her and they both kiss and start to head for the shower
Stories on August 2nd, 2023
Our favorite Selena Gomez hairstyles from her timeline of her career
Bugs Bunny shares his favorite and least favorite directors to work with on the set of Looney Tunes. His top ones may surprise you
Former pagan eclectic witch turned Christian, found Jesus. Explains she quit watching stuff like That’s so Raven, Charmed and Harry Potter
Tillamook releasing a special pumpkin cheesecake ice cream for this Fall
Fiction taught me my most valuable lessons
Your most valuable lessons
You won’t learn from philosophy, school or religion
None of them even from people around you
Your best instructors are the characters you
Become acquainted with
From your childhood stories,
Favorite movies
Or shows
Books you read in one nightfall sitting
Only created from imagination,
Some on paper with ink and paints
Of various colors
Some spoken to life
By voice actors
In the presence
Of a microphone,
Their range of voice
Their instrument
Played to breathe new life into
Animated characters
Some in the form of actors playing the part
Of characters in sitcoms
Almost making you believe their hysterical day to day problems are real
In a house
That isn’t too different from those in your neighborhood
Then you pull back the curtain
See the set behind the scenes
Learn it was all just a fantasy dream
Yet one of the most intense lessons
You’ve learned is reality can seem more like fiction
And fiction is more like reality
You feel like the history of your
Favorite characters is just as deep as
Your family’s history
Saying, just like
Sunflowers have always known the sun,
I have always known you
The magic of what I watch, read and listen to
Goes much too deep
For seeing this as unreal
I’m skeptical on love, but stay with me
I’m skeptical on love, but stay with me
You and I were involved with each other once,
Then we never saw each other again.
Until one night at a Good Charlotte concert
Only at first, I wasn’t sure if it was you,
Because the other night,
Our two bodies were moving together,
I never got your name
I only remembered your face
In the middle of the packed crowd,
I see your auburn locks and your dress, colored like champagne and fresh oyster pearls
Wait, can it be?
Is it you?
I have to do a double take
Maybe I am hallucinating
I might have sipped a little too much wine before this event
No, my mind isn’t deceiving me
Everyone raises their cellphone back and forth
During “I don’t want to be in love”
I find myself maneuvering my way over to you
I pull my own phone out and join you
Our eyes become acquainted with each other again
At first you seem surprised, me too
Smiles quickly melt that surprise away
Before long, you and I are dancing, jumping up and down,
And singing along
I lose sight of all other people next to us
Even the band
The only one I see
In the glimmer of lights
Is you
After, I find that I’m inviting you back to my place
When I open my eyes and see you playfully strolling your fingers across my shoulder
I didn’t bother listening to self control yet again
You ask me if I believe in love
I answer,
Well, you know that song we just heard?
You hold the sheets in place and nod
For now I’m not sure
But I do believe in fun
I believe in taking chances
I believe in making mistakes
And you reply, that works
So here we are, two strangers
Who may be just a little skeptical on love
At least in the way we were taught
We’ll create our own futures
No one gets to decide what’s right or wrong but us
Lanterns on the sea
We release paper lanterns.
They glide over the sea.
Each one holds an immense dream, wish or prayer.
Even as strangers, we find common ground when we start to heal the universe.
Broadening everything we thought we knew, about ourselves and others.
When the light meets the water, love meets our relationships.
Ramen and mooncakes are shared, as we bring clarity to our minds. Harmony is restored, as we open our spiritual energy.
#poetry #festival #love #relationships
How I describe distance
How can I best describe distance?
I can best describe distance like observing a photograph.
A photograph of any occasion from history.
It’s offbeat, that I crave to return to an era where I was never even heard of.
My inquisitiveness,
at how dinner parties were celebrated or
What a school day from 7:30 to 3:30 was like
When it was worth going to the movies
Or when prices at the store were low
Wait a minute,
I’m being nonsensical
How could I possibly miss decades that were never mine?
That’s what distance does to us
I suppose it makes all of us a little crazy
Just like longing for a lover
In a long distance relationship
Just like how the sea turtle asks for the ocean
Or the moon asks for the stars
The hummingbird asks for the nectar from coral honeysuckle flowers
So we too, as humanity,
Desire each other
This, then, is how I can best describe distance
#distance #relationships #history #poetry
Ode to the Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterfly fly away,
take flight to the 3,000 mile journey unknown
Emerged from your shelter, displaying your transformation, how much you’ve grown
Monarch butterfly fly away
Orange and black wings laced with patterns like stained glass
Knowing that your migration journey will soon pass
Now monarch butterfly, you can rest
Knowing you gave it your very best
Monarch butterfly
Now alighting on open hands
Teaching delicacy and strength co-exist in perfect balance,
Indeed, nature’s most substantial command