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Luai Ahmed

2,241,631 views • 2 years ago

To go high, you have to low. And let me tell you, I’ve been through some real lows. I watch old videos like this and I think, wow, why did I stop taking care of myself like that. I gained 30 lbs, drank most days, ate crappy, didn’t sleep, and let stress live rent free in my body. How could “once a pro athlete” treat themselves like this and justify it? The answer is because I wanted to hate who I was before because it seemed like everyone else did. I thought the solution was to trash myself to help to forget about who I was and focus on helping others becoming great. If I was the farthest thing from me, then people would accept me more right? Well the answer was no. The same people still did the same things. Well, getting cancer and half my hand amputated sure showed me what’s important to me, and that’s my life. I have built an absolutely incredible world around me. I have the most amazing family, a thriving business, and the most warm and supportive community. All this time I felt like I have to suffer in order for others to accept me. But in reality, the people who are in my world do accept me. I lift them up and they lift me up. Sure it’s tough going out and crossing paths with people who have gone out of their way to misunderstand me. But I’ve been doing it for years and I am getting better at it. For an example, this past weekend at Big Sugar I spoke with, stood next to, even shook hands with people who tried to destroy me and my business. I felt nothing. It’s wild when you think about what I have survived to get to this point. But you know what, I own all of it. I also own the change I’ve made to become better from it. So why am I making this post? To be honest, I don’t know. I just felt like sharing this. It’s been over 8 years since I last raced and I feel it’s time for me to get out there again. Not to win the race, but to challenge myself to return to a physically and mentally super high version of myself. I’m well aware people will criticize me, but they will do that whether CINCH is winning or if I am. To be real, both will win. I also will share my path, struggles and successes, all transparently. 2024 let’s do this!
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To go high, you have to low. And let me tell you, I’ve been through some real lows. I watch old videos like this and I think, wow, why did I stop taking care of myself like that. I gained 30 lbs, drank most days, ate crappy, didn’t sleep, and let stress live rent free in my body. How could “once a pro athlete” treat themselves like this and justify it? The answer is because I wanted to hate who I was before because it seemed like everyone else did. I thought the solution was to trash myself to help to forget about who I was and focus on helping others becoming great. If I was the farthest thing from me, then people would accept me more right? Well the answer was no. The same people still did the same things. Well, getting cancer and half my hand amputated sure showed me what’s important to me, and that’s my life. I have built an absolutely incredible world around me. I have the most amazing family, a thriving business, and the most warm and supportive community. All this time I felt like I have to suffer in order for others to accept me. But in reality, the people who are in my world do accept me. I lift them up and they lift me up. Sure it’s tough going out and crossing paths with people who have gone out of their way to misunderstand me. But I’ve been doing it for years and I am getting better at it. For an example, this past weekend at Big Sugar I spoke with, stood next to, even shook hands with people who tried to destroy me and my business. I felt nothing. It’s wild when you think about what I have survived to get to this point. But you know what, I own all of it. I also own the change I’ve made to become better from it. So why am I making this post? To be honest, I don’t know. I just felt like sharing this. It’s been over 8 years since I last raced and I feel it’s time for me to get out there again. Not to win the race, but to challenge myself to return to a physically and mentally super high version of myself. I’m well aware people will criticize me, but they will do that whether CINCH is winning or if I am. To be real, both will win. I also will share my path, struggles and successes, all transparently. 2024 let’s do this!

tom danielson

135,660 views • 2 years ago

🐶💬 Yunjin’s Newark Ending ment “Like I mentioned earlier, tonight is like a really REALLY special night to me. To be honest it still doesn’t feel real. Even when I was singing Crazier and FEARNOT, it felt like a dream. Like someone was gonna wake me, and this was gonna be all part of my imagination because I could not take it all in as reality: that you guys are all here with me, and this is my life. I’ve been thinking about what to talk about tonight for the past month, because what I share tonight - my words and my feelings, carry the weight of 8 years. Cause 8 years have passed since I embarked on this incredible journey, and 8 years have passed since I was last here actually. Except not as someone on stage, but as someone in the crowd, one day dreaming of being on stage. Yesterday after our rehearsals, I actually went back and sat on that very seat. I sat there and I took in the stage, and it was an insane full circle moment for me. It brought me back to many years ago, when I was just a little girl who liked to sing and dance. And I thought to myself, wow, so much time has passed to get to who I am now. I think that our identities are just layers of legacies that people we meet leave within each other: like my handwriting, is just me trying to copy the handwriting of my best friends. And my value in community, is the result of my childhood Korean-American neighbours. And my value of perseverance, is found in my parents. And the ability to turn the other cheek and lead with love, is of course, because of you guys. You guys teach me that everyday, and I’m so so thankful. So today, I really wanna thank anyone who I’ve collided with in life: my family, friends, everybody who’s here, my members, my team, all of my fearnots. You have all made me who I am today, whether you know it or not, so thank you so much for believing in me, and rooting for me through all the doubt and confusion. I genuinely want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, because I would not be here without you. I truly felt like the luckiest person around today, so thank you so much for that. It feels so insane and so so humbling to be living this dream with my best friends, so thank you for making this my reality. I will live it with the dignity, responsibility and love that it deserves, thank you so much.”
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🐶💬 Yunjin’s Newark Ending ment “Like I mentioned earlier, tonight is like a really REALLY special night to me. To be honest it still doesn’t feel real. Even when I was singing Crazier and FEARNOT, it felt like a dream. Like someone was gonna wake me, and this was gonna be all part of my imagination because I could not take it all in as reality: that you guys are all here with me, and this is my life. I’ve been thinking about what to talk about tonight for the past month, because what I share tonight - my words and my feelings, carry the weight of 8 years. Cause 8 years have passed since I embarked on this incredible journey, and 8 years have passed since I was last here actually. Except not as someone on stage, but as someone in the crowd, one day dreaming of being on stage. Yesterday after our rehearsals, I actually went back and sat on that very seat. I sat there and I took in the stage, and it was an insane full circle moment for me. It brought me back to many years ago, when I was just a little girl who liked to sing and dance. And I thought to myself, wow, so much time has passed to get to who I am now. I think that our identities are just layers of legacies that people we meet leave within each other: like my handwriting, is just me trying to copy the handwriting of my best friends. And my value in community, is the result of my childhood Korean-American neighbours. And my value of perseverance, is found in my parents. And the ability to turn the other cheek and lead with love, is of course, because of you guys. You guys teach me that everyday, and I’m so so thankful. So today, I really wanna thank anyone who I’ve collided with in life: my family, friends, everybody who’s here, my members, my team, all of my fearnots. You have all made me who I am today, whether you know it or not, so thank you so much for believing in me, and rooting for me through all the doubt and confusion. I genuinely want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, because I would not be here without you. I truly felt like the luckiest person around today, so thank you so much for that. It feels so insane and so so humbling to be living this dream with my best friends, so thank you for making this my reality. I will live it with the dignity, responsibility and love that it deserves, thank you so much.”

누텔라🍅

59,509 views • 10 months ago

A message for my TikTok family: In case we lose Tiktok I want to thank you for creating a space that provided me the freedom to be myself. Before this, I was modeling professionally full time and although that was incredible and elevated me from my very humble beginnings in life, I didn’t have the freedom to be myself. How I looked, what I wore and what weight/size I had to maintain was not up to me. Because of you, I was able to prioritize social media, which gave me the freedom to be creative and do what I wanted without compromising a paycheck. It’s afforded me the opportunity to create content that I had creative freedom over. It gave me opportunities that led to collaborations with high profile brands like ESPN, BMW, Coach, Netflix, Mastercard, LG and the list goes on and on. It’s blessed me with being on billboards with my own name on my videos. As a model, you don’t get credited for your work. I was on TV, magazines, print ads and billboards more times than I can count but for the first time in my life, my name was with my image because I wasn’t just a model anymore, I was me. It gave me an identity of my own, not who they dressed me up as that day. When my mom passed away I was completely lost, and that’s when I found you. I had about 800 followers at the time and less than 2 years later there’s 1.2 Million of you on Tiktok alone. I can’t thank you enough for supporting me thru this journey and I look forward to what the future holds. I know this feels like the end of the world for some, but take it from someone who’s already experienced the worst thing that can happen to them.. we will be ok no matter what the outcome is. Accepting the things we can’t control and moving forward despite the setbacks will only make us better. And if we are blessed with being able to keep Tiktok, well we will be that much more grateful. I hope we can connect on other platforms because the thought of losing our community hurts my soul. I love you all with all of my heart and will always stay strong for you, I ask that you do the same. Thank you for getting me thru the most difficult time in my life. Cheers to whatever’s next 🙏🤗🥂
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A message for my TikTok family: In case we lose Tiktok I want to thank you for creating a space that provided me the freedom to be myself. Before this, I was modeling professionally full time and although that was incredible and elevated me from my very humble beginnings in life, I didn’t have the freedom to be myself. How I looked, what I wore and what weight/size I had to maintain was not up to me. Because of you, I was able to prioritize social media, which gave me the freedom to be creative and do what I wanted without compromising a paycheck. It’s afforded me the opportunity to create content that I had creative freedom over. It gave me opportunities that led to collaborations with high profile brands like ESPN, BMW, Coach, Netflix, Mastercard, LG and the list goes on and on. It’s blessed me with being on billboards with my own name on my videos. As a model, you don’t get credited for your work. I was on TV, magazines, print ads and billboards more times than I can count but for the first time in my life, my name was with my image because I wasn’t just a model anymore, I was me. It gave me an identity of my own, not who they dressed me up as that day. When my mom passed away I was completely lost, and that’s when I found you. I had about 800 followers at the time and less than 2 years later there’s 1.2 Million of you on Tiktok alone. I can’t thank you enough for supporting me thru this journey and I look forward to what the future holds. I know this feels like the end of the world for some, but take it from someone who’s already experienced the worst thing that can happen to them.. we will be ok no matter what the outcome is. Accepting the things we can’t control and moving forward despite the setbacks will only make us better. And if we are blessed with being able to keep Tiktok, well we will be that much more grateful. I hope we can connect on other platforms because the thought of losing our community hurts my soul. I love you all with all of my heart and will always stay strong for you, I ask that you do the same. Thank you for getting me thru the most difficult time in my life. Cheers to whatever’s next 🙏🤗🥂

Gia Armani

20,537 views • 1 year ago

Not long ago, I turned down an offer from a major news network. I read through the terms and realized it came with too many constraints, it was more of a control document than a partnership. So I walked away and chose a smaller outlet instead. The pay was not the same, but they treated me with integrity and gave me the freedom I cared about. No one ever controlled my speech. My mom thought I was making a mistake. She warned me that people who cling to idealism and independence in the media don’t usually end up financially secure. My dad saw it differently. He told me to go for it, decline the fancy offer and go with what I believed, he said that I had the drive to carve my own path and shouldn’t let myself get absorbed into something that didn’t fit. He’s always been in my corner. He's my best friend. I trusted that instinct and went all in. That decision gave me the space to chase my own vision in journalism, and eventually I stepped out completely on my own, no overhead, no constraints. It’s intense, almost nonstop work 24/7, but the payoff is real - I love what I do, I respect the people I work with and I get to stay true to myself. I sleep so well at night! I might not be the richest journalist out there, but I’d argue I’m one of the luckiest. I love my colleagues and I love my friends in the industry. Journalists are often hated today because of the rise of propaganda machines, but some are doing far braver work than many soldiers out there! So support the good ones, you all know who they are. Who do you want to see on the show next?
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Not long ago, I turned down an offer from a major news network. I read through the terms and realized it came with too many constraints, it was more of a control document than a partnership. So I walked away and chose a smaller outlet instead. The pay was not the same, but they treated me with integrity and gave me the freedom I cared about. No one ever controlled my speech. My mom thought I was making a mistake. She warned me that people who cling to idealism and independence in the media don’t usually end up financially secure. My dad saw it differently. He told me to go for it, decline the fancy offer and go with what I believed, he said that I had the drive to carve my own path and shouldn’t let myself get absorbed into something that didn’t fit. He’s always been in my corner. He's my best friend. I trusted that instinct and went all in. That decision gave me the space to chase my own vision in journalism, and eventually I stepped out completely on my own, no overhead, no constraints. It’s intense, almost nonstop work 24/7, but the payoff is real - I love what I do, I respect the people I work with and I get to stay true to myself. I sleep so well at night! I might not be the richest journalist out there, but I’d argue I’m one of the luckiest. I love my colleagues and I love my friends in the industry. Journalists are often hated today because of the rise of propaganda machines, but some are doing far braver work than many soldiers out there! So support the good ones, you all know who they are. Who do you want to see on the show next?

ELIZABETH LANE

53,119 views • 2 months ago

Swansea Council and South Wales Police have now reached their conclusions regarding the incident involving my special needs stepdaughter. According to their findings, the way my daughter was handled was considered acceptable and did not warrant further action. I have attached the response from the investigating officers, and I encourage everyone to read it for themselves. I also want to address some of the comments from people saying what they would have done if this had happened to their child. The truth is that when I witnessed my daughter being dragged, I was absolutely furious. As a parent, seeing your vulnerable child handled in a way that you believe is wrong creates emotions that are difficult to put into words. However, I made the decision to remove my daughter from the situation and exercise restraint. I have learned that, regardless of how strongly I feel, I must be careful and measured in how I respond. That is why I reported the matter through the proper channels and allowed the authorities to investigate. What frustrates me is not simply the outcome, but what I see as a failure to properly recognise the impact this incident has had on my daughter. Since that day, she has been distressed, upset, and emotionally affected by what happened. For transparency, I am sharing the video of the incident, the response from the investigating officer, and a separate interaction I had with a South Wales Police officer. I am not asking anyone to take my word for it. Watch the footage, read the response, and make up your own mind. Many people will disagree with me. Some will say the authorities got it right. Others will say they got it wrong. That is for the public to decide. My concern has always been the same, the welfare and protection of vulnerable children. Every child deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and care. I am not claiming to speak on behalf of anyone else. I am speaking as a husband, a stepfather, and someone who believes that parents have a duty to stand up for their children when they believe something is wrong. I am now receiving unannounced visits to my daughter's services and have been warned about publishing the video. This has only increased my concerns about how this matter is being handled. If there are any solicitors, legal professionals, or organisations experienced in safeguarding, disability rights, or family law who are willing to offer guidance, I would appreciate hearing from you via direct message. My goal is not conflict. My goal is accountability, transparency, and ensuring that vulnerable children and adults receive the protection, respect, and care they deserve. Whether you agree with me or not, I welcome your honest opinions. Watch the evidence, read the responses, and decide for yourself.
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Swansea Council and South Wales Police have now reached their conclusions regarding the incident involving my special needs stepdaughter. According to their findings, the way my daughter was handled was considered acceptable and did not warrant further action. I have attached the response from the investigating officers, and I encourage everyone to read it for themselves. I also want to address some of the comments from people saying what they would have done if this had happened to their child. The truth is that when I witnessed my daughter being dragged, I was absolutely furious. As a parent, seeing your vulnerable child handled in a way that you believe is wrong creates emotions that are difficult to put into words. However, I made the decision to remove my daughter from the situation and exercise restraint. I have learned that, regardless of how strongly I feel, I must be careful and measured in how I respond. That is why I reported the matter through the proper channels and allowed the authorities to investigate. What frustrates me is not simply the outcome, but what I see as a failure to properly recognise the impact this incident has had on my daughter. Since that day, she has been distressed, upset, and emotionally affected by what happened. For transparency, I am sharing the video of the incident, the response from the investigating officer, and a separate interaction I had with a South Wales Police officer. I am not asking anyone to take my word for it. Watch the footage, read the response, and make up your own mind. Many people will disagree with me. Some will say the authorities got it right. Others will say they got it wrong. That is for the public to decide. My concern has always been the same, the welfare and protection of vulnerable children. Every child deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and care. I am not claiming to speak on behalf of anyone else. I am speaking as a husband, a stepfather, and someone who believes that parents have a duty to stand up for their children when they believe something is wrong. I am now receiving unannounced visits to my daughter's services and have been warned about publishing the video. This has only increased my concerns about how this matter is being handled. If there are any solicitors, legal professionals, or organisations experienced in safeguarding, disability rights, or family law who are willing to offer guidance, I would appreciate hearing from you via direct message. My goal is not conflict. My goal is accountability, transparency, and ensuring that vulnerable children and adults receive the protection, respect, and care they deserve. Whether you agree with me or not, I welcome your honest opinions. Watch the evidence, read the responses, and decide for yourself.

Sir Shoaib

13,322 views • 1 month ago

Sometimes, it’s good to recenter yourself. When the evil of the world is heavy on your mind and heart, give it to Him. Leave it all there. Recently I discovered that there is a group of people on a certain platform who are reading through my testimony from when I was a struggling teen. I wrote it years ago, and they are mocking it as they go—making fun of my words, judging me for my past, mocking my past decisions, my decision to choose life for my first born, my path toward God, and the pain and suffering I shared with my readers in order to reach those who may not know God but are searching. Only evil people do this. And I count it as an honor and a blessing to be mocked for His name’s sake. I pray their hearts will be softened. My heart was changed. Theirs can be too. Maybe one person will enter their livestream and listen and, instead of focusing on their evil intentions, will actually listen to what I wrote and want to know more. God works in mysterious ways. All I do know is that they will have to answer to God one day. And I do not envy them for that. My joy comes from God, and it is my honor to be persecuted in a world where it is really easy to despair. They are not accomplishing what they think they are accomplishing. And I am moving forward in what God has instructed me to do. Love you all! (Song from our Sunday service. We had to prerecord it on Thursday due to the weather)
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Sometimes, it’s good to recenter yourself. When the evil of the world is heavy on your mind and heart, give it to Him. Leave it all there. Recently I discovered that there is a group of people on a certain platform who are reading through my testimony from when I was a struggling teen. I wrote it years ago, and they are mocking it as they go—making fun of my words, judging me for my past, mocking my past decisions, my decision to choose life for my first born, my path toward God, and the pain and suffering I shared with my readers in order to reach those who may not know God but are searching. Only evil people do this. And I count it as an honor and a blessing to be mocked for His name’s sake. I pray their hearts will be softened. My heart was changed. Theirs can be too. Maybe one person will enter their livestream and listen and, instead of focusing on their evil intentions, will actually listen to what I wrote and want to know more. God works in mysterious ways. All I do know is that they will have to answer to God one day. And I do not envy them for that. My joy comes from God, and it is my honor to be persecuted in a world where it is really easy to despair. They are not accomplishing what they think they are accomplishing. And I am moving forward in what God has instructed me to do. Love you all! (Song from our Sunday service. We had to prerecord it on Thursday due to the weather)

Sarah Fields

17,848 views • 5 months ago

“Rwanda has gone through many difficulties. And at a personal level, by the way, my family, we became refugees when I was four years old and stayed in a refugee camp for slightly over two decades. Then later on of course the history lessons of our own tragic 1994 Genocide because of the division that was there. The lessons from that, and which shaped me or informed me and many others, it’s not just me there are many others; in a situation like that, every individual in a way you have to make personal even, or informed decisions. Either you give up and break and that’s the end of you, or you make the choice of saying, I am going to stand up to this, I am going to give it a fight that I have in me, to survive and maybe to make progress. At a personnel level that happened. I, at some point, and I know it’s not just me it’s many in our country, we’re faced with individual choices; do you give up and die or do you die fighting? And those of us who made a choice of the latter, that is how these choices [came to be]. Today I am President, I never thought, I never even lived or thought to be President, when it came I embraced it but it’s not what I was fighting for, in our struggle, I was fighting for my rights to my country, I was asking myself questions and that’s what many other Rwandans, girls and boys, men and women, were asking themselves. Those who stood up and fought for that. Later on, when you are in a place like mine and you have a responsibility, again it helps to keep reflecting; would you be the same person to make the same mistakes that people made that made you a refugee or led to loss of lives of so many, and so on and so forth, or you really want to do your best as humanely possible to feel satisfied that you are doing the right thing for yourself but also putting yourself in the shoes of many others. Are they able to stand up to these challenges the way it should happen, maybe the challenges should be minimized as much as possible? It’s what goes on in the minds, at least it does in my mind whenever I am going about my responsibilities. I am a good student of history.” President Kagame on Rwanda’s history and how it shaped him and his generation | Milken Asia Summit #MIGlobal
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“Rwanda has gone through many difficulties. And at a personal level, by the way, my family, we became refugees when I was four years old and stayed in a refugee camp for slightly over two decades. Then later on of course the history lessons of our own tragic 1994 Genocide because of the division that was there. The lessons from that, and which shaped me or informed me and many others, it’s not just me there are many others; in a situation like that, every individual in a way you have to make personal even, or informed decisions. Either you give up and break and that’s the end of you, or you make the choice of saying, I am going to stand up to this, I am going to give it a fight that I have in me, to survive and maybe to make progress. At a personnel level that happened. I, at some point, and I know it’s not just me it’s many in our country, we’re faced with individual choices; do you give up and die or do you die fighting? And those of us who made a choice of the latter, that is how these choices [came to be]. Today I am President, I never thought, I never even lived or thought to be President, when it came I embraced it but it’s not what I was fighting for, in our struggle, I was fighting for my rights to my country, I was asking myself questions and that’s what many other Rwandans, girls and boys, men and women, were asking themselves. Those who stood up and fought for that. Later on, when you are in a place like mine and you have a responsibility, again it helps to keep reflecting; would you be the same person to make the same mistakes that people made that made you a refugee or led to loss of lives of so many, and so on and so forth, or you really want to do your best as humanely possible to feel satisfied that you are doing the right thing for yourself but also putting yourself in the shoes of many others. Are they able to stand up to these challenges the way it should happen, maybe the challenges should be minimized as much as possible? It’s what goes on in the minds, at least it does in my mind whenever I am going about my responsibilities. I am a good student of history.” President Kagame on Rwanda’s history and how it shaped him and his generation | Milken Asia Summit #MIGlobal

Presidency | Rwanda

64,020 views • 1 year ago

Zack Snyder on his dyslexia: "It was a challenge for me when I was, you know, young in school, and all I wanted to do was make movies because that was the thing that I got great pleasure from and reward from. I love books, and I'm an avid reader, but I just have a hard time because of the way that I perceive. "I've had a great sort of - one side of me anyways - was really satisfied by art and drawing and sculpture and sort of visual expression. And I think that that started to, you know, was the thing that kind of made me feel un-frustrated. And also the way the system was designed, sort of not to support me when I was in high school at that time. "It was very difficult, you know, there was a lot of, you know, just, difficulty. My English teacher in high school was worried about what my career would be, and I'm like. He would be happy to know that I'm in the Writers Guild of America now. "But, I think that that all those things are, they're all... you can transcend all those things with perseverance and with interest and with with help. And I think that that's an important part of it. "And I just think I've had to adapt, and sort of... I have my own style of the way I write, I write all, you know, but I'm pretty prolific. And I love- I listen to tons of audio books on tape, unabridged hours and hours and hours. That's all I do when I'm driving in the car or wherever I'm doing. And it's helped me a lot. "And yeah, I mean, I just hope that anyone who is- feels trapped or frustrated by the world in general. You know, they need to just, I think that we all have like a magic spark, and you need to just find the thing that makes you, you know, inspires you and, and gets you excited and pursue it as hard as you can find your passion in the world. That's a, that's a great motivator."
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Zack Snyder on his dyslexia: "It was a challenge for me when I was, you know, young in school, and all I wanted to do was make movies because that was the thing that I got great pleasure from and reward from. I love books, and I'm an avid reader, but I just have a hard time because of the way that I perceive. "I've had a great sort of - one side of me anyways - was really satisfied by art and drawing and sculpture and sort of visual expression. And I think that that started to, you know, was the thing that kind of made me feel un-frustrated. And also the way the system was designed, sort of not to support me when I was in high school at that time. "It was very difficult, you know, there was a lot of, you know, just, difficulty. My English teacher in high school was worried about what my career would be, and I'm like. He would be happy to know that I'm in the Writers Guild of America now. "But, I think that that all those things are, they're all... you can transcend all those things with perseverance and with interest and with with help. And I think that that's an important part of it. "And I just think I've had to adapt, and sort of... I have my own style of the way I write, I write all, you know, but I'm pretty prolific. And I love- I listen to tons of audio books on tape, unabridged hours and hours and hours. That's all I do when I'm driving in the car or wherever I'm doing. And it's helped me a lot. "And yeah, I mean, I just hope that anyone who is- feels trapped or frustrated by the world in general. You know, they need to just, I think that we all have like a magic spark, and you need to just find the thing that makes you, you know, inspires you and, and gets you excited and pursue it as hard as you can find your passion in the world. That's a, that's a great motivator."

Zack Snyder Film

11,128 views • 6 months ago

Lando: “In a way I wanted to keep number 4 because I'm just happy with that and it goes well with my logo. So that's how straightforward I am. But I will go with number 1. Because I have to. I have to. It could be my only opportunity in my life that I get to do such a thing. Not many people in the world get to do that kind of thing. And it's not for me. It's just for my mechanics. This is for my engineers. It's the fact that they get to run with the number 1 on the car. And I think it'll mean a lot more to them than it does to me as a number. And for me, that's a lot more important.”
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Lando: “In a way I wanted to keep number 4 because I'm just happy with that and it goes well with my logo. So that's how straightforward I am. But I will go with number 1. Because I have to. I have to. It could be my only opportunity in my life that I get to do such a thing. Not many people in the world get to do that kind of thing. And it's not for me. It's just for my mechanics. This is for my engineers. It's the fact that they get to run with the number 1 on the car. And I think it'll mean a lot more to them than it does to me as a number. And for me, that's a lot more important.”

naenia ¹ ⁶³

1,647,585 views • 7 months ago

Today is autistic pride day. And there is something special about being able to post a video of me stimming, when even going back a year or two years I could never have done that. My autistic traits are the parts of myself I grew up feeling embarrassed about. I wanted to hide it all away, to blend in and be like everyone else. But no matter how hard I tried, I just wasn’t like everyone else, and trying to be broke me. I don’t think autistic pride means you have to love being autistic. I think autistic pride is about taking back the power from the world and the people that wanted me to hide my autistic self. Learning to love myself as I am, accept myself for who I am, and know that I am autistic and that is okay. It is not good, it is not bad - it just IS. I know I am lucky to be able to discover the authentic me, and feel safe to be myself. I am leaning in to the authentic version of me as fully as I can. Happy #AutisticPrideDay. Know that however you feel about this day is okay. However you feel about being autistic is okay. ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 (also taking a moment to feel the emotion that I can even post this caption, after years and years of hating myself. this is healing).
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Today is autistic pride day. And there is something special about being able to post a video of me stimming, when even going back a year or two years I could never have done that. My autistic traits are the parts of myself I grew up feeling embarrassed about. I wanted to hide it all away, to blend in and be like everyone else. But no matter how hard I tried, I just wasn’t like everyone else, and trying to be broke me. I don’t think autistic pride means you have to love being autistic. I think autistic pride is about taking back the power from the world and the people that wanted me to hide my autistic self. Learning to love myself as I am, accept myself for who I am, and know that I am autistic and that is okay. It is not good, it is not bad - it just IS. I know I am lucky to be able to discover the authentic me, and feel safe to be myself. I am leaning in to the authentic version of me as fully as I can. Happy #AutisticPrideDay. Know that however you feel about this day is okay. However you feel about being autistic is okay. ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 (also taking a moment to feel the emotion that I can even post this caption, after years and years of hating myself. this is healing).

Emily♡

47,177 views • 2 years ago

soobin about sasaengs (stalkers) 🐰 i thought that i should take about this someday later but it happened during my break this time and even when i went on a trip with my friend to sapporo last time…i don’t know how they find out, they probably buy my flight information…there are people who wait at the airport. this is not a schedule but me during my free time…moas already know how much i like going on international trips…it’s not just me going on a trip by myself, i always go with my friends so you waiting at the airport, taking videos and following us…when i’m alone, i can just ignore it but it’s really uncomfortable for my friends 🐰 the reason i barely came on dms during the break this time is also…i usually share what i’m doing in real time or share selfies in real time on dms but i felt like these people would follow me if i said what i was doing or if i sent a selfie so i couldn’t send any dms…i didn’t send them so i’m sorry to moas who missed me but i didn’t want my real-time information to be leaked so i didn’t send anything 🐰 even the local fans that i met…i told them that i was on a private trip so although it’s okay for them to take pictures and i can sign for them…i asked if they could post it a week later because i thought them uploading it right away would interfere with my trip…i explained this to them and took pictures and signed for them and while i was on the trip, nobody actually uploaded sightings of me and i was really grateful to the local fans for that…but although it wasn’t uploaded anywhere, there were people who came to the airport 🐰 i’m not one bit happy to see you and it’s very uncomfortable so i hope you don’t do things like this again
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soobin about sasaengs (stalkers) 🐰 i thought that i should take about this someday later but it happened during my break this time and even when i went on a trip with my friend to sapporo last time…i don’t know how they find out, they probably buy my flight information…there are people who wait at the airport. this is not a schedule but me during my free time…moas already know how much i like going on international trips…it’s not just me going on a trip by myself, i always go with my friends so you waiting at the airport, taking videos and following us…when i’m alone, i can just ignore it but it’s really uncomfortable for my friends 🐰 the reason i barely came on dms during the break this time is also…i usually share what i’m doing in real time or share selfies in real time on dms but i felt like these people would follow me if i said what i was doing or if i sent a selfie so i couldn’t send any dms…i didn’t send them so i’m sorry to moas who missed me but i didn’t want my real-time information to be leaked so i didn’t send anything 🐰 even the local fans that i met…i told them that i was on a private trip so although it’s okay for them to take pictures and i can sign for them…i asked if they could post it a week later because i thought them uploading it right away would interfere with my trip…i explained this to them and took pictures and signed for them and while i was on the trip, nobody actually uploaded sightings of me and i was really grateful to the local fans for that…but although it wasn’t uploaded anywhere, there were people who came to the airport 🐰 i’m not one bit happy to see you and it’s very uncomfortable so i hope you don’t do things like this again

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688,596 views • 3 months ago

I’m writing this while I’m still in it. Still stressed. Still exhausted. Still after crying. And I’m still working through the night. I need people to understand what this really looks like. The posts you see do not come from some calm, quiet, comfortable life. They are written in the middle of pressure, fatigue, sickness, grief, and responsibility. I take a photo, I write my story, and I post it. Then I keep working. Because I have to. Because my guys need me. Because I cannot give up. Because if I stop, the consequences are real. Every single day, I make the choice to stay here. And yes, sometimes that choice hurts. I am human. I know I could go home. I know there is a beautiful life waiting for me somewhere else. I know what I am missing. I know what rest could look like. I know what peace could feel like. But I stay. I stay because my boys cannot simply go home. I stay because they do not have the freedoms I have as a foreigner under contract. I stay because love is not a feeling here. Love is duty. Love is sacrifice. Love is showing up again and again, even when you are breaking. Right now, I am doing the work of five or six people in this brigade. Not because I have endless strength. Not because I never fall apart. Not because I am some kind of machine. I do it because I care that much. I do it because I am passionate, because I believe in #Ukraine I am a soldier. Not a volunteer. This is not something I step in and out of when it is convenient or I have the energy. This is my duty. 24/7. I save my vacation because when I finally leave for a little while, I do not want a getaway. I do not want a trip. I do not want sightseeing. I do not want Kyiv. I do not want the Carpathians. I want to go home to #Canada. And until the day I can do that, I work. Every post. Every video. Every message. Every fundraiser. I am on duty. Every four to six weeks, I scrape together a few hours to take care of myself and try to remember what normal feels like. But the truth is that I am tired. And some of what I do might look small from the outside. It might look ordinary. It might even look stupid. It is not. Because if I do not do these things, people will die. And yes, they may die anyway. This is war. There are no guarantees here. There are no perfect endings. There is only the fight to give them a better chance, one more chance, any chance at all. YOU give them that fighting chance. And that is why I am asking you, from the deepest and most exhausted part of me, to help. I cannot do this alone. I am one person doing the work of five or six people. But with you, I am not alone. With you, thousands of hands help carry this weight. With you, this burden becomes survivable. With you, these men have more than hope, they have support, action, and a chance to make it through. Please do not scroll past this. Please do not assume someone else will step in. Please do not underestimate how much this matters. #Support93
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I’m writing this while I’m still in it. Still stressed. Still exhausted. Still after crying. And I’m still working through the night. I need people to understand what this really looks like. The posts you see do not come from some calm, quiet, comfortable life. They are written in the middle of pressure, fatigue, sickness, grief, and responsibility. I take a photo, I write my story, and I post it. Then I keep working. Because I have to. Because my guys need me. Because I cannot give up. Because if I stop, the consequences are real. Every single day, I make the choice to stay here. And yes, sometimes that choice hurts. I am human. I know I could go home. I know there is a beautiful life waiting for me somewhere else. I know what I am missing. I know what rest could look like. I know what peace could feel like. But I stay. I stay because my boys cannot simply go home. I stay because they do not have the freedoms I have as a foreigner under contract. I stay because love is not a feeling here. Love is duty. Love is sacrifice. Love is showing up again and again, even when you are breaking. Right now, I am doing the work of five or six people in this brigade. Not because I have endless strength. Not because I never fall apart. Not because I am some kind of machine. I do it because I care that much. I do it because I am passionate, because I believe in #Ukraine I am a soldier. Not a volunteer. This is not something I step in and out of when it is convenient or I have the energy. This is my duty. 24/7. I save my vacation because when I finally leave for a little while, I do not want a getaway. I do not want a trip. I do not want sightseeing. I do not want Kyiv. I do not want the Carpathians. I want to go home to #Canada. And until the day I can do that, I work. Every post. Every video. Every message. Every fundraiser. I am on duty. Every four to six weeks, I scrape together a few hours to take care of myself and try to remember what normal feels like. But the truth is that I am tired. And some of what I do might look small from the outside. It might look ordinary. It might even look stupid. It is not. Because if I do not do these things, people will die. And yes, they may die anyway. This is war. There are no guarantees here. There are no perfect endings. There is only the fight to give them a better chance, one more chance, any chance at all. YOU give them that fighting chance. And that is why I am asking you, from the deepest and most exhausted part of me, to help. I cannot do this alone. I am one person doing the work of five or six people. But with you, I am not alone. With you, thousands of hands help carry this weight. With you, this burden becomes survivable. With you, these men have more than hope, they have support, action, and a chance to make it through. Please do not scroll past this. Please do not assume someone else will step in. Please do not underestimate how much this matters. #Support93

April Huggett

12,218 views • 4 months ago