I've been looking for something like this for a long time and I am astounded and frustrated nobody has made anything like this. I found plenty of people asking for this, but no one actually showed a solution.
I stream with friends on twitch as we are in a discord call, and they will often post pictures in discord, but there was no way for me to easily show the picture on stream without toggling the entire discord window so twitch chat can actually see what we are talking about. What I wanted was some way for it to be automated, at least as much as possible.
Through the use of a custom discord bot, I was able to make something work.
Before I get into how to make this work, let me briefly explain how it works so you can tell if this is something you're willing to do. I will be highlighting all areas you need to fill out. The rest is mostly copy paste.
Discord Bot has reading access to a discord channel of your choice>a code tells the bot to monitor this discord channel for image links and image attachments>Upon detecting a new image, the bot will edit an HTML file somewhere on your computer with the link to the image along with some other things to make it readable for OBS>OBS uses that HTML file as a local browser source.
The only potential issue here that can benefit from some improvements is the source will not properly update unless you hide and then unhide the source. If its already hidden, simply unhiding it will prompt the correct image. (Just be sure the source has "Shutdown source when not visible" enabled, to allow it to update and take less resources while not visible) I simply made this a hotkey to easily toggle the source, however there is a way to create an OBS script that will automatically hide the source after a period of time, and reveal it upon updating, I was unsuccessful in this though.
To get this to work, you will only need to create 2 text files, paste some code, and change 3 lines to match your details so it properly links to the correct channel, bot, files, etc. I will highlight these things so you wont have to go searching.
1. CREATE YOUR DISCORD BOT
-Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications -Hit "New Application" at the top right, accept terms and name it whatever you want. -On the left under Settings/Installation be sure User Install and Guild Install are checked. -Navigate to the "Bot" tab on the left and turn OFF "Public Bot" and turn ON "Message Content Intent" -Head over to the "OAuth2" tab on the left. -Under "OAuth2 URL Generator" You will see a big list of "scopes" All you need is to check "bot" -A new portion will be revealed called "Bot Permissions". For simplicity sake since you can give it "Administrator". If you are concerned about security, you can check off only what would be needed like read messages and maybe read message history. This area you will have to experiment to see what is absolutely needed. -Copy the generated URL and paste it into your browser and select what server you would like to add it to. -Once added it should have all the needed permissions to do its job, but double check roles and default permissions to make sure its not conflicting with anything on your server. -Go back to the "Bot" tab on the left and hit the "Reset Token" button. You will be given a code. (Copy and paste this somewhere for you to refer to later.)
2. PYTHON (DONT PANIC) You barely need to mess with it.
-Head over to https://www.python.org/downloads/ and download the latest version. -When installing, make sure to check the box that says "Add Python X.X to PATH" during the installation process. This ensures that Python is added to your system's PATH environment variable, allowing you to run Python from the command line. (Just stay with me here, its not as bad as it sounds) Otherwise if you don't see this, its fine. -That's about it for python.
3. CREATE THE CODE (PASTE IT)
-Create a new text file and name it "discord_bot.py" (Be sure to change the file extension from .txt to .py) -Right click the file and hit "open with" and select notepad. -Go ahead and paste the following code into the file:

import discord import os import time import re TOKEN = 'YOUR BOT TOKEN HERE' CHANNEL_ID = 'YOUR CHANNEL ID HERE' TEXT_FILE_PATH = 'YOUR TEXT FILE PATH' # Create an instance of discord.Intents intents = discord.Intents.default() intents.messages = True intents.guilds = True intents.message_content = True # Pass intents to the discord.Client() constructor client = discord.Client(intents=intents) # CSS style to limit image dimensions CSS_STYLE = """  """ u/client.event async def on_ready(): print(f'Logged in as {client.user}') u/client.event async def on_message(message): if message.channel.id == int(CHANNEL_ID): print(f'Message received in correct channel: {message.content}') print(f'Attachments: {message.attachments}') if message.attachments or any(re.findall(r'(http[s]?:\/\/[^\s]+(\.jpg\.png\.jpeg))', message.content)): image_url = message.attachments[0].url if message.attachments else re.findall(r'(http[s]?:\/\/[^\s]+(\.jpg\.png\.jpeg))', message.content)[0][0] try: # Generate HTML content with image URL embedded in an  tag html_content = f"""     {CSS_STYLE} Include CSS style      """ # Update the HTML file with the generated HTML content with open(TEXT_FILE_PATH, 'w') as file: file.write(html_content) print(f'HTML file updated with image URL: {image_url}') except Exception as e: print(f'Error updating HTML file: {e}') else: print('No attachments or image links found in the message') client.run(TOKEN) 

-A few lines into the code you will see three lines that read:
'YOUR BOT TOKEN HERE' 'YOUR CHANNEL ID HERE' -and- 'YOUR TEXT FILE PATH'
-You need to replace these. Refer to your token you saved earlier and paste it in place of YOUR BOT TOKEN HERE. When you replace it, it should still have the (') at each end. Example: TOKEN = 'adnlkn34okln2oinmfdksanf342'
-For the Channel ID, head over to Discord>Settings(cogwheel bottom left)>advanced and turn on Developer Mode. -Head over to the Server where you want OBS to grab from and where you invited the bot. -Right click the text Channel you want OBS to grab pictures from and hit "Copy Channel ID" -Go back to the text file with the code and paste the ID you just copied place of YOUR CHANNEL ID HERE. (again make sure not to delete ' ' in the process.
So far we have the Bot Token and the Channel ID done.
-We need to create another text file. Create one and find a place to save it where you'll remember it. Somewhere like your documents folder will work fine. -Name it whatever you want, but be sure to save it as a .HTML file, rather than a .txt file. (for the sake of the tutorial, lets assume you named it "showimage.html" ) -Right click the html file you just made and click properties -Here you can see the file "Location". Go ahead and copy it. -Go back to that discord_bot.py file and replace YOUR TEXT FILE PATH with the address you just copied.
HOWEVER: BE SURE TO ADD EXTRA SLASHES TO THIS. I DONT KNOW WHY BUT ITS NEEDED. Example: TEXT_FILE_PATH = 'C:\\Users\\YOURNAME\\OneDrive\\Desktop'
There. The code is finished so go ahead and save it. Now you need to implement it into OBS
4. OBS BROWSER SOURCE
-Go ahead and open OBS. Go to your desired Scene and create a new Source, and make it a Browser Source. -I made the width and height 600x600, but you can adjust it once we get a picture on screen. -Toggle ON "Local File" and "Shutdown source when not visible" -For the local file, browse your computer for that "showimage.html" file we made earlier and select it.
5. (FINAL) LAUNCH THE BOT
We are almost done. You will have to launch this bot every time you want this image thing to work, so maybe save this last part on a note.
-Type CMD in your start menu on windows. -Right click "Command Prompt" and hit "Run as administrator" -Navigate to where the discord_bot.py file you made was saved. You can do this by typing "cd" followed by the address and hitting enter
Example: cd C:\Users\YOURNAME\OneDrive\Desktop Enter\*
-Then type: python discord_bot.py Enter\*
You should see a few lines of text that say: "Logged in as (whatever your bot name is)"
You're done!
When someone posts a link to an image, or uploads one directly to your desired channel, the bot will create a link for the obs source to refer to, and it should pop up in your scene, assuming its visible. If you still dont see anything, try restarting OBS and or go into the source properties, scroll down, and click the "refresh cache of current page" button at the bottom. Keep in mind the picture will not update unless you force the source to refresh somehow. If you dont want to keep going back to obs to hide/unhide the source to update it, you can set a hotkey to it, create an OBS script, or use a separate program like streamerbot to automate the process to your liking.
This was a huge pain in the ass to do, and I dont want anyone to go through what I did, so I wanted to have it all in a janky guide to get people started. Also I made it so the pictures have a minimum and maximum w/h size so small images arent so darn small, and big ones dont take up so much space. You can adjust this in the .py file, just be sure to close command prompt and start the bot again for the changes to go through.
Please let me know if you guys have any questions or suggestions, and Ill try my best to help/ respond. I hope someone makes use of this and it pops up in search results because I couldnt find anything like this anywhere.

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All manifestations use the same technique(s). To get good simply takes practice and imagination.
Imagining Creates
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Reminder that there is no hard and fast rule
What is SATS?
State Akin to Sleep (SATS) refers to the deep state of consciousness during meditation or just before falling asleep. In SATS, the body is relaxed, but control over the mind is retained. It is used to create vivid visualizations in imagination for the purposes of manifesting.
After you have decided on the action which implies that your desire has been realized, then sit in your nice comfortable chair or lie flat on your back, close your eyes for the simple reason it helps to induce this state that borders on sleep. The minute you feel this lovely drowsy state, or the feeling of gathered togetherness, wherein you feel- I could move if I wanted to, but I do not want to, I could open my eyes if I wanted to, but I do not want to. When you get that feeling you can be quite sure that you are in the perfect state to pray successfully.
What is an SP?
Specific person, usually a crush. There is a group specifically for SP related content, nevillegoddardsp
How to manifest your SP
Assuming a feeling to get your SP
What is the Lullaby Method?
In SATS, instead of visualizing, repeat an affirmation to oneself again and again, building the feeling of it being true.
What is Revision?
Revision is revising in imagination events that have happened in the past as a way of mitigating their effects in the future.
The Pruning Shears of Revision
What is Door Slamming/You are in Barbados/Living in the End/State of the Wish Fulfilled?
Closing your mind to any other possibility besides your outcome. Assuming your desire is true and not questioning it.
Do we have free will?
Free will is your will to chose whatever state you desire. Every state exists. You read more here
What is a state?
A state is an assumption. Your concept of self.
Many Mansions
Perfect Image
Occupy a State
What does it mean to capture the feeling?
How would you feel if you had your desire now? That’s the feeling.
Helpful post on the feeling
Can I manifest multiple things at once?
Yes. Please see question #5 in Lessons Q&A for more information.

In the vast landscape of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) preparation, where aspirants navigate through mountains of syllabi and oceans of study materials, finding the right approach can be daunting. The journey to cracking one of India's toughest exams requires not just hard work, but also smart strategies. In this blog, we delve into the innovative techniques adopted by Believers IAS Academy, shedding light on how they're revolutionizing UPSC preparation.
The Mindful Curriculum Design:
Believers IAS Academy understands that traditional approaches to learning might not always yield the best results. Hence, they've crafted a curriculum that's not just comprehensive but also mindful of the evolving exam patterns and requirements. Rather than overwhelming students with endless content, they focus on quality over quantity. Their curriculum is meticulously designed, ensuring that every topic is covered with depth and clarity, thereby reducing the need for rote memorization.
Interactive Learning Platforms:
Gone are the days when learning was confined to the classroom. Believers IAS Academy harnesses the power of technology to create interactive learning platforms that extend beyond physical boundaries. Through live classes, webinars, and discussion forums, students engage in dynamic conversations with faculty members and peers, fostering a collaborative learning environment. This not only enhances understanding but also encourages critical thinking and idea exchange.
Personalized Mentorship Programs:
Recognizing that each aspirant has unique strengths and weaknesses, Believers IAS Academy offers personalized mentorship programs tailored to individual needs. Upon enrollment, students are assigned dedicated mentors who provide guidance, support, and feedback throughout their journey. These mentors act as confidants, helping aspirants navigate challenges, set realistic goals, and stay motivated. Such personalized attention fosters a sense of accountability and ensures that no student is left behind.
Embracing Technology:
In the digital age, technology is a game-changer, and Believers IAS Academy embraces it wholeheartedly. From AI-driven analytics to gamified learning apps, they leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance the learning experience. For instance, their adaptive learning platforms use algorithms to identify areas of improvement and deliver customized study plans accordingly. Similarly, gamified quizzes and mock tests make learning fun and engaging, turning mundane tasks into exciting challenges.
Holistic Approach to Preparation:
UPSC preparation is not just about mastering the syllabus; it's about nurturing holistic growth. Believers IAS Academy understands this and goes beyond academic excellence to focus on holistic development. Through personality development sessions, stress management workshops, and extracurricular activities, they groom aspirants into well-rounded individuals capable of facing the rigors of the exam and beyond. This holistic approach instills confidence, resilience, and a sense of purpose in every student.
Community Support and Networking:
Lastly, Believers IAS Academy recognizes the power of community support and networking in UPSC preparation. They foster a sense of belonging among aspirants by organizing study groups, alumni meets, and social events. This not only creates a support system for students but also expands their professional network, opening doors to mentorship, collaboration, and future opportunities.
In conclusion, Believers IAS Academy stands out for its innovative techniques that transcend traditional boundaries and redefine UPSC preparation. By combining mindful curriculum design, interactive learning platforms, personalized mentorship, technology integration, holistic development, and community support, they're empowering aspirants to realize their dreams and excel in the competitive landscape of civil services. So, if you're aspiring to crack the UPSC exam, consider embracing these innovative techniques the Believers IAS Academy way.
In the vast landscape of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) preparation, where aspirants navigate through mountains of syllabi and oceans of study materials, finding the right approach can be daunting. The journey to cracking one of India's toughest exams requires not just hard work, but also smart strategies. In this blog, we delve into the innovative techniques adopted by Believers IAS Academy, shedding light on how they're revolutionizing UPSC preparation.
The Mindful Curriculum Design:
Believers IAS Academy understands that traditional approaches to learning might not always yield the best results. Hence, they've crafted a curriculum that's not just comprehensive but also mindful of the evolving exam patterns and requirements. Rather than overwhelming students with endless content, they focus on quality over quantity. Their curriculum is meticulously designed, ensuring that every topic is covered with depth and clarity, thereby reducing the need for rote memorization.
Interactive Learning Platforms:
Gone are the days when learning was confined to the classroom. Believers IAS Academy harnesses the power of technology to create interactive learning platforms that extend beyond physical boundaries. Through live classes, webinars, and discussion forums, students engage in dynamic conversations with faculty members and peers, fostering a collaborative learning environment. This not only enhances understanding but also encourages critical thinking and idea exchange.
Personalized Mentorship Programs:
Recognizing that each aspirant has unique strengths and weaknesses, Believers IAS Academy offers personalized mentorship programs tailored to individual needs. Upon enrollment, students are assigned dedicated mentors who provide guidance, support, and feedback throughout their journey. These mentors act as confidants, helping aspirants navigate challenges, set realistic goals, and stay motivated. Such personalized attention fosters a sense of accountability and ensures that no student is left behind.
Embracing Technology:
In the digital age, technology is a game-changer, and Believers IAS Academy embraces it wholeheartedly. From AI-driven analytics to gamified learning apps, they leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance the learning experience. For instance, their adaptive learning platforms use algorithms to identify areas of improvement and deliver customized study plans accordingly. Similarly, gamified quizzes and mock tests make learning fun and engaging, turning mundane tasks into exciting challenges.
Holistic Approach to Preparation:
UPSC preparation is not just about mastering the syllabus; it's about nurturing holistic growth. Believers IAS Academy understands this and goes beyond academic excellence to focus on holistic development. Through personality development sessions, stress management workshops, and extracurricular activities, they groom aspirants into well-rounded individuals capable of facing the rigors of the exam and beyond. This holistic approach instills confidence, resilience, and a sense of purpose in every student.
Community Support and Networking:
Lastly, Believers IAS Academy recognizes the power of community support and networking in UPSC preparation. They foster a sense of belonging among aspirants by organizing study groups, alumni meets, and social events. This not only creates a support system for students but also expands their professional network, opening doors to mentorship, collaboration, and future opportunities.
In conclusion, Believers IAS Academy stands out for its innovative techniques that transcend traditional boundaries and redefine UPSC preparation. By combining mindful curriculum design, interactive learning platforms, personalized mentorship, technology integration, holistic development, and community support, they're empowering aspirants to realize their dreams and excel in the competitive landscape of civil services. So, if you're aspiring to crack the UPSC exam, consider embracing these innovative techniques the Believers IAS Academy way.

Hello, Happy Friday!
I recently joined Reddit and found it a very interesting forum, I have seen people posting their issues, and asking for recommendations and it's great to be here with a community that loves helping people.
I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, my name is Usama Mali, and I am from Lahore, Pakistan.
I have been working as an RCM personnel for the last 8 years and have learned a lot in this field, starting from charge entry, payment posting, AR, credentialing, meeting with clients, doing Enrollments with the clearinghouse, setting up new clients in EHR software, etc.
My journey has been a roller coaster but I truly enjoyed this field as it's vast and I learn new things almost daily.
I have been working with Adnare since the start, started as a data processor now I am a Partner. One of the reasons for this post is, that I have been seeing posts where the group members are finding Medical Billing companies that are reliable, or need help with Credentialing etc. Please know that I am available to help, for a free consultation and one of the services my company offers is free Audit.
Before we start work, we first dig deep into the processes, AR etc to see what are the issues, we then discuss those with clients, educate them if needed, get approvals if the processes need to be changed, assign proper team members including a manager, team leads and a qualified team, proper Audit is been done every week/month, results are shared with the client, weekly/monthly reports are also shared with the clients according to their needs.
If anyone has any questions or needs any help, I would be more than happy to help, below is my information.
Email: [sam@adnare.com](mailto:sam@adnare.com)
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I hope to learn more from this community and Reddit and help as possible as I can.

Following on from my ''Resartinitus' post, I started again to try implement some of the feedback you guy gave. (thank you everyone btw).
At the time, the stuff I was doing was what I thought was working for me, given what I knew, but my first 1.5 in game years this go round has been my most successful start so a quick run down of what I did.
First up: veggies. I had it all wrong. I wasn't being patient enough since they essentially work like farms. Eggs are not the way to go. My first 6 houses with carrots patches roughly twice the size of the house are the way to go. Berries and meat will get you through the first year then boom! Come harvest time, I had 60-70 carrots in my granary, which means my berries and meat are lasting longer cos of food variations.
Next, tradepost. Churn out planks, buy a horse (I think this enables you to trade more items per cycle and quicker?) and get the reduced trade route perk. I'm getting 100+ gold every time a route is completed.
Church. Get one ASAP to shoot your approval through the roof. More approval > more growth > more villagers > more soldiers.
Lastly is oxen. With the amount of timber you'll need for planks, upgrading your burgages and general building, upgrade to stables and get more of these guys and assign them everywhere. It speeds up the process a helluva lot more.
I've also found getting the kiln is way more efficient than firewood and saves your trees for timber and planks. I've also started with a rich iron mine deposit so grabbed the perk that gives in an indefinite supply so I can keep trading that as well. I've nearly got a full unit of soldiers and brought gambesons for them as the raiders are only 200 days away.
Note that I've finally moved on to the domination scenario now that I think I've got the basics down, so any tips on the battling front would be amazing. How many units should I try and get? What's the best equipment to use etc?
I've finally found a game that's torn me away from my comfort game which I've racked up 4.7k hrs on.
Wholesome fucking community btw.
Edit: Spelling

I need to make a dentist appointment. I haven't been to one in over a year, and within that year I've been essentially bed rotting. I used to be so good at showering everyday or every other day. Now I'm going almost a week without realizing. Time is almost nonexistent to me.
My breath smells horrible, my wisdom teeth hurt, I have a weird taste and 2 of my teeth are being eaten at the nerve. I've stopped drinking as much caffeine in the last month (mostly things with sugar I've cut out.)
I'm afraid if I make an appointment with the dentist, she's just gonna chew me out again and the "do you just not care?" Well, Cheryl, I do care but unfortunately I'm ill.
She's done similar conversations in the past, and with everything going on, I cannot, and will not sit here and listen to her yell at me the whole appointment while also complaining of my oral piercings and it feels like she specifically pulls on them when she's rooting in my mouth 😁
I have a court case soon because I am working on getting my ex best friend of 7 years put in jail for death threats and constant harassment and trying to blackmail me with fake images from high school?? Like when I was literally 14-15.
My PCOS and IBS have been on a high streak, my pap just got out of surgery and I've been taking care of him when I'm barely living myself.
I am incredibly paranoid. I bought a tazer today and I refuse to leave any room without listening to what's outside the door. I've been uo most night compiling evidence against this girl. It's been extremely stressful and difficult.
Just need a break, thats all.

[Saturday] Imperium Maledictum - A World Unraveling! Session 0 free!

Have you ever wondered how Chaos starts to spread? How the minds slowly become corrupted by the heretical? A single drop of doubt is all it takes and the seed of corruption spreads. Unravel the secrets of the Underhive, meet and expel the various gangs of a Hive World, and face that which seeks to corrupt the feeble in this exciting professionally designed Homebrew Adventure written by Professional GM Marko/Pepe.

• 🕛 Time: Every Saturday at 10 AM CEST/GMT+2 - Played for 3 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️ Players: 4/6 - 2 Spots Remaining
• 💻 Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵 Costs: Session 0 free! 15 EUUSD per person per session after.
• ☀️ NOTE - We are currently 3 sessions underway, the campaign plans to extend past the initial 4-6 sessioms for various perilious adventures.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks

[Thursday] Wardens Of Wildwood - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

As the fledgling nation of Taldor grew over millennia, it picked away at the surrounding wilderness, felling valuable trees while riling the beasts, fey, and other inhabitants into generations of cyclical violence. Only millennia later did Taldor and the forest’s eminent druids of the Wildwood Lodge negotiate lasting peace with the Treaty of the Wildwood. Even so, the forest remains a realm besieged by civilization. As forest-dwellers gather for the annual Greenwood Gala, the election of Lodge leadership, and the renewal of the treaty, there’s an opportunity to resolve old grudges—and as much potential to spark war.

• 🕛Time: 11 AM CEST/UTC +2. Played every week for 3 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 5
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
• ☀️Custom Content! - I create side-stories for player characters if whenever they wish to obtain something with the [Uncommon] or [Rare] tag.

[Saturday] Seven Dooms for Sandpoint - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

The town of Sandpoint has seen more than its fair share of danger and trouble over the years, including harrowing fires, prolific serial killers, goblin raids, and attacks by giants and dragons, but what faces the so-called Light of the Lost Coast now is its greatest threat yet! Something sinister has been manipulating events all along, and now a new band of heroes must step in to save this legendary small town from seven deadly dooms!

• 🕛Time: 4:00 PM CEST/UTC +2 or Played every week for 4 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 4
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
• ☀️Custom Content! - I create side-stories for player characters if whenever they wish to obtain something with the [Uncommon] or [Rare] tag.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks

I choose this platform to say sorry to a person I hurt 15 years ago. I know we have our own lives today but I would like to take the courage to say sorry. For me to also move on and validate the feelings I had this moment. I'm not a good writer but I want to share my story. Do you guys experienced having no memory of a certain situation in your life? It's like you remember the person but not fully apprehend what "really" happened to both of you? Seems like there is a missing puzzle in the big picture? It happened to me and realized everything after all the embarrasing things I did. I was like acting the victim before and not knowing I am to blame after all. Year 2023 when I came back in my country, I'm working overseas by the way. As I went home, I declutter my personal things and there I saw some letters wayback 15years ago. Letters during our retreat activity college days. I read all their sweet messages and I stumbled to read a letter written by my crush. After reading his short and sweet letter I'm sobbing. Tears rolling down my cheeks and asking myself, what was my reaction when I read his letter before? Like what did I do?!! Did I read this? I'm thinking so hard searching for answers in my head about his letter but got no answer. It was so vague to me that I cannot find the answer I'm looking for in my mind and in my memory. All memories and emotions were bleak during that specific time. Throughout the day, all I'm thinking about was his letter. Thoughts like, yeah, I do have a crush on him during college days and it is too impossible that I disregarded that letter. I'm thinking crazy things already about his letter yet I cannot remember what really happened. I contacted my close friend who's been with me since college. She's like my sister from another mother who knows everything since college days. I started the convo sending her the letter he wrote for me and instantly she recognize who wrote it. She even ask me what did I do when I read the letter before or did I even bother to read the letter? I told her I cannot remember what I did before but one thing that's clear to me was our friendship seemed to drift away even before the graduation day. That's why I was'nt able to contact him after graduation day till up to present. Thinking, I was just the girl who just learned that the guy I like before, liked me back after reading the letter, my friend give me a silly suggestion of giving him a PM. Yes, we are classmates, friends during those days. He was on my list of friends in my socmedia yet after all this years, I never sent him a PM. I just wanted to say hi but I'm too embarassed to do it. Overthinking stuff and crazy ideas crossing in my mind. Then all of a sudden I saw in my screen 11:11am, immediately type hi and hit send button. Feeling embarassed that I pm-ed him first at the same time doubting if he still knows me, I'm too anxious in wanting to have or not to have a reply from him that time. Morning the next day upon checking my phone I got a reply from him, 👍 at 5:55am. Being weirdo again all I did was to talk to myself early that morning to give him a reply or not. I'm thorn of doing so or what. Then I just decided to give him a message of asking how is he, introducing myself, hope he's doing okay, message him because of blah, blah then wishin him luck and good day. Ugh, still embarassed. I thought it will be the end of our convo but he replied back saying he's doing okay. He remember me saying I'm his classmate and I'm happy that he's doing good now in his new career. He also ask how I'm doing and what do I do these days. We exchange 4-5 convo until he stop responding. I'm like yeah, that's it. I'm sure he's busy and I understand his profession demands time but I also want myself not to expect anything in REALITY. I'm being too emotional as of the moment that all I got to think was him and his letter creating imaginary things between us. I'm a rational person so as I pacify myself and calm down the thoughts in my mind, I decided to write everything in my journal. As I write down my thoughts, the question of how's and why's, slowly I remember everything that happened 15 years ago. I clearly remember the thoughts I had, the decisions I made and how I ghosted him. Circa 2009. 4th year college. I have a guy friend who's my classmate during 3rd year since we were block section. He's also my block groupmate. Maybe we became close because we were together most of the times. He's tall, lanky, sweet, caring, funny and brainy. He's the type of guy who only bring a notebook in the room, I never saw him with a bag in normal schedule of classes but hey he always pass. And as a cheapskate college girl, I used to take down notes and do everything as I can to not spend extra penny. I become aware of him being sweet to me by borrowing my notes saying she can understand my handwriting, sitting beside me on classes where sitting position is not required, going to library doing group activities, walking side by side in school aisle and seeing him giving me a sweet smile. Getting him caught staring at me then he will just smile mirorring his eyes. It seems like normal things right? But I can sense there is something behind those small gestures. I also shared this to my friend that I can sense there is something about him but he never confirm anything at all. He was never even bothered when he knew one of my girl friends told him she had a crush on him. I got a little jealous during that time, I even got jealous on her friends that were beauties during college days. He was a friendly guy but knows how to be a gentleman. Since, no admission of feelings in his part we continued to be good friends, him still giving the same care and treatment to me. I can't remember if it was 2nd trimester when we had our retreat activity. It was months also before our graduation day and then after that will have our in-house review for upcoming board examination. Everyone is excited to attend the retreat because we can give a rest on our tired minds. We rented a good place with a perfect weather during that time. During our last day, the last task given to us is write a letter to each person in your group. He was my groupmate during the retreat. We can read the letter after the activity or if we have time to spare. I decided to read mine when I got home. Me and him are still good during that time. When I arrived home, I started reading their letter, I read his letter last. His letter goes like this,
A_____, " I have met you on a cloudy Monday and now you never knew how much I loved the rain." Your a gentle child and very sincere. You are very concern to all the people around you and thats what make you different from others. You can carry things up and I know you can make it. Goodluck and Godbless. I am just on yourside waiting for you to tap me and call my name.
I'm shocked yet relieved knowing that what he's doing towards me is confirmed in his letter. It might be a indirect confirmation but I think it still says so. I'm happy to know he's not just a friend caring for me but someone special who took care of me all this time. But as my happiness took over me, that feeling of anxiousness and cowardice envelops my entire body. Confessing his feelings, then now, what? What will happen in our friendship? How do I face him, as I am shy girl before? If I tell him I like him too, what will happen to us? Graduation day is in the corner, inhouse review is giving us pressure, licensure examination will happen in next few months and I need to focus, to study to pass the exam. Those were my concerns at that time. So, I made up my mind. Without giving him any answer, without telling him what I have in my mind, without him knowing what I really wanted to say despite the concerns I had in mind. I let him go without telling him what I feel towards him that time. Following days at school, I started avoiding him. I dare not to look at him directly in his eyes. I never got to talk to him about his letter. And as days passes by giving him same treatment and distance, I saw him once looking at me, his eyes saying like giving up. From then on, our friendship drifted off. I never got to talk to him in our graduation day, even in succeding events after our licensure exam. I did pass my licensure, he also did. I'm not expecting he will talk to me or greet me if ever we crossed our path again. He was my first love. But I never give him the chance. There might be a future for our relationship but I never gave him a chance. To my lovecrush, I am sorry for ghosting you, for not giving you a chance, and for leaving you hanging-up. I know I'm a big coward, selfish, self centered and faint hearted person when it comes to you. Confessing and telling you what my heart wants before will NOT/NEVER change anything now. But I wanted to say this for me to let go of the feelings that I still have for you. Lovecrush, I like you too. I care for you too. I did become a scaredy cat before telling you my true feelings are but know that after all those days knowing you like me too, I always think of you. The heartbeak I give to myself and to you, left me no choice but to suppress the pain and convince myself to forget the painful choice I made. Thank you for letting me feel how special I am in my own way. Thank you for being my green flag.❤️ Thank you for being warm, caring, thoughtful and loving friend.🥰 Now, I will never ever forget the memories we shared before even if it brings joy and pain. It is now my treasure. Thank you so much lovecrush. You will always be my first love and first heartache.🙂 I know you can make it in life. You're such a kind hearted soul. Wishin you all the best in life! Takecare as always. Godbless!🙏❤️

I am shaking. So many runs in and it's finally been done. I can't even explain how quickly the sand man went down with this build. I thought I was going to lose the fight like the last 40+ runs that ended here due to my inability to dodge. I was actually getting a little depressed that I wasn't able to finish a run, whereas I was regularly doing high heats in H1 with no problem. I think the gods took pity on me.
The build:
Daggers w/ Pan Aspect - Incredibly similar to Chiron bow from H1. Throw your cast and spray and pray. I even get an extra dagger shot in my special (only 1 upgrade).
Aphrodite's Special - Even a common version of this boon feels insanely powerful relative to any other special boon available. I got insanely lucky and snagged an epic Demeter boon that upgrades rarity on 3 other boons every 3 encounters. At the end of the run, the heroic Aphro boon alone was giving me 330% on my special.
Demeter's Sprint Cyclone - Made it so I could focus on the big guys and cyclone the lil ones to death. 10 damage every 0.25 seconds at heroic.
Hammers: Hook Knives (with the Aphrodite special) absolutely did the most. Sureshot Flurry was cool, but pretty redundant with the aspect.
Hestia's Magik regen and throwable cast - Aphro's special only works in close range, so the casting from a distance was really only nice for setting up moves. Had I got another juicy special boon, this would've been a really cool spam-casts-and-daggers-from-a-distance build. The magic regen (combined with chaos's -45% Magik discount boon and -50% Casts boon) was 100% infinite ammo though.
Chaos - I took every chaos gate I saw and chose safe options. I also used my 3 star chaos keepsake after the sirens. Free ~80 health and magik discount. Special damage wouldve been prime.
TLDR:
The stars really aligned on this one. I'm going to switch to the other weapons and give the daggers a break. I'm not sure I can top that again. I wish there was a replay option so I could see how high the numbers got. Easy couple thousand per "hit".
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furthermore taking anything in the earth.. The European is not my child.. and never will be i ascribe to death BEFORE dishonour the same medicine you gave your brother and his FAMILY .. white Canaan aka the European.. it will be better for Sodom and Gomorra than it will be for you of no restraint bull 🐂 furthermore taking anything in the earth.. taking stones = crystals = doing what lucifer did in the heavens automatically making you a fugitive! Im due for totality completion. Spirits and truth.. no crystals and no crystal children! Everyone that betrays good or love has no future! North Korea has its thumb up its means you will gave to fight your occupation not taken from you!! If you only fight your own your a coward!! Same war replays just like the LL karma some still haven’t learned from .. 3rd age.. prob same fight. Basins wash Tar. Third age black gates ARE NOT Labrea TAR Pits .. that’s somewhere else. My loyalty gotta be matched consistent proved otherwise we enemies and at odds i do not go back backtrack once i state a stance that’s final!! Im not American any president on me using me coming to me when established I do not belong to Cesar or false Gods you gonna see assassinated!! It’s best in removed!! Someone literally gonna shoot biden or Donald in the head .. SPIRITS (ET’s) powers in the heavens from the heavens my last defence! Against wicked men who keep coming towards me. How else you think most of those leaders who were Assassinated were killed. All Et wars. Go back to every leader from Abe Lincoln, Arch Duke , Tsars, kings, mainly the leaders before ww’s . If hod hotta send a spirit to enter s body .. traveller style! You will not do whatever you want with no checks balances.. like a bully while i have not one soul TRULY FOR me (Original consistent intent) so spirits-will come! In anyway necessary

Men aren't the only ones who do it obviously but they do it so much more often and it always feels gross if I don't know them like they're trying to establish close fondness they desire to have. But the thing that keeps getting me is that I've gone most of my life never being called [specific pet name] by people I knew or strangers or at least not noticing it if they did. Then I'm 25 in a hospital ICU and my dying mother's last words to me were "I love you, [specific pet name]" because I told her when she was still out from the anesthesia that I just wanted to hear her say she loved me one last time and it took nearly 15 hours but she did.
It's been five years but these dumbass men keep hitting me up trying to get with me using the words of my dying mother and every single time I am taken back to that room where I became a desperate child again losing something I cannot replace and I want to scream loud enough the whole world can hear to just stop already! Stop trying to act like we're familiar enough to use pet names, just say fucking hello and shoot your shot like a regular brand stranger who still has little to no shot but isn't pissing me off by dragging me back to relive the horrors of that place. I'm not your baby, your honey, your anything at fucking all except a dream you'll never have while you're awake because you did not respect me enough to come correct. God I'm tired. And I age like a single malt scotch so I know this won't stop as I age. My grandma had random men trying to play strip poker with her in her 60's and still gets men trying to hit her up to fuck now that she's in her 70's. And all it does is make me wonder am I going to have decades of trying to live my life just to deal with fools repeatedly ripping me from the present to have me flashback to some of the worst moments of my life because they want to fuck and have no sense of decent boundaries? Because they're too foolish to simply say hello and introduce themselves?
I cannot scream loud enough for the world to hear so I'll just scream into this void and pray that by some magic it will cease

The Battle of Endor was over. The once mighty Galactic Empire lay shattered, its troops scattered across the moon's forested surface. As night fell, a small group of stormtroopers huddled together in a makeshift shelter. Their white armor, once a symbol of fear and order, was now scuffed and battered, offering little protection against the unknown dangers lurking in the darkness.
Sergeant Rax peered out into the dense forest, his blaster rifle gripped tightly in his hands. "Keep your eyes open," he whispered to his remaining men. "The Ewoks are out there. They know these woods better than we do."
Private Kellen shivered, not from the cold but from fear. He had seen what those seemingly primitive creatures could do. "Sergeant, what if they come for us? We don't stand a chance out here."
"We stick together and keep moving," Rax replied, trying to sound more confident than he felt. "If we stay put, we're sitting ducks."
Suddenly, a rustling sound echoed through the trees. The stormtroopers froze, their blasters trained on the shadows. The moonlight cast eerie patterns on the forest floor, and every shifting leaf seemed to hide a threat.
Corporal Vess, the squad's scout, moved ahead, his eyes scanning for any sign of the enemy. He paused, pointing to a barely visible tripwire. "Booby traps. They're trying to herd us into a kill zone."
"Then we outsmart them," Rax said, determination hardening his voice. "Vess, find us a path through."
Vess nodded and began leading the group through a series of careful steps, avoiding the traps set by their furry adversaries. The night was alive with the sounds of the forest, each one making the stormtroopers more jumpy. They knew the Ewoks were watching, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Hours passed as they trudged through the undergrowth, the weight of their armor and fear wearing them down. Just when they thought they might have escaped the worst of it, a high-pitched war cry pierced the night. The Ewoks were upon them.
Small, agile figures darted from the trees, wielding spears and slingshots with deadly precision. The stormtroopers fired back, their blaster bolts lighting up the night. But for every Ewok they hit, two more seemed to take its place.
"Fall back!" Rax shouted, trying to form a defensive perimeter. But the Ewoks were relentless, their intimate knowledge of the terrain giving them the upper hand. One by one, the stormtroopers fell, overwhelmed by the sheer number of their attackers.
In the end, only Rax and Kellen were left, their backs against a massive tree trunk. Rax's blaster was empty, and Kellen was down to his last charge. The Ewoks circled them, their eyes gleaming with a mix of curiosity and vengeance.
"This is it, Kellen," Rax said, his voice resigned but not broken. "We fought well."
Kellen nodded, gripping his blaster tightly. "At least we go down fighting."

[Saturday] Imperium Maledictum - A World Unraveling! Session 0 free!

Have you ever wondered how Chaos starts to spread? How the minds slowly become corrupted by the heretical? A single drop of doubt is all it takes and the seed of corruption spreads. Unravel the secrets of the Underhive, meet and expel the various gangs of a Hive World, and face that which seeks to corrupt the feeble in this exciting professionally designed Homebrew Adventure written by Professional GM Marko/Pepe.

• 🕛 Time: Every Saturday at 10 AM CEST/GMT+2 - Played for 3 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️ Players: 4/6 - 2 Spots Remaining
• 💻 Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵 Costs: Session 0 free! 15 EUUSD per person per session after.
• ☀️ NOTE - We are currently 3 sessions underway, the campaign plans to extend past the initial 4-6 sessioms for various perilious adventures.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks

[Thursday] Wardens Of Wildwood - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

As the fledgling nation of Taldor grew over millennia, it picked away at the surrounding wilderness, felling valuable trees while riling the beasts, fey, and other inhabitants into generations of cyclical violence. Only millennia later did Taldor and the forest’s eminent druids of the Wildwood Lodge negotiate lasting peace with the Treaty of the Wildwood. Even so, the forest remains a realm besieged by civilization. As forest-dwellers gather for the annual Greenwood Gala, the election of Lodge leadership, and the renewal of the treaty, there’s an opportunity to resolve old grudges—and as much potential to spark war.

• 🕛Time: 11 AM CEST/UTC +2. Played every week for 3 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 5
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
• ☀️Custom Content! - I create side-stories for player characters if whenever they wish to obtain something with the [Uncommon] or [Rare] tag.

[Saturday] Seven Dooms for Sandpoint - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

The town of Sandpoint has seen more than its fair share of danger and trouble over the years, including harrowing fires, prolific serial killers, goblin raids, and attacks by giants and dragons, but what faces the so-called Light of the Lost Coast now is its greatest threat yet! Something sinister has been manipulating events all along, and now a new band of heroes must step in to save this legendary small town from seven deadly dooms!

• 🕛Time: 4:00 PM CEST/UTC +2 or Played every week for 4 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 4
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
• ☀️Custom Content! - I create side-stories for player characters if whenever they wish to obtain something with the [Uncommon] or [Rare] tag.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks

[Saturday] Imperium Maledictum - A World Unraveling! Session 0 free!

Have you ever wondered how Chaos starts to spread? How the minds slowly become corrupted by the heretical? A single drop of doubt is all it takes and the seed of corruption spreads. Unravel the secrets of the Underhive, meet and expel the various gangs of a Hive World, and face that which seeks to corrupt the feeble in this exciting professionally designed Homebrew Adventure written by Professional GM Marko/Pepe.

• 🕛 Time: Every Saturday at 10 AM CEST/GMT+2 - Played for 3 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️ Players: 4/6 - 2 Spots Remaining
• 💻 Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵 Costs: Session 0 free! 15 EUUSD per person per session after.
• ☀️ NOTE - We are currently 3 sessions underway, the campaign plans to extend past the initial 4-6 sessioms for various perilious adventures.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks

[Thursday] Wardens Of Wildwood - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

As the fledgling nation of Taldor grew over millennia, it picked away at the surrounding wilderness, felling valuable trees while riling the beasts, fey, and other inhabitants into generations of cyclical violence. Only millennia later did Taldor and the forest’s eminent druids of the Wildwood Lodge negotiate lasting peace with the Treaty of the Wildwood. Even so, the forest remains a realm besieged by civilization. As forest-dwellers gather for the annual Greenwood Gala, the election of Lodge leadership, and the renewal of the treaty, there’s an opportunity to resolve old grudges—and as much potential to spark war.

• 🕛Time: 11 AM CEST/UTC +2. Played every week for 3 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 5
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
• ☀️Custom Content! - I create side-stories for player characters if whenever they wish to obtain something with the [Uncommon] or [Rare] tag.

[Saturday] Seven Dooms for Sandpoint - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

The town of Sandpoint has seen more than its fair share of danger and trouble over the years, including harrowing fires, prolific serial killers, goblin raids, and attacks by giants and dragons, but what faces the so-called Light of the Lost Coast now is its greatest threat yet! Something sinister has been manipulating events all along, and now a new band of heroes must step in to save this legendary small town from seven deadly dooms!

• 🕛Time: 4:00 PM CEST/UTC +2 or Played every week for 4 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 4
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
• ☀️Custom Content! - I create side-stories for player characters if whenever they wish to obtain something with the [Uncommon] or [Rare] tag.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks

I've been trying to make a new friend. Almost two weeks ago I approached him at an end of the year type school event and asked if he'd like to hang out sometime. We didn't actually know each other, but we've had a couple of classes together and I just think he's really cool. He said sure and we exchanged numbers. A day or two later I asked if he'd be interested in going on a hike with me. He said that sounded like a lot of fun, but that he'd be busy until the following week with family stuff. I said that sounded great, and waited a few days to text him again asking which days would be the best for him, and mentioning two days that would be the easiest for me to plan on. He never responded. He does seem to be pretty slow at responding, but he's texted back within a day. The next day my phone was acting up, so I wondered if perhaps my text was never received. I restarted my phone (because that usually fixes it when it's acting weird) and texted him the next day to ask if he had received my last message, clarifying that my phone hadn't been working well. I never got a response to that text either. That happened three days ago.
I'm a pretty anxious person, especially when it comes to texting, so my mind has been doing me no favors. I'm wondering if I did something wrong, or misunderstood him, or if he actually never got my texts and thinks I'm being rude by not following up with our plans, or if he's not interest in going on a hike anymore. (Though I'm pretty sure it's not the fault of my phone, because after I reset it, I was able to text other people normally again.) I'm also wondering what, if anything, I should do. I know I can either text him or not (since school just got out, there is basically no chance we'll ever see each other in person). If I don't text him I risk never seeing him again and wondering forever if I could have done something more. But there are so many more variables to think about if I decide that I should text him again. When should I text him again? What should I say? Should I mention just the hike, or just the fact that I haven't heard from him, or both? Do I apologize in case I offended or misunderstood him? Should I explain my anxiety around texting people; if so, how do I avoid being manipulative? Most of these questions just lead to more questions. I don't actually need it wasn't answers to each and every one of these questions, but I included some of them as context for what sort of things my anxiety-ridden brain causes me to think about. Any help will be much appreciated (especially examples/suggestions of specific things I might say; I struggle a lot when it comes to wording things). Thank you!

LESSON 138. Heaven is the decision I must make.
In this world Heaven is a choice, because here we believe there are alternatives to choose between. We think that all things have an opposite, and what we want we choose. If Heaven exists there must be hell as well, for contradiction is the way we make what we perceive, and what we think is real.
Creation knows no opposite. But here is opposition part of being “real.” It is this strange perception of the truth that makes the choice of Heaven seem to be the same as the relinquishment of hell. It is not really thus. Yet what is true in God’s creation cannot enter here until it is reflected in some form the world can understand. Truth cannot come where it could only be perceived with fear. For this would be the error truth can be brought to illusions. Opposition makes the truth unwelcome, and it cannot come.
Choice is the obvious escape from what appears as opposites. Decision lets one of conflicting goals become the aim of effort and expenditure of time. Without decision, time is but a waste and effort dissipated. It is spent for nothing in return, and time goes by without results. There is no sense of gain, for nothing is accomplished; nothing learned.
You need to be reminded that you think a thousand choices are confronting you, when there is really only one to make. And even this but seems to be a choice. Do not confuse yourself with all the doubts that myriad decisions would induce. You make but one. And when that one is made, you will perceive it was no choice at all. For truth is true, and nothing else is true. There is no opposite to choose instead. There is no contradiction to the truth.
Choosing depends on learning. And the truth cannot be learned, but only recognized. In recognition its acceptance lies, and as it is accepted it is known. But knowledge is beyond the goals we seek to teach within the framework of this course. Ours are teaching goals, to be attained through learning how to reach them, what they are, and what they offer you. Decisions are the outcome of your learning, for they rest on what you have accepted as the truth of what you are, and what your needs must be.
In this insanely complicated world, Heaven appears to take the form of choice, rather than merely being what it is. Of all the choices you have tried to make this is the simplest, most definitive and prototype of all the rest, the one which settles all decisions. If you could decide the rest, this one remains unsolved. But when you solve this one, the others are resolved with it, for all decisions but conceal this one by taking different forms. Here is the final and the only choice in which is truth accepted or denied.
So we begin today considering the choice that time was made to help us make. Such is its holy purpose, now transformed from the intent you gave it; that it be a means for demonstrating hell is real, hope changes to despair, and life itself must in the end be overcome by death. In death alone are opposites resolved, for ending opposition is to die. And thus salvation must be seen as death, for life is seen as conflict. To resolve the conflict is to end your life as well.
These mad beliefs can gain unconscious hold of great intensity, and grip the mind with terror and anxiety so strong that it will not relinquish its ideas about its own protection. It must be saved from salvation, threatened to be safe, and magically armored against truth. And these decisions are made unaware, to keep them safely undisturbed; apart from question and from reason and from doubt.
Heaven is chosen consciously. The choice cannot be made until alternatives are accurately seen and understood. All that is veiled in shadows must be raised to understanding, to be judged again, this time with Heaven’s help. And all mistakes in judgment that the mind had made before are open to correction, as the truth dismisses them as causeless. Now are they without effects. They cannot be concealed, because their nothingness is recognized.
The conscious choice of Heaven is as sure as is the ending of the fear of hell, when it is raised from its protective shield of unawareness, and is brought to light. Who can decide between the clearly seen and the unrecognized? Yet who can fail to make a choice between alternatives when only one is seen as valuable; the other as a wholly worthless thing, a but imagined source of guilt and pain? Who hesitates to make a choice like this? And shall we hesitate to choose today?
We make the choice for Heaven as we wake, and spend five minutes making sure that we have made the one decision that is sane. We recognize we make a conscious choice between what has existence and what has nothing but an appearance of the truth. Its pseudo-being, brought to what is real, is flimsy and transparent in the light. It holds no terror now, for what was made enormous, vengeful, pitiless with hate, demands obscurity for fear to be invested there. Now it is recognized as but a foolish, trivial mistake.
Before we close our eyes in sleep tonight, we reaffirm the choice that we have made each hour in between. And now we give the last five minutes of our waking day to the decision with which we awoke. As every hour passed, we have declared our choice again, in a brief quiet time devoted to maintaining sanity. And finally, we close the day with this, acknowledging we chose but what we want:
Heaven is the decision I must make. I make it now, and will not change my mind, because it is the only thing I want.

I'm working on adding a Live Activity to my application and I'm having an awful time trying to get it to update the state and attributes in the background.
I can successfully start the activity and update it whilst in the foreground. The activity updates (or should) every time the currently playing song changes and that happens in the background an awful lot (as music apps tend to live in the background).
I'm using MPMusicPlayerController.applicationQueuePlayer to play my music from Apple's catalogue and one oddity I've noticed is if I manually hit 'next track' on lock screen controls (which is controlled entirely by the MPMusicPlayerController) it successfully updates the LiveActivity even in the background, but letting the song play out and a new song start, does not.
I've tried caching the last good state from the 'start' and update methods of the Live Acitivty class and then calling an update using the cached state from a background task but this also doesn't seem to work.
I've seen a lot of conflicting information about doing this using background tasks. Apple's docs say you can, but people elsewhere saying it doesn't work.
Any help here would be massively appreciated and I'd really rather not do this from a push notification server side as that would be a whole new backend service called by the front end every time the song changes.
Including the interface for starting and updating the live activity for reference (ignore the fact it's a Capacitor plugin interface, everything i'm referencing above is happening at the native level)

import Foundation import Capacitor import ActivityKit import AVFoundation import BackgroundTasks u/available(iOS 16.2, *) u/objc(MusicActivityPlugin) public class MusicActivityPlugin: CAPPlugin { private var activity: Activity? = nil private static var lastContentState: MusicWidgetAttributes.ContentState? override public func load() { super.load() NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(applicationWillTerminate), name: UIApplication.willTerminateNotification, object: nil) } u/available(iOS 16.2, *) u/objc func start(_ call: CAPPluginCall) { guard let title = call.getString("title"), let emoji = call.getString("emoji"), let songTitle = call.getString("songTitle"), let artistName = call.getString("artistName"), let nextSongTitle = call.getString("nextSongTitle"), let nextArtistName = call.getString("nextArtistName"), let likeActionEnabled = call.getBool("likeActionEnabled"), let dislikeActionEnabled = call.getBool("dislikeActionEnabled"), let artworkImageURL = call.getString("artworkImageURL") else { call.reject("Missing parameters") return } let contentState = MusicWidgetAttributes.ContentState( emoji: emoji, songTitle: songTitle, artistName: artistName, nextSongTitle: nextSongTitle, nextArtistName: nextArtistName, likeActionEnabled: likeActionEnabled, dislikeActionEnabled: dislikeActionEnabled, artworkImageURL: artworkImageURL ) MusicActivityPlugin.lastContentState = contentState let activityAttributes = MusicWidgetAttributes(name: title) let activityContent = ActivityContent(state: contentState, staleDate: Date().addingTimeInterval(60*60*5), relevanceScore: 100) do { activity = try Activity.request(attributes: activityAttributes, content: activityContent) print("Live activity: Starting and scheduling - \(activity!.id)") call.resolve([ "activityId": activity!.id ]) } catch { print("Live activity: Error requesting \(error.localizedDescription)") call.reject("Error requesting Live Activity: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } u/available(iOS 16.2, *) u/objc func update(_ call: CAPPluginCall) { guard let activity = self.activity, let emoji = call.getString("emoji"), let songTitle = call.getString("songTitle"), let artistName = call.getString("artistName"), let nextSongTitle = call.getString("nextSongTitle"), let nextArtistName = call.getString("nextArtistName"), let likeActionEnabled = call.getBool("likeActionEnabled"), let dislikeActionEnabled = call.getBool("dislikeActionEnabled"), let artworkImageURL = call.getString("artworkImageURL") else { call.reject("Missing parameters") return } let updateState = MusicWidgetAttributes.ContentState( emoji: emoji, songTitle: songTitle, artistName: artistName, nextSongTitle: nextSongTitle, nextArtistName: nextArtistName, likeActionEnabled: likeActionEnabled, dislikeActionEnabled: dislikeActionEnabled, artworkImageURL: artworkImageURL ) MusicActivityPlugin.lastContentState = updateState let updatedContent = ActivityContent(state: updateState, staleDate: Date().addingTimeInterval(60*60*5), relevanceScore: 100) print("Live activity: Updating direct") Task { await activity.update(updatedContent) } } u/objc func stop(_ call: CAPPluginCall) { guard let activity = self.activity else { print("Live activity: not found") call.reject("Live Activity not found") return } Task { await activity.end(dismissalPolicy: .immediate) } } u/available(iOS 16.2, *) static func updateLiveActivity() { guard let activity = Activity.activities.first, let lastContentState = MusicActivityPlugin.lastContentState else { print("Live activity: No activity or last content state found") return } print("Live activity: updating bg \(lastContentState.songTitle)") let updatedContent = ActivityContent(state: lastContentState, staleDate: Date().addingTimeInterval(60*60*5), relevanceScore: 100) Task { await activity.update(updatedContent) } } u/objc private func applicationWillTerminate() { let semaphore = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0) guard let activity = self.activity else { print("Live activity: No activity found during termination") return } Task { await activity.end(dismissalPolicy: .immediate) for activity in Activity.activities{ await activity.end(dismissalPolicy: .immediate) } print("Live activity: Ended during termination") semaphore.signal() } semaphore.wait() } } 

[Saturday] Imperium Maledictum - A World Unraveling! Session 0 free!

Have you ever wondered how Chaos starts to spread? How the minds slowly become corrupted by the heretical? A single drop of doubt is all it takes and the seed of corruption spreads. Unravel the secrets of the Underhive, meet and expel the various gangs of a Hive World, and face that which seeks to corrupt the feeble in this exciting professionally designed Homebrew Adventure written by Professional GM Marko/Pepe.

• 🕛 Time: Every Saturday at 10 AM CEST/GMT+2 - Played for 3 hours.
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• ☀️ NOTE - We are currently 3 sessions underway, the campaign plans to extend past the initial 4-6 sessioms for various perilious adventures.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks

[Thursday] Wardens Of Wildwood - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

As the fledgling nation of Taldor grew over millennia, it picked away at the surrounding wilderness, felling valuable trees while riling the beasts, fey, and other inhabitants into generations of cyclical violence. Only millennia later did Taldor and the forest’s eminent druids of the Wildwood Lodge negotiate lasting peace with the Treaty of the Wildwood. Even so, the forest remains a realm besieged by civilization. As forest-dwellers gather for the annual Greenwood Gala, the election of Lodge leadership, and the renewal of the treaty, there’s an opportunity to resolve old grudges—and as much potential to spark war.

• 🕛Time: 11 AM CEST/UTC +2. Played every week for 3 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 5
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
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[Saturday] Seven Dooms for Sandpoint - PF2 Session 0 and 1 Free!

The town of Sandpoint has seen more than its fair share of danger and trouble over the years, including harrowing fires, prolific serial killers, goblin raids, and attacks by giants and dragons, but what faces the so-called Light of the Lost Coast now is its greatest threat yet! Something sinister has been manipulating events all along, and now a new band of heroes must step in to save this legendary small town from seven deadly dooms!

• 🕛Time: 4:00 PM CEST/UTC +2 or Played every week for 4 hours.
• 🧙‍♂️Players: 3/6 - 3 Spots Left, still in recruitment phase.
• 💻Platform: FoundryVTT with Discord.
• 💵Costs: Session 0 & 1 are free! 20 EUUSD per person per session after. I also offer payment packages!
• 💎Starting Level: 4
• ⚔️Optional Rules - Free Archetype
• ☀️Custom Content! - I create side-stories for player characters if whenever they wish to obtain something with the [Uncommon] or [Rare] tag.

Hello, I've been a professional GM for 4 years now having completed a lot of campaigns in various systems and have a lot of proficiency with learning new ones. If you are interested please message me here or on Discord - peenicks