Self & Ego: Integration & Compassion

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“Your ego is your conscious mind, the part of your identity that you consider your "self."” — Vocabulary.com

The ego is not “an enemy”. To demonize the ego is to basically demonize a part of a person and their expression in and experience of this life, whether intentionally or unintentionally. We are here to experience life, we each have our own manifestation of “self” in this life, and the ego is a natural part of that. What if you tried integrating your ego expression of (your)self with your “beingness”, much like shadow integration in “shadow work”? Recognizing your beingness, recognizing that you are  the I” (the self) in the statement of “I am[…]”, does not then mean to neglect the person that you live as. To embrace the ego does not then necessarily mean no longer to practice empathy, compassion, or kindness. Rather, encouraging compassion for the ego — or individual — expression of self/beingness could likewise encourage compassion for “others”.

ʚ♡ɞ my pregnancy + resources for babies, parenthood, & maternity/pregnancy ʚ♡ɞ

Hello, Amy here.~ ʚ♡ɞ

In January of this year (2024), my husband, Andrew, & I realized / found out that we're having a baby! Our baby's due date is in September, and we've been preparing and getting ready for our little one. This is our first baby, and we're excited, as well as have had our concerns. It's a relief that there are so many resources to help and support parents and their little babies. I want to share some of them here in this post, and I hope that they will be able to help and bring some relief and reassurance to others. I'll be including a variety of such resources, including informational, assistance, and rewards/deals-based, etc.

The creation and development of life is such a beautiful miracle, and it's wonderful to learn about what takes place while that life is developing and to bond with baby. (Yes, you can bond with your baby while they're in the womb; studies show that babies in utero start to taste, hear, feel, see, etc., while in the womb, and newborn babies can recognize their mother's voice from their time in the womb! There are people who even have memories from their time in the womb!)

• The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC): I signed up for this program after finding out that I'm pregnant, and started receiving benefits pretty quickly. My benefits include being able to purchase a certain amount of different food items per month (in my particular case, as I'm vegan/plant-based, this includes foods like soy milk, tofu, rice, beans, fruits & vegetables, peanut butter, etc.), and my particular plan is based on the fact that I plan to nurse my child. There are different plans based on planning to exclusively nurse, mixed feeding (such as nursing and formula), or formula feeding. Again, this is a supplemental nutrition program, and it doesn't cover all of the groceries that you may need to buy for your household. (If you might need further food assistance, I recommend researching the CalFresh/EBT program, which offers monetary food assistance.) The WIC program also offers the option to have consultations with a peer counselor on the subject of lactation and nursing. Note: Also, as I'm enrolled in this program, I'm able to receive free diapers and baby wipes from Community Action Partnership (CAP), which brings me to the next resource....

• Community Action Partnership (CAP): CAP offers resources to families in need, such as food, baby diapers/wipes, and other resources. Because I am enrolled with WIC, my husband & I are able to pick up baby diapers and wipes every 2 weeks (he's able to pick them up for us even if I'm not there, because we're both signed up with CAP), and we're also able to pick up food in general (you don't need to be enrolled in WIC to receive food assistance from them).

• Pampers Club: The Pampers Club offers resources and deals for parents who are signed up. When you use the app, you'll receive $30 off for ErgoBaby products and receive rewards (discounts) when you purchase Pampers diapers. They also have a bunch of information about babies and parenting on their website AND their YouTube channel. You can calculate your due date (and take other fun quizzes) and use their pregnancy calendar, read about pregnancy milestones and how to take care of babies, check out their hospital bag checklist, and you can also watch their free birthing classes. They have downloadable guides and stuff that you can print out (guides for pregnancy tracking, creating your birth plan, new parents, breastfeeding/nursing, prenatal exercise, fetal movement tracking, contraction tracking, etc.). There's so much more, and I'd recommend checking it out if you'd like to find out more about it. You can also refer 5 other people (yes, it's limited to 5 referral sign-ups); they'll receive a $2 bonus for signing up, and you'll receive a $10 bonus per referral!

• Enfamil Rewards: Even if you don't plan to feed your baby formula, you can sign up for Enfamil rewards, and they offer many resources and rewards. I've received a bunch of gift cards and coupons from them toward baby things, like a custom onesie, pacifiers, a nursing/carseat cover, baby shoes (for when they're walking and need to wear shoes out of the house), a discount on a Lovevery play kit, etc.

• MySimilac Rewards: For signing up for this program, you can receive benefits nutritional guidance for your baby & yourself and a free/discounted Shutterfly coupon that can be used toward a photo book, but I used my 50%-off Shutterfly coupon for a thermos mug and a card (to keep as a memory). I haven't used the mug for drinking as it doesn't have stainless steel on the inside of the cup, but it's really nice to have a custom mug with all kinds of memories/pictures on it, and it could be used to store things in. (They also give Similac coupons and samples, but I don't plan to use those.)

*to be updated.*

Amy Rose's healing potion for religious trauma (humour)

 ✨💫💖🌹💖💫✨ Amy Rose’s healing potion for

religious trauma (humour): ✨💫💖🌹💖💫✨

♡ some open-mindedness about the nature of existence and reality

♡ a bit of questioning of teachings and passages that you “weren’t supposed to question”

♡ a dash of heresy

♡ a pinch of sacrilege

♡ a lot of self-determination and therapy

˗ˋˏ ʚ♡ɞ ˎˊ˗

dear younger me

 

dear me, dear younger me.

praying, hoping, wishing, dreaming, reading, crying, lonely, persevering.

I love you. I’m here. I’m here with you every moment. I love you.

I’m doing what I can to heal us, to protect us, to fulfill our wishes and dreams.

you’re safe with me.

~ Amy Rose

a list of things to send to pen-pals!

 hello, there! Amy, here. today, I'm writing an article about a list of things to send to pen-pals!

♡ pictures (of yourself, your animals, attractions near where you live, etc.)

♡ art (that could be sketches, doodles, paintings, and decorating your letters/cards/envelopes, etc)

♡ crafts (origami, perler figures, small resin figures, bracelets, etc.)

♡ quotes from people, poetry, stories, books, movies, shows, videos, etc.

♡ notecards with different questions for them, activity ideas, things about yourself

♡ a small menu from a local restaurant   ♡ fortune cookie fortune papers

♡ colouring/activity pages (can include things like crossword puzzles, sudoku, etc.

♡ lapel pins ♡ pamphlets/fliers/postcards of places around where you live

♡ stickers   ♡ washi tape   ♡ stationary   ♡ a comic strip   ♡ recipes   ♡ tea

♡ a mix tape/CD   ♡ pressed flowers/leaves (please be careful with this)

♡ seeds (please make sure that this is okay, check with them and the mailing laws/customs)

I plan to update this post, so check back from time to time if you want to!

~ Amy Rose Blevins

umbrella affirmations for manifestation (including self-concept) | 888

hello! today, I am posting a list of umbrella affirmations (including self-concept) for manifestation:

"I am a master at manifesting"

"I manifest things so quickly"

"manifestation is so easy for me"

"I have all of the right information"

"everything is (so) wonderful"

"everything is going right"

"everything (always) solves itself"

bonus aff: "I have the most positive mindset"

Birthday Freebies, Discounts, and Coupons (in honour of my birthday~!🎂)

hello! tomorrow (5 October 2023) is my birthday~ (happy birthday to me~)! 🎂 in honour of my birthday, I am posting here a list of birthday freebies, discounts, and coupons! I plan to update this post more over time, so check it again sometime(s) if you want to. happy birthday!

wishing for the world to be filled with love and peace,  ~ Amy Rose. 🌹

*this post contains referral links that offer bonuses/discounts to people who sign-up for the websites/apps listed here with my referral links, and I will earn a bonus per sign-up. thanks!*

ACE Hardware (gardening, tools, etc.)

Baskin Robbins

a free birthday scoop or ice cream cone (meaning ice cream in a cup or in a cone, lol)

Chipotle (Mexican grill)

free chips and guacamole with a $5 purchase

Glamnetic (nails and eyelashes)

they give birthday discounts, 30%-off sitewide! (be aware that not all of their lashes are cruelty-free/vegan-friendly, but they do have vegan-friendly lashes, nail, and accessories) sign up with my referral link & get $15-off of a $50 purchase (I'll receive $15 in points)

Medieval Times

they give birthday discounts on admission prices (current code is "BDAY2023", please don't use this code if it's not actually for a birthday -- I think that proof will be required at admission, anyway)

MoeFlavor

they give 50 birthday points, like Syndrome kawaii store listed below!

(I JUST redeemed 600 points for a $20-off coupon!)

get a $5-off coupon with my referral link!

RedBox

they give a free 1-night rental for birthdays -OR- $2-off of On Demand

So Delicious (non-dairy ice cream)

they give a $1-off birthday coupon (and also a $1-off coupon for signing up)

Starbucks

they give a birthday freebie of a drink or a snack

Swagbucks

they give 55 birthday Swagbucks points (with next gift card redemption)! click here to sign up with my referral link and receive a bonus of 300 SB points (I'll receive 10% of referrees' earnings — to clarify, that doesn't substract from their earnings, it's just 10% of the same amount)!

Syndrome Kawaii Store

they give 50 birthday hearts (points) , like MoeFlavor listed above!

Tarte (makeup)

they give a birthday discount coupon code

UNIQSO (circle lenses, cosplay gear, etc.)

they give 50 birthday points to members' accounts (points can be exchanged for coupons)! click here to sign up with my referral link and receive 15%-off (I'll receive 100 points per each sign-up)

got empathy?

I can empathize with feeling hurt/upset about being called a wrong name that you *really* don't want to be called, because I'm a married young lady who's taken my husband's last name, and I STILL get referred to with the wrong last name in medical situations sometimes, which is really upsetting to me (yes, my last name is LEGALLY changed to my married last name - my insurance is still being updated, though, and I do ask the medical offices to note my correct name). for example: I got a voicemail referring to me with the wrong last name, I called that medical office and clearly stated my correct name, they called me back and left a voicemail STILL referring to me with the wrong last name (same person from the first voicemail), so I called again and talked to them and set it right.

I previously had 3 different last names. 2 were last names that actually belonged to me, the other 1 was, sadly, my previous "legal" last name and was only used in situations where legal names would've been required, but it wasn't my real/ancestral birth last name, and it really bothered me, and I still hate to hear and see it in reference to myself, now even moreso, because I love my husband and my married last name and what it means that I get to have his last name.)

I will say that if the person in the original video's name isn't legally changed yet - or the patient file still shows up with their old name, then the pharmacist was probably just going by what they saw in the patient file, BUT the pharmacist could've been more empathetic toward them ("oh, I didn't know, I just saw what was in the file. I can make a note in the file for you."). I say this as a conservative (I'm not a republican, btw, both the republican and democrat parties are corrupt): I'm so glad I don't watch/follow these "shock and provoke, virtue-signaling, unempathetic, 'get rekt' republicans" anymore. it's not conservativism. I still don't like the anger and lack of empathy. I'm reminded of Lauren Southern's virtue-signaling of "bUt I'm nOt gOiNg tO bE a pRofEssiONaL viCtiM aBoUt iT". it doesn't make you look cool. guess what? human beings have emotions. it's not a crime to vent about stuff that's hurt, bothered, and/or upset you. 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WHUQ8mlf8R0

unapologetic.

I am accountable and responsible for my actions. don't call "a mistake" what I call "a calculated decision", don't call "a mistake" what I call "defending myself". does "being unapologetic" mean that I never apologize? no, it does not. and I will NOT apologize for what I stand by, I will NOT apologize for what is not wrong, I will NOT apologize for being myself, for what I believe in, for speaking and standing up for myself and others, for not being silenced (because I won't be silenced), and I will NOT apologize for not "just accepting" abuse, mistreatment, hostility, lies, manipulation, gaslighting, controlling behaviour, projection/displacement, disrespect of boundaries, cyber-stalking, and so on and so forth. I respect myself, I am accountable and responsible for MY actions and MY healing (NOT yours), and I do NOT apologize.

some things about manifestation /// it's not about having "no doubts" and "high vibes"

some things about manifestation

(some of these things are things that I've been saying for years, and I've been noticing other people finally starting to say this kind of stuff, too, lol -- for so long it was "you need to believe, you need to have high vibes", etc., now people are starting to say stuff like what I've been saying for a long time)

• manifestation is not about new age stuff, the law of this or that, the occult, witchcraft, belief without doubts / having no doubts and "high vibes" / being positive all the time
• you don't have to believe, you can just decide (you can even be delusional / "gaslight" yourself in a positive way), you can spam your mind with what you want and reprogram your mind, 
• faith is a combination of belief and decision -- you get to decide what to believe and believe that you can just decide -- we have power through faith, from the creators
• your emotions do not decide your outcome, you don't have to feel positive all the time, you don't have to try to stifle your emotions or get scared and freak out when you experience "negative" emotions, why would you want to listen to something that makes you scared of your own emotions anyone and just causes you to suffer?
• just because you think something or have intrusive thoughts doesn't mean that it's going to manifest or that you're going to "ruin" your manifestation, choose to tell yourself that that wouldn't happen, that doesn't happen, that's not how it works, you literally get to decide your own manifestation rules
• stop accepting limiting teachings of "new age" / occult teachers, "this is how you manifest", "no, this is how you manifest", "like attracts like", "no, like repels like", "no, you have to find your manifestation point between your mind and your heart", "no, you have to do these techniques", "no, you need high vibrations", "you need to be a vibrational match to what you want", "you need to get into the vortex", "you need to get rid of your resistance", "you need to get rid of your limiting beliefs", "you need to let it go", "fear is a self-fulfilling prophecy" (shut up, it is not), "you need to realize that you are 'universal consciousness'", "you need to realize that you are brahma", "you need to clear your karmic debt", "you need to have a kundalini awakening", 'you need to unlock your chakras", etc., etc., etc., and blah-blah-blah.
• lastly, do I personally believe that *literally anything* can be manifested? no. no, I do not. there ARE some things that just cannot be manifested. and there are things that people should just not do / even try to do. (and I'm not talking about the money or job or car, etc., that you might want to manifest.) morals still exist. we all have our own realities, and we share a reality at the same time. just because you get to be in control of your own personal reality doesn't mean that you should treat everyone else like trash or try to manifest evil things.