brioche-of-the-galaxies:

above-d-clouds:

galaxy-of-great-possibilities:

rizaoftheowls:

derinthemadscientist:

rizaoftheowls:

Purim: They tried to kill us, we survived. Let’s tell the story, wear silly costumes, and get wasted. (Optional: have a carnival or a play!)

Passover: They enslaved us, God freed us. Remember this via a big ceremony/feast and then don’t eat bread for a week. This is a big one; you’re going to have to clean your house and host all your relatives.

Tu B'Shevat: It’s Earth Day, let’s eat some fruit.

Simchas Torah: We read the entire Torah every year, and we got to the end! Let’s have a dance party and then start all over again!

Tisha B'Av: They destroyed our temples. That sucked.

Rosh HaShanah: Happy New Year! It’s time to ask (and grant) forgiveness for the wrongs done in the past year, pledge to do better, and wish for a sweet new year. And go to synagogue for HOURS.

Yom Kippur: Rosh HaShanah’s somber counterpart. God decides on this day your fate for the next year. Repent your sins, hope for forgiveness, and fast. (And go to synagogue for HOURS.)

Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Sukkot: Harvest festival! Sleep in a hut under the stars.

Shemini Atzeret: Man, I don’t even know?

Shavuot: God gave us the Torah! That was pretty nice of him.

Chanukah: They busted up our temple and tried to forcibly convert us. We responded with guerilla warfare. Let’s eat some fried food. Candles!

So basically the entire Jewish holiday calendar is giving the middle finger to death and high-fiving, with or without various combinations of prayer and foods.

Yup. Or as we say, “They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat.”

thank you for the desc’s bcs they are beautiful and i am now educated

A handy table for everyone:

Y’all have no idea how happy it makes me to see my goyim followers reblogging this. Really. It means the world to me.

straightscallop:

yo but i’ve been seeing a ton of crap about couples challenges on fb
and every day it’s like “post a pic of you & your better half doing xyzwhatever”
but, shit, no one will ever be my better half.
i’m WHOLE, damnit.
i don’t need someone to complete me.
fuck that noise

and if that’s what i’m “supposed to” want out of a relationship, i will gladly be single for-fucking-ever

Shit, my 23-year-old self is sending me messages through time.

when i have to deal with my mental illness, it’s rough. there are at least 7 specific points in the past 5 years where i felt i had ruined my own life.

but dealing with my residents at work, with their mental illnesses, breaks my heart. i’ve cried over these mens’ lives. b/c it’s not fair.

i have this one kid, we’ll call him Allen, who’s in his mid-20s. sweetest guy. really, he would never hurt a fly.
4 years ago, the voices in his mind told him that his mother was going to kill him. tormented him for so very long. until the day he slit her throat.

last month was the first time he was able to speak about her since that day. and all he said was, “man, it’s great that you’re spending the weekend with your mom. i wish i could do that. i missed out on those things. i really miss her.”

WHY is it fair that this poor boy had his mother stolen from him by schizophrenia? a guy who, when stable, i’ve seen stop walking so a lizard could cross the sidewalk. why?

sometimes, working where i do puts my illness in perspective, which can be helpful.

but usually, it just hurts my heart.

chessys:

im not trying my hardest but im very tired which i think should be taken into consideration

birdwithabrokenwyng:

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