Okay I used to HATE roses as a symbol of romance and shit or whatever until I learned why they’re signs of love bc it’s the most metal creation myth of all time
Well ok have y’all ever heard of the goddess of love Aphrodite?
So in greek mythology, all of the roses were white. all of em with no exception. white. remember this detail, it’s important to the story
so basically one day, our local love bitch Aphrodite was bragging to the other gods about how she could make anyone fall in love with anyone, because she was the goddess of love, and everyone got kind of irked with her bragging bc it was annoying, and Zeus (in his Zeus way) decided to pull a BIG PRANK on Aphrodite by making her fall in love w this mortal named Adonis. Adonis was a hunter, and this made Aphrodite CRAZY because hunting is super dangerous, and she was thirsty for Adonis right & she didn’t want him to die. EXCEPT therein lies the prank, bc Zeus MADE Adonis get gored by a wild boar (rip) and he died.
and here’s where the thing with the red roses come in. Bc all the roses are white, right? And right as Adonis was about to die, Aphrodite SWOOPED DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS in a golden chariot pulled by swans on a slide made of clouds (a cloud slide). as she rushed to his side, Aphrodite pricked her foot on a rose thorn and her blood landed on the petals of the rose, and all of the roses around her became red with her blood as she mourned for her dead lover who was killed in the hunt by a violent wild boar, all bc Zeus wanted Aphrodite to stop boasting.
tl;dr: red roses are a sign of romance bc they were originally white, but the red ones are red because they’re dipped in the blood of the goddess Aphrodite as she mourned the death of her lover
Here, have this bouquet of “Zeus Is a Dick” flowers.
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I just finished my exams today and I am absolutely drained. I’m running on caffeine and 2 hours of sleep. Gonna reward myself with a nice nap now :))
Here are a few things that are worth remembering:
- Start early. Seriously. It makes a huge difference.
- DO PRACTICE PAPERS (if you’re an IB student who takes sciences, get the IB questionbanks!!!!)
- Try your hardest and try not to beat yourself up for struggling despite working hard. Shit happens. Exams aren’t always going to great, even with preparation.
- Prepare yourself as much as you possibly can. Remember that all of the efforts and hard work that you put in during this short period of time will be rewarded.
- You are smart and you are capable. Do not let laziness stop you from achieving your potential.
- Treat your body right. This is something that I still have to work on a lot but for real. Don’t put your body through hell. Get enough sleep (or at least try to get as much as you can) and eat nutritious food (protein, fruits, vegetables, etc.). Even try to exercise if you can, but I know that it becomes impossible with exams.
- Try to plan your time as much as possible to make sure that you devote the study time needed for each subject you need to study for.
- Believe in yourself. You are intelligent and your grades do not define your intellect or your potential.
You are capable of achieving your goals, all it takes is hard work.
I will try to continuously update this list :) pls add more content if you can think of something important that I’ve missed.
Have an amazing week everyone:)
I LOVE this!
Can I add:
Don’t compare the work you’re doing to what your friends are doing, everyone works differently and you know what works best for you. You will double your stress levels by constantly comparing yourself to others (trust me, I struggle with this).
1. You are very lucky and privileged to have access to almost unlimited knowledge and you should appreciate that.
2. Be one of those rare people who step over their insecurities and succeed.
3. Only 5 minutes. Only today. (Repeat it 5 minutes later and every day).
4. You will know what to do as soon as you start. Ideas never appear from inactivity.
5. Make yourself proud.
6. One hour every day doesn’t feel much but it’s 365 hours a year. You can’t not succeed after so much work.
7. It’s not supposed to be easy. Nothing good is easy.
8. If you had a child to look after, you’d make them study because you want them to accomplish something. Don’t you love yourself?
9. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear” George Adair
10. Every mistake increases our chance to make progress.
11. If you give up now, you’ll have to return to this later anyway but from the very beginning.
12. Let the process be your result.
13. Every moment you thought your fears would suppress you has become the time you made it.
14. Maybe you think you can never find something to use your skills and mindset for. But if you continue investing in what matters to you, it will find its way out there.
15. I allow you to think globally. You have a right to the boldest dream.
When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.
02 . 10 . 2016 // today’s chemistry notes! I have so much to study and so little time 😩
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“[65/100] days of productivity: Studying over the weekend, a week before the test…if only I had some Butterbeer instead of cinnamon coffee in my Hogwarts mug - I’d be your regular Hermione!
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[65/100] days of productivity: Studying over the weekend, a week before the test…if only I had some Butterbeer instead of cinnamon coffee in my Hogwarts mug - I’d be your regular Hermione!
What would Hermione do?
