u/Orange-green-flower

Hi everyone! I just subscribed to workaway, I paid for the standard plan (59€) but they also gave me 1month of plus for free.

I am starting to look at hosts and I had a doubt. I would like to have my first experience between the end of December (right after Christmas so ideally leaving in the 27th as I still want to spend it with my family) and the end of January. I know it's a bit of a waste to have a whole year subscription but in February I'm supposed to start working at my new job so I literally just have that month (and maybe some time in the summer but idk).

I was wondering, once you contact the host and agree on your stay and the time you're going to spend there, is there some sort of protection or like ufficial agreement? Plane tickets around Christmas are very expensive and I'd buy mine as soon as I get the opportunity but is there a possibility the host backs out last minute? Or if they do they have to reimburse you the cost of the tickets?

Hi everyone, I’d like to try Workaway for the first time, but since the annual membership costs money, I’m unsure what to do, I wouldn't want to waste it.

Basically, I’m getting my master’s degree in December, and before starting a job in March, I’d love to have an experience abroad. Money is tight, so Workaway immediately came to mind. My concern is: do I actually have enough time to organize a trip? I live in Italy and would like to stay within Europe; I’m interested in Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, or Norway (these are my top choices, though I’m open to other destinations as pong as they're safe, cool places).

My main issue is timing, if I sign up, I could start contacting hosts next week, but I’d like to leave right after Christmas (starting December 27th up to the 31st) to spend New Year’s away from home and stay abroad for a maximum of one month. Do I really have a chance of finding something with such specific constraints?

(I know Libyan desert glass is not a crystal pls don't come for me)

Soo has anyone of you ever worked with LDG? Do you agree with all the people that say that "it is the ultimate crystal for manifestation"?

I have been working with crystals for a few years but got my first tektite only a year ago, it was a black tektite (probably Indochinite as it was not specified in the shop but it was quite inexpensive), loved the energy and then went straight to Moldavite, which I have been using for the past 6 months. I was expecting some drastic changes and I can say now it delivered, the thing is that all those changes were endings. I know Moldavite IS supposed to cut things/people out of your life and I honestly am better off now, I've never been able to embody my most authentic self as I am now. But now I want to start building again, I feel like Moldavite created a blank canvas for me to paint my life as I want it to be. So I want to get the ultimate manifestation crystal/tektite to work with. I have been feeling drawn to LDG and read a lot of "the ultimate manifestation tool!!!" "It'll change your life for the better without all the intensity of Moldavite!!". Has anyone tried it and agrees with this? Or do you have any other recommendations?

F25, penso di star attraversando una sorta di crisi identitaria. Sto per laurearmi dopo un percorso che ho adorato ma che so che non mi renderà certo la vita facile essendo in ambito umanistico. Ho avuto dei lavoretti saltuari ma sono comunque riuscita a mettere da parte abbastanza per una persona della mia età, tuttavia ho sempre vissuto, e tutt'ora vivo con i miei genitori.

Ora per la prima volta nella vita sento di avere il mio futuro completamente nelle mie mani e mi sento persa, sono terrorizzata dalla possibilità di non essere in grado di costruire una realtà che mi renda felice e questo mi ha portata a dubitare di TUTTO letteralmente:

-Delle mie relazioni. Ho sempre vissuto in un paesino quindi in una realtà piuttosto chiusa e io stessa sono sempre stata piuttosto timida per cui le amicizie sono sempre state per me una cosa difficile, durante il liceo e l'università non sono riuscita a stabilire delle connessioni durature quindi sono sempre uscita con le stesse persone con cui avevo formato un gruppo alle medie, nel giro degli ultimi due anni, alcuni si sono trasferiti all'estero per studio/ lavoro, per ironia della sorte proprio le persone con cui mi trovavo meglio, quelle rimaste sono molto diverse da me e pian piano ci siamo persi (fa male certo vedere che loro continuano ad uscire tutti insieme senza di me ma io mi sentivo davvero fuori posto con loro, non mi divertiva passare il tempo come lo passano loro e non mi piaceva incarnare una versione non autentica di me). Ora posso dire di avere una sola amica (conosciuta in università, l'ultimo anno di magistrale e con cui ho stabilito una connessione più forte e spero duratura) e una manciata di conoscenti con cui esco periodicamente ma senza poter considerare loro "il mio gruppo". Anche la mia relazione con il mio ragazzo ha risentito di questo mio periodo buio, lui è una persona d'oro, stavamo insieme da 3 anni quando ho iniziato a pensare che il mio futuro con lui non avrebbe potuto essere quello che volevo (che è ironico considerando che non so nemmeno io quello che voglio). Ho deciso di interrompere la relazione pensando di non amarlo più ma mi sono presto resa conto che la mancanza che sentivo era fortissima, sentivo di aver fatto un errore, così ci siamo riavvicinati, lui è stato estremamente paziente con me ma io ancora sto cercando di raccapezzarmi e capire se le mie azioni derivassero davvero da una mancanza di sentimento (e il senso di vuoto era solo una conseguenza normale dell'assenza di una persona che era stata una costante fino a quel momento) o se fosse solo frutto di ansie ingiustificate e paura per il futuro.

Insomma, a questo punto della vita pensavo che sarei finalmente riuscita ad avere amicizie stabili e sincere e possibilmente una relazione stabile ma non è così e mi sento spesso molto sola, spesso mi trovo a preoccuparmi di non avere nessuno con cui trascorrere le feste tipo capodanno, ferragosto... o con cui condividere momenti importanti come la mia laurea. Fino ad ora non sono mai stata davvero sola in queste occasioni ma mi dà molta ansia dover "sperare" che qualcuno voglia trascorrerle con me.

- Del mio percorso. Mi piace studiare e mi ritengo una persona molto appassionata, il mio percorso accademico mi è piaciuto molto, per molto tempo ho pensato di voler lavorare come insegnante (anche se ho il grande sogno nel cassetto di vivere di sola scrittura), durante la mia magistrale tuttavia ho iniziato a pensare che forse non sono così eccellente come credevo, letteralmente tutte le persone con cui mi sono confrontata hanno una media come la mia o più alta, tutti quelli che si sono già laureati nel mio corso e che conosco sono usciti con 110L, tutti sembra che lavorino meglio di me per la loro tesi. Sono cresciuta come la grande studiosa della famiglia e forse il mio ego si è un po' gonfiato, ho creduto davvero di poter fare qualcosa di grande, arrivata alla magistrale mi sono resa conto che non era così "speciale" come ho sempre creduto, solo nella media.

Studio in ambito umanistico e per molto tempo ho sentito dire che una laurea in lettere non servirà a nulla nel lavoro, ho sempre deciso di non curarmi di questo giudizio fino ad ora che sto effettivamente finendo e non so genuinamente cosa fare del mio futuro.

Non mi vedo più a lavorare in ambito accademico (forse anche dovuto al fatto che le possibilità di continuare con un dottorato sono davvero davvero scarne, i fondi e i posti sono pochi, la concorrenza è spietata e onestamente so dire per certo che molti lo meriterebbero più di me)

-Della mia stessa identità. Per tutta la vita ho sempre pensato di voler vivere in una piccola comunità, non mi piacciono le grandi città e anzi amo la montagna, la mia idea di felicità è sempre stata una vita semplice con una persona amata, in una piccola casa circondata dalla natura, con un lavoro che mi appassioni e che mi permetta di vivere non necessariamente nella ricchezza ma senza dovermi preoccupare di arrivare a fine mese e che mi permetta di avere tempo libero da dedicare a me stessa e a chi amo. Ora che sto per laurearmi mi sembra di non essere sufficientemente ambiziosa, mi frulla in testa l'idea di provare a vivere in un altro paese, di vedere il mondo, di vivere "precariamente" passando di impiego in impiego ma sperimentando quanto più possibile. Il lato più radicato e alla ricerca della stabilità che è in me è in combutta con un lato che sto scoprendo e che mi grida che dovrei sperimentare tutto ciò che posso adesso che sono giovane, lasciare tutto e vedere il mondo e fare follie (come ho scritto prima, sono riuscita a mettere da parte abbastanza soldini in questi anni, forse ho da parte più della media delle persone della mia età ma comunque non navigo certo nell'oro e partire all'avventura o buttarmi nell'impresa di creare un mio percorso lavorativo con una mia attività sarebbe incosciente, potrei investire tutto quello che ho e che ho messo da parte in anni e rimanere senza nulla).

Insomma questo è quanto. Questa mia preoccupazione per il futuro si declina in molti modi nella mia quotidianità, con ansie ingiustificate, paura del fallimento, paura della solitudine...mi è capitato di parlare con persone diverse di questa situazione e mi è sembrato di capire che si è un po' tutti nella stessa barca, che non sono pazza o depressa ma solo in un periodo di transizione importante e il mondo in cui viviamo certo non aiuta (pensare di possedere una casa o anche solo una macchina o qualsiasi parvenza di stabilità in questa economia mi sembra un traguardo lontanissimo).

Scrivo qui per sfogarmi, per cercare ulteriore rassicurazione da chi sta vivendo una simile situazione o conforto da chi l'ha passata e ne è uscito

So I'm here today bc I need to know if someone else is experiencing this. I've been on my spiritual journey for about 7 years now and I currently am in a very transational time in my life (25yo, about to get my masters degree and have my life in my own hands for the first time) I am questioning everything (relationship, career path, identity).

This year, according to numerology, is a 13 energy for me which is the death arcana and it makes sense since many cycles are ending, since I knew this would have been a time of big changes I decided to embrace that and started working with Moldavite (the crystal people know what I'm talking about) for the first time in my life, since then I feel like I have embodied the most authentic version of myself, I stopped doing things just to please anyone but me and started shedding connections that were not aligned anymore. This resulted in me now feeling lighter, true to myself and not constantly out of place now but also very lonely and anxious about the future.

So far I have been trying to have faith in the plan the Universe has for me and trust that everything that's been happening is happening for a reason and that I'm just going through changes but lately (I mean in the last maybe two weeks) something weird has been happening to me.

I wear my Moldavite 24/7 on my neck and occasionally pair it with other crystals to sleep, on the night of the eclipse I put black obsidian under my pillow, I know that's a bold choice but I felt drawn to it and since it is supposed to bring to the surface uncomfortable truths it felt right (it resonated very much with the eclipse energy), as expected that night was awful, I literally dreamed about all the people that left my life during this time (I should specify that among these people there's my whole friend group, a group of girls I had been friends with since childhood, we grew up together but grew with very different values, they like clubbing, getting drunk, fooling around with many guys, I never judge them but I'm not like this and eventually it became very draining to be around them, I started feeling left out and like I didn't belong and that feeling lasted for about two/three years until eventually we started hanging out much less frequently and stopped completely about three months ago).

Those dreams kept happening almost every night, I wake up in the morning feeling drained, tired and sad.

I'm wondering if it's the eclipse season that's making me purge out all the negativity and process the pain of endings, is anybody experiencing the same? Has anybody experienced something like this? Is there an explanation as to why this is happening?

Soo, I'm 25 and I've been collecting crystals pretty much my whole life (over the years I managed to build a big and beautiful collection that is now my most prized possession) and I've been studying their properties and working with them for a few years now but I sometimes still feel the need for an external point of view, so I'm here for advice.

I basically am going through a middle-of-the century crisis, I'm about to get my master's degree and have my whole life in my hands for the first time, the unknown scares me (as a fixed earth sign, knowing my next step in life has always been vital) but there's a hint of excitement in knowing I have endless possibilities now (my adventurous sag moon taps in). Since I knew this would have been a transitional time for me anyways I decided to embrace that and started working with Moldavite a few months ago. So far I haven't noticed any drastic changes as I expected, some cycles that were already coming to an end got sped up but that's basically it, what I feel tho is a lot of confusion and uncertainty, I started questioning EVERYTHING (my relationships, my path, my studies, my own identity and what I want my future to look like). So far I tried pairing my Moldavite (which I now wear 24/7 around my neck) with the usual crystals people recommend to pair it with (Herkimer diamond, different grounding crystals...) but it never really worked for me. I'd like to find a crystal that can make me feel more "guided", I thought about lodolite and iolite as they are what I know for guidance and direction but none of those two resonates so much rn for me, any advice will be welcomed!

Soo I've asked for advice in this thread before and now I'm here again with a more serious thing. My bf [25M] and I [25F] have been together for a bit more than three years, we have chosen very different paths in life and that's always been a bit of a concern to me, he's not as ambitious as I am and I the last few months I started thinking this relationship wouldn't have given me the future I want for myself. I still stayed because I love him and on an emotional level he's all I want. Things between us started getting worse and worse, we fought a lot and at one point I had to tell him everything, I basically told him I wasn't sure about us anymore but he didn't leave, instead he fought for us, told me he wanted to do counseling and try to fix things, I felt like having someone who wants to put in the effort to fix a relationship at this young age is a priviledge and I agreed to counseling even if I was not sure about the outcome of it, I thought at least it could give me peace and we could either keep going and working on our relationship or break up with no regrets knowing it was the right thing to do.

A week ago we decided to spend a day together, we went to the sea and everything was perfect, we pushed the problems aside and did all the things that we had missed in the months before (fist time having sex again after maybe more than two months, spending the night together, kissing and just be together joyfully and not fighting) (it was me who initiated all of these things, he wouldn't out of respect for me since I was the one who got distant). After this day we were both very emotional and felt like this could really work out. We had our therapy session planned after about 10 days, I thought we could still see each other during this time, but he told me he didn't have the time to see me bc he had so many things to do, he has a lot of friends and has been out pretty much everyday while I was alone at home crying my eyes out.

He still texted me (but I find it a bit insensitive of him to tell me "hey I'm at the movies with my friends, can't talk much but u ok?", he kinda made sure I knew he was out and about at concerts, movie, bar...) while knowing I'd probably be home alone. Now I know most of u will be like wtf u had doubts and now you're upset your boyfriend has a life outside of you, but why would he tell me he wants to be with me an try and make it work and then treat me like I'm a dentist appointment he has no time for in his busy schedule?

Idk if I made my point clear, my life wouldn't change much if we were broken up but at least I could cry my eyes out knowing that it's over and that I'll eventually move on, this situation instead hurts way more. Am I being completely unreasonable for thinking I should just end things once and for all and cancel the therapy session coming up in 5 days?

TLDR: my bf and I are going through a rough patch because of my doubts, he told me he didn't want to lose me and wanted to fight to make things work between us but then he says he has no time to see me and makes sure I know all the fun he's having while out.

Ehi there! Soo I'm on the hunt for a new completely mineral sunscreen that's suitable for sensitive and acne-prone skin. In the past I had found my holy grail in the Bioderma Photoderm Nude Touch mineral, which was extremely watery and tinted so no white cast but is now discontinued. I live in Italy and the mineral options are very few here but there's a shop in my town that sells Korean beauty products. Now I don't know anything about Korean beauty and I can't really understand ingredient lists but the lady in the shop gave me two options:

- the Innisfree Daily UV Defense Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50

- the Real Barrier Cica Green Tone-up Sun Cream SPF 50

(Ingredients in picture)

Both are color correcting, I've swatched them on my hand and they both feel the same and don't leave a noticeable white cast. I've look both of them up looking for reviews but the ones on the Innisfree are vary conflicting and I couldn't find anything in the Real Barrier one (I guess it may be a new product). Could anyone help me figure out which one is the best for me? As I said in the beginning I have acne prone skin and I am currently finishing my cure with Differin (adapalene) I don't have active acne anymore but my skin is very sensitive and reactive.

I'm [25f] currently at the beginning of my death year, it's not even a month since I turned 25 and my life is already falling apart, I'm having a full blown life crisis and I am spiraling, I'm about to get my masters degree and I'm terrified about the future as the field I've chosen is extremely niche and competitive and I'm just afraid I've lost years of my life studying for something that's not even gonna end up being my future. On top of all that I started doubting my healthy relationship and screwed up, dumped my bf thinking that he would have kept me from having the future I want for myself but now I'm lonely and I think I made a huge mistake by letting go of such a beautiful connection and hurting him. It feels as if everything in my life is falling apart, literally crumbling all around me, pls someone tell me it's gonna get better and I'm going to be okay. Also tips on how to manage the death year without going insane would be very appreciated. My next year is going to be a 7

I have been working with Moldavite for a few months now and I'm definitely going through the hard part of the journey where everything I thought was stable is just crumbling around me. I try to keep a positive mindset as I know all these changes are leading me to a better reality but I feel extremely confused and sometimes anxious so I'd like to be able to see things more clearly and understand the reason behind all that's happening.

I have tried to pair my Moldavite with Herkimer diamond but it didn't work for me as it only amplified my anxiety.

Do you have any other suggestions, for crystals that can help one cut through illusion and see things more clearly and see the bigger picture?

I'm here looking for advice, so I started my Moldavite journey in February, I own two small pieces of Moldavite and got used to wear my small one around my neck 24/7. I most definitely have reached now the hardest part of the journey where everything I thought was stable in my life started crumbling and I feel so confused, I try to keep a positive mindset and I know all these changes are leading me to a better reality but I still struggle to see the bigger picture here.

I mostly just wear Moldavite on its own, some days if I want to carry a particular energy with me I'll put on a crystal bracelet or carry a tumble from my collection, but every day it's different.

I've tried pairing my Moldavite with Herkimer diamond hoping it could help me gain more clarity and perspective on all the changes but it didn't help for me, it only made me anxious (which makes sense since Herkimer basically is clear quartz and clear quartz amplifies energy, Moldavite is pretty intense on its own for me, it doesn't need to be intensified), I have also tried to purchase Lybian desert glass but it went wrong and I never actually got it, I have no access to trusted LDG sellers as of now with reasonable prices so that's not an option for me.

I assume it's normal to feel a bit lost when everything you've ever known is just flipped upside down but does anybody have any suggestions of pairings that work with Moldavite to gain clarity and see what the reason behind those changes is and where they're leading me?

Me [25F] and my bf [25M] have been together for three years now, lately I have been distancing myself a bit because I started thinking that maybe we had outgrown our relationship and thinking about a future together felt very scary. That's because we took different life paths (not necessarily incompatible but we don't share as many things as we did in the past) he chose to give up in education and started working although he hasn't really had much luck with it, I kept studying and now I'm about to get my masters degree and I've been working a bit on the side to save some money.

Our emotional connection is the most beautiful I've ever had, he literally is the perfect bf, loving, attentive, compassionate... and overall he literally is the best person I've ever known. I started resenting him because I think he wasted so much potential and he could have chosen a much better life path for himself (that may be a bit of a cocky thing to say especially bc there's no guarantee I'll actually get a great job considering my niche field of studies but at least I'm trying).

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We talked about this, he was sweet and understanding with me even though I literally told him I wasn't sure about him anymore and everyone, especially him, deserves to be chosen by their person, he was patient for months while I was hoping to get more clarity on this, but the distance between us kept growing and growing, yesterday we had a very heartfelt conversation considering the possibility of ending our relationship, this man's emotional maturity moved me deeply and that's when it hit me, why on earth would I ever even consider giving up on such a strong connection? Can't we try to make it work?

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It might very well just be the intensity of the moment and the pain it came with to make me think this (I was "fine" with the idea of breaking up the day before) but I started spiraling, did I mess everything up? Was I too presumptuous thinking that we wouldn't have a happy future even tho I still don't know what my life will look like? Or is it the right choice to let go of this relationship even if it's going to hurt like hell? And it may sound catastrophic but I know it's going to be very hard for someone else to match the connection I had with him.

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TLDR: I've been distancing myself from my bf because of fear of incompatibility on a practical level and different life path choices but letting go of such a perfect emotional connection doesn't seem right either

Me [25F] and my bf [25M] have been together for three years now, lately I have been distancing myself a bit because I started thinking that maybe we had outgrown our relationship and thinking about a future together felt very scary. That's because we took different life paths (not necessarily incompatible but we don't share as many things as we did in the past) he chose to give up in education and started working although he hasn't really had much luck with it, I kept studying and now I'm about to get my masters degree and I've been working a bit on the side to save some money.

Our emotional connection is the most beautiful I've ever had, he literally is the perfect bf, loving, attentive, compassionate... and overall he literally is the best person I've ever known. I started resenting him because I think he wasted so much potential and he could have chosen a much better life path for himself (that may be a bit of a cocky thing to say especially bc there's no guarantee I'll actually get a great job considering my niche field of studies but at least I'm trying).

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We talked about this, he was sweet and understanding with me even though I literally told him I wasn't sure about him anymore and everyone, especially him, deserves to be chosen by their person, he was patient for months while I was hoping to get more clarity on this, but the distance between us kept growing and growing, yesterday we had a very heartfelt conversation considering the possibility of ending our relationship, this man's emotional maturity moved me deeply and that's when it hit me, why on earth would I ever even consider giving up on such a strong connection? Can't we try to make it work?

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It might very well just be the intensity of the moment and the pain it came with to make me think this (I was "fine" with the idea of breaking up the day before) but I started spiraling, did I mess everything up? Was I too presumptuous thinking that we wouldn't have a happy future even tho I still don't know what my life will look like? Or is it the right choice to let go of this relationship even if it's going to hurt like hell? And it may sound catastrophic but I know it's going to be very hard for someone else to match the connection I had with him.

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I have a question for all the people who are into manifestation, what's the line between manifestation and ungratefulness?

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For some context, I have been into manifestation, crystals and spirituality in general for a little over 5 years now and many of my manifestations have become my reality but there's one specifically that still hasn't come true despite being the one I've tried to manifest for the longest time.

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I live in a small, isolated town and my friend group has been the same since I was a child, the problem is that, growing up we evolved in very different ways, they are party people who like going to clubs and getting drunk, I'm more of a nature girly and all I dream of is quiet walks in nature, deep convos and things like that. I don't think of them as bad people but they are very superficial and I just felt like I didn't belong there anymore so I started thinking that maybe I needed a change and just stopped doing things I didn't enjoy, we still see each other very rarely and I feel extremely excluded as they obv talk about things they did together and without me.

For a long time (we are talking at least 3 years) since feeling like this I've tried manifesting the fried group of my dreams made of truly aligned people, I've tried to overcome my shyness and put myself out there, going to places where I could meet people with the same interests, forcing myself to talk to people and form connections but so far I only managed to make one new friend (she's amazing and I am extremely grateful for her but she's still not a group)

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Last night I was a little sad and thought that I often FELT lonely in the past because I was different but now I actually AM alone most of the time. Maybe I was ungrateful to think my friends weren't good enough and to hope for more aligned connections?

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