And you can aim for my heart, go for blood — Once upon a time ... There was a young and beautiful girl. She lived with her evil stepmother and her evil stepsister. The beautiful girl's stepmother made her do all the housework everyday, but she never complained. In spite of the grueling work, she grew prettier by the day - far prettier than her evil stepsister. One day, her evil stepsister and stepmother pushed her out of the house and told her not to come back until she had found violets in the harsh winter. She met twelve men who represented the months, and they let her pick a single violet to bring back. When she brought them back, her family was surprised and told her to go out and get an apple. Freezing and shivering, she went to the twelve men who let her pick a single shiny red apple. When she brought it to her family, they, overcome with greed, decided to go themselves to get as much as they wanted - and so, they left for the mountains, leaving the girl behind. The beautiful girl waited and waited at the cottage for her stepsister and stepmother to come back from their travel, but they never did. They had frozen to death in the mountains. The girl rejoiced in her newfound freedom and enjoyed the rest of her days in the cottage. ... Greediness will lose everything. — TRIAL: Embrace yourself today. Embrace your body, your characteristics, and your personality – because we spend so much time focusing on others, we forget ourselves. This challenge will last three days. First day: Stare at yourself in the mirror for one minute. While looking at yourself in the mirror please do the following: • Look at yourself, but do not think about anything • Stare into your own eyes, and notice the way they look: look at the lines, the color, and try to realize things that you've never seen in your eyes before Second day: Stare at yourself in the mirror for two minutes. While looking at yourself in the mirror please do the following: • Look at your entire face: notice facial features that you've never seen before. Make sure NOT to judge any part of your face • Just look at your face, do NOT think or say anything (try your best) Third day: Stare at yourself in the mirror for three minutes. While looking at yourself in the mirror please do the following: • This time, please say positive things about yourself! For example: "My eyes are pretty", "I love my nose." It's definitely difficult, but try your best, as always • Make sure to NEVER compare yourself to others - this time in front of the mirror is for you, not for others This trial runs over the course of THREE DAYS, it is impossible to finish it in one day. Once you've done all of the above, the task has been completed. Make sure to comment IN THE CABIN that your portion of the trial has been completed. — Credits: for the art - referenced from Blendspace Thriller Rift for some inspiration for the "challenges" Cover (flowers & text) made on Canva for inspiration on transition code for floating stars code Taylor Swift for the "intro" lyrics (My Tears Ricochet) Taylor Swift for music "My Tears Ricochet" Mistr Klaret/Bartoloměj z Chlumce for "The Twelve Months"
