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On the hard days, especially days like this, I ask and beg to you that you do NOT carry your grief, sadness, and heaviest feelings alone. Turn to your friends, your loved ones, and most importantly, the communities you exist and participate in.
Community is not JUST the way we critique, mobilize, and take action: Community ensures that our grief, dread, anger, and feelings of hopelessness are not carried alone. Community ensures we are not paralyzed in facing the scale of our battles. Let yourself be supported, and let yourself mourn with others: only then can we summon the strength to keep moving forward.
There is still good, and there is still hope. It's up to us to know our neighbor and build it.
Nov 7, 2024
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i too have been feeling a lot of dread regarding literally everything....it's really tough to remain grounded when you are constantly being bombarded with breaking news about heartless acts everyday but this is a time to turn to your community. it's easy to get caught up in the news but what is really happening in your neighborhood right now? what's going on in ur city, with ur friends, ur family, ur local cultural centers? those are the places that need our attention the most not the horrible men doing things to shock us intentionally. now is the best time to start volunteering, see what's up with the non-profits in your area, join some protests, and of course always always always shop local. we can't let our fear paralyze us, yes things are changing and it's scary but we will get through it like we always have.
Feb 5, 2025
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Grieve and cry and rage because it’s all EVILLLL.
Then find a way to take action. It can be small if you need it to be. But find something to try and help. We are not meant to hold the entire world’s grief, we have to share the load together.
Find a way to aid in your community. Engaging with other people, especially in a helping way, really helps with depression and despair. It’s also a great reminder that there is GOOD in the world.
I’m scared too. I’m heartbroken. I can’t detach from it all. So, I’m practicing what I preach here. You’re not alone in it 💗
Jun 29, 2024
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Honestly you just keep up as best as you can. I just remind myself that millions of people have survived this long, you'll be okay. Nothing is as pressing as it feels I've realized. Somehow things work out in the end.
Know what matters the most to you, keep up with that. Be kind and your community will help you keep up and recover from the rest.
That being said tho it is really still a lot and it's okay to just be overwhelmed sometimes.
May 7, 2025
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It shows a long life and the many smiles you've given and experienced!! It's a permanent remembrance of happiness and I think that's beautiful!!
Mar 14, 2025
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My steps:
1. Shut my phone down, hide it in my room, and lock the door so it's a pain in the ass to get to.
2. Be bored, and sit in the boredom for like 7-10 minutes (MINIMUM)-- once you're bored see what your brain gravitates to beyond The Screen (is it doodling? is it playing guitar? is it writing?)
3. Find the little thing your brain latches on to, and start doing it! Even if it's something goofy like "Just Dance youtube videos" to dance to LOL this is you, deliberately following your brain's natural curiosity & interest
And then rinse and repeat however you like <3 Once you get accustomed to the smaller, more gratifying feel good activities, social media starts to feel too overwhelming to even pick back up again-- you'll be reaching for it less and less
(a final aside: I am of the major belief that creativity & imagination is critical to creating a better reality to live in, because it shows that you're capable of leaning into what "doesn't exist", and are courageous enough to imagine and build a reality that defies the status quo. but that's just me LOL)
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