I think yes mossyelfie has it right - small deeds, connect with your local community and friends, reach out and connect with people when you can. We are all in this together, to varying extents.
That being said, it is really really bad. Unprecedented. If youāre in the US, I would also say that reaching out to your representatives and state AG is important. They are the ones weāve elected to protect and defend the constitution on our behalf, and we have to support and empower them to do their jobs, but there is no question itās going to be hard.
I also thoroughly recommend being intentional about drawing barriers. Set time aside to stop scrolling, read a book, go for a walk and remember the world is still beautiful. Nature continues on. The world keeps turning.
Feb 5, 2025
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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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man i wish i could tell you. i have felt so scared and demoralized for the past two weeks- my grades are dropping, my anxiety is spiked. but i did talk/cry to my therapist about it yesterday, and she talked/cried too a little bit, and it was very refreshing to drop this front and hear from another sane person about how scared we were for ourselves and our loved ones and everything we hold dear about humanity.
she pointed out that itās better not to suffer alone, and we should be talking to as many people as we can about our fears and supporting each other.
she pointed out that consuming news 24/7 will probably kill you, and to set a realistic limit- like checking every other day, and if a headline makes you feel scared, force yourself to read the whole article because headlines are designed to trigger a response and oftentimes reading the entire article will reveal things arenāt as bad as you thought.
she pointed out that feeling guilt over the privilege to look away from things isnāt productive, and to acknowledge your privilege and use it as best as you can, and that shutting down from an overwhelming amount of information isnāt helpful so we all need to be taking breaks and taking care of ourselves (as crazy as it sounds right now).
speak out loud to your anxiety as if it were a separate entity. ground yourself with the facts of the situation. are you in immediate mortal danger? probably not. there are probably objective positives and negatives to acknowledge and getting through and above your emotion might help you navigate the day.
otherwise, hold your loved ones close, make art, boycott evil corporations, speak out wherever you can, be compassionate- i feel so powerless but if we all hold on to our integrity, who knows what could happen. maybe truth and equality will prevail. it might be ten years from now but things, god willing, can get better. and i hope it does when people wake up to the class struggle that is happening right now
Feb 5, 2025
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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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Iāve been thoroughly enchanted by the warmth and fullness of sound from these KLH Model 6 speakers from the early 60s and the 1970s Pioneer SX-780 receiver. Picked both up from Facebook marketplace and itās been a total treat for the ears. Show me yours! I canāt enough of this stuff
( I also have a raspebrry pi with a DAC running moode audio so I can also send amy music to it from my phone via airplay or Spotify connect, also sounds fantastic)
Mar 2, 2025
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Any Bill Evans Trio album, particularly LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD.
Floating Points albums including his remarkable collaboration of Pharaoh Sanders.
Dawn of MIDI if you want something a little more angular and abstract.
Feb 1, 2025
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Highly recommend the usage of this great memory extraction method Iāve invented because Iāve been there. very much.
Hereās how it works. Get yourself some nice English breakfast tea bags. Yorkshire gold if you can, but itāll work ok if you canāt. Boil some water. put the tea bag in the cup, add the boiling water to the cup with the tea bag. Let it sit for about 4 minutes then give it a stir and remove the tea bag. Get some fresh milk, add a dollop to the cup. Take the cup and go and sit in the most comfortable place in your house. Pop the radio on. I recommend BBC Radio 3 or Radio 4. Close your eyes. Breathe.
As Melvyn Bragg drones on about some obscure pre-Raphelite or whilst the dulcet tones of Mahlerās second symphony luxuriate in your ears, sip the tea. Let the warmth soothe your calloused memory, dissolving it until it is ether and drifting indistinctly between your synapses. Exhale And itās gone.
Either that or just say something else embarrassing and fixate on thar for a bit. Either works.
Jan 31, 2025