Don’t let this administration take away your joy. Yes, what they’re doing is wrong and terrifying, but don’t let them take away the one thing that’s yours. Surround yourself with community. Do things you love. Yes, things look bleak, and you also need joy. Don’t let them take that away.

It is important to keep planning moments of safety, comfort and joy. It might feel goofy to prioritize, but they also give me the strength to keep going and deal with the chaos of the current moment.

Small things still make a difference, including how you take care of yourself.

i can't marry. i have disciples to string along

Maybe corny but it was helpful for me to hear Henry Rollins saying "this is not time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer trained you for... You can be thunderous in your own life, to the eight people around you. That rubs off... Goodness is viral"

Not sure if this is uncouth, but Princess Diana would’ve been an incredible masc lesbian

Now is the very best time

I know things are bleak and scary right now. But I promise you that you - yes YOU - can get through this.

You don't have to fight all of this on your own. Find one person you can help, and help them. Make the life of one person better every day.

Hold onto your joy.

That's how we win.

Morning - Rise up & resist! Today, let's focus on what we can control. Remembering that our purpose fuels our resilience & resistance.

They want us to be fearful; worrying about the future. Bc in fear, we're not living in the moment. We're unable to help now when we're spiraling.

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If he can call himself a king, I can call myself a Demon Lord. I'm not even gonna go through the rituals or seek the approval of the council or anything.

I love plants because they are teachers for how to be. Trees turn shit and gas into breathable air. Flowers are beautiful but only last for a minute so appreciating them means knowing they’ll be gone. And everything that dies feeds something else. Nothing is useless. It helps.

Imagination is necessary for collective liberation.

We can only create a better world if we imagine it first.

Create. Dream. Wish.
Do it out loud.
As loud as possible.

That’s how you find those who share your vision, who you can work with to change the world, to make the vision into reality.

Your Daily Affirmation:

Your secret kung-fu is the strongest kung fu, and you must only reveal it in the most dire consequences. But you may draw power from the knowledge that you have it. Who? Who? Who got the best kung-fu? You do.

It’s ok to feel tired, it’s ok to feel scared, it’s okay to be anxious and it’s ok to be angry. You feel how you feel.

Notice it, name it, then turn it into the fuel you need to stand with resolve for what matters most to you.

White-tailed deer blep. It must be rough finding food at this time of year, especially with snow on the ground.

Take back your attention.