I'm pretty sure the antidote to stress and overwhelm isn't more rest.
I'm pretty sure it's fun.
We never talk about having fun. We view it as a bigger luxury than rest.
But frankly, rest is maddening, mind-numbing.
Fun is restorative.
So if your rest isn't working, maybe try doing something that sounds fun.
You should look back on your embarrassing past selves with an urge to wrap them up in the most comforting hug imaginable, not with condescending resentment
Christmas is a fake holiday!
Thanksgiving is a fake holiday!
Labor Day is a fake holiday!
Columbus Day is a fake holiday!
Easter is a fake holiday!
4th of July is a fake holiday!
The point is all of these holidays are man made and a scam to make you spend money…you don’t have to celebrate shit!
I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
The key is to learn to decide you want to keep going, regardless of logic. That sounds trite and stupid, and yet it’s true. You have to be willing to let yourself be motivated irrationally.
Part of feminism is admitting that you’re a bird about certain shit and working to unlearn it. All of us got a lil chirpy chirp you just gotta rage against the birdness
@ChefReactions It means a lot that you share your humor and talents - when it can be so hard to keep going sometimes.
Preciate your work and this virtual head nod to longtime sads. Thank you!
There is a Japanese Legend that says:
"Whether it's a machine, a house, or a relationship... Maintenance is always cheaper than repairing." What you don't maintain, you eventually lose.