I want to make a variant for myself with questions/suggestions about dealing with the stresses of daily fascism-survival stuff (racism, transphobia, classism, capitalism/poverty/ableism) - I try to acknoweldge those influences to myself personally so that the massive increase in life-difficulty caused by oppressive systems/social structures don't go submerged and unaddressed
When I'm too out of it to take care of myself, I love this tool
You feel like shit. That sucks. You Feel Like Shit is a game designed to help you help yourself through your shitty times and practice self care.
The power of planning
Four panels of the character Gru giving a presentation, he looks dismayed on the fourth panel. The text on each panel is:
- Look up time management advice
- Make a detailed schedule of all tasks
- Know how far behind you are in excrutiating detail
- Know how far behind you are in excrutiating detail
I like GiveDirectly. It gives people resources in the most flexible possible form (cash) so that they can attend to their needs more efficiently than if they had to deal with contributions in more rigid forms. One downside is that this doesn't directly address the oppressive institutions/policies that reproduce precarity and suffering, but it does give people a tiny bit more power within their lives while surviving under oppression
Salvia apiana (white sage) seedling
A two week old Salvia apiana seedling. It's light green with highly textured pointed-oval true leaves. Its second pair of true leaves is just beginning to emerge. It's already very fragrant!
Hi everyone, feel free to call me by my username or EP (my actual initials). I'm a disabled queer Black 30-something from the eastern united states. I'm interested in plants, anti-colonial histories and futures, international and cross-diasporic solidarity, science, food, and trauma healing. I'm very happy to meet y'all