You aren't keeping your head in the sand. These situations are wars of attrition- if you don't rest and build back up your resources, you will be ground into dust.
The best revenge, whether it's watching a loved one die of cancer or living through political unrest, is outliving the situation. Pt 6
Briefly educating yourself means you don't look at the news and scroll incessantly while arguing with assholes online. I like to look at the headlines on news websites or get information from one source and then put down the phone.
Pt 5
Productive things you can do: help a neighbor with a chore, clean something, bake bread, make art, fix that thing you've been meaning to, start a garden, have a friend over for dinner, spend time with your dad, write that book, call your aunt... the possibilities are endless.
Pt4
I recommend doing this cycle daily, because wallowing for an entire day is exhausting. You can do this cycle more than once a day.
Pt 3
The key is to wallow in despair for a brief period, educate yourself briefly about any updates on the situation, and then do something productive that makes somebody's life better. Especially your own.
Repeat until the situation changes. Pt2
Is this your first time dealing with an impossibly soul crushing situation that you have no control over and has made you aware of powerless you are in the universal scheme of things?
Hi, my name is Elizabeth and I've lived through a lot of bullshit that I had no control over.
Pt 1
Meta is apparently fucked today. It's fun to be a social media manager. More time to watch #queerEye.
#insuranceHack if your claim gets denied try this
Has no one seen a
#horror movie?
Share a #nature photo with me
#lotr
Remember in the movie “Aliens” when no one listened to the woman and then everyone died? That’s what the vibe feels like right now.
They are out of avocado for my food. When will the pain end
I know too many monster f&ckers to disagree
Carl #cats
