Daily "avoiding Hopelessness" Checklist

Daily "avoiding hopelessness" checklist

Hey, friends. I know I've been really struggling to look towards the future with any kind of hope, so here are some little things I've been trying to do every day that might help you, too.

Accept that your productivity might look weird right now. Don't expect yourself to act as if nothing is wrong.

Make art. I try to write something every day, even if I don't really feel like it, and I've found that once I get into it, I'm grateful I did.

Do something to plan for the future. Doesn't have to be big. Even getting some ice cream you know future you will thank you for counts.

Eat. Even if you're not hungry. I keep skipping meals because I don't feel like eating, and then I force myself to make something and realize I was absolutely starving.

Clean up one thing in your space. If doing all the dishes and sweeping the floors and putting away laundry all feel too overwhelming, try just doing one of those things.

Lean on your online and offline communities. I live in a county that voted trump by a margin of eighty percent. My world feels scary and hostile right now, and it's my communities that are helping me feel hopeful.

Try to find one thing that feels normal. One thing that feels safe and normal and helps you feel a bit more grounded. My local grocery store just got their shipment of chocolate oranges in for the season. That's my thing.

Try to find one thing to look forward to, no matter how small. My thing is checking my ao3 inbox for comments on my fics.

Love you all <3

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6 months ago

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Life is very miserable and tragic❤🇵🇸 as we are now deprived ❤🇵🇸🍉of all means of living. Drink water, healthy food health care and medicine❤🇵🇸 have become things 🇵🇸🍉❤of the past. We are dying dear friends. That is why I am asking you to help us break through this tough situation.Life in hot tents is incredibly sad and miserable. We are now experiencing the worst circumstances we have ever had in our life. The war has stolen happiness and life from us.

Please don't leave us alone in such dire times. Your kind contribution either through donating whatever you can or sharing my posts will be highly appreciated and valued.❤🇵🇸🍉

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10 months ago

spotify is raising prices again here's the apk that gives you premium for free

6 months ago

https://gofund.me/05039d3d

Hi,My name is Aya. I am 26 years old, I am from Gaza and I have two children Sana'a is five years old and Wasfi is three years old

But then, October 7th came, and we couldn't comprehend what happened to us after that day .we left our homes, abandoning everything, fleeing from death, bombing and terror

My children left their warm room، their toys, their clothes, and their schools, which they miss so much that they look at the pictures on the phone, remembering every detail, their eyes filled with tears. I always refuse to let them see the pictures of the house or the food financial support to meet even or basic needs. the food is very expensive. we survive on poor _quality canned goods _

My children are suffering from skin diseases

and the gas shortage has forced us to use fire for everything _cooking and backing _ using plastic and pipes because firewood is so hard to find

please help us. Every contribution, even if small, will make a difference in our lives

Please donate! check out their page and their story. everything helps


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8 months ago

Hello, this is a longshot saving life call, I am Purity Sikuku Amira from Gaza. I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin, just an injection for today to save my life please I beg. I was diagnosed with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes and due to the current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week. My donation link is attached in the pinned post, I might have sent this ask to you earlier but kindly consider donating and sharing. This is the only option I have at the moment to save my life from going into a coma.

Please stop to read, check out their pinned post.

1 year ago

'remember that next time you think you aren't worth saving' does neil know how many lives he's changed

9 months ago

do you ever feel like you're being left behind?

rapidly approaching my mid twenties has made me think of my position in this life. still living at home, still single, still working in a job that requires no real skill, all these things I've done in my teenage years of studying hard, getting good grades to get myself out there, get an upper hand and here I am.

having a place on my own is too expensive, not feeling like anyone is capable of loving you for who you are, not feeling like I can take the plunge and go for a job I'd be passionate about.

there's nothing in my life that spurs interest, I wake up, go to work, come home, sleep. day in, day out. its a never ending cycle that I can't seem to break out of.

I've been finding myself falling into longer disassociative episodes more often, because I simply can't find any reason to be in my own body and mind because life is so mind numbingly boring.

maybe I should move out, maybe I should date, maybe I should change jobs, maybe I should get back into my old hobbies... maybe.

7 months ago

This verse calms my heart.

“Indeed what is to come will be better for you than what has gone by.”

Al Qur’aan [93:4]

10 months ago
8 months ago

you are not a wasteland you just need ibuprofen and a hot bath and a shower and a nutritious meal and some water and some fresh air and to do something productive and to do something creative and to do something that takes physical exertion and to do something social

4 months ago
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