Good afternoon. Today’s forecast calls for an angry call-to-action followed by a soft embrace.
The angry rant: We need to be doing something other than sitting on our phones posting about politics. I do not care if this sounds harsh. But our lazy form of “action” does nothing but upset people. While the upset is vitally important, there needs to be something done about it. We cannot, as a nation, sit around paralyzed by fear. I do not fucking care about whatever lame excuse you make for yourself. People need to wake up and realize that THEY themselves can be the catalyst for the change they want to see. It’s morally filthy to just sit back and not attempt to help your community. I’m so tired of it, honestly. I’m tired of social media fear-mongering. Get off your ass!! Need a start? Send a broke friend some money for food. Buy work from a small artist. Start exercising, start learning to cook, and holy shit, for the love of god, read a book or something. Watch a movie and talk about it, go on a hike with your friends, or organize a dinner to feed your hungry community. If you feel the need to get defensive about this, or make further excuses, or you feel personally attacked by this, then USE THAT SHAME FOR GOOD. Yes! I am shaming you. Yes, I am trying to get a rise out of you. Yes, I want you to fucking do something.
And now. a happy rant.
Life is beautiful, and people care about me. There are people in the world who will stop at nothing to see me succeed. Even in these times, I’m still able to smile, laugh, and feel an overwhelming amount of love every single day. One of the most radical things you can do for yourself is to allow yourself to be loved and cared for. Asking for help, especially during these times, is a sign of extreme strength. To reject individualism is to love yourself beyond yourself. It’s to love those around you, too. To accept your “weaknesses” and to be vulnerable about them is far more rewarding than keeping them to yourself out of fear of bothering your loved ones. The ones who truly love you won’t see it as a burden. So if you’re still sitting there unsure about what you can do to help your community, start with yourself. Start to love yourself in ways you previously sneered at or thought of as taboo. Ask for help. Cry about your feelings. Eat good food. Just please, don’t give up. Don’t remain paralyzed in the face of fear.
Phrenectomy 