If you read one thing this week, read this (link): Nicholas Kristof, “Gifts That Save Lives.” He highlights: The Mutual Aid Sudan Coalition Hellen Keller Intl Vision to Learn Read it!

reflecting on various topics

If you read one thing this week, read this (link): Nicholas Kristof, “Gifts That Save Lives.” He highlights: The Mutual Aid Sudan Coalition Hellen Keller Intl Vision to Learn Read it!

what are you like when you are not trying to impress anyone? what happens then? I almost always have someone in my mind who I’m afraid of disappointing, or afraid of having a negative emotion about me. One of the things I’m working on is learning to cope better with this fear and not let …

some pictures from a walk tonight

[this is a very small mug] I thought I’d share some music I’ve been really enjoying. This is Take 6, a South African a capella group. They’re absolutely amazing. Here is their Youtube channel link (link) for the people who like links that say link. And here is their Instagram link (link). I thought this …

tonight I’m feeling very very discouraged. lonely. kind of on the edge of sick. plus I started reacting to several foods I really depend on. I know it probably won’t last forever, but it’s very discouraging. 🙁 yeah. [thinks about the sky] the sky has a way of cheering me up, or at least existing …

some pics it was rainy. we played SuperTux. (which is a game about a penguin who is navigating various Antarctic adventure scenes in order to rescue someone named Penny who was kidnapped by an evil bad guy while trying to have a fish picnic!!) and also had brownies and also made bunnies. their names are …

icy-hot nerve pain ice-ice heart block survival in small chunks of blind isolated numb starting to thaw icy-hot nerve pain red screaming heart my babies are my life they are my entire life

this afternoon I was feeling pretty Glum though I did start a load of laundry and got some meat I bought into the freezer. which were good things to have done and I talked to myself a LOT in the shower… which was nice but was still feeling Glum so I decided to try recording …

hi tw: probably far too personal so on the topic of masking… I can think about it all day. it was all very intellectually manageable. but I don’t know how to do it, and fundamentally am not sure I want to. I think I’ve survived throughout life with “when in doubt, be yourself,” which hasn’t …

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