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I suspect very few people appreciate how much patience and discipline it takes to rest.
To do nothing.
To allow yourself to be bored.
To let socializing wait.
To ignore your to-do list.
To tell yourself over and over again:
'I am not doing nothing I am resting. Resting IS a verb, and it is the thing I most need to do right now."
#spoonieLife #burnout #restIsAVerb #selfCare
Stay #wild and #defiant! #generativeAI and #imageGenerators would never be like you.
Not a new idea, but one we should embrace instead of the dog eat dog world the predatory oligarchs glorify.
Enjoy life on your terms, not theirs.
"So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany us in our labors during the days of our lives that the Divine gives us under the sun." - Kohelet / Ecclesiastes 8:15
![The image is a four-panel comic strip featuring a bald character in a blue shirt. In the first panel, the character is sitting at a desk with a computer keyboard and mouse, saying, "OK, TIME TO GET TO WORK." In the second panel, a small, white figure is sitting on the character's shoulder, asking, "WHERE DOES THE TURTLE END, AND THE SHELL BEGIN?" In the third panel, the character is back at the desk, looking at the computer screen, seemingly distracted. In the fourth panel, the character is holding a smartphone, looking at it instead of working. The background is a plain, muted green color. The comic strip is credited to "MART VIRKUS [@]ARCADERAGE" in the bottom left corner.](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/222/292/130/620/718/original/0a98ca00b6e4cb2c.png "The image is a four-panel comic strip featuring a bald character in a blue shirt. In the first panel, the character is sitting at a desk with a computer keyboard and mouse, saying, \"OK, TIME TO GET TO WORK.\" In the second panel, a small, white figure is sitting on the character's shoulder, asking, \"WHERE DOES THE TURTLE END, AND THE SHELL BEGIN?\" In the third panel, the character is back at the desk, looking at the computer screen, seemingly distracted. In the fourth panel, the character is holding a smartphone, looking at it instead of working. The background is a plain, muted green color. The comic strip is credited to \"MART VIRKUS [@]ARCADERAGE\" in the bottom left corner.")
Remember to log off. Eat a cookie. Sit under a tree. You don't hold the world on your shoulders.
Or as they said in JCSS
"Try not to get worried. Try not to hang on to, problems that upset you. Oh, you know that everything's alright, yes everything's fine, and I want you to sleep well tonight. Let the world turn without you tonight. If we try, we'll get by so forget all about ..." this dumpster fire called life, "tonight."
One of the best advice I have heard for ADHD people whom resting can be a challenge:
Self care can also be giving yourself a Win.
Do something that makes you feel like you have done a tiny accomplishment. No pressure, complete something tiny. It can be putting an item aside, cleaning a table, sortin a pile...or bigger stuff like dishes, or working on a project.
My daily checklist always has at least one win to keep my brain happy.
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@lindenshieldarts Oh yes! 
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![The image is a screenshot of a tweet from a user named Dani Donovan, who is associated with "ADHD Comics" as indicated by the handle [@]danidonovan. The tweet is set against a dark blue background with white text. The tweet begins with a question, "You wanna know what's frustrating about having #ADHD?" The hashtag #ADHD is highlighted in blue. The tweet continues with a personal anecdote, stating, "Some mornings, I absolutely crush it and get a ton of stuff done. And I'm SO proud of myself." The next line reads, "The problem is, I feel like I should be able to be that productive every day." The final line of the tweet concludes with, "It's the inconsistency that breaks my self-esteem." The overall tone of the tweet is reflective and expresses the challenges of living with ADHD, focusing on the inconsistency in productivity and its impact on self-esteem.](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/194/216/442/667/499/original/e7b95dba52f2dd28.jpeg "The image is a screenshot of a tweet from a user named Dani Donovan, who is associated with \"ADHD Comics\" as indicated by the handle [@]danidonovan. The tweet is set against a dark blue background with white text. The tweet begins with a question, \"You wanna know what's frustrating about having #ADHD?\" The hashtag #ADHD is highlighted in blue. The tweet continues with a personal anecdote, stating, \"Some mornings, I absolutely crush it and get a ton of stuff done. And I'm SO proud of myself.\" The next line reads, \"The problem is, I feel like I should be able to be that productive every day.\" The final line of the tweet concludes with, \"It's the inconsistency that breaks my self-esteem.\" The overall tone of the tweet is reflective and expresses the challenges of living with ADHD, focusing on the inconsistency in productivity and its impact on self-esteem.")
When you are #caregiving for a loved one, making #selfcare a priority can feel impossible. For your own #wellbeing and that of the person you love, it is a practical necessity and a key to endurance.
Bad times need #beauty and #colours. I started a notebook only for doodling because #meditation is too boring for me. 
It helps me to calm down after reading the news, to shift my perspective.
Against the #instagramization: I use a notebook for 2.99 E and cheap ink pens for children. You don't need brands or much money to be creative!
Saturday March 15th, 2025
One day after an intense #LunarEclipse 
in #Virgo 
#MercuryRetrograde starts, 
highlighting communication and messaging. 
Mercury stations retrograde in Aries 
with the Moon opposite in Libra 
, which seeks:
balance 
peace 
comfort 
Dynamic Aries brings the energy of action, 
and finding the courage to move toward
lasting peace. 
Details in this video https://youtu.be/XC1M22IfASU
Some things can't get broken. Yesterday, I discovered that the good old #Postcrossing still exists https://www.postcrossing.com/
Real paper postcards from all over the world that you swap. The full deceleration. In case your grandma hasn't told you about it yet and you look for something #connecting in this world. You can subscribe to the hashtag to find kindred spirits.
www.postcrossing.comPostcards connecting the world - PostcrossingA postcard exchange project that invites everyone to send and receive postcards from random places in the world. For free!
Mysterious authors' brains. 
I'm writing a new blog article. My brief: nothing about politics today! We need courage. Then the text takes me by the hand.
I read about a blocked drain and come across tiny seeds. And how is that supposed to become a meaningful text? The text giggles: 'you will see'.
I like it when my texts know more than me. 
ed: nearly ready. The grain became the 
I’m still not ready to do livestreaming. I’m far too tired, and need another night to rest. So I’m cancelling my livestream tonight that was scheduled from 7-9:00pm.
BUT--I’ll be trying something new tomorrow. A daytime livestream from 1-3:00pm. More info coming!
My sincerest apologies to all. I just need one more night to recharge my batteries. I’ll be refreshed tomorrow.
Yesterday I started a new project: a textile #scrollBook, something like an #artBook as a #scroll.
The photo shows my work to find a collage composition. When I'm satisfied with that sample, I'll fix the pieces with wild #embroidery. Later I'll "write" with #stitches. More info: alt text!
@fibrearts @fiberarts @embroidery
I bought this book some years back, so I know it's a real book, from Mother Earth News.
You have to be careful about what you buy on Amazon now, because a big chunk of their books are now hallucinations made of AI farts and not real information.
Link: https://store.motherearthnews.com/pages/offer-mmeemq35?r=6433H6754001C5K
Ich möchte mir gerne einen #Rucksack kaufen, bin aber überfordert vom Angebot. Er sollte folgende Voraussetzungen erfüllen:
- Platz für zwei größere Butterbrotsdosen und zwei bis drei 0.75 Literflaschen
- Wasserdicht
- Ergonomisch
- Nachhaltig
-für jeden Tag
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"Spring, the season of renewed abundance, is preceded by a time of voluntary abstinence to purge the body of winter lethargy, to draw on the strength of soul hunger, to focus our needs & cast away want...We diet; we cleanse; we purge our lives of superfluous encumbrance. Consider this near universal human springtime urge. We humans renew ourselves through restraint; we prepare for growth by accepting limits."
Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-03-05/the-meaning-of-lent-is-limits/
![The meaning of Lent is limits
Eliza Daley, originally published by By my solitary hearth
March 5, 2025
Now, what does this have to do with linking a life to place and to season? What do ethics have to do with ritual? How does a seasonal round of celebration put limits on our behavior? And are those limits what we need?
Teaser image credit: Procession in Honor of Isis, a 1903 depiction of the Egyptian Navigium Isidis festival by Frederick Arthur Bridgman. By Frederick Arthur Bridgman – [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14938324
...There are many Christian traditions that are older than the Church, among them Lent. The name lent derives from an Old English word meaning “spring season”. ...In fact, its symbology and its name have little to do with Christianity. (Interestingly, the same is true of Easter itself.) Lent — or to give it its true name, Spring — is the traditional season of doing without intentionally.
To some extent, this is making a virtue of necessity. Spring is the time of renewal, but there are still many weeks before that new growth produces new foodstuffs. Growth is not yet productive. ...But the impulse to give up something for Lent goes beyond food. Lent is giving up luxury and excess during a time of dearth. Nobody feasts while there is famine. This is a self-imposed limit that creates communal equity and balance in society. ...We are not completely heartless yet. We still have a collective soul.](https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/114/110/295/476/465/845/original/e27157f0f3fa5760.png "The meaning of Lent is limits
Eliza Daley, originally published by By my solitary hearth
March 5, 2025
Now, what does this have to do with linking a life to place and to season? What do ethics have to do with ritual? How does a seasonal round of celebration put limits on our behavior? And are those limits what we need?
Teaser image credit: Procession in Honor of Isis, a 1903 depiction of the Egyptian Navigium Isidis festival by Frederick Arthur Bridgman. By Frederick Arthur Bridgman – [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14938324
...There are many Christian traditions that are older than the Church, among them Lent. The name lent derives from an Old English word meaning “spring season”. ...In fact, its symbology and its name have little to do with Christianity. (Interestingly, the same is true of Easter itself.) Lent — or to give it its true name, Spring — is the traditional season of doing without intentionally.
To some extent, this is making a virtue of necessity. Spring is the time of renewal, but there are still many weeks before that new growth produces new foodstuffs. Growth is not yet productive. ...But the impulse to give up something for Lent goes beyond food. Lent is giving up luxury and excess during a time of dearth. Nobody feasts while there is famine. This is a self-imposed limit that creates communal equity and balance in society. ...We are not completely heartless yet. We still have a collective soul.")
(Not only) in difficult times, I like children's TV. Not just to escape into funnier worlds. #Cartoons and #animatedFilms can show in a wonderfully soothing way what the kind of #society we wish can look like. And that it can be learnt.
#Cooperation and #sharing versus greed between diverse people: Volles Nest (full nest) https://www.kika.de/lenas-hof/videos/volles-nest-102 (no language needed!) 1/2
www.kika.deLenas Hof: Volles Nest | KiKADas Eichhörnchen ist glücklich. Es hat seine Baumhöhle mit allerlei Fundsachen ausgekleidet und winterfest gemacht. Ein Socken von Lena war Gold wert.