Oh :(
Change takes such a very long time! But it does happen. Mostly because folks like you keep it up even when nobody wants to deal with it.
It does happen though. Honestly. I'm old enough to have witnessed it now. But fuck is it a slow process
Strength, my friend!
Just want to speed things up a bit :) Also, with this being the internet, I wasn't entirely certain how you meant that first reply.
Soooo much time. I'm a bit of a history buff, so I'm somewhat familiar with the time scale but I'm also impatient.
Thank you!
Well... it's hard to not be impatient about this kind of stuff. Honestly!
You'd think we humans would have figured this part out by now. I still have faith that's it's not in our nature to be assholes... but the jury is still out on this one.
Some humans are programmed to care less and it is what it is. It's when the majority walks like this in the world that we find ourselves in hot water. As we are now. I hope we can stop and change direction.
Regardless... you can't not try to change things, in my experience. You'll end up depressed or addicted or both.
So thank you!!! For your service. Yous are important now. More than ever. So stay you too! However that comes and goes each moment :D
I feel like I bang my head against this on the regular. I hope we change direction too but inertia is a motherfucker. Still it's either try and change things or apathy and despair. I've already tried addiction and depression, do not recommend, but those experiences are part of what motivates me, keeps me going, as you said, you can't not try.
Thank you :) I'll do my best!
:)
Hello!
I've also moved into more "truthful" pursuits because actively resisting the stuff that harms us keeps us sober, sane and mentally healthy :)
Have links and can share if you want them. I've been in recovery for many years now. Honesty is the foundation! :D
Radical honesty, really. And the more we avoid our situation, and hence, ourselves, the more "sick" we become.
It's not rocket science, as it turns out. A dear friend actually just sent me another link this morning from a Pyychiatrist at Stanford who's punting same perspective and said he found it and thought of me :D I get cancelled a LOT btw! 😆
But I no longer mind. Because I am honetly at peace for the first time ever. No need to use shit to avoid things then, right?
I no longer need meds, haven't done support groups and no therapist for years now. There is also no desire to use anything anymore at all. Even when life happens. Not "working it". Just don't want to anymore.
It was stepping up against the shit that was abusive in my external environment that got me here today. So... you keep on being you.
That is the honest way "out" apparently. From the doctors now!
Also... getting a video like that from a person who said it made them think of me?
That is one of the nicest compliments I have ever received!
That's priceless. More valuable than being "liked" because I'm being a "good" girl and playing along with the status quo. Which... as you clearly are observing... is often pretty off the mark right now.
If you're into equality and justice and truth and all that good stuff.