I have been doing a lot of thinking about how we keep going in the face of worry & outrage. So I’m curious about some things. Today, tell me: What brings you joy, that you plan to lean into in 2025? - ThreadSky

meganranney.bsky.social • 73 days ago

I have been doing a lot of thinking about how we keep going in the face of worry & outrage.

So I’m curious about some things.

Today, tell me: What brings you joy, that you plan to lean into in 2025?

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nodakem.bsky.social•72 days ago

I’m gonna start a side hustle of selling my own brand of cologne. If the Kardashians can do it. So can I!

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

Hah!

jolittle4.bsky.social•72 days ago

I'm blessed in so many ways: to gaze out at the ocean, to experience great art at museums, to laugh with friends. But mostly I'm grateful to my wonderful husband who loves me even with my quirks. And, even with the current difficult times, I know how lucky I am to have been born in the U.S.

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

🤗

kateclancy.bsky.social•73 days ago

I find so much joy and purpose in my local activist community. Knowing them, following their wisdom, brings me a lot of righteous happiness.

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

Activism and agency are so critical for happiness.

jennanewman.bsky.social•72 days ago

fist bumps —esp from battle buddies 👊
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hugs —esp from my kiddos
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gin martinis w/ blue cheese olives —esp when hubby unexpectedly hands them over
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short stories & mesmerizing novels —esp by badass women writers
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giving compliments (& truly meaning them)
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wide open windows
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nutellla —obvs.

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

Oooh blue cheese olives

cassattdr.bsky.social•73 days ago

Professionally? Making data from past studies available for systems biology approaches to radiation injury. Serving the public despite everything.

Personally? Grandchildren, genealogy, choir singing, veggie gardening, Bills Super Bowl victory.

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

Yesssssss Go Bills

shireenheidari.bsky.social•71 days ago

Creativity. Teaching. Time outside. Seeing someone step into their confidence. Chasing the pups. Supporting fellows. Writing fiction. Learning to make suncatchers. Remembering that the work I get to do is a privilege. Twinkle lights. Singing & dancing. Goofy moments with husband… #hapc #medsky ❤️🎄🐾🥳

meganranney.bsky.social•71 days ago

Love this. Esp the suncatchers!!

shireenheidari.bsky.social•71 days ago

Thanks! Learned through a DIY kit and the artist’s YouTube channel, they’re quite therapeutic to make and gift! https://www.vanircreations.com/products/diy-kit-moon-and-star-crystal-suncatcher

katharinehayhoe.com•73 days ago

Active practice, which includes engaging in action ourselves, learning about others who are acting, and sharing that as well! I practice this through my newsletter, Talking Climate. Christiana Figueres has a podcast, Outrage+Optimism. Joanna Macy has a book, Active Hope.

retiredrph.bsky.social•72 days ago

I spend some time in nature nearly every day, do something nice for somebody else as often as possible, and am painting as often as I can. After working with the stressed, sick and overwhelmed public for decades, I learned that your attitude is about all you control.

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

❤️

snedzamd.bsky.social•72 days ago

Protecting the lands in Mexico where monarchs winter.

pteranodo.bsky.social•73 days ago

Put something out there that the future may find in the ruins.

kelsog.bsky.social•73 days ago

I signed up for a pottery class and my growing collection of misshapen pots brings me ever increasing amounts of misshapen joy.

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

Pics please!

kelsog.bsky.social•72 days ago

Every one shows something that I improved along the way and I love them.

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

These are stunning

historycrumbles.bsky.social•73 days ago

Finishing the last details in my cabin on Madeline Island and then building a small platform at the edge of our cliff with stairs down to our sandstone slab beach on Lake Superior.

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

Be careful up there!

doxy-cycling.bsky.social•72 days ago

Dogs. Definitely dogs. ❤️ “It mattered to that one.” starfish philosophy seems to be what gets me through.

nickgorton.bsky.social•71 days ago

I'm doing more hours at clinic. And we're still providing HRT for trans people and MABs as long as we can.

Also my dog. She's all about the heating pad lifestyle.

meganranney.bsky.social•71 days ago

Thanks for what you do

nickgorton.bsky.social•71 days ago

It's also a little bit because Humperdinck suffers.

smcgrath.phd•73 days ago

Joy: Watching my kids discover the world through their eyes. My oldest wants to try sushi in Japan, and I love it.

Leaning in: I want to help nudge the needle in ways we think about the environmental impact of AI. On the worry/outrage front, I'm more focused on planning and harm mitigation.

mudbone2000.bsky.social•73 days ago

A great book read by a great audiobook narrator.

This is the last one I found.

pediatricskc.medsky.social•73 days ago

Octavia Butler seems prophetic in several of her books. I read them in early 2020 and it was creepy. Great books, but scary.

mudbone2000.bsky.social•73 days ago

I think she has a very honest and insightful view of human nature. In this book I think it lends itself to thoughts about how the institution of slavery would effect those on either side of it. In her Lilith's Brood trilogy it gave a smart view of humanity from the perspective of an alien race.

pediatricskc.medsky.social•73 days ago

They're really good. I read several once I got started.

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

Ooh will check it out thank you

greenlightening.bsky.social•71 days ago

Planning to write more things down and go more low tech. Gonna get myself a walkman that plays cassettes and start making mix cassettes. Take holidays from the internet some weekends. Grow plants. Brew cacao more often.

meganranney.bsky.social•71 days ago

Oooooh I wonder if my parents have my Walkman somewhere (I still have my mix tapes…)

greenlightening.bsky.social•71 days ago

Good idea! If not, they are relatively cheap!

cjlaffs.bsky.social•73 days ago

I live at a sanctuary for senior pets whose older owners can no longer care for them. Helping reduce the owners' stress at the end of their lives fills my heart. The dogs/cats I live with are the cherry on top.

doxy-cycling.bsky.social•72 days ago

Sounds like heaven.

pwhickey.bsky.social•72 days ago

The ultimate inspirations to keep pushing to make things better:

Toddlers. They are the best; right behind sassy 4 year olds. Earnest 15 year olds are awesome too. Gonna try and surround myself with them as much as possible.

1/2

chbarts.bsky.social•72 days ago

One of my friends has a one-year-old and she's a hoot. She's imitating people and trying out the complex baby babble and even walking around a little bit. She's the center of attention and she knows it!

pwhickey.bsky.social•72 days ago

💯 they know no limits and it shows in all the best ways

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

Love this

pwhickey.bsky.social•72 days ago

Medical students experiencing something new. Especially in January when the new clerkship students REALLY feel what it means to be trusted by a patient / their family; then come August when I take new MS1s to Walter Reed to interview a patient for the first time 💗💪

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

Our profession is such a privilege

pwhickey.bsky.social•72 days ago

💯

txdede.bsky.social•72 days ago

I second the spending time with toddlers as a great thing. I’m privileged to be a nanny for 2 girls, ages 9 & 3. The 9 yo is lovely. But 3 is an absolute joy every day; her delight in the world inspires me. I resist & obstruct for those sweet girls.

karakc.bsky.social•73 days ago

I’m opening my home to grown ass lady friends once a month for a come-as-you-are mutual aid gathering. We’re calling it our monthly.

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

love this!

ellenenders.bsky.social•73 days ago

Art
Friends
Gardening
Animals
Making things
Taking classes

livrancourt.bsky.social•73 days ago

I’m going to keep writing my m/m love stories and I’m going to keep writing #postcardstovoters because those are my ways of fighting back. Also I have good handwriting so

suescher.bsky.social•72 days ago

Telling people how much I appreciate them. And not necessarily when they expect it @meganranney.bsky.social And always being kind to people even when they aren’t acting in a way that engenders it. Life on this earth is short. Gotta make every day count. And oh BTW I appreciate you!!

meganranney.bsky.social•72 days ago

I appreciate you right back 🫶

kyleberkopes.bsky.social•73 days ago

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

❤️

knaudt.bsky.social•73 days ago

Peace & Joy: cultivating peace through nature and meditation, then sharing that peace with people who engage authentically.

Sanity & Hope: joining with others locally to build and sustain a caring world.

scrappyaf.bsky.social•73 days ago

And kindness

scrappyaf.bsky.social•73 days ago

Nature, friendships, creativity.

nationaleers.bsky.social•73 days ago

A new golden. I think I’m ready. Unconditional love.

paulkingsley7.bsky.social•72 days ago

Rooting for a sports team.

jensadler.bsky.social•73 days ago

I've noticed that when I take charge in my sphere of influence, things seem to go easier for everyone. When I let other people be in charge, things start to get worse. My plan is to take charge and just keep going until my universe is joyful.

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

It is all about figuring out your sphere of influence :)

michaelilaura.bsky.social•73 days ago

Thankful for your 🌎-o-influence

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

❤️

jensadler.bsky.social•73 days ago

Admittedly, my delusions of grandeur DO sometimes include the whole universe as mine. Depends on the day.

ccquilts.bsky.social•73 days ago

I don’t experience joy. But I do things to avoid getting very dark. Birding, gardening, etc.

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

Glad you have those things. May you find some sparks of joy, too, in the new year. ❄️

ccquilts.bsky.social•72 days ago

Thanks! Covid left a hole in my brain where the joy used to be. It’s weird.

heddita.bsky.social•71 days ago

i wanna try and write more this year, disconnect more and start doing some kind of craft with mah hands. all lofty goals, we shall see !

meganranney.bsky.social•71 days ago

I keep telling myself I just need to commit to 10 minutes a day…

heddita.bsky.social•71 days ago

i try not to set a hard, hard commitment bc my brain gets freaked out and anxious when i tell it it’s time to do something it wanted to do in the first place.

nammikan.bsky.social•73 days ago

Strength training
Being outside
Being with family and friends
Taking care of my patients

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

I love that you still have taking care of patients on your list.

humphreyarcher.bsky.social•73 days ago

Writing
Fiction gives me a way to build despicable people into plots in which their pefidity is exposed, and they die in instructive ways. Writing allows me to boost and normalize the powerless and vulnerable

whatuphails.bsky.social•71 days ago

The day-to-day. That's where all the living seems to happen.

300800.bsky.social•73 days ago

Deep dive into my hobbies and I want to learn to play guitar

wasbob.bsky.social•73 days ago

I get joy from volunteering
Restoring damaged habitats
Removing invasive plants
Enjoying nature
Helping others relate to nature
Learning anything new
Staying politically active
Not giving up

meganranney.bsky.social•73 days ago

Nature is the best healer

confusedunicorn.bsky.social•73 days ago

I loved working with homeless families. It's the warm, fuzzy feelings I get from helping others that keep me going. Thank you for being YOU!

wasbob.bsky.social•73 days ago

Thank YOU actually. The homeless really need our attention.

confusedunicorn.bsky.social•73 days ago

🥰😊

sobroquet.bsky.social•73 days ago

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