I do think it’s super important right now and in the foreseeable future to really value moments of joy and to be intentional about making as many of them as you can
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My bff & I have a running joke; one of us asks 'did ya find any joy yet today' & if the other says no follows up with 'have you looked under the kitchen table'. Makes us both laugh & remember to seek out little things daily.
When I was caring for my mom 24/7 I got a large jar & every night thought of 1 small thing from the day to be thankful for, wrote it on a slip of paper & dropped it in. Watching it gradually fill over the course of a year was very helpful to my endurance & general psyche.
LOL I don't know what is under hers. She came up with the line. Me, just a little dust & my air fryer (in the box because not enough room on my kitchen counter)
i cooked a big ass dish of baked ziti and me and all my friends ate it together. i don’t know much of what to do in these times but cook and feed the people i care about. i think it matters.
I went to the Grand Canyon for the first time in October. Burst into tears and sobbed when I walked through a clearing at the East Rim and saw it for the first time. I was overcome with…awe. I want the rest of my life to be filled with as many moments like that as possible.
Absolutely Brendel, In tough times, finding joy isn't just self-care, it’s resistance. Be intentional about creating moments that uplift you and others. Small joys do fuel big changes. Keep going, stay hopeful, and spread the good vibes to those that need it. #JoyAsResistance #StayHopeful
Absolutely! Positivity is powerful, but it’s even stronger when it fuels action. Finding joy and spreading good vibes through kindness and good deeds creates ripples that uplift entire communities. In tough times, it’s not just about feeling good, it’s about doing good too.
Getting outside, too, however that works where one lives. Looking up vs. down at a screen, the space between the earth and the sky is vast and somehow reassuring and calming.
Absolutely not. The mere idea of ignoring what is going on in pursuit of ineffective, impossible to find “moments of joy” is not something I can afford.
200 percent this! Just decided to change my focus "word" to Joy for this year because it's a better fit for me, and perhaps a stronger way to combat the ugliness going on right now.
I hear that, went last night to another event in my local electronic music scene. I needed it so bad. Getting together with Amazing folks, making art, forming connections and reinforcing solidarity and mutual respect is what we need right now. Whatever that looks like to you, you gotta keep doing it
For instance I’m getting Panda Express tomorrow and sometimes if I’m charming the Panda Express lady gives me an extra cream cheese rangoon and I can’t tell you how much I value that 10 cent expression of humanity.
I was flying home from Philly after my dad died and the dude at Auntie Anne’s gave me a second cinnamon sugar pretzel for free and said “have a great day man” and it was truly an incredibly meaningful interaction for me
once I shared a meme on Facebook "girls don't want chocolate, girls want crab rangoons" in like January, and that valentines day my dad stopped by panda on his way home from work just to buy me some rangoons, and that will always be one of the most treasured memories of my life tbh
right like I wouldn't complain about chocolate, but crab rangoons are god tier. my dad remembering that silly meme and going out of his way to buy them for me makes it infinitely better too. I got really lucky, he set the standard for men in my life VERY high ❤️❤️
I agree with this wholeheartedly. I say this very thing often to my partner, my friends, and my family. Life is not meant to be suffered through or merely tolerated. Life is meant to be lived filled with love, happiness, joy and all the things that put a smile on your face!
I agree. 4 years of doomscrolling in Trump 2.0 era is one of the worst things for a person's health I can think of. Holidays. Morning cups of coffee. Walks. Nature. Exercise time... All more important than ever.
I'm going for a therapy session this morning that will bring me joy. It will be held in several horse stalls where my mind will be totally focused on caring for the large, beautiful creatures that live there. Nothing else in the world will matter.
There is no fking joy. And y’all are part of that misery, sadness and pain I am
experiencing. No one here gives a FUCK if an American Veteran lives or dies. I’ve been asking for help for WEEKS without one fucking response from ANYONE on bluesky. 🖕🏻your joy.
i’m in the peach fuzz era of adulthood and this hit me hard. it’s tough to balance my responsibilities and joy without leaning too much into one or the other. still, i’m committed to getting that balance someday.
Absolutely. Managing your nervous system is paramount. The number one way to control people is to use fear to override the thinking part of the brain and then manipulate people into going against their personal values. Chances are they will come up with an "enemy" shortly for our side, and only
Managing our nervous systems and being aware they are going to do it will keep us from falling for it. Choose joy every chance you get while you resist. I had a lot of fun writing my email to help obstruct the DEI snitch campaign for example.
Sounds like cope, to me. We live in desperate and dangerous times, I personally would rather embrace that so that I'm not fooling myself about what's really happening and I don't lose my perspective to being excessively self-centered and -important
Took my kid xc skiing yesterday. She insisted on going up the big hill, but has no capacity to manage her speed going down. The screams of joy as she bombed down the trail completely out of control, narrowly missing the creek, was incredible.
How?! Asking for all the people who feel as low as I do. Waking up every morning is extra hard right now. I hate mornings and now the thought of tomorrow gives me anxiety.
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That was added to the discussion.
As much for me to hear (as I said it) as it was for my kids.
"be the change" 😊
Panda Express seems to... Let franchises decide when that happens.
Or maybe you can come in sideways in a crab walk? Amuse them enough to earn that extra rangoon?
experiencing. No one here gives a FUCK if an American Veteran lives or dies. I’ve been asking for help for WEEKS without one fucking response from ANYONE on bluesky. 🖕🏻your joy.
The anger and sadness is still there but having that balance is needed to keep ourselves sane.
These people are total amateur hour but are armed with 7,000,000-round weapons.
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