Goal for 2025

 Inspired by a friend's goals for 2025 ...

Be nicer to myself

Connect more with my inner child and my childhood sense of joy

Identify voices in my head that are harmful and not helpful and learn to listen to them less

Be less harsh with myself

I feel like I have a tendency to be very harsh with myself. It sounds like: "no screen time! Don't use fossil fuels ever! Don't watch sports! Don't eat candy! Don't do online shopping. Bike everywhere!"

But this year I'm reflecting on how those harsh attitudes, even if they come from understanable places, are recipes for burnout.

I'm telling myself ... it's okay to order takeout. It's okay to spend a day in bed. It's okay to scroll on twitter for a while. It's okay to ... fail to stop a genocide (well, this one I struggle with, but I am trying to set more realistic expectations for myself as to my powers in this regard. I am not Aaron Bushnell. I am not Che Guevara. I just want to set realistic expectations as to what I can accomplish when it comes to activism on Palestine)

Connect more with things I loved as a child. 

Chocolate milk. Milky way bars. Ice hockey. Steak (from time to time). Chicken. Grilled chicken.

Anyway, the hockey commentators are more insightful than any of the other pundits.

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