#OPTIMISM

[mothmans-hubby]

i really needed this and i hope whoever this reaches really needs it too. it gets better! i love you <3

to the person reading this, even though I don't literally know who you are, I am proud of you. I am certain you've done many things that are worth praise, all the times you've positively impacted people, all of the challenges you've overcome, even just surviving day to day while carving your place in the world is deserving of praise. it can be easy to slip into a spiral of negative emotions, but I know there are things in your life that you can be proud of. I think it's good to celebrate those things

[savagechickens]

Horrible.

And more expectations.

[sammylbir]

A Message to the world: Hope

Okay, so this is a bit of a weird post, I know. But hear me out.

A thing that people do not get about hope, is that they think hope is blind optimism. It's not. Hope is when you know things are bleak and you know things are bad, but you move forward anyway. Because you will feel bad either way. It's just a matter of, what is worse.

Either you will feel bad, for just facing the despair and letting it overwhelm you.

Or

You will feel bad, because you try to make things better. Bit by bit.

Look, I get it. The world right now is in a horrible state. From the US, to the middle East, to the rest of the world....Things are bleak, very bleak. And I do not blame anyone, for feeling awful and depressed and helpless, about all of this.

And yet...I can't help, but refuse to give up.

Sure, things will be bad and we'll head towards a dark storm. But....once we cross through that dark valley of tears...we will reach the other side.

Never ever, give into nihilism.

You can do this.

We can do this.

Because

We are strong. Especially together. ^^

Do not despair.

Acknowledge the despair, but don't let it overwhelm you.

We will heal the world.

[therandomestwriter]

Yesss, trying to stay positive about things.

What would it look like if it worked out?

[furiouslymurderous]

Sometimes if something comes easy, you have to let it.

[thatsbelievable]

[justalittlesolarpunk]

It’s solar and wind and tidal and geothermal and hydropower.

It’s plant-based diets and regenerative livestock farming and insect protein and lab-grown meat.

It’s electric cars and reliable public transit and decreasing how far and how often we travel.

It’s growing your own vegetables and community gardens and vertical farms and supporting local producers.

It’s rewilding the countryside and greening cities.

It’s getting people active and improving disabled access.

It’s making your own clothes and buying or swapping sustainable stuff with your neighbours.

It’s the right to repair and reducing consumption in the first place.

It’s greater land rights for the commons and indigenous peoples and creating protected areas.

It’s radical, drastic change and community consensus.

It’s labour rights and less work.

It’s science and arts.

It’s theoretical academic thought and concrete practical action.

It’s signing petitions and campaigning and protesting and civil disobedience.

It’s sailboats and zeppelins.

It’s the speculative and the possible.

It’s raising living standards and curbing consumerism.

It’s global and local.

It’s me and you.

Climate solutions look different for everyone, and we all have something to offer.

[sun-comes-out]

Still here. Silver lining of the election is seeing the liberal zionists meltdown at the fact that some in the democratic base did, in fact, have morals and wouldn’t vote for any fascist with a D next to their name. Trump presidency likely won’t be pretty but hopefully this is the beginning of meaningful opposition to the rise of fascism in this country

Prediction: At least half of the most vehemently “pro-Palestinian” blogs will disappear in the next few days.

The other half will vanish after Trump’s inauguration.

Because just like we told you, they were Russian psy-ops all along.

[star-girlfriend]

Did u get my vibes man?

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

Master Your Emotions..

[hope-for-the-planet]

Endangered Species Sightings from This Year

This is thought to be the first time in over 20 years that a blue whale was spotted off the Coast of Massachusetts.

I highly recommend watching the video and listening to the reaction of the people on the whale watching boat--the cheers and emotion in some of their voices, especially the woman saying "I'm trying not to" when someone jokingly tells her not to cry.

This is the first time ever that a mother clouded leopard with two cubs has been spotted on a game cam!

"After being considered regionally extinct for over a century, giant anteaters have been spotted roaming once again in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state. Scientists have concluded these returned natives ventured over from Argentina's Ibera Park, where conservationists have released around 110 rescued and captive-bred anteaters since 2007."

Over 100 years and the anteaters are finally coming home!

[psalmlover]

and yet we dance!

[kiindr]

friendly reminders:

you don't have to be productive every day

you are worthy even if all you did today was get out of bed

there are people out there who care about you

your existence makes a difference

if something bothers you, then it bothers you. no one has the right to tell you otherwise

you are allowed to take up space

there is no 'right way' to grieve

you cannot put a time limit on emotions

your likes and interests are valid and they matter

it's okay to take your time in doing things. not everyone can do everything at the same pace

[the-cosmic-creature]

i think star trek will stay with me forever.

it has injected me with a permanent joy and whimsy and helped me unlearn shame/cringe culture. most importantly, it makes me see the good in humanity.

star trek has affected me in ways i never knew media could affect me. it keeps me optimistic about humanity’s future, and inspires me to do what is right no matter what. star trek makes me unashamed to be myself, however nerdy or silly I may be.

star trek is so important to me and i have a feeling it always will be.

[eternal-gardens]

And perhaps whatever you hope for will come true.