#OPTIMISM

[spiritualseeker777]

[krispshep]

their relationship is something special

[savagechickens]

New Hope.

And more hope.

[turtlebot113]

I graduated with my Master's degree on library science, and then got a job at the library in my hometown 6 months later. And so far, I'm loving the work!

I got to go to the ALA Annual 2024 conference in San Diego, learned a bunch of new things, met some of my favorite authors, and made some queer library friends that I'm still in touch with now.

My grandparents moved to the West Coast to be closer to me, and now I can visit them regularly!

hey honest question, did anybody have GOOD stuff happen to them in 2024? cause it was really bad for me and for most people i know, so it would be nice to hear about anything that's been going WELL for any of you. even if it's small stuff. just to know there's light out there.

[star-girlfriend]

Did u get my vibes man?

[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.

[arpans-posts]

A good adage to have is that in 1941 the Natzis were at the gates of Moscow, but by 1945 the Soviets had taken Berlin.

Only 4 years to go from the height of Facist power to the destruction of Hitlers empire.

a federal appeals court has struck down the case for net neutrality, effectively killing it ahead of trump’s presidency (in which he will appoint an FCC chair who opposes it).

3 Jan 2025, 11:07am EST

[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!

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

Master Your Emotions..

[positivelypresent]

What would it look like if it worked out?

[rebeccathenaturalist]

No commentary because I am putting all my energy toward staying awake til midnight, but wanted to share this last bit of good news for 2024 before we dive into 2025. Here's to us getting more good news amid the maelstrom; wishing you all well as the year turns.

[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

[spiritualjasminesworld]

Always be positive….Peace ✌️,love❤️ and light 💡

[psalmlover]

and yet we dance!