Hey, reader. How are you? Did you know people do things that don’t make sense? Responsible, good people like me and you. Yes, it happens. how the world works I always believe people make sense, like that’s how the world works. Thing leads to thing. There’s a reliable chain of cause and effect–we can count… Read More »
I saw a red candle at a special store, in the witchy area, and I wanted it. The candle was designated for courage. I need more courage in my life–the courage to stick with difficult situations through hard times, being myself steadfastly, staying honest always, even when I’m scared. When I’m scared, that’s the only… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking more about what disables me. My community member friend wrote a long, helpful comment on that recent post. He said the issue isn’t really capitalism. deeper Yes, I agree–there’s something deeper than capitalism itself that disables me. It drives the dysfunction that’s hurting me and in… Read More »
Hello, I was thinking about my experience training as a suicide hotline prevention worker. Did I ever blog about that before? Here, let me search my own life. I mean my own blog. La la la…! Hmm, no–I cannot find it. Maybe I never wrote about it! I found some mention of suicide, but nothing… Read More »
“When I brush my teeth in the morning, and then I don’t want to brush at night, I get myself to brush my teeth by letting myself brush without toothpaste,” I told Ming. “Ok,” he said. “I think toothpaste is not really that important. Toothpaste is the difficult part of brushing my teeth. It tastes… Read More »
Hello, I saw a lot of war on the poor, in Bakersfield. It made me super sad. More than ever, I perceive how the world is set up for the convenience and ease of people who have homes, cars, jobs, and are abled and have money. At the expense of everyone else. We were at… Read More »
Hello, I had a revelation about exercise equipment. Exercise equipment has always confused me. Why do people spend thousands of dollars on this mostly metal and plastic that doesn’t actually accomplish anything but exercise, when moving our bodies is free? Not like you make electricity from it, weave cloth, or make tortillas. At the end,… Read More »
Hello! This post is about my sensory needs. Also I’d like to announce my new website: ilikeyourstims.com. I started it last month, striving to meet the need for more autistic liberation, autistic resources for adults, and more varied voices speaking our disabled truths. When I look online for info about how to be kind to… Read More »
Ming says disposable culture can be ok for disabled people who need special things considering our energy and functionality. But the problem is everyone uses it, because everyone lives in crisis mode, doing more than they can do, because of capitalism. Ming says it’s easy to be judgey. “In the previous sentence, I feel very… Read More »
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m on earth to do, including radical mental health and the Las Vegas Radical Mental Health collective. I’d like to help do something meaningful and connective with many people, and radical mental health has been that. The part that hurts is my own burnout. How do you prevent… Read More »