I also have been feeling a lot of this recently— I feel such a nihilism surrounding everything right now. My friends often feel more distant from me, or rather I more distant from them. I think people have been subconsciously forced and influenced to desensitize themselves to life completely because of all the terror and destruction in the world. And it breaks my heart. But yesterday I was riding a very crowded bus and witnessed strangers taking care of each other; offering up seats, picking up belongings others had dropped, spotting and holding out hands to older folks who needed help walking. I have been savoring every time I get to witness something like this now, it feels so real and special. And I try to love love love care care care as much as I possibly can!
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Yes, a lot of people still care. We've kinda built a society that burns people out for caring. And when resources are this hard to come by it can be hard for overworked and underpaid people to show it. But there are a lot of people who still care. Sometimes it's not the people who you expect. Be kind and caring and you will get that energy back.
Say hi to your neighbors. Join volunteer groups. Find clubs or classes for things you're passionate about. Go out of your way to do things for your friends. Take them to the airport. Bring them food if you make some. Support people when they do cool things, attend small shows and support small businesses.
Don't do it with the intention of getting it back and make sure you take care of yourself too, but the more of that energy you put out the more you will see it reflected back to you. It's so important to keep caring even when it's hard. It's never hopeless. The smallest things can really change people days.
Mar 23, 2025
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Kindness seems out of style right now. everyone seems more self absorbed and selfish nowadays. The best parts of life are spent with others or for others. the more you feed into the little voice in your head that gets angry at any annoyance the more your soul erodes. You should hold the door open for people and be a good listener. you should care about people you will never meet. Doing things you don’t really feel like doing to make others happy is what life comes down to Sometimes and thats ok. it’ll all come back around. when kindness comes back in style you should be able to say “I’ve been on that”
Mar 21, 2025
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a light story but i was in a car accident yesterday and i needed to cross the highway to talk to someone who witnessed what happened. this was kinda a hard feat, but specifically i remember one lady in her car just putting her hand out and slowing down to make sure that i could cross safely.
while there are parts of life that make it seem like no one cares about you or certain people far away, with war and domestic/international issues happening to marginalized people, there are still pockets of hope i see with small actions like this.
i think at times it’s wise to not dwell so much in the negative that happens, and just work on being satisfied with what you have going on now and the progress that’s been made with others kindness. if you can’t support your own happiness then you will do shyte trying to support others’
and just to add, i went to catholic school for half of my education, and now i am agnostic. i like to think back at that time that my learning from school influenced me nonetheless to be kind to others unconditionally (unless they turn on me 😂), and even that i feel like becoming agnostic has made me more understanding. i think some congregations and households reinforce this idea of excluding certain groups from salvation, when in reality you’re reading from a book that was manipulated through language translations, political greed, etc.
Mar 23, 2025
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I’m on an instagram break plus I like you guys more so please enjoy this painting I am proud of. Referencing Bosch‘s garden of earthly delights, specifically the third “Hell” panel ❤️🔥 acrylic and gouache on raw canvas!
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Like I am sometimes haunted by thoughts and thinking too much can be low key scary
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