Progress not perfection

#Turns out I am not a suspension bridge and should not be kept under a steady level of stress forever to function

[PT: fellow disabled people we are allowed to be loud in public! /end PT]

it's still actually perfectly fine to do it

and you shouldn't stop yourself from starting just because it won't be a permanent change.

Like if starting a new daily planner gives you an amazing afternoon of planning and four days where you feel in charge of your life,

why not do it?

It doesn't matter that it won't be a permanent change - 4 good days is still worth it.

If you ever catch yourself thinking, "I wish I could pray/stretch/prep/plan/do the thing, but I always get started on that and it never lasts more than a couple of days,"

what this really means is, "hey, I can feel better for a couple of days."

if this post is making you think of things in your own life that you wish you could stick to because of how good they make you feel,

just be aware:

you're not thinking of a list of ways you've failed to commit

DID THE JOURNAL FACTORY FUCKING EXPLODE???

you said it yourself: you're looking to vent it LITERALLY ANYWHERE

so vent it somewhere private. or at least not literally aimed AT another person, a total stranger at that

Like, this reblogger sounds so insanely self centered in their reblog. notice how both options focus on how being rude would affect THEM. "B has no consequences for me so it's perfectly fine to do"

at the hospital i tried to determine what i had signed. i was told the state is legally allowed to hold you for up to 72 hours, and signing makes it easier to do their job and get you out when you’re ready to leave. i asked if that meant being on voluntary status means i can leave at will. the answer was no. i asked if i would be able to leave at will if i hadn’t signed the form. the answer was no. i was discharged after seven days, believing the form was essentially meaningless but very confused about that reality.

my understanding now is that refusing the form means you get a court date, where a lawyer will argue before a judge that you are not a danger to yourself or others, and the judge will determine your freedom. signing the form is waiving your right to that lawyer. i guess insurance cares too in some circumstances but that’s another can of worms.

[ID: a tweet posted by Covid Caution - LP.8.1, NB.1.8.1, XFC, XEC (@CovidCaution) on May 27, 2025, which says, “Published in the Evening Star, Washington DC, October 16, 1918. People don't change.”

The scanned newspaper clipping says, “Self-Consciousness. ‘Why don’t you wear your influenza mask?’ ‘I’m afraid I might look funny.’ ‘Suppose you do. Wouldn’t you rather introduce a little comedy into your household than subject it to a tragedy?’”