Shower Time ! - (2021)

If you cannot function in the morning

You can do your work, homework, chores, etc. at 3am

You can go grocery shopping at 11:29pm on a thursday

You can shower, make your bed, brush your teeth at 3pm

You can write an essay in your bed at 9pm and go to bed at 1am

Don't force yourself to wake up at 5am to be productive and then think the day's ruined when you wake at noon

you can visit your dream cities.

you can create things and inspire people. Your impact will last beyond your existence.

there are so many books to read, games to play, and movies to fall in love with.

you might develop new interests that brighten your life.

there are beautiful people out there and friends to make. Most people will not screw you over.

after all of this, you will become the wisest being alive. 

people love you and care about you. (really)!!

and this time next year, even more people will love you.

you can learn to do absolutely anything, thanks to the internet.

morning always begins when the darkness ends.

you have the chance to turn your life around completely and pursue your dreams.

there is magic in everything, and you will find more and more magic as you get older.

long car rides with good songs!

concerts, events and performances which will inspire you.

you will realise that life can start again, over and over.

you will finally know how it feels to love yourself and your life.

you will be able to prove your sad or lonely thoughts wrong.

•The breeze in your hair when you roll down the window •When the rays of sunshine pour into your room when you wake up •Taking the laundry out of the dryer and it’s soft and warm •Hot Cocoa in the winter •Wearing clothes that make you happy •Finding someone who inspires you •Discovering new music •Seeing a dog while taking a walk •Not being able to put down a good book •Going on a drive with no destination •The smell of old bookstores •the sound of the waves when they break •Taking walks downtown and looking at store windows •Having someone run their fingers through your hair •Watching old movies •Getting cheesecake even though it’s 3am •When you can’t stop smiling until it hurts •Soft blankets

Dr. Jon Robison offers this excellent advice:

If you have a health condition commonly considered to be “weight-related,” (most likely candidates are hypertension, abnormal cholesterol, abnormal blood glucose) and a health professional recommends weight loss as a solution, ask [them] the following questions: 

 What is the long-term success rate of the approach you are suggesting? What is the likelihood I will regain the weight I lose? 

What is likely to happen to my health condition if I lose the weight and then regain it? 

Is there any way to treat this condition that does not involve a focus on weight loss? (How would you treat a thin person who had the same condition?) 

The answers given by your health professional to these questions should look something like: 

The success rate is no better than 5% and it is quite likely that you will gain back all of the weight that you lost and perhaps a bit more. 

It is quite possible that your health issues (high blood pressure, diabetes, abnormal cholesterol, etc.) will get worse when you regain the weight. 

All of these conditions can be helped through lifestyle changes with little or no weight loss. (A Health-Centered Approach) The best treatment for a fat person for any of these conditions is the same treatment that would be recommended for a thin person…  

If you can suggest some useful weight/joint research I can cling to to maintain my focus, that would be great.

change the color used to highlight text on your laptop

move the pictures on your wall

stack whatever clutter is in your room into piles even if you don’t have time to clean it all

slightly vary your commute, even just by one street

change where you sit and scroll aimlessly on your phone even if it’s only to the chair in your room instead of your bed

drink water or juice out of a wine glass in the morning because nothing is real

shower with the lights off, without music

buy $3 flowers at trader joe’s—they look bad next to the more expensive ones but they look so good in your room

start typing things you don’t post into your notes. your thoughts can be worth documenting even if you don’t deem them worth sharing

wake up super early just once. you don’t have to make it a habit it’s just extra satisfying to go to bed that night

The other day I was feeling miserable, so I hopped on a bus and rode it all the way back to where I’d started, and my brain, which had finally had some proper stimulation via new environments, was suddenly ready to go again!