Shawnfoundation: We Compiled Some Resources, Materials & Reading On Racial Injustice In One Place For

shawnfoundation:  We compiled some resources, materials & reading on racial injustice in one place for you. Let’s all continue our efforts to learn, act and make change. #blacklivesmatter  ( blklivesmatter, colorofchange, naacp,  surjswfl,  civilrightsorg, unitedwedream, theconsciouskid, ckyourprivilege, ebonyjanice,  ethelsclub)

maybe send me ur favorite love letters if u have a moment and if i remember to open my ask box idk if its open lmao

dimensions of executive function issues

(different reasons that i might not be able to focus, how to tell them apart, and [maybe] how to solve them. work in progress.)

low energy - feeling tired and sleepy - yawning a lot  - working feels like it takes way too much energy; I’d rather just sleep - feels effortful even to think - seek low-mental-effort activities like tumblr solutions: stimulants (incl. caffeine), listening to energetic music, getting up and going for a 20+ minute walk

lack of self-monitoring - feel like i’m running on autopilot - can’t easily recall the last 3 things I did - get up and walk around a lot; get lost in daydreams and thoughts - difficulty verbalizing thoughts - can respond to prompts, but hard to generate new plans/thoughts - often goes along with low energy solutions: not getting up and going for a walk, sitting at my desk and listening to happy-energetic music while looking at the task. talking through the problem with someone else – it’ll be hard at first but having to converse will bring my self-monitoring system back online.

restlessness - feeling bored, wanting stimulation - feeling frustrated - changing sitting position often, feeling uncomfortable, fidgeting a lot - seek tasty food but almost all food is not tasty enough solutions: try working with loud energetic music and a fidget toy. if this doesn’t work, go outside and run around for a bit until you’re breathing hard, then try again. let yourself have sugar after the run if you still want it. compulsion for something else - pulled towards other, more interesting thoughts/activities - if i start working, i get sidetracked by the more interesting things without noticing - easy to enter flow state on other tasks, just not this one solutions: this one is hard. write down the more exciting thoughts and promise yourself you’ll come back to them? (you may not come back to them.)

task aversion - feeling stressed when i think about the task - or, thoughts slip off the task easily (ugh field) - feeling scared or self-hatey when i think about the task solutions: try working on the task for just two minutes. if you still hate it / feel scared after two minutes, you can stop. try talking through the task with someone else and figuring out small first actions. try listening to happy-calm-forward-motion music. query your brain about other small things that would make you feel happy to be at your desk (tea? wearing your jacket if it’s cold? moving to a conference room with better lighting?) and if they’re easy, do those, and take the time to appreciate them as you’re doing them. but mostly, talk through the task and get help from others.

Hi there! I want to preface by saying I'm asking you bc you're the religious blogger on tumblr I respect/admire most, in case this seems random. Is it strange to feel torn between two faiths? (in my case Hellenism and Islam) I was Christian af for the longest time, and I'm just? I am torn. I was wondering if you have any advice on choosing a religious path when one is looking to unpack bad conservative/fundamentalist background and still find the divine in life. I'm unsure how to proceed?

I would try to dissect why you love the two religions so much. What are the qualities that you admire the most out of each faith? Is it their values? The aesthetic? The culture? I would try to recognize what you perceive are the pitfalls of each religion. Where do you stumble? 

I would also try to imagine yourself as a member of each religion. What would your future look like? How would your life change? What would your days look like with each religion? How will you raise your kids (if you are planning on having them)? 

Then I would try to find any commonalities within the religions. What is something that draws you to both?

These strategies will help you determine which religion feels right for you. In the meantime, respectfully participate in both communities and ask for guidance. And most of all, be patient with yourself. It’s okay to take your time when deciding these things.

I recommend keeping a journal, google doc, or a blog (lol) to write these things down. 

What people think why i became a bookbinder: Oh she wants to explore her artistic horizon with those pretty leather bound books of hers. She even gives them out as gifts to her friends. It most likely helps her with anxiety or maybe she just wanted a more special costume made notebook.

Why I actually became a bookbinder: I just illegally downloaded and printed out several of my favourite fanfics and books and started binding them into books cuz I love reading them but looking at screens for too long gives me headaches.

I’ve realized my Ideal Outfit is this:

button-ups, high-waisted jeans, and Docs. You literally can’t go wrong.

it’s perfect. you can dress it up or down. it’s flattering on any body type. it’s the perfect amount of androgynous, and it even has Femme and Masc variants:

Right now I’m wearing a botanical print blouse I thrifted off etsy and it’s from the 90s so it has shoulder pads sewn in. fuckin sweet is what it is