We are all racist. Yes, you, even if you're nice. Article published on Medium: https://medium.com/@bankoferin/dear-fellow-white-people-d68baaf078a0
Author: Erin M. Bank
Writer, author, curator of The Bank of Erin
Latent Lollygagger: Good Enough
Sometimes, the only thing that will move a desire along is by adopting a motto.
Latent Lollygagger: Desire-less
What it feels like to not feel like doing the things I want to do.
Desire versus Entitlement
How can a mindset of desire, rather than entitlement, help during a pandemic?
Latent Lollygagger: Defining Desire
There is nothing I desire from life that will come by filling my time with shoulds and busyness.
May’s Theme: Desire
May’s theme is Desire. I set my timer for five minutes and free-wrote about what desire is to me.
Special Guest Post from Kristian Hall
One of the great perks of writing about my depression has been the connections I’ve made with others in the same space. One of these new friends is Kristian Hall. Kristian suffered through 11 years of depression as a teenager and student. He was able to overcome the illness by way of science-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology. Kristian is on a mission to help as many as possible to overcome depression. On his blog, kristianhall.com, you will find tips and techniques you can follow on your own path out of the illness. Kristian has also written several books, including his latest: 14 Steps to Happiness, which is a comprehensive science-based program to overcome depression. I’m pleased to offer you Kristian’s story, written in his own words, in today’s special article.
Latent Lollygagger: What’s Desire Got To Do With It?
It’s hard to think about desire when it seems the world is upside down and inside out. But - what if we could think about desire not as productivity, but as keeping the littlest of sparks in us alive?
Latent Lollygagger: Perfect is the Enemy of Go
The first step in anything big and scary is usually rocky. It looks huge. My perfectionism convinces me I can’t take that leap, but look over here, here’s a safe thing you can do instead that is guaranteed to go well and you won’t trip and fall.
How Can We Get Through This?
The paradox of this time is that we’re so well-trained that “doing nothing = bad,” that now doing nothing seems like a punishment. But the only way for us to come out of this hard time is to let it be hard, and then to take steps so that next time, it’s not as hard.
