These times are difficult for most of us.

[darkoptimism@mstdn.social]

@Em0nM4stodon
Personally? The community we're growing of folk building #agency in these times. Making things somewhat better than they would otherwise be, and finding solidarity and succour in that.

It's not going to save the world, but it sure means a lot to me:
https://survivingthefuture.darkoptimism.org/

[rowlandm@disabled.social]

@Em0nM4stodon spending what time is my family and doing cool projects with cool people.

[2ruth@mastodon.social]

@MagnusIdode @Em0nM4stodon yes, exactly that ️‍🩹

[torithom@theforkiverse.com]

@Em0nM4stodon cool art made by humans and everyone making cool and varied art from different types of brains, bodies and from many different origins, and sharing with each other.

[bscreativelife@mstdn.social]

@Em0nM4stodon I can see change happening with every seed potato and pack of food seeds given away

[wheresmywater@mastodon.world]

@Em0nM4stodon today’s empires are tomorrows ashes

[naturemc@mastodon.online]

@Em0nM4stodon Nature. The fact that we are all stardust. Friendly, helpful people, local community building. A shift to renewables. More independency from the US. Nature. And the fact that all the old men who want to destroy the world, are *very* mortal. A global movement to tax billionaires. The idea, what a wonderful world we could have by financing peace, health, and life - not death cults and war. Nature. Talking to insects, not LLMs.

[zedaardv@mastodon.world]

@Em0nM4stodon
My daughter. She is 7

I'm going through a stupid divorce.
Her mom (German) has untreated mental health issues.

I (American/Swedish) have moved to Portugal, for reasons.

My daughter is in the Netherlands, and the chance of me having custody, seems slim.

My daughter was here with me for two weeks, she touches the hearts of everyone she meets, they remember me and her when she is not here.

Watching her gives me hope

[psistarpsiii@tacobelllabs.net]

@Em0nM4stodon the knowledge that all our mortal enemies are just that - mortal

[simplenomad@rigor-mortis.nmrc.org]

@Em0nM4stodon Everything seems to happen in cycles. Things go down, they come back up. Things change, sometimes they are worse, then later they get better. The thing that gives me hope is that they will come back up and get better. Historically this pattern takes years, however we are just about due for that shift.

That is what gives me hope.

[aakl@infosec.exchange]

@Em0nM4stodon Everything changes. It's just a matter of time. And every action ripples through the bigger picture we are all part of, for better or worse.

"All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change" - Octavia E. Butler.

Never give up hope.

[rootschange@federate.social]

@Em0nM4stodon the blooms of the flowers and the fresh berries and stone fruit