on Happiness – Page 2

Ursula K. Le Guin seated and turned toward the camera with a peaceful smile

on Books I've Read/on Grief/on Happiness/on Hope/on Praxis

it is Ursula Kroeber Le Guin’s birthday

I read her books the way that I used to read the Christian Bible when I was a young person: sometimes chapters at a time, sometimes paragraphs, sometimes flippi...

a black and white photo of my Loki shrine, a shelf with candles, incense, and a large framed likeness of the god Loki

Journal Entries/on Happiness/on Neurodivergence

october 7 journal

just some things I wanted to write about.

a four-panel web comic by poorlydrawnlines.com. the scene is outdoors with a few clouds in the blue sky and a few mountains in the distance, with a dark-haired man in the foreground. first panel: 'good morning, sad earth.' says the man. second panel: 'good morning, sad child.' says one of the mountains. third panel: 'hey.' says the man with a frown. fourth panel: 'I'm a sad adult.' says the frowning man, pointing at himself.

on Happiness/on Mental Health/on Neurodivergence

I’ve written myself into a corner

I'm in therapy, THANK THE GODS.

a three panel comic of a yellow bird and a purple computer chair. in the first panel, the bird says 'I can finally fix my posture in this new chair'. in the second panel, the bird sits in the chair and says 'ahh so comfy. let's play a bit'. in the third panel, the bird is sitting across the seat with legs in different directions; a caption reads '~40 minutes later~'.

on Chronic Illness/on Happiness/on Hope/on Neurodivergence/on Queerness/the Pandemic/the Work

this is all about me: I have become older

I have had a whole year to be forty-three, and I think it mostly went well. Forty-four is a weird number and I am looking at it with squinty suspicious eyes.

a closeup of a mountain range, partially covered in fog. some trees can be seen on the ground below.

on Deathwork & Griefwork/on Happiness/on Mental Health

chasing joy

I’ve got a ways to go, but this seems like a good start.