THINGS TO DO:
- be a dork, tell your friends you love them.
- resist the temptation to view those around you as objects & use them.
- recognize empathy & vulnerability as positive forms of strength.
- resist the internalization of capitalism, the reducing of people & oneself to commodities, meant to be consumed.
- resist psychic death.
- don't allow the world to make you into a bitter abusive asshole.
- cry in public.
- don't judge other people. learn to be yourself.
- acknowledge emotional violence as real.
- figure out how the idea of competition fits into your intimate relationships.
- decide that you'd rather learn stuff than prove you're right all the time.
- believe people when they tell you they are hurting or are in pain.
- recognize you are not the center of the universe.
- recognize your connection to other people & species.
- make additions to this list and/or think about why you don't agree with some of what i've written.
- don't assume people invent pain in order to mainpulate you or make you feel bad.
- close your mind to the propaganda of the status quo by examining its effects on you, cell by artificial cell.
- trust.
that was written by kathleen hanna {from bikini kill zine}.
& other additions :
- when someone disagrees with you, don't be upset-- try to understand their point of view & appreciate diversity because it makes life worth living.
- if someone is mean to you or angers you, don't respond violently or negatively. unconsciously becoming what you despise begins the vicious cycle that is self-hatred.
i came across this and i honestly think everyone i know needs
to work on all of these things, along with myself.
- resist the temptation to view those around you as objects & use them.
- recognize empathy & vulnerability as positive forms of strength.
- resist the internalization of capitalism, the reducing of people & oneself to commodities, meant to be consumed.
- resist psychic death.
- don't allow the world to make you into a bitter abusive asshole.
- cry in public.
- don't judge other people. learn to be yourself.
- acknowledge emotional violence as real.
- figure out how the idea of competition fits into your intimate relationships.
- decide that you'd rather learn stuff than prove you're right all the time.
- believe people when they tell you they are hurting or are in pain.
- recognize you are not the center of the universe.
- recognize your connection to other people & species.
- make additions to this list and/or think about why you don't agree with some of what i've written.
- don't assume people invent pain in order to mainpulate you or make you feel bad.
- close your mind to the propaganda of the status quo by examining its effects on you, cell by artificial cell.
- trust.
that was written by kathleen hanna {from bikini kill zine}.
& other additions :
- when someone disagrees with you, don't be upset-- try to understand their point of view & appreciate diversity because it makes life worth living.
- if someone is mean to you or angers you, don't respond violently or negatively. unconsciously becoming what you despise begins the vicious cycle that is self-hatred.
i came across this and i honestly think everyone i know needs
to work on all of these things, along with myself.