✨ Best I Can Do is Good Intentions ✨[Advice on How to Keep Going] [From One Internet Stranger to Another] (Patreon)

Sometimes people ask me for advice. A lovely lady asked me for some today. I'm sharing this incase anybody else would care for some basic bitch thoughts, with a splash of good intentions, of course. 

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It's perfectly okay to feel lost, lovely. Been there a few times - and no doubt will be back there again.   

To be completely honest, I make myself do things because I know that even just trying to do them will feel better than not trying at all.   

Yes, sometimes we absolutely need to go down the "nope, not getting out of bed today" saga. But it genuinely feels so much better to exert effort and show up for myself and the people in my life than to just sit in the void of "everything is pointless". Well, if everything is pointless, make a point. Make reason, make meaning. So, that's what I try to do. Definitely not that inspiring or thought-provoking, but it's the most effective mentality for me, personally.  

This obviously doesn't mean life's gonna go perfect - far from it. Life is messy, and complicated, and sometimes just downright fucking infuriating. That's why I try to enjoy small pleasures as often as I can. I look after my mind and body, I get enough sleep, I walk my dogs, I workout, I make time to wash and groom myself, I make sure to have a cookie with a cup of tea before bed.   

I essentially just try to punctuate life with as much good stuff as I can. That doesn't mean I eat masses of pizza and cinnamon rolls, it means I make sure to eat nutritious fruits and veggies, move my body, and in moderation have sweet treats. It's all about balance.   

And that's the hard part - everything in moderation. Balance is often what slips us all up. And the thing is, we're gonna lose our balance. That's human. It's natural. So, we don't have to worry about falling down - we're gonna do that, it's a given. The important thing is not staying down after the fall.   

Honestly, lovely, I'm extremely flattered that you'd want my advice, but I really am just a weirdo on the internet. I'm not a doctor or a psychologist, and I don't want to project the idea that my advice is sage - it's most definitely not. These are just things that work for me.   

Maybe they could work for you too. But if not, don't worry - you'll find what does work for you, and that'll be what gets you through.   

I really hope I haven't just bored the Jesus out of you.   

These are just thoughts and good intentions.   

I wish you all the best in getting through this rough patch.

You got this, lovely.