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I’m Fine

An embroidery frame holds a cross stitch that reads "I'm Fine". Back cover shows the reverse of embroidery hoop which is a tangled mess of navy blue thread. Text at bottom says March 2025. A Kindle Curiosity Zine.
SURVIVAL TIPS FOR UNPRECEDENTED TIMES 

Make time for things that regulate your nervous system.
1. Go for a walk.
2. Compose a photograph.
3. Write a letter.
4. Blow bubbles.
5. Paint.
6. Plant seeds.
7. Read a book.
8. Breathe slowly.
9. Bake.
10. Curl up in a blanket burrito.
11. Watch the clouds.
12. Hold hands.
13. Dance.
14. Watch a children's
15. Doodle.
film.
16. Start a compost heap.
17. Brew a pot of tea.
18. Write a poell.
19. Squeeze clay or dough or putty.
20. Build blocks.
21. Learn something new.
22. Text a friend.
23. Trace your hand.
24. Buy a box of crayons.
25. Go stargazing.
26. Make a collage.
27. Listen to music.
28. Draw a rainbow.
29. Watch a bird or an insect.
30. Take a hot bath.
MAKE SAFE SPACES FOR YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
1. Choose a specific time & space (alternate account, RSS app, separate enails or devices) to consciously engage with current events.
2. Make another space (account, RSS, email or device) exclusively for interests that light you up.
3. Don't cross the streams.
This creates a space for your nervous system to reset. Social media has tricked us into muddying our own creative watering wells and we've forgotten what safe spaces feel like.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
If you want to show up for causes you care about you need to look after yourself & to protect your capacity.
What is one small kindness you can show yourself today?
How can you weave kindnesses to yourself & others into your days?
Back cover shows the reverse of embroidery hoop which is a tangled mess of navy blue thread. Text at bottom says March 2025. A Kindle Curiosity Zine.

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