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New book review is up! This time, I reviewed Octavia Butler's novel 'Parable of the Sower' (which I'd describe as an optimistic dystopia).
In these trying times, Parable of the Sower is a inspiring dose of persistence and community that we all need.
https://molo-writes.com/2025/02/15/review-parable-of-the-sower/
MOLO WRITES · Review: Parable of the SowerParable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (1993) I’ve been meaning to read Parable of the Sower for about a decade — I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t know this book even existed un…
Greater playfulness is associated with better resilience in the face of adversity.
Summary: https://newatlas.com/mental-health/life-lemons-coping/
Original paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1462980/full
New Atlas · This personality type thrives when life gives out lemons, science findsHow you cope in a crisis and then move on from it may have less to do with your learned life skills and instead be shaped by your base personality. A new study has found the key traits that make some people experts in 'turning lemons into lemonade.'
Greg Cocks Even though an advert, a very nice social media commentary on well, social media comments...
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#socialmedia #comments #partisanship #conflict #adversity #aggression #conflict #commentssection #InappropriateComments
Everyone has different responses to adversity. Here's a post by an old friend that illuminated mine.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2021/04/responses-to-adversity
So, I am noticing a significant bifurcation of those who have been through some shit and have an array of adversity skills, and those who, well to state it politely, just don't.
In the hopes of shifting that a bit I would love to hear from you brilliant beautiful tenacious humans about skills you learned, how you learned them, that sorta thing.
As usual I will mostly 
boop, but am listening.
I feel your pain. But not really. #webcomic #animalmeme #adversity #eggs #friendship #talkingintrees #rabbit #squirrels GET THESE BY EMAIL: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/together/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post&utm_content=rooniecomics
This week's blog post:
"Adversity - It Can Benefit Writing"
I used to dream of a routine where I churned out books like I was some kind of machine.
No more.
Despite my best efforts, each novel I've drafted was a totally different experience (I have examples to prove it).
My takeaway is: adversity makes us better writers—if we're open to it.
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Writing #WorldOfOntyre #WritersOfMastodon #Writers #AmWritingFantasy #Adversity #WriterLife
https://christinahawthorne.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/adversity-it-can-benefit-writing/
Christina Anne Hawthorne · Adversity – It Can Benefit WritingLong ago, I’d dream of the day when I’d have so learned the writing craft that I could turn out each book with mechanical precision. Now, I’m thankful that I can’t. Nothing stays the same. Each yea…
Affliction doesn’t come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
For we are born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.
More ice bokeh balls, heavily reinterpreted. Injured Pentax DSLR, 50mm lens at f/1.4, 1/6000, ISO 100
Childhood Adversity Robustly Linked to Adult Mental Illness
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/childhood-adversity-robustly-linked-adult-mental-illness-2024a10004z6?src=rss&form=fpf #health #children #childhood #adversity #MentalIllness #ACEs
Medscape · Childhood Adversity Robustly Linked to Adult Mental Illness
Nadia Nadim is a force to be reckoned with on the pitch. She’s feared by defenders worldwide. But there’s more. She’s also a doctor AND speaks 11 languages.
Moreover, her journey is filled with adversity.
She was born in Afghanistan. At age 9 her father was executed by the Taliban. 2 years later her family fled to Denmark. Imagine overcoming this to reach her heights. 
"Texas ban on university diversity efforts provides a glimpse of the future across GOP-led states"
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-texas-austin-university-of-texas-gop-b2497817.html
"As Texas public university students returned to the classroom in January, a new law in Texas banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from state funded higher education institutions took effect."
The Independent · Texas ban on university diversity efforts provides a glimpse of the future across GOP-led states
A quotation from La Rochefoucauld, Francois:
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Philosophy easily triumphs over past ills and ills to come, but present ills triumph over philosophy.
[La philosophie triomphe aisément des maux passés et des maux à venir; mais les maux présents triomphent d’elle.]
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-francois/30076/
WIST · Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶22 (1665-1678) [tr Tancock (1959)] - La Rochefoucauld, Francois | WIST QuotationsPhilosophy easily triumphs over past ills and ills to come, but present ills triumph over philosophy. [La philosophie triomphe aisément des maux passés et des maux à venir; mais les maux présents triomphent d'elle.] (Source (French)). French variants: La philosophie triomphe aisément des maux passés et de ceux qu’un ne…
Good morning Mastodonia!
Figure I should do a quasi #introduction toot with all the new folks coming in from [edit: whatever the latest mess is]
I post a variety of things, but generally it is at some intersection of #adversity and #humour.
If you have put on pants today I am already proud of you.
If you haven't, I might be even more proud.
If you have questions or need help connecting to folks, hit me up. I will either help or boost. 