Boundaries
Not explaining yourself to other people
Not finishing books you don't feel like finishing for any reason - at any point...three pages in, 100 pages in, 25 pages from the end
Reading for pleasure, not to learn or improve
Expressing joy even when the world is not a joyful place
Aging in a manner that does not try to re-capture the appearance of youth
Lower income people who get any type of government assistance having things and doing things because everyone deserves to live in some way that is not necessary and you don't get to judge them for it like a sanctimonious asshole
Wearing and re-wearing clothes you’ve had for years
Relationships and friendships running their course or changing - not everything lasts forever, and not everyone is meant to be on your journey with you forever, and that is okay - there shouldn't be bad feelings about that
The importance of platonic love, investing in it, and telling your friends you love them. There are forever people too. Know who they are and treat them as such.
Self-preservation
Actual work/life balance in action
Kids not being good at every subject in school
Kids not liking sports
Saying no when you don't want to do something even if you feel pressure to say yes
Changing your opinion when you receive new information
People not drinking alcohol without you knowing why
Living outside of social media and not explaining where you’ve been if you’ve been off of it
People not getting married or having children
All body types being the body types for whatever those people want to wear
Not touching and not making kids hug and kiss people unless they want to. Not everyone wants a hug or a handshake in the times of COVID (or in regular every day times)
Contacting elected officials to give them your opinion on anything, especially what their votes should be on big bills
Reusing and repurposing whatever we can
People loving who they love and being attracted who they are attracted to and hetero not being the only sexuality out there
People prioritizing mental health over everything, including and especially their jobs, even if they are athletes or celebrities, jobs you in your non-doctor opinion think they should be fine doing regardless of health issues
Full sex education in schools
Treating people and families dealing with addiction with compassion instead of derision because if it is ever your family, you will need that compassion
Wearing what you are comfortable in and not downplaying your appearance to others like you're some sort of slob because you are comfortable
Making all possible accommodations for disabled people and people with limited mobility
Body hair on women (to whatever degree she feels comfortable with)
Valuing everything in women over them being nice and quiet
Having a packed bag in your car with a bottle of water, first aid kit, blanket, power bar, flashlight
People using pronouns they prefer without commentary from you
Talking freely about periods, post partum depression, menopause
Men being emotional people
Talking about race and confronting white supremacy in ourselves and each other
Talking about important shit offline
Not accepting and summarily dismissing harmful shit as a "difference of opinion" you can co-exist around. Co-existing with other people's racism, misogyny, classism, and hypocritical ignorance and refusing to address those things in ourselves when they surface is one of the ways we've gotten to this period in time in this country
