A satirical article by Emma Rodriguez, Volunteer Coordinator
1. Drive more often: Get your feelings of frustration out by getting stuck in traffic! You’ll watch your stress melt away as you hear the sweet sound of honking cars. OR: Get out in nature. San Diego is blessed with an incredible range of biodiversity that can be seen from everywhere in our county. Here are a few of my favorites:
- Swimming at La Jolla Shores (when it warms up)
- Biking along the Silver Strand
- Walking in Mission Trails
- Stargazing at Anza Borrego
- Hiking in Elfin Forest
2. Laugh at those you love: Making others feel small will help you feel big- everyone knows that.
OR: Laugh with those you love, because spreading joy and building each other up helps everyone.
Here’s a funny story: One of my chickens thinks she is a human or a dog, and is obsessed with following us into the house (and then pooping on our rugs).
3. Get your news from social media: Everyone knows this is where the real truth is! Did you know that everything we know about the pyramids may be wrong?
OR: Take breaks from the news to avoid overwhelming yourself.
- Give yourself time to decompress.
- Remember, the goal of those in power is to break us down. No one can take everything in, and you don’t need to.
- Defiance means continuing the fight.
4. Listen to the sound of fingernails on chalkboards. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
OR: Listen to your favorite music and do some dancing! I’m personally a big fan of KPOP. Oh, you want recommendations for a 2 am solo dance party you’re planning? How fortuitous!
- Top 3: I Am The Best from 2ne1, Abracadabra from Brown Eyed Girls, and Very Nice from Seventeen
- Find more from this great playlist (from this article)
5. Ignore the past: History is boring! There are no lessons to learn no matter what your high school teachers might have said.
OR: Get some perspective by exploring stories with parallels to today.
- PBS StoryCorp- “A Labor Day story of migrant farmworker Larry Itliong’s fight for better conditions” (2 min)
- PBS series “Great Migrations: A People on the Move”
- NPR’s Planet Money “The flight attendants of CHAOS”