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Practice by simplifying life; go back to the basics:
• You are alive, breathing what is likely to be some of the cleaner air
on the planet, depending where you live.
• You have clean water, good food, nice clothes, new shoes, likely
still some semblance of a roof.
• Maybe you have hobbies or pets to distract you and give you joy
... my point is “count your blessings.”
Gratitude for and acknowledgment of what is going right will
improve your perspective. Counting your privileges and advantages
as well as what has been going right up until things got hard helps
perspective. Despite all my crazy struggles I acknowledge that I have
had a damn good life. I’ve been able to see, do and connoisseur
very many things. I wasn’t sorry for it then and I’m not sorry now. I
am thankful I’ve had the privilege to know what a “good” life feels like
at all. I live benevolently toward others, true to myself and boldly, to
honor those who would but cannot…
Focus on what can be done:
• Maybe it’s earning money, maybe not.
• Start a garden to supplement food for the coming summer months
... or winter.
• Fortify your home or community with available supplies and
resources.
• Hygiene is ALWAYS good to fine tune—there’s always more detail
work to be done—I’ve worked under an HD cam for 10 years, trust
me on this one!
• Help someone else with a tangible need.
• Create something. Especially if it’s worth contributing outwardly.
• Reduce any bills or expenses that you can.
• Stretch. Stay on top of how you feel in your body, hydrate. To
each their own best choices and options. Just try to stay busy and
productive. Also, it’s okay to bide your time. Sometimes there’s
nothing important to do and that’s going to happen.
• Pace yourself.
• Make task-calendars.
The playing field is leveling out again in a weird way—you can do
everything right and still not win. Just enjoy and take your time.
Try not to panic. I hope it never comes to this for anyone, but
remember that it actually takes very little food or water for a human
to skirt by on and survive. Most of the “needs” begging at you cur-
rently are likely “first-world” needs, not actual end-game needs. Try
to decipher the urgency. Rethink your priorities. Consider what truly
matters to you most in life, and what you need to do to protect it in a
changing world.
Eden Blake has been a webcam model since 2010. Follow her on
AVN Stars at @edenblake
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