When the small victories in life feel really small, it can be helpful to remember that even the smallest of choices to keep going may make the difference. On the hardest days, what helps you see the incredible courage it takes to do the very smallest of things?
[image description: Five hearts with quizzical facial expressions, from around the edges, look on at text that reads: "Trauma and shame can be debilitating. Each choice to keep going is hard and courageous. 27 JULY 2020"]
Throughout the pandemic, I have posted messages on my Facebook wall that I needed to hear myself or that I imagined others may be needing to hear. Again and again, these messages spurred collective online processing of a range of challenges and lows and bright spots of living through the pandemic. This series of cartoons is intended to reflect on and illustrate some of the process of dealing with life by leaning into the intersection of technology and community. |
[image description: Screenshot of a Facebook status that reads: "Trauma and shame can be debilitating. Each choice to keep going is hard and courageous." One comment reads: "I need to hear this 100 times a day as of late. Thank you, dear Anna for the reminder."]
#MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2020.
On this day 2019.
Celebrating two years of daily cartoons.
On this day 2020.
On this day 2019.
Celebrating two years of daily cartoons.