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From paint markers to pavement 💖🌈 Here’s

From paint markers to pavement 💖🌈

Here’s a peek behind the scenes of the rainbow 🏳️‍🌈 “Love is Love” sign I created for the LGBTQ+ Vow Renewal Ceremony that kicked off the Hampden Highlights Festival!

You’ll see the lettering take shape…

then the magic moment where it made its street debut — right by the Planned Parenthood booth 💌

🌈 Want to spread joy on the streets too?

Join the next Operation Merriment:

👉 Uncustomary.org/OPM

@ppmaryland @hampdenhighlightsfestival

#LoveIsLove #LGBTQ #QueerLove #HampdenHighlights #HampdenBaltimore #StreetArt #JoyActivism #FestivalArt #BaltimoreArtist #HandLettering #PublicArtProject #RainbowArt #UncustomaryStreetArt #OperationMerriment #GuerrillaArt #FeelGoodArt #CommunityJoy

You don’t need a single breakthrough moment to c

You don’t need a single breakthrough moment to change.

Your joy journey can be made of tiny pivots.

Let go of the pressure to have a capital-E Event.

Progress looks different for all of us.

🌈 You’re allowed to have multiple turning points — and come back to yourself again and again.

🎧 Full episode of Fearless Happyness on YouTube!

#JoyRebellion #HealingIsNotLinear #PodcastClip #TransformationJourney #ReluctantJoySeeker #AltJoy #111FM #FearlessHappyness #MentalHealthAwareness #SelfGrowth #NonLinearHealing

I’m so grateful we have more awareness and resou

I’m so grateful we have more awareness and resources for mental health — but we need to stop casually tossing around terms like they mean nothing.

Every memory isn’t a flashback.
Every stress isn’t anxiety.
Every sadness isn’t depression.
Every preference isn’t OCD.
Every distraction isn’t ADHD.
Every quirk isn’t autism.
Every mood swing isn’t bipolar.
Every hard experience isn’t trauma.

There are still so many people without access to care. And plenty of disorders that remain deeply stigmatized or misunderstood.

I just saw someone say a rom-com gave them a “flashback to every mean boss they had.” Did it? Or are you recalling an unpleasant memory?

A real flashback isn’t just remembering — it’s reliving. You feel the emotions, the sensations, the fear. Sometimes you dissociate. Sometimes it’s emotional, sometimes physical. But it’s not casual.

Maybe that person *does* have PTSD. Maybe their boss *was* abusive. But more often, these words are used like interchangeable slang — and they’re not.

When I studied psychology, we were warned about “Intern’s Syndrome”—where you learn about a disorder and start thinking you have it. What we’re seeing now is a modern version of that, driven by algorithm-fueled checklists and 10-hour scroll sessions.

I’m not against self-awareness. But believing you have something can reinforce the symptoms. That belief can shape your behavior. It can even create what wasn’t there before.

That’s how identity can form—sometimes around pain.

There’s research on this: Social Contagion. Nosophobia. Self-Fulfilling Prophecies. Suggestibility. Confirmation Bias. Identity Formation.

One 2022 study in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry found many girls developed tics after watching TikTok creators with Tourette’s.

This isn’t about shaming. It’s about being more careful with our language—especially when that language shapes identity, care, and community.

Identity is fluid. It’s okay to feel like a Hot Dog. A Sunflower. Or both. 🌭🌻

But maybe don’t let the internet tell you you’re ketchup-deficient bipolar without a full evaluation.

📸: @picturesofusdotnet

What if joy didn’t have to be a huge life overha

What if joy didn’t have to be a huge life overhaul?

What if it could start… right where you are? With a splash of color. A breath. A moment.

🎨 This FREE video lesson inside Positive Pulse walks you through playful practices—like color hunts and body check-ins—that are scientifically proven to shift your mood in under a minute.

It’s called: “What If Joy Could Start Small?”
(And spoiler alert: it can.)

Right now, look around your space…
🟡 Name five things that are yellow.
💭 That tiny practice can literally rewire your brain.

The full replay lives inside Positive Pulse —
our free joy-and-mental-health community packed with 170+ resources and 550+ potential new friends.

🎈 Comment a balloon emoji below to get the info sent straight to you!

#SimpleJoy #FreeClass #JoyPractice #ColorHunt #BrainScience #MoodBoosters #FreeMentalHealthResources #SelfLoveTools #MentalHealthEducation #NervousSystemSupport #FreeSelfHelp #SelfEsteemHelp #SelfWorthMatters #MicroJoy #DailyRituals #TinyHabitsBigChange #FreeResources #PositivePulse

You never know when wet cement will find you. My

You never know when wet cement will find you.

My life philosophy — in sidewalk form:
💛 Feel Good To Do Good.

Because joy is contagious. Creativity is activism. And sometimes the best canvas is the one you weren’t expecting.

🎨 Guerrilla art, but make it meaningful.

Tag a friend who lives by a motto. Or maybe one who needs a new one. 🛝

Comment below with a radio emoji 📻 and I’ll send you a link to explore 111 FM — the place where “Feel Good To Do Good” comes to life.

#GuerrillaArt #FeelGoodToDoGood #CementArt #StreetArtLove #GuerrillaJoy #JoyfulDisruption #SidewalkArt #PublicArtProject #StreetSlogans #UncustomaryLife #CreativeLiving #ContagiousJoy #BaltimoreArt #JoyIsActivism #UnexpectedArt

🎧 You don’t have to wait for the perfect time

🎧 You don’t have to wait for the perfect time to feel better.

Joy works best in the in-between moments. Like…

🚗 When you’re stuck in traffic
🛒 Wandering the grocery aisles
📓 Journaling what you really feel
🌈 Lying on the floor overwhelmed
🌙 Falling asleep and needing comfort
🎨 Starting something new (but scared)

111 FM was designed for those moments.

Not when you’re perfect. When you’re real.
💗 What will you use it for this week?

➡️ uncustomary.org/111

#111FM #JoyPractice #SelfHelpThatWorks #CreativeWellness #SoundHealing #JournalingPrompt #Overstimulated #GentleHabits #AltJoy #MaximalismVibes #FeelGoodRadio #Y2KHealing #PermissionToRest #CosmicComfort

Operation Merriment: Happy Signs Edition 💖🪧

Operation Merriment: Happy Signs Edition 💖🪧

On a hot summer day in Baltimore, we took over a corner with neon signs, sharpies, and unfiltered joy. Honks, hugs, high-fives, and handwritten weirdness — all in the name of public positivity.

From penguin puns to glittery encouragement, we made our mark one smile at a time. Want to join us in August for our next mission?

🎯 Theme: Paper Chains
🗓️ When: August
📍 Where: Art With A Heart
🔗 Join the fun: uncustomary.org/opm

#Kindness #RAOK #SpreadingJoy #BaltimoreCreatives #BaltimoreArtists #UncustomaryStreetArt #PosterArt #HandwritingArt #JoyInPublic #OperationMerriment #StreetJoy #HonkIfYouLoveKindness #BaltimoreLove #GuerrillaJoy #UncustomaryHonk #JoyRebellion #DIYKindness #MerrimentMaking

This is my favorite photo frame in the whole house

This is my favorite photo frame in the whole house.

I spray painted it yellow and glued on everything from googly eyes to neon dolphins, tiny top hats, and glitter pom poms. There’s even a miniature can of soup.

It’s holding a black and white photo of me at 19 — right before I left my mom’s house. Playing dress up with friends. A rare grayscale moment in my rainbow timeline.

My life goal is for *everything I own* to look this campy and kooky.

Chintzy forever. 🧸🍭🪅

#DIYFrame #CampyDecor #KitschCore #NicheInteriors #QuirkyAesthetic #Childcore #TackyTreasures #WhimsyVibes #AltDecor #UncustomaryStyle #GooglyEyes #PomPomArt #DinoDecor #MerrimentMakers #RainbowInterior

You can buy someone anything, but experiences like

You can buy someone anything, but experiences like this?

They’re the real gifts. 🎁

I was expecting April to just pull up so we could hang out, and instead she texted me, “Come outside with your phone.”

She had a whole rap prepared. In a decorated truck bed.

Dressed for the stage.

All for me.

This is top-tier love language energy — surprise joy, creativity, thoughtfulness, and a dash of chaos. 💛

PS: The truck was also a present… more on that soon.

#BestGiftEver #LoveLanguage #SurpriseGift #CreativeFriendship #BalloonSurprise #FriendshipGoals #RapGift #PickUpTruckSurprise #JoyInMotion #MerrimentMaking #FeelGoodMoment #FriendshipRituals

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