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merrimentmaker

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we talk about p I’ve been thinking a lot about how we talk about patriarchy.

Most conversations collapse into men vs women so quickly that we never actually get to the system itself. And if we can’t name the system clearly, we end up arguing with each other instead of changing the conditions that exhaust all of us.

This post (and podcast) is my attempt to slow that down.

I’m not interested in declaring an entire gender the problem. I’m interested in asking what kinds of power structures make care invisible, overwork people, and make repair feel optional. I’m also interested in what structures actually help humans feel safer, more resourced, and more able to show up for each other.

The ladder and the circle is just a metaphor that helps me think about this. One concentrates power and outsources care. The other distributes responsibility and treats care as infrastructure. Most of our lives are some messy mix of both.

I keep coming back to the question:
What kind of system makes it easier for people to rest without guilt, repair harm sooner, and share the weight of living?

Because when those conditions exist, something interesting happens. People soften. Creativity returns. Community feels possible again. Joy doesn’t have to be forced. It just has room to breathe.

That’s the kind of world I want to rehearse in small ways through Merriment Making. Tiny circles inside a very ladder-shaped world.

If you’re someone who holds a lot of nuance and still wants things to be better, this one is for you.

🎧 The full episode goes deeper into the history, psychology, and the practical ways we can live this out in our actual lives.

#CareCentered #SystemsThinking #CommunityCare #RelationalAccountability #CivicWellbeing
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🪼 Appreciating jellyfishes transparency
🤢 Dog Uber drivers
🦆 The true shape of the country
🥶 Frozone helping out

#happymemes #wholesomememe #merrimentmemes #memesdaily #sillymemes
A little update about Positive Pulse 💖 When I fir A little update about Positive Pulse 💖

When I first created it, it was a tiny micro-membership. Just a cozy place for prompts, pep talks, and gentle support.

Over time it’s quietly grown into a whole ecosystem…
hundreds of resources, bonus packs with podcast episodes, community conversations, Operation Merriment tie-ins, and a living library of tools for when your brain is tired but you still want to feel like yourself again.

To keep nurturing and expanding the space sustainably, the monthly price will be increasing to $5 starting March 1.

If you’re already a member, your 89¢ price is locked in forever. Nothing is changing for you. You’re officially a founding Merriment Maker and I’m so grateful you’re here.

If you join before the end of February, you’ll lock in that under-a-dollar price for life… and you won’t even be charged for the first week because the free trial is staying.

This isn’t a dramatic last-chance thing. Just a gentle heads up before the new chapter begins.

If your heart has been curious about joining, now’s a sweet time to wander in 💌
Life lately: 🩷 Sending and receiving mail 🧡 Wearin Life lately: 🩷 Sending and receiving mail 🧡 Wearing a lot of pink 💛 Working late every day 💚 Stopping on the side of the road 💙 Seeing the first robin of the season (my Dad always said that meant Spring was around the corner once you see a robin 💜 As much time with Mitsy as possible 🩷 Winter wonders like a frozen mailbox 🧡 Catching 11:11 a lot 💛 Watching AMNT (documentary and season 6) 💚 Wishing someone would buy me flowers 💙 Picking out my outfits for the entire week 💜 Catching up on things and deciding what gets the cut
Brains don’t switch on like machines; they warm up Brains don’t switch on like machines; they warm up like ancient castles with enchanted fireplaces. 🏰

If you’re stuck, it’s not a flaw; it’s a magical temperature phenomenon! 🌈

#ProductivityHacks #MindsetMatters #CreativeProcess #MentalHealthTips #GetUnstuck
The Positive Pulse price is increasing on March 1s The Positive Pulse price is increasing on March 1st!

Join now to lock in 89¢ forever!
Me as a Bratz doll. Me as a Bratz doll.
Two weeks ago I started a new part time job. I am Two weeks ago I started a new part time job.

I am in the process of transitioning to doing that job (which also includes external events outside the office) and keeping my business going (which was already more than a full time job).

I am working very hard, every day.

If I owe you a text, DM, email, response, resource, in-person hang out, etc. I appreciate the patience and grace while adjust to this new schedule and dynamic.

PS - new diary on Substack
🩷 Red panda wake up calls 🦊 🧡 Toe socks 🧦 💛 Brushi 🩷 Red panda wake up calls 🦊
🧡 Toe socks 🧦
💛 Brushing the teeth of the NeverEnding Story 🪥
💚 Italian AF 🍝
💙 No acid for bison 🦬
💜 Birthday cake memorializing the moment Mufasa exist the film 🦁🎂

#Memes #MerrimentMemes #DankMemes #SillyMemes #HappyMemes
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