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stripytights ([personal profile] stripytights) wrote2019-01-01 02:25 pm

Snowflake Challenge: Day 1





Honestly in large part, fandom itself is a happy place for me. Seeing other people enjoy things unashamedly, seeing worth placed in things that are of no monetary value, that are solely for benefit of enjoyment for yourself and others is a really cool thing to me - it has been since I was a child and it remains so. Individual fanworks themselves can also be things of beauty and joy forever. I don't pretend that fandom is solely a place of joy for me - there's plenty of aspects that frustrate me, but they are far outweighed by the fact that getting frustrated, getting anxious or angry or motivated are all parts of engagement and caring about things that can make me feel that way. Indifference is the killer. There's a reason I keep coming back.>

 
Outside of that, for me my happy places are mostly solitary. Rock climbing in the past two years occupied some of the same space of, if not creativity, then belief in what you can do. For a long time after some old medical history, I believed that my body was limited in ways that when I stretched, turned out not to be real. I've never ever been happier to be proved wrong in my entire life, and every time I climb (mostly bouldering at the moment) I feel thankful for that.

 
Reading will always be the first and oldest thing that gives me joy and keeps me sane. I treasure the books I read, and the portability of them, that you can carry around that isolation with you. And on top of that even though it's such a solitary activity, the connections are so great. When you meet someone who loves the same book, who can talk about it, it's an amazing feeling, the enjoyment shared and repeated of the initial book and then that discussion.
 
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[personal profile] colls 2019-01-01 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
These are wonderful happy places, all three of them!

I especially like your comment about how when you stretched, your limitations disappeared (or weren't there). That's a powerful thought. Thank you.

Happy New Year!
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[personal profile] toujours_nigel 2019-01-01 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)


fandom is absolutely one of my happy places, and reading another.
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[personal profile] sexycazzy 2019-01-01 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Rock climbing sounds awesome and peaceful for you, I'm sure. I used to do some rock climbing/abseiling when at school, but haven't done any since then...maybe I should get back it someday?

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[personal profile] spikedluv 2019-01-01 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I can relate with fandom and books. I've never rock-climbed but I also liked this, I believed that my body was limited in ways that when I stretched, turned out not to be real. Powerful message.
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[personal profile] scripsi 2019-01-01 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)

Outside of that, for me my happy places are mostly solitary. Rock climbing in the past two years occupied some of the same space of, if not creativity, then belief in what you can do. For a long time after some old medical history, I believed that my body was limited in ways that when I stretched, turned out not to be real. I've never ever been happier to be proved wrong in my entire life, and every time I climb (mostly bouldering at the moment) I feel thankful for that.


This sounds awesome!

And I agree about reading!
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[personal profile] badfalcon 2019-01-01 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Fandom is one of my happy places for the exact same reason - I love how we're 'allowed' to geek out and enjoy the things we love and how it brings us all together :)
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[personal profile] dray 2019-01-01 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
When I'm in the zone, climbing is so awesome. Even just the mind-set shift that you need to get through to keep trying despite being pumped in the arms, to stay curious about how to try again... it makes such a big difference. I need to get back to that. I've really fallen off the horse.

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[personal profile] isabellerecs 2019-01-01 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
These are all so great! I hope your year is full of joy, engagement, reading, and rock climbing to your heart's content. :D
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[personal profile] littlelostcat 2019-01-01 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Here from snowflake!

I completely agree -- fandom itself is a happy place, both being inside of it and watching it. I love watching people enjoy their fannish delights, like how amazing that something can create so much joy!

And, yes, I think reading is an incredibly rich joy.

And rock on with the rock climbing! My brother used to do that and absolutely loved it! :)
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[personal profile] thehallway 2019-01-01 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Fandom is indeed one of my favorite happy places as well. I am ever so grateful to those sharing their vision and talent with us. And even though I haven't written in fandom in years, I can still appreciate the wonderful work of people who make art for their own and its own sake.
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[personal profile] corvidology 2019-01-01 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
My mother's always said that the opposite of love is indifference, not hate.

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[personal profile] notreallystars 2019-01-01 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm with you on fandom! It's so good to be surrounded by people caring so much about things that bring them joy.
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[personal profile] fawatson 2019-01-02 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
When you meet someone who loves the same book, who can talk about it, it's an amazing feeling

How true! Thanks for sharing this.