See who else is interested and join other people's projects that have already started that you like. You don't always have to reinvent the wheel and start your own thing.
Kathleen HannaThere are people who view their feminism in different ways. I used to beat myself up if I didn't react to things like I was supposed to.
Kathleen HannaIt's the idea that we as people can control our own destinies. The government and the corporations, more even than the government, can't dictate what artwork we're supposed to like or what comedy we're supposed to laugh at.
Kathleen HannaI can't constantly be trying to write the unwritten song, the song that the 15-year-old girl needs. I need to write the song that I need.
Kathleen HannaMy advice for someone who wants to be creative but has a chronic illness is to think of something that you can do as opposed to all the things you can't do - and do that. It's just like gardening: What can grow in this soil? There's some soil you can grow roses in and some soil you can only grow cactuses in, so if you can only grow cactuses, become the best cactus grower in the whole world. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing. Find something that makes you happy. Don't get down on yourself that you can't run a 4K or dance all night long at a fun club. Give yourself a break.
Kathleen HannaI always knew she was being funny, but when I tell my therapist that my mom played the trust game with me and let me fall on the ground, my therapist does not find that funny. She's like, "That's the reason for everything! That's why you have such a hard time with trust!" And I'm like, "I don't really have a hard time with trust. I thought it was funny."
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