Here’s an idea: why don’t we just stop using “tools” that can legally harm children and stop handing our money over to companies that give money to politicians that take away our rights? What if we just stopped giving fuel to these runaway trains. Could we really stop it? Because I think we can.

"Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt burnout. All of us, right? I know I can confidently say that I’ve had my fair share of run ins with burnout. For much of my life, it was these big highs of ramp up, determination, and all the focus that I thought..." Read more: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Burnout. | Bittersweet Paradox

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt burnout.  All of us, right?

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Participate on your own time! Here’s the Prompt of the Week: Describe what you want your life to look like in 20 years. What will make you happiest and feel most fulfilled? This week's live guided journaling session for the prompt of the week is live: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Here’s the Prompt of the Week: Describe what you want your life to look like in 20 years. What will make you happiest and feel most fulfilled? I'll guide you through this week's quick journal prompt at 10AM CST on Friday, 28 August 2026. Join here: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Prompt of the Week: I read recently that we have the ability to retrain our brain from anxiety into excitement. What gives you the most anxiety right now? Try to reframe that anxiety into excitement. Live guided journaling at 1PM CST on Friday, 21 August 2026. us06web.zoom.us/j/8846092232...

If I can stay zoomed in enough on the good things that are happening... The second I zoom out though, it starts to get a little shaky sometimes. Sometimes it’s just when I start questioning if I’ve lost my mind or if I’m onto something real..." 💛💕 **Continued at: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

Are you a small business leader who wants to find ways to be more community-focused through your business model? Maybe it's a giveback initiative, keeping more dollars local, or being more resourceful... Let's talk! I'd love to help! Scroll down to book a consultation: bio.site/AndreaMaster...

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Create a free link in bio with Bio Sites by Squarespace. Showcase your links, earn money, and grow your brand online, all with one link.

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Prompt of the Week: We’re sticking with easy mode today. Make a list of all the things that you need to do today. Bonus points if you set a timer for yourself and put your pencil (or your fingers if you’re typing) down when the buzzer goes off. Highlight the thing you're most excited to do.

If you're looking for an alternative to Amaz*n or any of the other large corporations, then check out what these two women built with @littlebluecart.bsky.social & Little Blue Market (littlebluemarket.com)! It's a cool concept & story of how 2 determined women made it easier to shop your values.

Little Blue Market | Shop Small Progressive Businesses

Little Blue Market is a curated marketplace for conscious shoppers. Discover and shop products from women-owned, BIPOC-owned, LGBTQ+-owned, veteran-owned, and values-aligned small businesses. Every pu...

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Capitalism for Good Podcast@capitalismforgood.substack.com · 3w ago

Erin Fangmann & Kate Marsh Lord are the Founders of @littlebluecart.bsky.social and are #48 in our series of 100 interviews with business leaders making a positive impact on their community. Find & follow the Capitalism for Good Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! apple.co/3RNdW4y

When Grief is a Black Hole" "Have you ever been deeply ecstatic and deeply sad all at the same time? This has been precisely where I’ve been sitting for the past few months. If I can stay zoomed in enough on the good things that are happening. If I can..." www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

I'll guide you through this week's quick journal prompt (typically around 15 minutes total) at 8:30AM CST on Friday, 07 August 2026. This is low stakes journaling. You can participate however you'd like, even just thinking about your response to the POTW. Join here: www.patreon.com/BittersweetP...

@capitalismforgood.substack.com is the sister project to Bittersweet Paradox. Vote now for a host-led group discussion about how we can leverage our careers to make a positive impact on our community! 💛💛 participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

Capitalism for Good Podcast@capitalismforgood.substack.com · 4w ago

Vote for me to speak at @sxsw.com “Capitalism for Good: Using Your Career for a Positive Impact” We can combine forces to incorporate advocacy, community givebacks, sustainability, & social justice practices to solve community problems & increase stability. participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

We’re honored to announce @surfrider.org as our August 2026 Community Giveback Partner! Listen to Episode 80 of Between the Interviews of the @capitalismforgood.substack.com podcast to hear about why The Surfrider Foundation was chosen, how July's Giveback went, and how the CFG mission is growing.

💛💛 A new early & ad-free episode just dropped over on the Patreon! Scott Kirby is the Executive Director of Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks and is #59 in our series of 100 interviews with business leaders making a positive impact on their community. www.patreon.com/Capitalismfo...

Here’s the Prompt of the Week: If you could pick up your entire life (friends, family, job, community, etc) and put it in a new geographic area, where would you land? I'll guide you through this week's quick journal prompt at 10:30AM CST on Friday, 31 July 2026. Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

"...I feel the need to pre-emptively justify this stance with: I respect professional mental health providers & communicators. I see how others glean the benefits of reading advice that comes in self-help books. I acknowledge that there are different flavors for different people..." 🧵/1

Here’s the Prompt of the Week: You have a full 24 hours of 0 responsibilities, 0 deadlines, 0 and things that need to be completed. What are you doing with this day? I'll guide you through this week's quick journal prompt (typically around 15 minutes total) at 9:30AM CST on Friday, 24 July 2026.

I grew up going to catholic mass every Saturday evening. This line reminds me of the closing of each mass. It’s the same line every time. After we’ve sat still (or colored on the bulletin) and quietly listened to a story with a life lesson embedded... 🧵/1

This podcast with @adambmet.bsky.social @ologies.bsky.social has an entire section of conversation about leveraging business for a positive impact in the community (capitalism for good, anyone??) and is yet another example of how it works. I highly recommend it! www.alieward.com/ologies/clim...

Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Dr. Adam Met — alie ward

Cleaner energy! Reasoning with climate deniers! Using fandom to pass policy! And not burning out. Adam Met, of the colossal indie pop band AJR is also a career climate activist, an International Human...

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I end all of my blog posts, write ups, podcast blogs, and thoughts of big dreams with "Alright. That's enough. Let's go leave this place better than we found it." It's a reminder to myself that it's now time to put these dreams, lessons, and plans into action to make a positive impact.

About journaling: "This isn’t school. You don’t need to get a good grade. You don’t have to follow a format. Just take the thought and put the words on the page."

My hot take (especially if you think journaling isn’t your jam): Journaling doesn’t have to feel like a chore. Journaling doesn’t have to look or feel a certain way. Journaling doesn’t have to be your deepest darkest secrets. Journaling doesn’t have to be entertaining or memorable. 🧵/1

Prompt of the Week: Pick one question from last week's list and answer it for yourself. If you didn't participate in last week's prompt exercise, now's your chance to set your timer for 5 minutes (or 3 minutes or 1 minute, the amount of time matters the least) and make a list of all the..." 🧵/1

"Journaling doesn’t have to look a specific way. It can be your voice recorded on your phone. It can be list on a scrap of paper. It can be an elaborate craft project of mementos and photos. It can be brainstorming of things to think or do or write about another day. Who cares? You make the rule..."

"In the case of journaling, making the best decision is simply to do the journaling. I have to actively practice not judging and editing my own thoughts in a way that arbitrarily produces an unnecessary barrier to the simple accomplishment of journaling. At best..." Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

"Even my stream of consciousness is almost always a continuation of considerations that are on double digit iterations at minimum. If I’m being honest, that’s a microcosm of how I tend to live my life. There’s hardly ever a decision or action that hasn’t been..." Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

"More often than I’d like to admit, my Marco Polos to friends end in 15 seconds of silence and then, “ok well you just watched my brain fart out, so that’s it..." Can anyone relate?? Patreon.com/BittersweetParadox

I just finished Three Mothers by @hannahbeckerman.bsky.social and woah did this one get me in tears. It captures real teenage angst, perfectionism, siblings, relationships, parenthood, teenagehood, and all of the complexities in the way a good dramatic movie does. I highly recommend it!

Few things make me automatically smile with deep joy than when someone sends me a book link that's to bookshop.org vs. the other big guys. 😊📚

"Sometimes half-baked ideas are just fine. A lot of times, my notes for this project, for the Capitalism for Good Podcast, CFG, and honestly just life in general. My thoughts don’t always come full circle. More often than I’d like to admit, my Marco Polos to..." Patreon.com/BittersweetParaodox