Hey Effie, leaving a wee comment because I love the concept.
For me, a self-gift is very, very hard right now, as it is for many people. Not because the world's a dark place - it is, but also it's perspective: where there's dark there's also light, but because I don't have the time or the energy for it.
I'm in Ukraine, living with ME or long covid, call it what you will, and through the exhaustion tonight I have to take a journey into the wilds of the country to deliver things to those who need them. Perhaps my gift to myself is to be of use, and what else is there that says we *belong* in this world, that we're *part* of this world than being of use to others.
Thank you for creating this space of self-reflection, and allowing me to give myself this gift of perspective.
Turns out that giving myself a gift was easier than I thought! :)
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Hey! Good luck out there in Ukraine. I really appreciate your comments, and I totally get what you mean—I also live with disability and chronic pain, and finding the energy to take care of and/or love myself is a constant struggle. I'm so so glad that this 'game' can be of any value to you. =) (This is one small way in which I get to be of use to others.)
Stay in touch, if you like; I'm excited to see what you think of the eventual narrative content (~30+ days in).