#coffeewithcrissy — Public Fediverse posts

NICE VS. KIND

Nice is polite. Kind is honest.
Nice keeps the peace. Kind protects boundaries.
Nice is a performance. Kind is a choice.

You don't owe nice to anyone.
Especially not to strangers giving unsolicited advice.

What kindness actually looks like:
* Say no without explaining
* Love people enough to be honest
* Protect your energy fiercely
* Rest without guilt
* Set boundaries without apologizing

If someone calls you mean for having boundaries?
They're choosing their comfort over your wellbeing.
That's their problem. Not yours.
Choose kind. To yourself first. Always.

TLDR: We're healing together, one honest moment at a time.

P.S. I'm testing 5 epigrams from my #PocketManifesto here over the next few weeks. Research toward something bigger. Follow along if this lands.

#KindNotNice #BoundariesMatter #BlissAddams #FediCollective #CoffeeWithCrissy

Hear me out: Monday doesn't need your Sunday.

You don't owe productivity to the weekend.

No Sunday prep,
No meal planning marathons.
No inbox zero missions.
Just rest. Actual rest!

Here's what that looks like
1. Sleep in without guilt
2. Sit with your coffee for 20 minutes
3. Pet your cat or dog until you get bored but it's never boring (IYKYK)
4. Read something that has nothing to do with your career
5. Stare at the sky
6. Call someone you love
7. Do nothing and call it sacred

TLDR: The hustle will still be there Monday.

You know what else will be there?
Your energy.
Your clarity. Your actual creativity.

Not the manufactured kind from pushing through exhaustion.
The real kind that shows up when you've actually rested!

Your boundaries aren't negotiable.

Weekends aren't mini-Mondays.
They're recovery.
They're relationship time.
They're the pause that makes the work sustainable.
Respect them.

Tell me: what's one thing you're not doing this weekend?

#CoffeeWithCrissy #SlowLiving #WeekendVibe

Hello. Join @atomicpoet and I for an IRL #coffeechat RE:

1. #PeerTube co-operative (member-owned to help make video-sharing more affordable on #fedi)

2. #BIPOC & #2SLGBTQIA representation on #DecentralizedSocial #DWeb with Tiny Ghost Game Studios co-founder Mayumi Rollings

Let's build the #OpenWeb together to be a safe and fun online space where you're seen, heard, respected!

#FediCollective meets on last Sunday of September, 3pm PDT at La Forêt on Palm Ave. (near Royal Oak Skytrain).

Agenda posted next week but this is the most advanced notice I can provide currently so stay tuned!

Inviting #Vancouver-local folx like @reiver @boris and everyone who joined us during #FediCon2025 :)

#TechForGood #CoffeeWithCrissy #FediverseFriends #BrewBuild #SuperKawaii