I work in nursing. Even while I unionize to improve working conditions and report my facility to improve living conditions, that isn’t something that happens over night. Instead, I can take joy in spending extra time to make someone’s day a little better.

Find the joy in those moments of power. Some people make entire careers trying to improve the lives of those around them. Find something you can do to help someone in the immediate all while acting to affect a wider good.

Get a long, narrow planter or two. Potting soil, and grow onions, garlic, and potatoes (based on where you live) get grow lights if you can. Onions last longer, but potatoes grow easier.

Rice and beans. Tomato sauce/paste for stretching and altering it.