Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
An annual tradition, my Year in Review of the previous calendar year.
**Timestamp Table of Contents**
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - January
4:22 - February
6:24 - March
7:25 - April
8:10 - May
8:48 - June
9:22 - July
12:15 - August
14:30 - September
18:06 - October
20:29 - November
22:33 - December
25:27 - by the numbers
31:54 - conclusion
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An annual tradition, my Year in Review of the previous calendar year.
**Timestamp Table of Contents**
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - January
4:22 - February
6:24 - March
7:25 - April
8:10 - May
8:48 - June
9:22 - July
12:15 - August
14:30 - September
18:06 - October
20:29 - November
22:33 - December
25:27 - by the numbers
31:54 - conclusion
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** This video is supported by the amazing folks in my Patreon community! (More info below.) My current SPIRIT & Earth tier sponsors are CHRIS, TROY, & Melanie! Many thanks to them, and all my other supporters! **
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My name is Cara (CAR-uh). My pronouns are they/she.
I am from the land of the Erie, Mississauga, & Kaskaskia.
- Temporarily on O'odham land.
Consider supporting my videos on Patreon! My supporters make it possible for me to do what I do. They also get access to various exclusive videos, posts, and more that only Patrons get to see! Check it out at patreon.com/cutewitch772
I'm an Affiliate with Gladrags, a company that offers reusable menstrual products and other household items. I work with them because I use and love their products! When you use this link and make a purchase, they give a small percentage back to me at no additional cost to you. =)
gladrags.com/?aff=10
You can also find me on Instagram!
instagram.com/cutewitch772
I now have a second channel for gaming and other things!
youtube.com/@CaraMiaWitch
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![Critique is Necessary, Negativity is Not
Hey, viewers! This video is a kind of response to Thorn Mooneys Good Vibes Only video, but rather than responding to every individual thing said in that video, this video is more to continue the conversation and add some more thoughts. This was the first time Ive ever really struggled to decide on a video title, and I came up with this one, Critique is Necessary, Negativity is Not by mirroring a quote I like that has been said in many ways by different people. (So many people change one word and attribute it to someone else, I dont even know the original wording or who said it, at this point...!) But its always something like Change is inevitable, struggle [or growth] is an option. In this case, critiquing things is necessary in order to help things improve, but just being negative is not required. That is not the only way to be critical! I hope you enjoy the video. =)
You should definitely watch Thorns video here, if you havent:
Good Vibes Only: Being Critical in a Movement that Requires Positivity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH5olOKrKeE
Timestamps for this video!
0:00 Introduction
1:43 Content note/warning (just in case)
3:31 Getting into it - Criticism vs. Negativity
{5:28 - 5:59 Negative self-talk, with some examples}
6:30 Constructive criticism
7:15 Helpful vs unhelpful feedback - It was good; I liked it!
11:30 Criticism of content, & feedback forms
12:52 Being self-critical in a constructive way
15:07 Changing views over time (feedback on old videos, not thinking the same things years later, and how to address that)
19:33 Self-improvement in my videos (and other work)
20:36 Mental Health - being told we shouldnt talk about it, because thats being negative
25:22 Effectively silencing people by telling them they cant talk about personal struggles
27:23 PaganPerspective video topic we did writing out negative feelings in order to process, and being told that lead to an accidental curse (Link to my video on that, below)
28:43 Counseling/therapy & magickal releasing - if we cant channel, process, or release negative energy in constructive ways, what are we supposed to do?
33:12 Im on Team Processing.
34:28 When were not critical, things go unchecked.
38:17 Why were afraid to call out bad resources.
39:08 Starting the conversation - We need to be able to talk about issues in order to improve.
42:12 Re-cap / take-aways
43:00 Side note: Sometimes educating blows up in our faces.
45:16 Back to the re-cap.
45:38 Bye!
At 27:23 I talk about a PaganPerspective topic we had last year, where someone asked about processing negative emotions by writing it out (like journaling) and being told that doing so had negative magickal effects. Check out my video on that topic here:
Accidental Cursing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTmVxUzPYc
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