>>The realization that I had the choice to give in to cynicism, or I could move through the world guided by that "solarpunk" idea I had come across years before.<<

I wrote about the Chobani solarpunk ad, which made a great seed for discussing solarpunk ideals.

>> And after some digging, I found a bright and emerging community, with a manifesto of refreshingly constructive values and grit; people mending rips to make their clothes last longer,<<

See crafty, get_knitted, and justcreate.

>> cultivating their home gardening skills, <<

See birdfeeding, common_nature, fresh_haul, and gardening.

>>Until today. My blog just disappeared in the middle of posting to it.<<

Alas!

newcomers has lots of resources about how to use Dreamwidth and where to find things you'll enjoy here. If you're coming from Tumblr, soc_puppet is posting tutorials for that angle. Find your Tumblr friends here.

Right now is Three Weeks for Dreamwidth (April 25-May 15), with lots of extra activity and fun things to do. The Follow Friday Master Post has lists of active communities by topic where you can look for some based on your interests. Many bloggers use recurring posts to pin down their key interests and maintain activity, which is also a good source of inspiration if you aren't sure what you want to post yet.

>> It was nice to feel people cared about the same values. But I’ll be hopeful. Maybe we’ll find each other again.<<

See above for the Tumblr friends post on DW.