Singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston was an artist who plumbed the depths of imagination, dredging up both beauty and terror, taking the sounds in his head and putting them on tape, inviting listeners in to experience the world as he experienced it. Founded in 2018 before Johnston’s passing in 2019, The Hi, How Are You Project is an Austin-based 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing mental health and well-being education. Inspired by Daniel Johnston’s famous Hi, How Are You Mural, the campaign is dedicated to helping young people navigate mental health struggles like those Johnston himself experienced. The Hi, How Are You Project just launched a new Hello Merch shop, where you can score everything from shirts and totes to hats and doormats—all bearing Daniel’s signature alien frog design. Shop now and know your bucks are going to a worthy cause, and visit the Hi, How Are Your Project for mental health tips, programs and resources, including the Hi, How Are You Pledge, which you can adopt as your own: Because mental health matters, I pledge to ask others: Hi, how are you? Let us know how you are in the comments below, and thanks for tuning into WASTOIDS.
