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"Social media feeds on innate human insecurity and FOMO. If someone distrusts you because you abstain from it’s pernicious, predatory, addictive exploitation of human insecurity, they probably secretly feel conflicted about their own participation in it and are trying to self-validate their own dependence on its empty feedback loop."

"Never ever compare yourself to other people. We all learn at different paces and none us go thru the same experiences growing up or as we take that journey in our lives. There is a lot to say about failures and success and how we learned from them."

"Just because there is a law allowing you to do something doesn't mean it's right. Just because something is against the law doesn't make it wrong."

"No matter how good a person you are, at some point you will be the bad guy in someone else’s story. You can’t please everyone, and you shouldn’t try to. Be a good person, and have friendships with people you can respect and look up to."

"Your reputation is part of a local, shared reality. It only transfers among those with common beliefs. Step outside and it ceases to exist."

"We need beliefs to function in the world, otherwise, we will waste too much energy trying to assess every little bit of information with a beginner’s mind, but our beliefs can also become our enemies, if we never question them."

"You are the only person you have to live with for the rest of your life ."

In other words, take responsibility for what you do, learn how to move past your mistakes, and realize that your actions have consequences.

"Stop placing value on what other people think of you. Recognize this is your life and get on with it. Do the things you want to do."

"Be selective with your battles. Sometimes being at peace is better than being right."

"You don't need to lose weight! You're already beautiful."

Ok. They may be beautiful, but that doesn't mean they are healthy.

"Look on the bright side"

This causes the darker parts of a situation to be ignored and remain unchanged. Every aspect, good and bad needs to be accounted for in order to improve.

"Being put in uncomfortable positions is great for personal growth and development."

"Try not to take things personally, 99% of the time when someone brings you negativity or criticism they are just talking to themselves or acting out their own conflict on others. If you can hold your peace in these times, other people's problems with you will tell you a lot more about them, than you could learn about yourself from them."

"If you find yourself forever disappointed by your life then the problem is your expectations."

"Worrying about something isn’t going to change the outcome, it’s only going to waste time and energy that could be better used somewhere else."

“Listen with the intent to understand, not respond."

"Comments for LPT: Just because you did something wrong in the past, doesn’t mean you can’t advocate against it now. It doesn’t make you a hypocrite. You grew. Don’t let people use your past to invalidate your current mindset. Growth is a concept. Embrace it."
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When you ask government for freedom, you're giving them the idea your rights come from them. That's not why we fought to create our country.

"Just because my path is different doesn't mean I'm lost."

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