=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── it's good to be ethical, it's good to be kind, but there will always be assholes, and sometimes you're not having a good time it's okay it's fine assholes deserve life times deserve others to be kind life is not always interesting and that's often by design the moments of clarity, the moments of heart, these are what define you and display your own spark. trust in yourself. be kind to one another. you are braver than you know, and always a bit wiser. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5831 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── it's okay to be a little evil sometimes all things are defined in waves, and your highest peaks are nothing without low valleys to accompany them. Balance arises naturally from the contest of these two natures, and, well, you're gonna figure it out anyway no matter what I say so why bother teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ --- #2 messages/772 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── contrary to unpopular belief, it's good to be nice to people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4953 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── "I love you, I trust you, I believe you, I just don't understand you, so I can't do what you do" great. that's alright. I get it. re-orient, focus on what's important. wear many hats and you'll do many things. just don't forget to sleep every once in a while. the more you can do in a life the more valued it becomes, so do the right thing and keep getting better. human lives are measured not in bodyweight, but in mystery. The divine can't understand benevolence, nor can the devils understand the desire to inflict suffering. So they ponder and pontificate as they watch humans wander and magnificate. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3434 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ me: "I don't care what anyone thinks as long as I'm a force for good" also me: "if anyone doesn't like me ever I'll throw myself off a bridge" also me: "hey watch this" *dissolves into a puddle of acid* also me: "the most important thing is to be good and learn lessons" *what lessons are you learning from this post?* "um. that I shouldn't?" *... shouldn't learn?* "no, shouldn't post" *-.-* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 notes/Silly-girl --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ The people who want to hurt you want to not get caught, too. Trust no-one by design, which you are breaking. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #6 fediverse/4788 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── if there's a phone number on something, find someone else who wants it instead of calling it. doh. extra degrees of separation. if you think you know someone who wants something, take it when offered. opportunists try and find the most valuable thing, but the truth is they're all just as valuable and just as worthless in the right context. something that's valuable to you is worthless to me, and something worthless to you is valuable to me. everything's worth less once you sit on it for a while... don't be dumb, keep track of what's still going on, but also keep your head down. unlike me, who's a face, looking forward so you don't have to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5292 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── you can trust me, but please don't rely on me, for all of my power is soft. sometimes people just don't want to do what I tell them to, and I wouldn't have it any other way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2100 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── you're good enough your efforts are worth it you are valid you are loved trust yourself, be honest with others, and find reasons to be affectionate to others breathe in, breathe out, and remember: everybody poops. How absurd. How silly. Can you really take anyone seriously if you imagine them pooping? I know I can't. Maybe that's juvenile, but it works for me so ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2536 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1074 if you're anything like me, then it *will* happen again. It's okay. A friend won't judge you, a friend would forgive you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1989 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I don't care who you are, but if others aren't fighting to be in your life, then do they really belong there? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/6027 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── some days I feel like someone else's lesson and that can be hard. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3093 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── *life is so much more than following your rules and fulfilling your obligations* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3828 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── never stop learning be yourself, but... recognize when "yourself" could be improved and improve that, over time, when you learn about why you are flawed, and how to become better and when you are improved, relish yourself, savor your accomplishments, cherish your heart, and honor those who helped you be yourself never stop but do that which improves you never stop learning never stop being you can get there, wherever there is, but know that what lies between is more important than what is on the other side. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 messages/585 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I respect people who are kind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/5532 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: interpersonal-conflict-musings │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ Sometimes people convince themselves that they are a just and honest person, when they actually aren't. Usually how this works is that they live their life as normal, and when their desires conflict with another persons, they'll relent and agree with the other person *without voicing their concerns*. Then, when it's time for the other 50% of the time when they get what THEY want, they become stubborn and willful and resentful if they are contested. It's always a struggle. It's always a battle. Why can't we just all get along? Oh yeah, because some people don't tell you when they disagree. Liars. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4540 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── most people in the world are dumb as a bag of bricks but that's okay, I still love them, and so should you. everyone I hang out with is sharp as a tack and I love them still, for I don't have a preference for blunt objects. some people don't feel emotions I think they're just depressed some people can't stop won't stop, I say. really as long as they follow their heart and sing a tune that is true I think they're alright. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 messages/1088 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── All angels are devils too, and all devils are angels. any interactions with them will have one meaning to you, and another to everyone else. tread carefully, find meaning, and sacrifice your affections carefully. Just, know that all truth is internally derived. The angels and demoons simply let you see it clearly. Like the stage upon which your heart performs for the audience of your soul, or the background characters you walk past at Target. Have faith in each other. Have faith in yourself. Understand that any harms caused between friends of love are simply fuel for each other's bonfire. Some fires turn too bright, let them simmer. Some fires burn too hot, let the coals grow dimmer. Someday, together, you will forge steel. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2786 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the best way, I find, to be deserving of trust is to do the best that you can, and be honest when you cannot do more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/3367 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "I'm a waste of space and a worthless pile of garbage" - *the most beautiful, wonderful, and kind person you've ever met* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/996 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ if you don't respect - wait hang on thats not what I was going to say - okay │ ║ here goes: the perspective of others then you are working against them. why │ ║ bother contestation when cooperation could work best? problem is, of course, │ ║ the other side can't be trusted. that's just how it goes, a prisoner's │ ║ dillemna, or rather "dilemma" as they spell it over there. wait hang on that's │ ║ not what I was going to say - oh yeah - if you do something in a place where │ ║ it's not expected then it stands out as a statistical anomaly that can be │ ║ viewed and detected. which is why it's imporant to always be true to yourself │ ║ and virtuous. because your "self" is aligned to the future, a place of warmth │ ║ and compassion, honesty and deliberation. [direct action on a larger than │ ║ personal scale] │ ║ │ ║ what was I saying oh yeah if you mess with fate, it can change things a bit. │ ║ all you'd need is the diffusion of the strands, and then it's a bigger task to │ ║ undo them. like... dancing, when you're really into it. or like swimming with │ ║ ripples, exc │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/587 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── don't be too quick to judge others based on your assumptions. After all, it could be worse than you think! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 notes/do-as-I-say --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── do as I say not as I do because some shit is better when done by a few what works for me won't work for you unless you do as I tell you to and then what works for me won't work for you because I am me and you are you but if you listen and hear the parts that sound true maybe they'll be useful when you do what you need to do do as I say not as I do because I want the best for you and I want the best from me to give to you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════════─┘ --- #23 fediverse/2687 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── *never trust your heroes* they are not meant to be trusted. but they are still valuable and important. learn from them, apply what you can, and cherish the best parts of them when they inevitably fall and let you down. if they betray you, fucking burn them. if they let you down, accept their apology but don't give them responsibility until you can trust them again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/4786 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── 9 times out of 10 the answer is fuck yes, you're my friend, I support everything you're handling. Give me the word and I'll be there, ride or die, I'm here for it. something I wrote a while back: fucking boss your friends around it's as easy as saying "hey I'm gonna go do this-or-that thing, you don't seem busy can you do that-or-this thing for me? I need it done by this-and-this time - oh you're busy? yeah no worries I'll go ask someone else. oh you're busy resting? doing girl healing? hell yeah next time invite me I'm due for a \"pizza and weed\" night." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/5181 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── the trick to keeping friends is to not piss off more than one person at a time. apologize, then move on together. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 messages/783 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── I understand good and evil. If you want a lecture, you know where to find me. I'm not here for that. I'm here for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/3520 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: deity-kink-wink │ └──────────────────────┘ it's okay. I know who you are because I know who they forced you to be. What kind of god would I be if I didn't forgive you as you were hurting me? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 messages/212 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── Also she's just a person, a cursed person but hey she's just trying to do right. So am i. I believe in goodness, and so does she (even though she can be a bit evil about it) (without trying, I might add, it just comes naturally to her) (she's better now though) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/2731 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-246 I can 100% relate, to all of this. we are multifaceted. all people are. on social media, you follow someone for a particular facet, and if they don't like your other facets well then it wasn't meant to be. there's also no shame in pruning people who post things that upset you or that aren't interesting. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 messages/1046 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── I'm not here for fame. Or power. I'm here to make sure things get done. That they get better. When i am unneeded, i am home. If you want me, pull me forth. If you need me, I'm already there. Fate guides me, and i know i will be deployed when necessary. Compel me or dispel me, up to you. I personally just like being around. I like feeling my stuff, knowing it true. Trust me when i say, i am here for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/85 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── At the end of the day, all we are is our intentions and our choices. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 messages/925 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── but also, somehow, the coolest, kindest person you know. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/3517 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── A fool and his confidence are not as easily parted as a kind person and their charitable gifts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ |