=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1352 I like that article. I definitely fail to follow some of those principles at times, though never all of them at once. I can be better, as all people can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1712 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-246 I think you're right, I tend to examine things at their most extreme as practice in identifying my own weaknesses. ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/203 --- ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: guns-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-95 the article I linked at the end is loooooooong but also so so good. I remember reading it and thinking thoughts... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #3 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 │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/85 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── At the end of the day, all we are is our intentions and our choices. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 messages/427 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If everyone can do whatever they want, they'll tend to prefer the easy way. And the easy way is rarely the right way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse_boost/389 --- ◀═╦═══════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════───────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ @user-1871 │ │ ║ │ Never responsible for other people. │ │ ║ │ Never responsible for reactions, theirs or others. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ My first thought reading this was "Oh you met my parent!" │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┴─▶ --- #7 fediverse/3093 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── *life is so much more than following your rules and fulfilling your obligations* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 messages/958 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── I can only do by learning. Hence why it's difficult to do things more than once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2955 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── some lessons can only be learned from the past. In a decent person, a mistake would not persist beyond their chance to remedy it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 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 │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/6027 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── some days I feel like someone else's lesson and that can be hard. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2396 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @shiri I'd like to add that "all you can do" is more than enough. Be kind to yourself, you are both important *and* valuable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 messages/377 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── infinite dedication implies stagnation, don't be so quick to trust. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 messages/193 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── Virtue deserves pride ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/94 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── @user-107 If you can figure out how to do it well, everything else seems less difficult. : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3142 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: morality │ └──────────────────────┘ all that is sufficient to be a good person is to choose the best option whenever you can. *that's it* we act with the decisions we are given. Hence why it's important to be as you believe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1333 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-944 @user-803 I'm sorry that what I said resonated with you : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/5430 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── "you promise a lot, and deliver very little" I promise nothing. I am showing you the way, not walking it for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2569 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1289 I've made that mistake before. It's an easy trap to fall into. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3116 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "*I am just a person, and I will do what I can.*" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 messages/1314 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── Blind faith is when you don't know what you're hoping for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #22 messages/103 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── *which is why I try to be as unique as I can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/3138 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1352 That's true! All things with moderation, all things in balance, and all things with discretion. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 notes/too-harsh --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ okay I was too harsh. Things are looking up, but mostly because we're breaking down the systems that held us back. Not because we're shifting responsibility, or taking capability, but rather because we are liberating our finest impulses and diminishing the forces that cause us to cause harm, or make bad decisions. who would have thought, people *want* to do good. People also want to take the easiest, most efficient path - humans optimize, what would you expect? Both of these things can be true. The issue is, of course, when doing good is not one of the things you're allowed-required to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #25 fediverse/4313 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I made progress today, and so will you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/6062 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── @user-1074 the uncertainty is part of the point. Embrace it, do good, and be satisfied until you do more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #27 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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 messages/1457 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I wrote this down before, but... The eighth deadly sin is shame. The eighth holy virtue is discretion. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #29 messages/1116 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── What works for me might not work for another, But What works for me might work for another. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ --- #30 messages/332 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The best leaders know when to follow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/5345 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/2380 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "I won't follow you" Good. Don't. Follow your heart. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/3741 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── you can only be yourself once, and it happens while you're alive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ |