=== ANCHOR POEM ===
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did you know that almost everyone could technically become competitive with
olympians? it's just a matter of single-minded focus and determination over
lifetimes of time. they are the most admirable because of that, and we cherish
their presence in our life-world-line.
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=== SIMILARITY RANKED ===
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competition is valuable because it empowers us through sport.
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--- #2 fediverse/3187 ---
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*never trust your heroes*
for they will always let you down. A hero is just a person, after all, and if
you treat them as an ideal then they will disappoint you.
give tasks to people, not ideals.
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--- #3 fediverse/1318 ---
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my father was a leader and my mother was a teacher.
I look up to them every day.
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--- #4 fediverse/3093 ---
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*life is so much more than following your rules and fulfilling your
obligations*
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--- #5 fediverse/2278 ---
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confidence is contagious, but so is despair.
courage is the strength to channel despair to confident power. It is the means
by which all contests are won.
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--- #6 messages/956 ---
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Dear me:
You are not a god, you are what the gods wish to be.
You are beautiful you are inspired you're anxious and always tired. All these
are necessary for me.
Do you want to be mortal forever? Die in battle and be rewarded. Risk your
life to live longer.
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--- #7 fediverse/3741 ---
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you can only be yourself once, and it happens while you're alive.
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--- #8 fediverse/4068 ---
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there will always be people who shine in moments of strife
yet those people will inevitably fail, just as a toothbrush bristle looses
it's strength or a pencil loses it's lead
the trick is to test them in times of peace, so you can know their value
during times that lack it, the trick is to replace them before they become
stalin
never forget that power corrupts, yet power must be wielded by the worthy,
else we fall into shame and despair.
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--- #9 fediverse/1989 ---
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I don't care who you are, but if others aren't fighting to be in your life,
then do they really belong there?
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--- #10 fediverse/3984 ---
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at the end of your life, you've built a person
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--- #11 messages/1046 ---
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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.
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--- #12 bluesky#15 ---
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I honor my country the same way I honor my mother.
By being the best me that I can be.
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--- #13 fediverse/6396 ---
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have you ever considered
that you are on the same team as your allies
why are you making things difficult?
are you worth the difficulty?
I am
But I work as hard as I can
as long as I can
"self care" deprecation
"resting" lazy
"relaxing" unmotivated
none of these apply
I'm *cooling down*
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I don't know about you, but "trying my hardest" involves giving up sometimes.
How else are you to know your limits if you don't test your boundaries? And,
after finding that there's nowhere else for you to go, you *turn around* and
"give up", until you're ready for your next expedition.
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I would not compete if my life depended on it. I refuse, you cannot make me.
I compete only to test myself on another, and co-develop each other from the
experience.
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--- #16 fediverse/3916 ---
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life isn't JUST a game, but it is a game.
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--- #17 fediverse/4263 ---
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blessing for you:
*you are immediately stronger than you think*
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--- #18 fediverse/2514 ---
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my aspirations do not end at a city, a state, a nation. I literally want to
save the world.
why would you strive for anything less?
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--- #19 fediverse/4085 ---
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I can always tell when people who believe in me start thinking of me because I
start feeling the urge to do pushups
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--- #20 bluesky#29 ---
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I praise victories more than losses.
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--- #21 fediverse/5544 ---
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when people *need* you but don't *believe* in you, it's easy to find it
difficult to get out of bed.
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--- #22 fediverse/740 ---
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find beauty in all things and beauty will find you
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--- #23 messages/204 ---
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Don't be afraid. You will overcome every challenge that becomes you, it's just
a question of how. That's up to your expression, so do as you will.
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--- #24 messages/925 ---
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but also, somehow, the coolest, kindest person you know.
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--- #25 fediverse/6063 ---
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stretch every day, exercise your arms, core, and legs on alternating days
[first one, then the other, then the third, then either rest or restart
depending on how you feel]
flexibility is strength. strength gives you options. agility is speed,
dexterity is precision, wisdom is accuracy.
eat rice, beans, vegetables, and either oil or butter when you can. they work
together to keep you healthy and nourished.
be nice to creatures, whether they be animal or children or just sorta feral.
spend time feeling adventurous. climb on things because you can. be sensible
and courageous in all things. there's more to every moment than you remember,
and there's more to every story than you hear.
if you find something neat, share it with others. don't let it sit on a shelf.
unless people come by to see it every so often.
there are always people like you around. you are never alone when you are
known.
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*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.
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choose hope. choose me. I am struggling, but I am noble. I do right. choose me.
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--- #28 fediverse/5172 ---
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one side: "it's most important to be yourself"
the other: "it's most important to be your best"
neither of them is wrong. duh. use your head. people all agree on wisdom,
so... share that.
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--- #29 notes/hear-your-enemies-lose ---
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if you hear your enemies lose, that means you should fight harder, not give up
the fight
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--- #30 fediverse/4491 ---
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there is nothing more earnest than bravery
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--- #31 fediverse/3116 ---
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"*I am just a person, and I will do what I can.*"
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--- #32 fediverse/3639 ---
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love nature no matter what
love nurture if they earn it
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--- #33 fediverse/755 ---
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there's no greater test than a dishonorable foe.
overcoming apathy is the easy part, and look how hard that is!
but time and time again, bravery will win, of this I do portend.
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