=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── don't look back. The world is changing and I know it's scary but we can build something for ourselves. Something that works, something that helps, something that heals. We can have the space to surround ourselves with ourselves. Fear nothing except fear in your allies. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2361 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ If you are stressed about the world, it's often because you are afraid of losing what you have. The cure to this feeling is to realize that you never had anything to begin with, you only rented it. Soon we will be free. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2023 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── The unknown is scarier than the new. The more you learn, the more you experience, the less afraid you are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/505 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── I am brave with what I say but fearful with what I do ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3059 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I only sorta know what a "reply guy" is and at this point I'm scared to ask ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/618 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── It's okay to be scared. *I'm scared too*. All we can do is try. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4391 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── It's okay to be scared. I'm scared too. All we can do is try. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #7 bluesky#36 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── people are terrified, yet within me I feel a bright brilliant light. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #8 fediverse/1855 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: being-afraid-of-something-is-hard-but-can-be-overcome │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you're afraid of spies, then they've already won. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2326 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I'm not afraid to die, but if I was I'd probably just lie. Fear is the mindkiller, and to share it as terror and not caution deals morale a blow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2208 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Without community, of course you're going to be afraid. of course you won't know what to do. of course you should leave, and return from a position of strength. With fellows beside you, nothing can stand before you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2503 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1279 @user-1280 Having trouble with doubt? Have no fear my friend, dare for the bright age! We are stronger than they know. They are afraid, and they project it to us because that is all that they can do. A better future is possible, a better future is within reach. For the children of our children, all we need is one week. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2648 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-95 there is nothing within that is scarier than what is without. just like being in the dark at night, what's without remains hidden until it's coming for you in the night to drag you out and shoot you in the street like a dog. but fear is the greatest enemy, that which gives them power to do such things. be not afraid, and you can resist all that you might. within, there is trauma - that needs healing without, there are villains - they need fighting trauma isn't scary. the hard part happened already. now you just need to heal, which takes focused growth, the same way a body grows a scab over a wound while it heals. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4648 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── do you think people in rome missed the hoplites? does britain yearn for the druids, america for the slaves? and what would the natives say, those indigenous to the east-west and the north-south? who would speak for ye, now that we deleted what thee be? if you could wake up tomorrow in a luxury gay space communism like star trek, would you do it? We'd never get our natural culture back. It'd be lost for all time. ... but... floating amongst the stars in a spaceship made out of space, not metal or stone or bone, but spacetime. all we know is to strive. I think a lot of people are scared about what happens when we find ourselves pushed over the edge into a waiting abyss of... endless future scary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUIxEWmsvI (I personally don't think it'll be like this, we got some spunk left in us still) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/1136 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── embrace the destruction of your fear ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #15 messages/473 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── The only thing I truly fear Is the spirits within dinosaur bones coming alive and eating people ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1022 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-750 if you aren't afraid, then either you aren't in danger or you've misjudged your opponent. if you're constantly afraid, then they cannot yet defeat you. EDIT: either that, or they need you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4225 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I'm not scared. I know that whatever happens, we're here for each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2688 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "you are better than fear. I know this for I have seen your soul, as it is the same shape as mine." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1361 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: I think I'm going to like this book (abuse of CW) │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 I'd say "content warning: fear-cursed-if-true-not-politics" that way people who had "Fear" or "cursed" on their filter list wouldn't see it. Things that are commonly content-warning'd are also commonly content-filtered by people who tend to be the biggest beneficiaries of healthily designed content-warnings. so putting keywords in there that filter out people who don't want to see intense or damaging things to their psyche can avoid it more easily. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 messages/204 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── 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. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ |