=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── If you want me to provide hope, provide some hints that you think I'm inspirational. Then start a conversation about what you want to be hopeful for. Though i might just start talking about examples of things to be hopeful for, so, try and emphasize that my vision is hopeful. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1362 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-192 it suddenly became relevant in your life for a different reason and you wanted to share it again to see if anyone wanted to talk about it so you could explain your feelings and see perspective from someone who's maybe approaching the same or similar thing from a slightly different angle? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/279 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If you lack burning passion, seek to empower those that do. There you will find fulfillment, and perhaps you'll find your passions become aligned to theirs. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2488 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I know how you might be feeling. If you haven't hear from someone you care about and it's eating you up inside, imagine them succeeding. helps me feel better. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1407 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── you always think you want something, but then you don't, because expectations are not reality, and you were just addicted to the feeling of hope. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2481 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── on one hand, conversation to spark insight. on the other, being connected to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/997 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I want a revolution because i want to be at home in my homeland. Look at me! Be as me! I yearn to tell my friends. But they're too busy being like themselves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5787 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── if you want to make rope, you start with small pieces and braid them together. if you want to make hope, you start with families and braid them together. just be careful, for the world is too vast to keep track of who knows what. better in my mind to have systems of familiar forces which keep guiding as things align. -- twisted sister ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2614 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── literally just... if you want to connect to me, come hang out on my wavelength. or like, invite me to join yours, and I'll do my best to show how I feel about the things you share. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3823 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── "sometimes I don't want to be optimistic sometimes I just want to complain" oh yeah well what if I want to be optimistic at all times as a coping mechanism huh you don't have to agree with me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/109 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── That's why I like talking about things I'm interested in. It makes me more likely to be able to bring up something I've been thinking about. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/1837 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-883 I agree with you. Collaboration is the path to the bright future. If only they could see it. [if only we could make them see] (cue all the media ever made that means to tell a message about which choices we should make in the future) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5476 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── I'm making progress, I can feel it in my bones. maybe we're just ALL making progress, which is why it feels like I'm moving forward. in any case, I look forward to the future we have a say in, when all things are more impactful due to our hearts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/946 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-661 so, you should strive to be compassionate and honest, in order to keep fear from ruling your life? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/392 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── Hey, can someone please accomplish my dreams for me? I'm too busy being a waste of potential! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1351 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-521 people say that kind of thing when they feel alone. maybe "wake up" is another way to say "find me" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4043 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: not about anyone here │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1259 yes it makes it difficult to connect with them. I find that people like that need a different context, if you want to connect, so that you can see them in a new light. if they're still ":(" then you can't waste your energy on them - they are working on themselves. At least, they should be. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3031 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── the things that I suggest we do when we hang out are not because those are the things I most want to do, but rather because they are the things that I think you'd want to do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2390 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @shiri Yeah. Like, if you feel so powerless or hopeless that your impulse is to flee, why not take a chance at redirecting that energy. Point it toward a problem that needs doing. You can do whatever you want. That's what it means to be free. You can be whoever you want to be, that's the meaning of liberty. If you don't have any ideas, come to me and I'll lend you a hand. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5597 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: MH---, sui ideation │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1370 If you don't have the energy, then people need to take care of you. Maybe they do anyway. If you're anything like me, and in this regard I think we might be similar, having people take care of you is important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #20 messages/353 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Just think about what a good person would do, and there's your answer to each question in the moment. Just... Be strategic about it, make sure you're always working toward a goal. Do it with intention, do it with heart, and never hide your true impulses - they are what your demon seeks to corrupt. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ |