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Do you have a mantra that keeps you going through tough times? (lemmy.world)

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"it do be like that sometimes" is starting to lose it's magic a little

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[-] banana_meccanica@feddit.it 3 points 10 months ago

"I am already dead" and "They are not your friends"

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

From one of Patton Oswald's stand up specials, he shares his late wife's mantra, as a devout atheist: "It's chaos. Be kind." Nothing means anything, nothing happens for a reason, things just happen, they only have the meaning we bring to them, be kind.

[-] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Do what you can.

There's so many problems, so much uncertainty about the future, it can sometimes feel overwhelming and you just shut down. If you have a counter full of dishes, even if you wash one dish you've technically made the situation better. Marginally sure, but still in the right direction. And if that's where you can focus your attention it might provide some momentum to finish all of them. But if not, that's fine too, you still made the situation a little better and sometimes that's the best we can hope for.

Hope you find what you're looking for.

[-] hahattpro@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

YOLO

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Get back up.

Above all, no matter how many times you get hit, can you get back up? --Gwen Stacy, Into the Spider-Verse

[-] acutfjg@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

"it doesn't really matter" keeps me going

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

That's a great platinum blonde single.

[-] SonOfSuns@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

"Every task before you is a challenge to succeed." It's from "Moment to Moment" by a band called Children 18:3. Great song.

[-] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Also from them "All my balloons are popping!"

[-] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"it's not the worst thing that's ever happened to me."

And even if it turns out to be, we'll only really know in hindsight.

[-] skatrek47@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

“The wheel of Fortune turns and turns”

[-] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

be far-sighted

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