Usually I keep this band flipped the other way so it's a private message for just me.
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In the book series Hyperion, a messiah character says she thought of her message over and over to make it as concise as possible. The final version of her message was "choose again", sort of saying you are not bound by destiny or your past, you can always reevaluate and continue forward, whatever forward means for you
In the same vein, falling flat on your face is technically forward progress. Technically. Take the W, and pick the gravel outta your teeth. 🤷🏼♂️😅
Every bad day you get through is another day you never have to live through again, and I think there’s something to be said for that.
Hol' up. All over again? Again?
^Fuuuck.^
Where did you buy this band? Looks interesting..
I really hate to sound like a shill on the internet lol. It seems like you can't ever talk about how you enjoy a product on the internet without someone claiming you are secretly working for them.
There are a lot of these types of bands on various stores on the internet really. You just have to search things like motivational wristbands.
This one is a bit different because it has words on the inside, but the outside has artwork instead of just being plain. Imo this particular brand is WAY overpriced for what it is. But I haven't found a band sold by someone else that has this. All the other ones are one sided.
The brand for these is called Zox. I have several of them now. I try to pick combos of sayings and artwork I like. Tbh the artwork on this one is not the best imo. I am mostly into their flower design ones.
But if you find a cheaper company with both motivational sayings on the inside AND artwork on the reverse side, please don't hesitate to let me know!