Mishle/Proverbs 3:3-4: "Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man."

Baby don't hurt me!

What a nice change to see a positive thread. It's definitely hard to be optimistic all the time but you just have to appreciate the little things in life and find the silver lining in even the most challenging situations. I used to stress a lot over things I couldn't control and it drove me crazy. It's much nicer to be in a place where you can just truly take life one day at a time and not worry about what hurdles life will throw at you tomorrow. This pandemic really made me appreciate things I used to take for granted (family) and realize that life isn't all about working/making money.

It's too late, there's no turning back. We're full blown Degenmaxxing

Can you narrate the entire first post with soothing background music?Appreciating nature does this for me and brings me into the moment. Finding the extraordinary in what some people may only see as ordinary. I try to take the time to appreciate the little moments and comforts in life.

Past 2 weeks I got to see and appreciate:
Spoiler!

Although truthfully, I still struggle with feeling down about myself. Ahh well. Life's a work in progress and as this poem goes:

"I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in the darkness,
The Astonishing Light
Of your own Being!'

Just like I can appreciate nature, Im sure there's someone out there that will see the best in me that I myself can't. But one day I'd love to see it in myself as well!

This thread. This thread right here. This is a good thread brah. Reps.

I need your good vibes rn srs <3

Hey brah, how are you?If you don't have time for love, you clearly aren't saving the world.We don't need to worry about a thing because we're freeAgreed, this is an excellent way to put it!Das it mane; it's easier to keep pushing yourself than it is to let yourself fall off the boat.

It's easier to love, and to give love than it is to be hateful in the long run. Hate, and anger will tear you apart from within. Love will build your world from the ground up.I really, really, like this brah. This is fukking excellent. An example of a very well selected verse right here

I'm going to keep this one with me.

TFW access denied error but... let's try getting that second post into this edit


...........CERTIFIED CLASSIC!!!!The pandemic was a beautiful hard reset on so many things. It's an opportunity to return to more simple roots, and to stop yourself from overcomplicating your life. This was the greatest opportunity we could have had for introspection, and learning more about oneself... Growth out of a tragedy. That's what this is.

You're right; we all took many things for granted before this. But you're recognizing the things you took for granted. Now you can appreciate themFull blown degenmaxxing is a stage we all go through at some point

... and now a thirdWow that access denied error is really giving it to me lol

EDIT: Access denied error not letting me give the rest of my responses, so I'll try again later

Ahaha fuk yeah brah

Love that ****

This thread, I love this stuff

Beautiful post. Spreading reps ITT. We will always have our down moments, it's a part of life. I think the concept is to see life as a great thing with some bad moments sprinkled in between, rather than life being a bad thing with few good moments in between.

As for your poem, it sounds really similar to the lyrics in one of my favorite songs. It was a miscer who posted this, wish I remember him now so I could rep him again.

Have a listen if you want. It's one of the most moving songs I ever heard

arguably the gayest thread of all time

hehe sorry men =]


<3

Gayer than this?

What about for manlets like myself? My tour has been over for a while. Repped btw

Be ******* like op

I can confirm, the source is OP.

I’m definitely tryin brah, your advice and words of encouragement help more than you know.

how's post-covid life? srs

Op's gonna pull a connor Murphy on us soon

Haha solid bro. I’m a teacher, so it was kind of funny going back to work. People treated me like a dang leper for the first week. All symptoms have faded away

Thanks bro, I needed this. Been harsh on myself lately but you're right, i've been working my ass off. The issue is that I always feel like I could be doing more/better and it makes me overthink.

That song is majestic af

HOW? like i said yesterday; just more platitudes!

contact with machine elves also possibly confirmed, just great!

Okay, let's see if access denied errors will let me post this time

EDIT: Still cannot get the rest of this long post out, I'm sorry brahs. I wonder if it has to do with quoting.

At the very least I can address this re: Davik:
Do... you not know how toappreciategestures, actions, people, places, and things? No offense, but this isn't rocket science. It's not brain surgery, and it's not brain science either. It's spending an extra few moments each day thinking about things that you feel grateful for instead of spending that same time thinking about all the chit you're upset about.

It's always a little funny to me when you get somebody trying to challenge this advice by saying "Hey man, that's empty platitudes." And it's like, no, it's absolutely not. It's indicative ofyour own inabilityto recognize how many things you take for granted.

It's about recognizing thatevery day, 95% of your day goes exactly as planned. The other 5% is often something of such little significance, that being upset about it or dwelling on it all day as opposed to working on fixing it or at least recognizing why it makes you upset and then moving on, just doesn't make sense. But most people do it anyway; they ruminate. They sit down and remain upset. They get mad at the news. They get mad at other people on the news lightyears away from them. And they just stay mad.

How can you be more loving?

1. Actively spend time considering the things you feel grateful for. Single out a few things every day that you enjoy, and appreciate. Consider those things for a bit longer than you normally would.
2. When you're in a bad situation, and notice yourself thinking more negatively about it, spend some additional time to consider how this experience can be helpful to you later. Think about how it could be helpful to the people you love and care about later.
3. When you are in the company of people you care about, THINK about how much you care about those people. In the pauses of speech, or in the small silences, think to yourself "Wow, this is nice. I am glad I get to do this."
4. Recognize when you're ruminating over something that has a negligible effect on your life, or when you're angry because the media has asked you to be angry. Recognize that most calls to anger are not beneficial or productive to you directly, especially those put forth on the television. This is especially important in political climates that function under a doomsday pretense.
5. Stop mucking through your life. Pay more attention. Focus on being more alert. Focus on being aware of your day, and recognizing the day as it passes. BE ACTIVELY HERE NOW. Do not auto pilot.