What is your mantra to get you through the day?

[dmase]

"It could always be worse"

Sometimes the cliche is fulfilled and it does get worse at that point I switch to.

"there is always gonna be someone else worse off"

 

[Ambi]

"It will come." I wrote it on everything when I was thirteen, mainly to get through school. It's a blanket quote. I meant "blanket quote" as in, it covers plenty of things, like "happy times will come" or "the end of the day will come". It's a convenient mantra because it's so short. I used to think about how sad times will come, but I don't want to ruin happy times. Also, it will end. It's comforting to think of how nothing will matter in the end.

"Exceed due measure, and the most delightful things become least delightful"

"Of pleasures, those which occur most rarely give the most delight"

"Fortify thyself with contentment: that is an impregnable stronghold."

It kind of got to the point where sometimes I'd like the feeling of not having eaten more than just having eaten (but I still liked eating), and I liked daydreaming about love more than actually having someone. I also liked that chapter of Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted where those rich people pretended to be homeless for a fun hobby. I notice how whenever you upgrade something, you suddenly notice how old-fashioned or shit whatever you'd replaced was, so in a way, having not very good stuff is kind of exciting because you know there is always the potential for there to be something better; it's kind of like being a child again. It helps me not to feel deprived all the time like people who are always wanting new clothes, tastier food, better sex, better everything. Not that I regret getting rid of those cheap headphones or anything.

Once I felt really nauseous, so I started thinking things like "I am a mere observer of this pain, it is not a part of me. I like a force outside the pain. I care not." It felt like it sort of worked because I fainted for long enough for there to be mild pain when I poked my ribs later and reasoned it was from leaning on the side of the bath. I don't think I could remedy extreme pain with that philosophy, and pain is painful way you optimistically put it.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Its an excerpt from "Desiderata", something i read whenever i feel the stress of the world cannot get any worse.

I like it. Attempt empathy.

It brought this to mind:

"Can any profit be derived from these men? Aye, from all.
?What, even from a reviler??
Why, tell me what profit a wrestler gains from him who exercises him beforehand? The very greatest: he trains me in the practice of endurance, of controlling my temper, of gentle ways. You deny it. What, the man who lays hold of my neck, and disciplines loins and shoulders, does me good,? while he that trains me to keep my temper does me none? This is what it means, not knowing how to gain advantage from men! Is my neighbour bad? Bad to himself, but good to me: he brings my good temper, my gentleness into play. Is my father bad? Bad to himself, but good to me. This is the rod of Hermes; touch what you will with it, they say, and it becomes gold. Nay, but bring what you will and I will transmute it into Good. Bring sickness, bring death, bring poverty and reproach, bring trial for life?all these things through the rod of Hermes shall be turned to profit."

My mantra is usually "OK, what's wrong, and how can I fix it?" I'm very sensitive to blood sugar levels, hormones, tiredness, etc. If I can get whatever's plaguing me to go away, then I can do what I need to do.

That's very sensible.

"Nooo everything is terrible I don't feel like I can take it anymore eff em ehhllll I don't know why I feel this way!!!" as opposed to "I'm feeling kind of depressed at the moment. The factors contributing to this are inadequate amounts of sleep, inadequate nutrients, and possibly hormones. I will likely feel better once I have decent food and sleep, but for now I'm in no condition to be making decisions."

"Get the fuck out of bed you lazy bastard."

I love it.

Mine would probably be "Everything happens for a reason".

The principle of cause and effect comforts you?

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

"It will come." I wrote it on everything when I was thirteen, mainly to get through school. It's a blanket quote. I meant "blanket quote" as in, it covers plenty of things, like "happy times will come" or "the end of the day will come". It's a convenient mantra because it's so short. I used to think about how sad times will come, but I don't want to ruin happy times. Also, it will end. It's comforting to think of how nothing will matter in the end.

"Exceed due measure, and the most delightful things become least delightful"

"Of pleasures, those which occur most rarely give the most delight"

"Fortify thyself with contentment: that is an impregnable stronghold."

It kind of got to the point where sometimes I'd like the feeling of not having eaten more than just having eaten (but I still liked eating), and I liked daydreaming about love more than actually having someone. I also liked that chapter of Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted where those rich people pretended to be homeless for a fun hobby. I notice how whenever you upgrade something, you suddenly notice how old-fashioned or shit whatever you'd replaced was, so in a way, having not very good stuff is kind of exciting because you know there is always the potential for there to be something better; it's kind of like being a child again. It helps me not to feel deprived all the time like people who are always wanting new clothes, tastier food, better sex, better everything. Not that I regret getting rid of those cheap headphones or anything.

Once I felt really nauseous, so I started thinking things like "I am a mere observer of this pain, it is not a part of me. I like a force outside the pain. I care not." It felt like it sort of worked because I fainted for long enough for there to be mild pain when I poked my ribs later and reasoned it was from leaning on the side of the bath. I don't think I could remedy extreme pain with that philosophy, and pain is painful way you optimistically put it.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Its an excerpt from "Desiderata", something i read whenever i feel the stress of the world cannot get any worse.

I like it. Attempt empathy.

It brought this to mind:

"Can any profit be derived from these men? Aye, from all.
?What, even from a reviler??
Why, tell me what profit a wrestler gains from him who exercises him beforehand? The very greatest: he trains me in the practice of endurance, of controlling my temper, of gentle ways. You deny it. What, the man who lays hold of my neck, and disciplines loins and shoulders, does me good,? while he that trains me to keep my temper does me none? This is what it means, not knowing how to gain advantage from men! Is my neighbour bad? Bad to himself, but good to me: he brings my good temper, my gentleness into play. Is my father bad? Bad to himself, but good to me. This is the rod of Hermes; touch what you will with it, they say, and it becomes gold. Nay, but bring what you will and I will transmute it into Good. Bring sickness, bring death, bring poverty and reproach, bring trial for life?all these things through the rod of Hermes shall be turned to profit."

My mantra is usually "OK, what's wrong, and how can I fix it?" I'm very sensitive to blood sugar levels, hormones, tiredness, etc. If I can get whatever's plaguing me to go away, then I can do what I need to do.

That's very sensible.

"Nooo everything is terrible I don't feel like I can take it anymore eff em ehhllll I don't know why I feel this way!!!" as opposed to "I'm feeling kind of depressed at the moment. The factors contributing to this are inadequate amounts of sleep, inadequate nutrients, and possibly hormones. I will likely feel better once I have decent food and sleep, but for now I'm in no condition to be making decisions."

"Get the fuck out of bed you lazy bastard."

I love it.

Mine would probably be "Everything happens for a reason".

The principle of cause and effect comforts you?

Well, yeah, mostly because my mother used to say it to me when I was younger. You should look at it from a positive side, learn from what has happened and try to make it better in the future.

 

[Brandon237]

"every cloud has a silver lining".
My friend has gotten so used to weird and bad things happening that for him such is life is too long, so whenever appropriate, you will hear "life" rather loud

 

[Ambi]

The principle of cause and effect comforts you?

Well, yeah, mostly because my mother used to say it to me when I was younger. You should look at it from a positive side, learn from what has happened and try to make it better in the future.

Thank you, it makes sense that way. Thinking "even though this was bad, we can make this the reason for something better happening in the future" makes sense.

Some people automatically see it as meaning "everything happens according to a divine plan", like this guy:

The principle of cause and effect can be comforting in other ways. It helps suppress the belief in demons, ghosts, and the like. So far, most supposed spiritual phenomena has been scientifically explained, so it's likely the causes of any given unexplainable phenomena can and will likely be explained in future and can be reasonably dismissed as non-spiritual. It's comforting knowing things can be predicted and controlled.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

The principle of cause and effect comforts you?

Well, yeah, mostly because my mother used to say it to me when I was younger. You should look at it from a positive side, learn from what has happened and try to make it better in the future.

Thank you, it makes sense that way. Thinking "even though this was bad, we can make this the reason for something better happening in the future" makes sense.

Some people automatically see it as meaning "everything happens according to a divine plan", like this guy:

The principle of cause and effect can be comforting in other ways. It helps suppress the belief in demons, ghosts, and the like. So far, most supposed spiritual phenomena has been scientifically explained, so it's likely the causes of any given unexplainable phenomena can and will likely be explained in future and can be reasonably dismissed as non-spiritual. It's comforting knowing things can be predicted and controlled.

I'm an agnostic, so I don't really know what I believe in. I don't really like that guy though or that way of thinking.