Uplifting words

[Channelknight Fadran]

Don't die.

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

In music, tension and dissonance are what create beauty. Without them, music has no meaning. But with them, we can appreciate the gorgeous melodies, the poignant phrases, and the heartbreaking refrains that they allow for. For without the chaos, there is no light. So remember this: no matter how complicated or confusing your problems and emotions can be, they can always resolve into something unimaginably beautiful. And they will.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Give yourself some credit. Don’t be quick to forget your accomplishments. Don’t downplay them, either. You’ve done incredible things, and that’s because you are incredible.

[Duxredux he/him]

I've started to think that there is such a thing as reverse fundamental attribution error. Fundamental attribution error is where a person attributes another's behavior to their character traits while attributing their own behavior to environmental or situational factors outside of their control. Often this is in a negative context such as "that person who is speeding is a reckless idiot" compared to "I had to speed because my alarm didn't go off and I can't afford to be late one more time to class". However, I have also seen the reverse in people, where they attribute another's success to environmental factors and their own failure to character flaw while ignoring the circumstances. This can appear as "they only won because their rich enough to get the best equipment" or "I'm just no good at this, I'm not gifted/smart/athletic like other people are (while ignoring circumstances like amount of time spent practicing when comparing a beginner to a veteran, poor equipment, coaching, support, etc.)." A bit of a downer beginning for uplifting words, but I hope that pointing out that these mindsets and viewpoints at the extremes are so very incomplete. Sometimes things really just don't go your way, but that doesn't mean that you can't succeed when circumstances support you. Sometimes other people succeed in spite of their circumstances and we just never see it. Realizing that they way I saw the world was incomplete helped me at least to try to stop comparing my weaknesses to other's strengths.

So... if you'll forgive my pedantry, I have a tendency to lecture. I would guess that most if not everyone who has posted something uplifting on this thread has been discouraged, felt like a failure, but believed that failure need not be final. If you came to this thread feeling kind of silly because you wanted something uplifting to get you through the day and felt a bit weak for needing that support, then you're just like the rest of us who sometimes need a bit of a boost. Believe that you can do great things, and you just might prove yourself right.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Rest. Take each day easy. You can’t always function the way people expect you to, or the way that you expect yourself to.

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

You don't need to blame yourself for everything going wrong.

It's okay to do nothing for a while and just exist.

I love you, I'm proud of you, you got this, you're incredible, you mean so much to so many people and don't you forget it <3

[Robin Sedai she/her]

I love you all

Just remember that.

[Going_North_cal]

If only you knew

The sunlight shines a little brighter

The weight of the worlds a little lighter

The stars lean in a little closer

All because of you.

 

You're Ready.

Born Ready.

And all you've gotta do,

Is put one foot in front of you.

-Sleeping At Last

Edited August 23, 2022 by CalanoCorvus

[+Slowswift]

There are too many hymns I love that I'd love to share, so I'll just say that if that's your jam take a look through the nearest hymnal and see if you can't find something to cheer you up. I bet you will!

Also, go listen to "It's Alright" by Mother Mother.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

You are worthy of good things, and you are worthy of love. You got this.