Become more than an argument.
The emotional “what about’ism” deflects from the truth of the statement.
You are identifying yourself as vengeance instead of forgiveness.
Live by the sword
Die by the sword.
It’s your life.
We affect what we perceive.
The swelling of negative anticipation.
Water reacts fast to our perceptions.
We are mostly water.
Why would you not look like a Tardigrade when you are perceiving a depressed paradigm?
I imagine our body reacts in ways we can’t see coming for days.
To anticipate the psychosomatic delay.
Try to exercise everyday.
Let the dopamine out to play.
Endorphins and adrenaline are in the sun, hoorah!
Melanin creating vitamin D from sun rays.
From swollen to swoll.
It is healthier to strut than it is to roll.
I have endless amounts of empathy for others until their ego puts me in check.
Then I realize they haven’t earned it yet.
My empathy or their ego.
(Dichotomy of Control – Epictetus)
When rejection hits, pause and label it clearly:
“They withdrew. They used my vulnerability against me. They no longer show compassion.”
These are facts. They are not up to you. You did not cause their fatigue any more than you cause the weather.
The only thing up to you is the meaning you assign: “This proves I am unworthy / alone forever / broken beyond repair.” That meaning is up to you.
Stoicism invites you to drop the second story. You can say instead: “Their limits are theirs. My need for connection is real, but their failure to meet it is an external event, like a storm. I do not have to interpret the storm as proof that the sky itself hates me.”
Repeat the dichotomy like a mantra: “Not up to me. Not up to me.”
It sounds mechanical at first; it becomes armor.
Replying to @JackPosobiec
Agreed
The clandestine steps out from behind the shadows and into the light.
Their intent has been pretty obvious.
They mean to destroy us.
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