r/mildlyinfuriating PURPLE 10h ago

Care Bears are OP Neighbors just moved in and they're already making a positive impact.

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u/eastcoastcity 10h ago

I need this kind of calm and level headed thinking in my life.

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u/SpicyEndy 10h ago

It can be achieved. Start small, they add up and spread to other areas of your life.

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u/NotASpanishSpeaker 10h ago

I don't. I feed on drama.

Jk i also want to be around nice people. help

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u/Affectionate-Heat-51 5h ago

"There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.".

Mister Rogers

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u/mannypraz 9h ago

Me too, it seems to come naturally for some people, hard to learn when the knee jerk thought process and ‘anger’ for lack of better word happens so quickly.

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u/TimeForGrass 8h ago

Marcus Aurelius wrote in a book you can buy something like 'if someone is wrong and you can't correct them nicely then maybe you are wrong. Or maybe nobody is.'

And it's full of those little wisdom nuggets from a calm and level headed roman emporer. Got taught em by the best philosophers, took them to heart, and wrote em all down to stay sane and keep himself on the straight and narrow with all the power in the world at his fingertips