Gideon Raidani

[i am succi @succi_edwards]

Yabona bafowethu it's very important to heal that inner child. That young boy who didn't get attention yamantombazane, the boy who was not given attention ekhaya unless kumele asebenze, that young boy who was not seen. Heal that part because there's no way you'd want to prove to broke people that you are rich while healed. You can't be living a life of wanting validation from strangers kanje. You can't live a life of NGFUNA BAZE BANGVUME umdala.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

The coolest people I know:

1 have great manners
2 remember people's names
3 do not respond to negativity
4 random acts of kindness
5 listen with interest
6 show up on time
7 are lifelong students
8 give without expecting a get
9 holding doors open
10 are graceful truth tellers

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

A gentle and powerful reminder

[Inner Practitioner @MindTendencies2]

Overcommunicating is a form of begging. Overexplaining is a form of defending. Oversharing is a form of people-pleasing. You don't need their approval. You don't need to babysit their emotions or manage how they perceive you. Be with people who let you be your authentic self.

[Alcuin Press @AlcuinPress]

Pray pray pray pray pray pray pray

[𐙚 @probablyfineeee]

I used to wonder why it was easier to be kind to strangers than to my own family. How could I have more patience for someone I'd met five minutes ago than for the people I'd known my entire life? Then I realized I was never reacting to just the moment in front of me. My brain wasn't experiencing my family as new information. It was experiencing them as old wiring. Every conversation was passing through years of memories before it ever reached my conscious mind. One sentence wasn't just one sentence. It was connected to hundreds that came before it. A stranger's words arrived alone. My family's words arrived carrying history. I wasn't just hearing what they said. I was hearing every argument, every disappointment, every moment I felt unseen, and every memory my nervous system had quietly stored without asking my permission. I realized resentment was never built from one conversation. It was built from thousands of moments my mind had never fully let go of. Somewhere along the way, I had stopped seeing the person standing in front of me. I had started seeing every version of them that had ever hurt me. Maybe that's why forgiveness feels so different inside a family. I realized I wasn't trying to forgive one moment. I was trying to untangle years of invisible associations that had become indistinguishable from the person themselves. Sometimes I wonder if I don't have more patience for strangers because I love them more. Maybe I just meet them before history has the chance to speak.

[🥷 @_iamhabeeb]

apparently the only place left without ads is a book

[Beatriz @btrizmart]

“Observa lo difícil que es cambiarte a ti mismo y comprenderás lo ingenuo que es intentar cambiar a otra persona. — Voltaire”

[ADONIS @adonispara]

Nietzsche describing the mindset of high performers.

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

A lot of successful people drop dead shortly after retiring. Golf doesn't cut it. Building, innovating...it's their lifeblood. They're not models or nepo babies who fell into a fortune out of sheer luck. The money is secondary. They NEED to build.

[☥Lucky ☥ @Wisethedome]

A loose screw ignored long enough becomes a broken chair. That principle applies to damn near everything.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

The Four Agreements:

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/0XEnmV18FZ

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

Never take for granted the privilege of having a body that wakes up and functions without a medical crises attached to it.

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/OPGS7HUKaG

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

Probably the realest thing I have heard Chamath say

"Possessions are BS. They are worthless. They are a sign of insecurity, a rampant ego, and an unsettled mind. And that is okay if you are going to be a mid."

[Xhanti Payi @XhantiPayi]

As we claim our country from foreigners, this poem puts a mirror to us - I do not like the image I see of myself in the context of “mabahambe”.

Makhafula Vilakazi wrote this a decade ago. But he could have written it this morning.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Major cheat code for life: Become difficult to rush. The world will pressure you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines. There's immense power in rejecting that trend. Slow down. Create space to think clearly.

[blue @bluewmist]

A beautiful life isn't complicated. You just have to be intentional. Spend on quality items. On people who matter to you. Be alone often. Text slower. Eat slower. Think slower. Notice the wind. The trees. The flowers. Fold your clothes with care. Speak to one person like it's the last time. That's wealth. That's presence. That's enough.