need to banish the gut reaction i have to everything as ‘i’m in trouble’. phone buzzes, i’m in trouble. someone gets my attention at work, i’m in trouble. its awful being mentally built like a neurotic horse
gentle reminder if someone is initiating a difficult conversation with you it means they really value you and want you in their life & not that they secretly hate you
It's ridiculous how much political campaigning has become "[insert different politician] needs to be taken down and that's why you need to vote for me." It'd be like going into a job interview and opening with "I could beat up the other interviewees if you hire me."
we joke but for real laughing at trump supporters and telling republicans how weird they are is actually a better strategy than wagging our fingers and moralizing at them. they do not care about morals, that doesn’t work— but no one likes to be laughed at