this really is it. choosing to not hold on to the thing causing the problem. just letting it go. feeling yourself, but above the swirling pool of emotions, you can just observe it, and smile knowing you’re not being caught up in its riptide
yeah... I feel like communities can sometimes get caught in a cycle of rumination abt past drama and new ppl getting pulled into it all again ... an explicit bias to focus on the positive and dampen the negative helps balance out human hyper-vigilance to threats
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Reply · Nov 2, 2023@a_real_society I think you're doing a lot of the right things every day! Maybe not everything yeah, but like, at some point relentless focus on the…Reply · Sep 29, 2023@nobuhojimichaan haha I've had bouts of getting upset and leaving for a bit... I never announce it because I know I'm likely to come back but it's…Reply · Oct 27, 2021@BlckCatBlckSky Stoicism / compartmentalizing / focusing on the future rather than rumination seems healthier tbh.Reply · Oct 16, 2025@ZyMazza yes :) i think it's a positive sign that ppl have chilled out to focus on doing the thing instead of yapping about the thing