KenBallwegFeb 23
donni saphire
You have to learn to love yourself despite knowing way too much about yourself
Feb 20 at 2:21amMetatext
Show threadPeace is Not A Fable Feb 20
@donni
Righteous ! 🕊️
Show threadKrazyKatFeb 20
@donni Point.
Show threadCarlos SolísFeb 20
@donni See, that's my problem. Why would I love myself if I have clearly not earned the right to do so?
Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESFeb 20

@csolisr @donni

well if you deny yourself the right to love yourself, maybe you can pursue a policy of unrequited love for yourself

Show threadCarlos SolísFeb 20
Internalized criticism is hard to undo. Especially when your only support network is the one that made the external criticism in the first place. So I'm not entirely sure on how to apply the "unrequited" advice, but guess I can meditate it
Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESFeb 20
@donni you can love yourself and still side eye yourself
Show threadaustralopithecusFeb 20
@donni
We must imagine Sisyphus happy
Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESFeb 20

@australopithecus @donni

the path out of the trap of nihilism

Show threadNuwagaba GiftFeb 20
@donni
If i have a bad personality, do I need to love myself still or change that personality to a better one?
Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESFeb 20

@nuwagaba2 @donni

i say it's a balance

you should love yourself, but not approve of your bad behaviors

and you should better yourself, but not by treating yourself like shit

Show threadOzzelot Feb 20
@benroyce
Who pulled this whole thread right out of my brain
@nuwagaba2 @donni
Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESFeb 20

@ozzelot @nuwagaba2 @donni

you're not alone in this struggle. and that is a relief

Show threadTim MillsFeb 20
@nuwagaba2 @donni if you decide you need to change something about yourself, the best way to make it happen is to think of it as a gift to yourself - loving isn't incompatible with wanting change, they're deeply intertwined.
Show threadNuwagaba GiftFeb 20
@TimPhon
If you love yourself, won't you wish to be a better person?
Show threadTim MillsFeb 20

@nuwagaba2 At one level, loving myself means that am worth loving even as I am, without any change. At another level, loving myself means wishing the best for me, which includes reaching my highest potential, so yes, I do want to improve, because I am worth it.

tl;dr: yes, loving myself leads to wanting to be a better person; but no, loving myself doesn't require any change until I am ready for it

Show threadNuwagaba GiftFeb 20
@TimPhon
Now I agree with you. Thanks so much for the enlightment. Would you mind sharing with you about my community project?
Show threadFull Metal ArchaeopteryxFeb 20
@donni
I mean, you actually know where that's been 😱