Them: wouldn’t it be so cool if witches were actually real?
Me, excitedly dusting off my cauldron: oh boy do I have some news for you
Don’t believe the voices in your head. They come from the people you’re learning to forget.
―
E. B. Matthews (via quotemadness)
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief, and unspeakable love.
―
Rumi
(via purplebuddhaquotes)
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You CANNOT serve from an empty vessel but go off I guess
OP what does this mean?
When your friends are hungry, you cannot serve them from an empty breadbasket, no matter how good your intentions. When they’re thirsty, you cannot serve them from an empty pitcher, no matter the effort you put in.
We have to stock ourselves with good things before we are able to give them away, and if we are too exhausted to make bread, we must rest before we can make it to serve our friends. If we are too hungry to serve, we must eat some bread ourselves first.
It’s a metaphor for emotional exhaustion. When we wear ourselves down it makes it difficult or impossible to help the people around us, and all the effort and good intentions in the world can’t make up for the fact that our vessels are empty. It’s hard to not want to serve when our friends are in trouble, but trying to serve from an empty vessel often leaves both of you floundering.
On the contrary, when we care for ourselves and are kind to our body and mind, we are full vessels, and serving the people around us becomes easier. That’s why it’s important to take time for ourselves once in a while, to refill ourselves with good things.
In the event of a sudden pressure change, put on your own oxygen mask before helping a companion with theirs if needed.
I have never seen this concept so perfectly and eloquently articulated.
You cannot serve from an empty vessel.
y'all mind if i…………be my best self??
Me: wow people used to pay 150 for college? Wish that was my bill
Everyone over the age of 30: yeah but minimum wage was 3.10
Me: okay so it would take about three, four weeks instead of a lifetime?
Them: factor in other stuff like the gas crisis!
Me: 3.10 an hour to 150 is still way better than 10 an hour to 150,000 idk man
Me: oh factor in the gas crisis? Five weeks, my bad.
