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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

If you interpret these sayings as "just wait around without doing anything and the problem will fix itself", then you're missing the point. The point is that everything is always changing, and that includes the situations in our lives and how we feel about them.

When you're at the bottom of a slump, it often feels like it's going to stay that way forever. But this feeling is an objectively false view of reality. Reminding yourself that "this too shall pass" can help to cut back on the despair and allow you to focus on taking steps to prepare/help the healing process rather than just giving up because right now it seems like it's pointless, life is suffering, God is a lie but the Devil is real, and everything will suck more and more forever.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

It's this.

To me, saying "this too shall pass" reminds me that life is a journey of good things and bad things my purpose is to experience them all as fully as I can.

Yesterday was great because x, today is shit because y, tomorrow will be new and different because z.

When I'm obsessing and disparing about y, saying "this too shall pass" reminds me that there's a bigger picture, and that y situation will change just as x did.

[–] shalafi 2 points 3 months ago

I see my life as seasons passing. It just happens.