I used to roll my eyes at wholesome posts, and then one told me to drink some water and I said thank you out loud, to my phone, in a Kroger parking lot.
That little driver has more peace than I’ve had since 2019. Here’s the rest of the pep talk, and I promise not one of them will make you journal.
Feet up. Moon's fine.
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Print this on every office breakroom fridge.
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Cardio, but make it a life philosophy.
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My inner monologue just got served.
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Even Totoro has a Monday.
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Acceptance, but make it recess.
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Understatement of the decade.
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Nineties movie girls were the original therapists.
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Floating is a valid coping skill.
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Stuffing optional. Hope included.
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Put the phone down. After this post.
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Tiara first. Confidence will catch up.
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My favorite healing quotes are the ones that come from a tired cartoon animal, because those are the only ones I trust. A frog staring at a sunset and saying “Man.” is the most honest thing anybody has said about a Tuesday. When a person tells me bad days are part of a good life, I want to fuss. When Totoro says it, I’m crying into my sleeve.
Then you’ve got the self care memes that read like my mama wrote them on a napkin: talk a little nicer to yourself, some things are out of your control. I have ignored that advice through two kids and one very bad perm. But the motivational quotes that land hardest here aren’t the loud ones. They’re the quiet ones admitting it’s slow, like a kitten in a scarf who plans to be proud of himself later.
I think we pass these around because nobody’s healing fits on a calendar. You don’t get a certificate. You just notice one day that the thing which used to wreck your whole afternoon now only ruins about twenty minutes, and you go get a snack to celebrate. That’s growth, sugar, and snacks are part of the process.
Drink some water, talk nice to yourself, and leave the rest for a random Tuesday.
50 Self Care Memes To Soothe Your Overloaded Brain is right there when you need a second helping, and 45 Positive Memes Because The World Is Actually Pretty Okay makes a mighty good case for its own title. Go on and scroll, bless your heart, you’ve earned it.
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