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jgeoghegan89 t1_j8uemo5 wrote

I wanna add something to that. I think when we're "finding" ourselves, we're finding the will to change and create ourselves

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thaddeus423 t1_j8w0xcs wrote

Well said.

Finding the stuff to enact the change.

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franklikescake t1_j93vjoe wrote

I think "finding" mainly involves "Self-reflection" and "introspection" which can lead to a newfound sense of purpose and motivation to take action towards creating the version of ourselves that we aspire to be.

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No-Assignment6962 t1_j8ugfft wrote

Mmm I like this one. And hope everyone get a good day, cheers !!

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_Mr_Gold t1_j8vgtk6 wrote

"Be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot"~Bruce Lee

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peeniebaby t1_j8vp75t wrote

I don’t agree with this one. Many people are naturally pretty cool. Lots of people create themselves and are fucking awful.

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ihitrockswithammers t1_j8vykf0 wrote

Some are naturally pretty awful too. Give people the space to change and become a better version of themselves.

Others play an excellent game of appearing cool until their identity feels threatened by someone and their inner awfulness reaches the surface.

The people you meet, cool or not, are not the finished product cause there's no such thing, we're always changing, and it's especially hard to consciously change old ingrained patterns.

We're all shaped by our world into who we are, some get lucky, some not. If not, you can't count on anyone to change you for the better except you.

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ClydeDavidson t1_j8wb7pz wrote

This quote honestly sounds like something my conservative uncle would say

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LuneBlu t1_j8v01zw wrote

It's about both, I gather. You have to find what motivates you.

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Narfury t1_j8v7bdg wrote

I am not sure about that to be honest. There are things that you are not motivated to do or get into, yet, it is definitely good for your character and discipline building which in turn helps you build the person you want to become.

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LuneBlu t1_j8v7yy1 wrote

But you need an idea of what you want. Or you'll just going by what others want...

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Narfury t1_j8w4xwx wrote

I would add to that, that even if you dont know what you want, you should build discipline and good character so when you figure what you want, you are ready to fly.

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Okichah t1_j8voltw wrote

You are the marble and the sculptor.

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Outrack t1_j8vmyc6 wrote

You can have more than you’ve got if you become more than you are; and unless you become more than you are, you’ll always have what you’ve got.

Invest in yourself the same way you would a company, a car, or anything else you own that you’d like to get the most out of. The solution to most of life’s problems is to simply become “more”.

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oldmilt21 t1_j8wce0i wrote

Bob Dylan said this in his Rolling Thunder Revue documentary but he just as easily could’ve taken it from somewhere else.

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Vesurel t1_j8uu1h6 wrote

Sometimes life is about making another person out of stone and asking the gods to turn them into your girlfriend.

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xenspidey t1_j8v3rqe wrote

The eugenics alone makes this man very unmotivational. History people, come on.

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nightsentinels t1_j8vctje wrote

Fitting from the guy who wrote Pygmalion

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jordosmodernlife t1_j8viwpg wrote

Life isn’t about you. It’s about you making your life. Duh 🙄

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skumps814 t1_j8vk4j0 wrote

This is great. Trying new things makes you a stronger person and it’s all up to you to reach your potential

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mrsavealot t1_j8w4b4k wrote

Bullshit he said this

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minamoto-yorimasa t1_j8xxx8j wrote

Essentially stating the difference between proactive people that make things happen, and passive people that wait for things to happen to them

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Kastranrob t1_j8v69bv wrote

I don't agree. The end goal is to find the best yourself.

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SentimentalBear t1_j8vrefu wrote

You're getting downvoted friend, but I'm with you. Speaking with the wisdom of some years now, many people spend their young adulthood trying to become someone they think they should be and that the world will accept, and spend the second half of their life trying get back to who they truly are.

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MeMeWhenWhenTheWhen t1_j8w9jve wrote

"Alright r/ GetMotivated, what horrible thing did this guy do that I don't know about?"

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ebonychin t1_j8whfws wrote

Is this like method acting vs Stanislav?

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03ifa014 t1_j8xbxrx wrote

"65% of all internet quotes are made up" -Abraham Lincoln

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Entire_Impression23 t1_j8yufrw wrote

I like this, but I think it's both. From my personal experience.

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redditknees t1_j8zprr2 wrote

Yeah, it’s both actually.

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brisalkmk t1_j8vcsr5 wrote

I was loitering which isn't fair.

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Signal-Lawfulness285 t1_j8v63n1 wrote

This cop was kicking me just because I was loitering which isn't fair. But then, I thought 'get motivated' and I turned my frown up upside down! He stopped kicking me eventually and I also one time I found a sandwich

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Good_Condition_431 t1_j8urcl3 wrote

Life is about serving God

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_heyoka t1_j8vej7b wrote

Which one?

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Good_Condition_431 t1_j8wgm3f wrote

Jesus

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_heyoka t1_j8xsfut wrote

And I'm just confused by it all...

Why would this all-powerful being subject these creatures he created 'in his likeness' to such hardships and suffering? His children? Would you do that to your children?

Reward the good ones with an amazing life (afterlife) and the bad ones with eternal torture and suffering?

Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. And like an unnecessary 'game' of sorts with nefariously wicked consequences.

Perhaps I'm just more reasonable and loving and empathetic than this God/Jesus person. I wouldn't even subject my pets to such terrible tribulations.

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