One of the biggest paradoxes of our world: memories vanish when we want to remember, but fix themselves permanently in the mind when we want to forget.
— Emil Cioran, On the Heights of Despair (1934). Ilinca Zarifopol-Johnston (Translator). University of Chicago Press; October 1, 1996.
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I am the REGRET of a GOD, YOU-
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You will never know how much I loved you, you will regret it one day when time has passed.
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"I'm sorry I vented and took up your time with my bullshit" ❌
feeds abandonment fears, implies having needs and being helped with them are wrong, makes it all about you
"Thank you for being patient with me through that, I appreciate that you took the time" ✅
shows your gratitude, affirms your affinity, no "using up" anybody's effort, makes it about you both as equals
"I'm sorry I dumped without checking consent first. I need to act respectfully and ask for your permission before I vent" ✅
"I'm sorry I said x, that was inappropriate of me to put on you" ✅
"Was it okay when I said x the way I did?" ✅
"Would you like to place a boundary around that?" ✅
"What could I do/say instead that's healthier for us both?" ✅
correct an actual wrong, seize due accountability, consider their rights as much as yours, make amends, work to correct missteps going forward
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It never really goes away, the longing for the life not lived, because isn’t that part of how we come to know ourselves too? Through what we lack as much as what we have, all we dream but do not hold. Some desires have no resolution.
Madelaine Lucas, Thirst for Salt (Tin House Books, March 7, 2023)
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FANMADE ICON FOR PILBY IN REGRETEVATOR
Pilby was the FIRST dev chosen character from the most recent contest involving NPCS, so this was to celebrate that AWESOME WIN!!!
I DO NOT OWN THIS CHARACTER!!!
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Day 10 of the Rise April Art Challenge: Reckless
What if, instead of Leo, Donnie was the one having nightmares. Only instead of losing his family and letting everyone down, it was all about losing Leo.
A few years ago, I almost lost someone I really care about. That kind of thing sticks with you. I don’t think Donnie would take it too well. I think he’d break down sooner.
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I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.
C.S. Lewis
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