#that song has been stuck in my head for days. its melancholy indie longing + midwest sad boy vibes (aka perfect for will lol)

[emblazons]

"you can't let him get to you."

Will Byers in S04E05 - The Nina Project aka longing personified (+ a song for the moment)

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many thanks to my friend @vetulicolia for having the consideration to tag me in this. i intuit that this game has the basal concept of something akin to, ah… "list 6 songs that are important to you" - or perhaps 6 songs that you have just been listening to, recently, regardless of importance. i figure that i will do a mishmash of both, and see what comes of it.

pilotredsun - vitamin kid (pilotredsun, pilotredsun, pilotredsun… pilotredsun is immensely important to me as an artist and a musician, but i would hardly call them a favorite - in the sense that one often wouldn't call fine wine their favorite drink. perhaps i see pilotredsun's work as something adjacent to music, but different enough to warrant distinction in its own right. Vitamin Kid, in specific, is…hm. i have listened to a lot of pilotredsun's discography, and while vitamin kid is perhaps not my strict favorite, it is quite important to me, as it was one of the first pilotredsun songs i ever heard, and is still immensely endearing to me in a nostalgic sort of way. relatively early pilotredsun is always a treat to look back on, the collected soundcloud works.)

They Might Be Giants - Stand On Your Own Head (i recently discovered a love for this this due to the recommendation of someone i know, and i am immensely grateful. i had listened to it in the past, passingly, but had never really sat down to give it a thorough review before, and i've found a love for it. it's definitely not my favorite off of Lincoln, but it is nonetheless a track i have recently been obsessed with - "i love the world, and if i have to sue for custody, i will sue for custody!")

casio dad - i'm ok with you (im unsure how to properly describe my feelings on casio dad - and, believe me, i have tried before. but my loquaciousness turns to mush under the benevolent gaze of classic j - the artist behind casio dad and the current…co-owner, i believe? of the band 'glass beach'. i like casio dad very much. it is possibly my favorite 'band' of all time. i think it sounds very good. if you listened to casio dad, that would make me happy.)

Seth Boyer - The Cremation of Sam McGee (this track is one that i…initially viewed my interest in as ephemeral, passing, a temporary obsession i would - despite my very sincere appreciation for it - eventually chew up and discard. however, as time passes, it has become gradually obvious, with increasing clarity, that it is turning into a personal favorite of mine. The Cremation of Sam McGee is, as a poem, among my favorites already - and this work translates it into a song with beautiful, beautiful execution, the vocals and backing banjo always stuck in the back of my head in some capacity. a nebulous dream i have is to, one day, do my own cover of this song with sufficient quality.)

Feed Me Jack - Jelly the Queen (feed me jack is a band i view with a degree of heavy nostalgia and melancholy. it was…mmm. i would be willing to say that my discovery of it served as an entry point, a gateway, to my modern taste in music - it got me hooked on math rock, for awhile! and i still do like math rock, but, wew….you shoulda seen me in 2017/2018. despite very probably being in my top favorite bands out there, it met an unceremonious end when they broke up…i believe in 2017? a deep sigh. that occasion is something i view as an immense tragedy, a lost opportunity. )

AJR - World's Smallest Violin (i am, quite (un)fortunately so, of an indie pop penchant. they have crucified me for this in the past, and i suspect they will do so again. i discovered this song a fair bit ago due to a friend of mine occasionally sending it, and it has endeared itself to me heavily - if only for the sound, the idiom of the song, rather than its messaging, which i find myself somewhat apathetic to. it is very overtly meant for those who have some level of disconnect between the acts of them and their ancestors, who ogle and gaze up at the illustrious portraits of patriarchs long-gone on their fireplace and think to themselves, "their deeds were strong, and mine are weak". well, i don't really feel that compulsion, both in the sense of feeling a detachment, and finding their actions to be immensely brave in comparison - i knew them personally, if only for a short while, and they were unhappy and deeply lonely people up until their death, even if their titles of judge or lawyer or business owner could make one think differently for a moment. i, to some extent, inherited their struggles. the song has the lyric "someone somewhere has it worse" - and, though i do not say this with self-deprecation or out of the urge of masturbatory sadness, within the purview of this songs' goal, i am that someone, somewhere, that has it worse. one could perhaps tie this to my previous post. anyway i'm using this as a space for my garrulous personal rumination again & just end it off with my saying that i think it's a good song.)

and i suppose that's that. who to tag…let me think. er…. @mdq, @icetrancer, and i figure that you might get a kick out of this, @liziveth. on top of that, i invite anyone who sees this and wants to do it, regardless of them necessarily being tagged. it's good fun. bows and exits the stage.

[independentartistbuzz]

Indie 5-0 with Kick and the Hug

Kick and the Hug is slowly becoming one of the bands that gets stuck in your head. Their music is catchy and their lyrics are fun. This combo keeps you coming back for more. They recently released their single “Born Too Late,” an indie pop song that begs you to get out of your seat and have a good time. 

We got the chance to speak with Kick and the Hug in this edition of Indie 5-0. 

Let’s dive in:

What was the writing process like for “Born Too Late”?

Not much different then the other songs on this album (Ladies and Gentlemen, Kick and the Hug, to be released Jan 28th). We were on lockdown, and I was stuck (stuck, but loving it) in my basement studio for weeks at a time. I think I came up with a few lines, Demo’d it… sent it around to the rest of the guys in the band. I don’t think we thought too much of it. I was bored one night and made a little video clip of it (https://youtube.com/shorts/eg7dRC0pBH0?feature=share), put it up on YouTube, sent it around to a couple of friends, and that seemed to be the end of it. It wasn’t really a song. It was one of those little Internet snippet things…but when we started going through the material we were going to record, that one kept coming up… so I guess at some point, a year later or so, I had to write some more lyrics, and Tyler probably forced a structure out of me. By the time we ended up at the studio… it was ready to record.

What are you most excited for once you get back on stage? What’s the best part of performing live?

Oh man… first and foremost I’m excited to be terrified. I’m not going to tell you how long it’s been since I played a show, but I bet a buck you weren’t even alive. So there’s that… but really, we just want to get high on that drug that is a crowd getting amp’d up on what we’re giving them.

Who is your biggest musical inspiration and why?

Unfair question. Depends on the day of the week. I would say it’s not really a particular artist as much as it is a feeling that they all create. I was trying to explain to my friend the other day how “melancholy” can somehow create joy. It’s a complicated phenomena…but if you’ve felt it, you know what I’m talking about. Ok, you need names? At any given point in my life I could have answered this question with…John Denver, Rush, Asia, REM, New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cure, Miracle Legion, DaDa,  Fiona Apple, Annie Lenox, The National, The Mathew Good Band, The Samples, Local Natives, Band of Horses, Wilco, Bon Iver, Post Malone… I’ll stop.

Is there a difference between writing a song for a live setting and a streaming setting?

Not sure I understand that question, but I’ll pretend I do. I/we don’t write songs for either. We write and record songs because the process of creating something from nothing is what we love to do. If we make something that finds a greater purpose for its existence (like streaming, or being performed live) then that’s great, but I’m just as stoked about some of the songs that are on my hard drives (and not likely to ever be streamed or performed) as I am about the songs we dress up all fancy for release.

What do you hope your fans and listeners get from "Born Too Late"? What do you hope to share?

Well… that song is really just a fun thought…wrapped in a music sandwich that I hope tastes pretty good. It’s not meant to be preachy or overbearing. It’s more like… a parent who comes home from dinner only to find his kids (his adult kids of course) having a kegger in the garage, and instead of nodding hello and heading up to bed, I decide (yes, it’s me lol) to stay and “have a couple,” and after I get a little lubed up I start going on (like any parent does) about how “things were different in my day.” But instead of sitting there wide eyed and interested, the kegger kids lovingly say, “fuck off old man,” we all have a good laugh and fun ensues. So… yeah, a little tinge of sincere sympathy for the next generation, but also fun enough and aware enough to know that every generation has their own thing, and it’s fine if it’s not the same thing as the generation before them. But damn… I think about some of those nights I had in college, when the band kept playing, the house lights came on, and you knew the show was on borrowed time… that was some good shit. My kids haven’t experienced that. They experience kids dying at Travis Scott shows or od’ing at Skrillex shows… so yeah, I still have sympathy in my heart for the younger music loving population…it should be easier, simpler and a little more pure. I think it’s still out there, you just got to be a little more creative if you want to find it.

Listen to “Born Too Late” here:  https://open.spotify.com/track/4gwbWYbJ70UTKnlf0HXVfW?si=9610706d48c74dc1

Be on the lookout for their upcoming video for “Born Too Late” as well, coming out 11/24.

Find more on Kick and the Hug via: Website // Instagram // Facebook // Twitter // Spotify // Soundcloud

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One of the many dreadful side effects of our collective distancing is quiet, a miserable, seismologically registrable quiet. The white noise of everyday life—the humming of your local bar, the turning of car tires—is lost. In its place is the unpleasant silence of a whole world stuck on pause.

Let’s fix that. Today, we offer a playlist, assembled by three of our music critics: Hannah Giorgis, Spencer Kornhaber, and James Parker. They each picked a few tracks, each tuned to one of the very specific moods you might be experiencing during this period of self-quarantine.

A kitschier newsletter might ask you to now turn up your bass and fill the aforementioned void with sound waves from your speaker. But we’ll just leave this Spotify link here and let you decide what to do next.

For perking up without wanting to go anywhere:

“Party” by Planet 1999

Pop music’s caffeine tastes sour lately—it’s too brash, too silly, and too in love with the physical world—so instead I’ve regulated my energy with gentle, abstracted substitutes. In the video for this happy-slurry dance track, folks in casual wear bop around a digital purgatory, which feels awfully relatable. — SK

For when all you can do is stare out the window like the lead of an indie movie: “Cut Me” by Moses Sumney

As the days stretch on, so does the space for constant rumination. Thankfully, “Cut Me,” the fourth single from Moses Sumney’s græ: Part 1, washes over you with all the force and reassurance of a hot shower. Cry if you need to; nothing is more human. — HG

For a boost to the immune system: “Misfit Love” by Queens of the Stone Age, live in the studio at The Henry Rollins Show, 2007

Look at this band, these dudes: the greasy, druggy, stylish, heavy, humid closeness and consanguinity of it all. Look at them building this sick, sick groove in successive loops of wonder, in layers of inevitability, in a kind of scowling ecstasy, as if they’re inventing not just music but the idea of music. Inhale this; get it deep inside your body. This is medicine. — JP

For post-videochat melancholy:

“Where Are You Judy?” by Andy Shauf

The fantastic new album by sleepy-voiced strummer Andy Shauf is about spending a night out at the bars yet remaining stuck inside one’s own head. Here he fantasizes about an ex calling him up to reconnect, and it’s a weirdly comforting reminder that pre-quarantine freedom had its quiet madness too. — SK

For when you can’t concentrate: “Sex” by the Necks

In this general glut of horrible news, horrible numbers, and pestilential vibes, it can be—let’s put it mildly—hard to focus. The Necks are an Australian improvisational trio, and “Sex” is a nearly hour-long voyage into the galaxy that Miles Davis discovered with In a Silent Way. Slow, twinkling, irreversible build; beckoning theta-states. Whatever you’re doing when you put this on, you’ll start to do it better. — JP

For when only Morrissey will do: “My Hurling Days Are Done” by Morrissey

Forgive him his trespasses, as he might—actually probably wouldn’t—forgive yours. A yodeler on the Alp of himself, calling in his lost sheep, his black sheep, his whipping boys, in that rich and curling tenor, this, ah, complex individual is still in magnificent voice, and still capable of writing superbly, as demonstrated by this cut from his new album, I Am Not a Dog On a Chain. — JP

For a dramatic lip-sync session in the mirror: “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” by Céline Dion

Sure, this is one of the strangest songs ever written, but just think of it as an ode to the outside world, which you’ll see again … someday. — HG

For an important reminder not to text your ex:

“Si Veo a Tu Mamá” by Bad Bunny

Listen, I get it—social distancing has made dating really weird! But that’s no excuse to go full “Marvins Room.” Instead of Drake, let Bad Bunny be your muse: “Si Veo a Tu Mamá” is a rueful message to a lost lover who’s already moved on, but it’s also a bouncy introduction to the Puerto Rican phenom’s incredibly fun new album, YHLQMDLG. Rather than yearning ad nauseam, Bad Bunny looks forward. Do the same, and dance along. — HG

For your eerie but life-affirming walk around the neighborhood:

“Happy Cycling” by Boards of Canada

How did the ambient musicians of Boards of Canada anticipate this experience 22 years ago? The stores are closed, the gulls are jeering, and yet you pace ahead to thwart leg cramps. Five minutes in, the endorphins assemble, the creepiness lessens, and there’s an unidentifiable new feeling that might even be related to hope.  — SK

For your personal happy hour:

“Stay Flo” by Solange

Solange’s collage-like 2019 album When I Get Home has never made more sense. It’s like she’s trying to remember the chaos of the outside world, rhythm first, and ends up conjuring some fresh, bizarre, and ultimately pleasing sense of order. — SK

For breaks from the news:

“What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye

Because obviously. Gaye voiced Vietnam-era outrage, but never has a sigh of “WTF” sounded so consoling or pure. — SK

For when you’d rather be on a different planet: “Celebration Station” by Lil Uzi Vert

Lil Uzi Vert isn’t subject to the same rules as the rest of us. Where we might trudge through life, the 25-year-old Philadelphia rapper glides. That’s never been more obvious than on the long-awaited Eternal Atake, his recent chart-topping second studio album. Uzi immediately followed it up with a separate 11-track record, Eternal Atake (Deluxe) – LUV vs. The World 2. It’s nearly impossible to pick just one song from the extraterrestrial experience that is the double release, but “Celebration Station” is a roller coaster unto itself. The run from 1:49 to 2:11 will roll through you with so much energy, it’ll feel almost like wind blowing through your hair again. — HG

For thinking about when it’s all over:

“One Love Jam Down” by Papa Michigan & General Smiley

“The social barriers come down / Together in a one-love jam down.” We’re told that there likely won’t be a V-E Day on this thing, no single joyful scream-of-the-whistle moment where we all rush into one another’s arms and orgiastically reverse the months-long damage of social distancing. But we can dream—and the combined bass-synth squelch on this 1980 classic of positive reggae can keep our dreams juicy. — JP

Listen to this on Spotify. What song do you find yourself returning to in this tense moment? Send us your own pick (along with the corresponding quarantine mood), and we may highlight it in a future edition of the newsletter.

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What to read if … you just want practical advice:

How the pandemic will end

The four possible timelines for life returning to normal

Here’s how many people have the coronavirus in your state

How you should get food during the pandemic

One question, answered: Why doesn’t the U.S. have a national lockdown?

Other countries—including Western democracies such as Italy, Spain, and France—have responded to the coronavirus crisis by shutting down entire regions or the nation as a whole. America, which currently has the most known COVID-19 cases of any country, has not.

Two health-law experts explain how America’s federalist system limits its response options:

Constitutional authority for ordering major public-health interventions, such as mass quarantines and physical distancing, lies primarily with U.S. states and localities via their “police powers.”

Today’s Atlantic-approved self-quarantine activity:

Try last year’s six-part British drama Years and Years, an eerily timely—and oddly comforting—series about family life against a backdrop of constant crisis. In the show, “simply carrying on is portrayed as the key to survival,” our critic writes.

What to read if … you’d like to read about something—anything—other than the coronavirus:

The wellness movement is booming—and so are opportunities to profit from it.

We are continuing our coverage of the coronavirus. View all of our stories related to the outbreak here. Let us know if you have specific questions about the virus—or if you have a personal experience you’d like to share with us. In particular, we’d like to hear about how the pandemic has affected your family life—whether that’s child care, partner relationships, or any other family dynamic.

This email was written by Caroline Mimbs Nyce, with help from Isabel Fattal. Sign yourself up for The Daily here

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[ratuvictoria]

Suicide: How To Survive (part 2)

If you are going through a difficult time in your life, please remove the suicide option from your list of solution. This phase you're going through isn't easy, I know. But you'll get through this too, I promise. Meanwhile, there are things you can do, actually. Keep following here: 1. Get Outta There! If wherever you are makes you feel stuck, get out! Anything that keeps you from happiness, get rid of it! You deserve to be happy, to enjoy life, to be loved. And if you've been this introverted person who doesn't go out or just closing yourself off from others, that needs to be changed. Going out can make such difference, because our house/room is bordered with (at least) four walls and sometimes it keeps us from being positive. This can also means to quit a job, quit a negative circle of friends, quit things that don't work out for you. You are the captain of your vessel and you have every right to determine which are the best things for you. Stop listening to those comments or complaints they attack you with. Stop following the tight diet and extra fashion rules that make you feel even more unpretty than ever. Stop watching the news if that bothers your head and disturbs your peace. Stop consuming the alcohol/drugs because all they do is creating illusion and temporal excitement for you. They don't solve your problems and you're just running away of what you're supposed to face with. Stop it. You need to figure out all the negative aura around you and start avoiding it. Just leave. (This doesn't mean to leave your responsibility!) 2. Seek God Although I'm not always religious, the feeling of knowing that there is a Superior being watching over you can help a lot. I was taught to see God as a father figure, so it really helped me feeling close to my God. I dunno what religion/faith you are, but you can always create a figure if you don't like all the existing ones. Seek for God. Try find it by attending mass/prayers, listening to religious teachings, reading the holy scriptures, and discussing it with the people around--find at least 10 teachers so you can get better image of God. Sometimes people seek God in the wrong places (watch this movie). And today it's not really that easy to find God. There are so many teachings, religions, sects. I 'found' God from church and books. It's not just from the religious books but also from other books. I read everything, especially about spirituality. I don't know which one suits you better because each of us has different ways and capability. But to me, it's deliberating to know that we have such hope for a better ending, But what's most important is that you try all methods before giving up just because of a little disappointment that things don't turn out the way you expected it. You need to understand that God works in different way than what we know. Unlike in school, God put test first, lessons later. So don't lose faith, keep on going, just move forward, and one day you'll see what's all that fussy are about. 2. Seek friends I know friends is not easy to find. You may have 1000 friends on Facebook, but zero in real life. I am a social but timid person. I have so many acquaintances but only several I call friends--whom I go to whenever I feel most depressed. It's true when they say friends can make life a little bit less stressful. A problem shared can instantly lighten up your burden. So find a friend and share things with them (but don't rely on them to make you happy because they're also human and you can't depend on human no matter how special they are for you.) I met my best friends when I was 26 years old, after I lost my father and dumped by my boyfriend (who promised a marriage months before). In the midst of my despair, two girls showed up and proved their friendship by being there for me, support me, and . Cheryl and Rachelle were the very first girls I call my best friends. When I moved to Bali when I was 28, another one showed up. Her name's Ana (tho I knew her for 10 years already that time). Hardships really meant to filter things for you. The good ones stay, the rest will be gone. So if you haven't found a true friend now, don't worry. It's not that you've traveled the world to seek one, right? Your best friend might be there already, only you're too busy to notice him/her. Just keep looking for them. You may need more than one friend in life, because sometimes there are everyone for different reasons--it's okay. Just have someone around, at least.  And if you don't have any, you can always contact me. My socmed accounts are applied everywhere on this blog. Feel free to talk to me if you need it! 3. Seek for shelter It's like building a fortress to hide every time the depression attacks. I seek for shelter in music. Listening to calming indie music makes my brain relaxes and my tense loosen up, especially as a lullaby before getting to sleep, because depression comes mostly at nights, like the monster under the bed.  If things become so unbearable, I seek greater protection (read: distraction) by watching movies. We're lucky that movie streaming and cable TV program are much easier to access nowadays. I watch mostly comedies to wash away any negativity and feeling much better after that. Avoid melodramatic romance flicks or European indie movies if you're feeling depressed because it could make things worse. Seek for anything fun and upbeat to at least make your aura clearer.  Build yourself this 'runaway' thing you can do every time you feel desperate, just to distract your mind from the desperation and to find excitement to this life again. This can be anything, but to me listening to music and watching movies are the easiest to do especially when you're home alone. 4. Seek love It's not about finding someone to love or to date, but about finding the love for yourself. This isn't an easy task, because to some people we are our own greatest critic. We often feel like we're not enough, unloved, and unwanted. Most of time we fall for the negativity--it's easier to take. But we must fight it. Seek for positivity instead! We learn from Frozen the movie, that fear makes everything worse, and love is always the answer. Love is hard to explain and sometimes be mistaken with lust or obsession. Love it way greater than that. Love is about receiving all the blessings and compassion from our surroundings, receiving what God has given us. Love is all about accepting who we are, all our flaws and mistakes, our body shape and its imperfection, and be grateful about it. Love is letting go and moving on. Love is having the faith. Love is the 'even though', not the 'because of'. Love is all about accepting, not expecting. Love is about being grateful and thankful. Love is about giving, not taking. Love is all that, and more! Remember that Pooh said to Piglet: "If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you." (A.A. Milne) 5. Seek for purpose & motivation Most of us don't know why we are born. Mark Twain said: “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” So don't stop until you find out the answer to why you are born to this world. And not stopping there, you gotta go on until you fulfill that purpose, and find more whys along the way. I find Pinterest as the best place to seek for motivation whenever I lack of it. Reading those encouraging quotes could really brainwash you to be a positive person. Another option is joining mailing list, group, motivational seminars, or anything that can bring you positive energy. Avoid being alone. I know how being alone can really lead to thoughts of suicidal. Even until now I still get desperate at nights, especially when I have no one around. It's not that you can't be alone, but if your mind is still full of negative thoughts, hang around with energetic people can help. They said 'fake it until you make it', and so must you. Train your mind to think positive until one day it works automatically.  Making short-term goals is also a method to distract our depression. Make long-term goal in life and short ones to make it easier for you to achieve it. And once you accomplish something, give a little reward to yourself for appreciation. It may look cheesy, but your soul and subconscious mind will thank you. Build yourself around this self-appreciation that will eventually build your self-confidence. You can do it!

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If you're reading this and still feeling unworthy, don't stop here. It's not an instant thing. Everything in life must go through a process and you are in a process too. Below are more encouraging quotes to help you go through this moment. Bear with me here:

Never compare yourself to others.

Believe that you are enough.

Never set your standard too high. Be easy on yourself.

But don't sell yourself to other's standard.

Be flexible.

But have your grounds and don't let others dictate you.

You are the captain of your life.

You have control over this life.

But there are things you can't control. Accept that.

Remember that everything happens for a reason. If it happens, it has the reasons.

Know that we can't control what happens for us, but we can control how we react to it.

Know that sometimes things can get out of control and it's okay.

Nothing and nobody is perfect.

Accept your flaws.

It's okay to make mistakes, as long as we don't dwell in it.

Know that what matters is how we fix things.  

Avoid melancholy, depressing songs.

Avoid any self-pitying songs.

Listen to a more calming, relaxing music.

Listen to an energetic, upbeat music.

Read books.

Be active in an organization.

Be part of a movement.

Learn to dance.

Move your body and do that workout.

You don't have to fit in the society.

You are who you are. Don't try to be someone else you're not.

You are unique. Embrace that.

Give something to those who are in need.

Remember that we are not tested for more than we can endure.

Remember that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

Know that worrying doesn't solve anything.

Know that true warriors face their problems, not runaway from it.

Stop feeling sorry for yourself and start doing something about that.

Stop acting like you are a victim of a situation and grab control over it.

Don't believe everything you think at night.

Not everything you hear is true.

Never beg for love, affection, or attention. If it isn't given freely, it isn't worth having.

Someone who really loves you will fight and do anything to be with you.

Forgive yourself. Again, and again, and again. Do it until you find that peace.

Let things go. Sometimes it can make your burden lighter.

Move on. The past is dead, and all we can do is move forward.

Brainwash yourself with encouraging quotes before sleep.

Practice yoga in the morning and set goals for each day.

Do good deeds. Helping people out can make you feel better.

Remember that your story isn't finished. You are still in the process of making.

God has a plan for you. Trust Him.

Your parents do love you no matter what. Send them love today!

Don't wait to be loved. Love first, and you'll be amazed at what you get.

We have the free will.

But everything in life has its own consequences.

Nobody can hurt you unless you let them to.

Anyone trying to bring you down is already below you.

If you feel injustice, it's not your fault. It means you have to learn to stand up for yourself.

Speak up.

Sometimes you don't get the closure. Not for now, but you will. Just keep going.

You are responsible for how you act, no matter how you feel.

Not everything you feel is permanent.

Time will heal.

There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error.

You can say NO without giving an explanation.

You deserve to be happy.

Happiness is a state of mind.

The comeback is always stronger than the setback. Take your time.

You are capable.

You owe no one to prove anything to. Just do your thing, ignore the others.

It's not easy, but it's not impossible either.

Never regret something that once made you smile.

Surround yourself with people who push you to be your best self.

Know when to quit something.

Some things have to finish to allow something else to start. And it is always a better one.

Travel. It will open your mind.

Take that vacation offer. You deserve it.

Learn something new everyday.

Go someplace new every once in a while. It doesn't have to be far. Just new.

Know your worth. (Then add tax.)

You are special. There is no other person like you. You are someone's favourite!

Eat that cake. You don't have to stay in a diet that makes you suffer.

Train your mind to think happy thoughts.

Smile. It's contagious!

Remember my friend, you are loved!

I will keep updating this list, feel free to copy-paste and do anything to keep yourself motivated. Do comment if you have something good to share. Let's spread the love and positivity!

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