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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.

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The longer we exist, the more we must let go. Do we fight against it, or accept it?

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[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I honestly don't think letting go implies giving anything up! I see it as letting go of the emotional load of some memories, but not of the memories themselves. I still choose to remember everything which happened to me, because it's my past and I can do what I want with it, I just don't let them burden me with emotions past their Best Before date (which is nonsense in practical terms, but I'm using it metaphorically).

Plus letting go of old things makes room for new things, like how one will never appreciate a current partner if they're hung up on an ex. I see the same thing applying to everything else, including humanity ourselves! Gotta let go of the old in order to make room for the new.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Exactly. You don't have to "let go", but rather you have to "process". You have to give your emotions, memories and experience a proper place so that you can continue on making new emotions, memories and experiences. Good and bad. If you can't do that, you might want to seek out a proffesional to help you with that.

Said it better than I did, exactly!