"Anxiety Isn't Intuition," And 19 Other Pieces Of Life Advice Women Are Saying Will Always Stick With Them
There's nothing better than a great piece of advice or a good quote that really speaks to your life. Honestly, any words of wisdom people may have to get through this beautiful and difficult thing we call life will always have my attention.
HBO / Via giphy.com
So, when u/squirrellyhehefeind posed the question, "What's a mantra or phrase you once heard or read and stick by till this day?" to the r/AskWomen community on Reddit, women began to respond with tons of insightful quotes:
1."Don't react; respond."
ABC / Via giphy.com
2."No matter how much you know, what you say is as much as the other person understands."
3."The thing that is really hard and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself."
MasterClass / Via giphy.com
4."Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
5."Anxiety isn’t intuition."
Neon / Via giphy.com
6."Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They're either speaking or preparing to speak. They're filtering everything through their own paradigms, reading their autobiography into other people's lives."
7."Nothing in nature blooms all year round; why should you?"
University of Bergamo / Via giphy.com
8."People can only meet you as far as they’ve met themselves."
9."When you know what you value, hard decisions are easy to make."
Apple Music / Via giphy.com
10."You can't pour from an empty cup."
11."Communication won't help when the other person doesn't even care to hear you."
NBC / Via giphy.com
12."If you wouldn’t take their advice, then don’t take their criticism."
13."Don't light yourself on fire to keep others warm."
MTV / Via giphy.com
14."Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past."
15."This isn't happening to you; it's happening for you."
MTV / Via giphy.com
16."You get more flies with honey than vinegar."
17."It is never too late to have a happy childhood."
Anime Limited / Via giphy.com
18."This, too, shall pass"
19."You can be the sweetest, ripest, and most delicious peach on the tree, but there will always be someone out there who doesn't like peaches."
Starz / Via giphy.com
And finally, this user shared a quote that perfectly sums up the life advice of all life advice:
20."I will not accept a life I do not deserve."
The Academy Awards / Via giphy.com
