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  1. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Can anyone join or is it closed off? I’ve been meaning to get back into yoga for a while; I’m so stiff these days!

    Can anyone join or is it closed off? I’ve been meaning to get back into yoga for a while; I’m so stiff these days!

  2. Comment on Books that changed your perception in ~books

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    The Forgiving Self by Robert Karen really did change my life and my worldview. It's more of a psychology book than a self-help book (though obviously those terms are fuzzy), and it explores the...

    The Forgiving Self by Robert Karen really did change my life and my worldview. It's more of a psychology book than a self-help book (though obviously those terms are fuzzy), and it explores the idea of forgiveness in interpersonal relationships. What I love about the book is he doesn't polemicize about it; in the first chapter he discusses the fact that to many people, forgiveness is a weapon to wield or something to be avoided at all costs. He really puts a lot of effort into discerning that kind of weaponized forgiveness from the "real thing."

    Included within the book is hands down the best explanation of attachment theory, if that's something you're into at all. Not to get too personal, but it completely changed my worldview and how I interface with the world and interpersonal relationships. It also reframed and even healed several aspects of my relationship with my parents, in a way literal therapy never did for me. It was just that good. Happy to share more insights if anyone's interested. I don't mean to sound like a shill for this book, but it was just so personally moving to me, and I wish more people read it because it's pretty unknown.

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  3. Comment on Are there any plans for image-based communities? in ~tildes

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    Hi, I’m also a new user. Not sure if it’s exactly what you’re looking for, but for a high-quality image based website/app, I really recommend are.na. It’s kind of like Pinterest but with a nicer...

    Hi, I’m also a new user. Not sure if it’s exactly what you’re looking for, but for a high-quality image based website/app, I really recommend are.na. It’s kind of like Pinterest but with a nicer look and the users are designers and artists, so you get to look at really nice images. It’s not as fun as baby animals maybe (at least my corner of the website!), but it’s kind of nice to scroll.

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