"In That Moment, My Entire View Of Life Changed": 29 Times It Only Took 1 Sentence To Alter Someone's Life Forever
1."You don't have to show up to every argument you're invited to."
—There_5oh
"Now that's a good sentence. Especially on the internet. You don't realize how many people just wanna enrage you or troll or not even trying to engage in an actual discussion"
—MemeArchivariusGodi
2."Read recently: 'Better to be cringe in someone else's mind, than a prisoner in your own.'"
—Leading-Fly-4597
3."'If it happens every time, it's at least a little bit your fault.' Best boss I ever had!"
—Dannydimes
"I've heard it said slightly differently.'If everywhere you go, you smell shit, maybe you're the arsehole.'"
—Adro87
4."'Babe, you don't want him; you want him to want you.' Said to me when I was in the middle of treacherous heartbreak. She was right!"
—CeleryApprehensive83
5."Words from my therapist: 'Just because you can explain their behavior, doesn't mean you should excuse their behavior.' That's when I started making plans to leave my abusive ex."
—AtavisticJackal
6."My therapist said, 'Stop comparing yourself to men you don't like.'"
—reesethebadger
7."'We need to talk about your drinking.' Signed up for rehab shortly after that talk, and coming up on six years sober."
—mezz7778
"My husband was an alcoholic and died at 51. I'm sooooo proud of you! Quitting is torture, and you did it!!!! Congratulations!"
—FlamingoTeach
8."'Be mindful of those who come to water the soil and those who come to pick the fruit.' I was ignorant most of my life and kept company that never challenged me to grow or improve as a person, or were bad influences. After hearing this, I've been very careful about who I keep close. You also learn that although people may truly want to water the soil, some are simply unable to."
—xXQuePastaXx
9."'You have stage 4b T-Cell Lymphoma.' Almost died waiting for that diagnosis. I'm 43, that was 18, every day since has been affected in some way by it. 24 years in remission."
—-E-Cross
"Thanks for staying with us and sharing."
—positiveupt
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10."'You're being made redundant because the company is ceasing trading.' I had been there for fourteen years. I got fourteen weeks of wages as redundancy pay, which gave me time to evaluate what I wanted to do with my life. I decided to give early years education a go, as I thought it would be something I would enjoy and be good at. Turns out, I absolutely love it."
"I've been doing it for over ten years now, and there's no better job. The children love me. Some parents thought it was weird having a man in preschool, others know I'm great. Every July, I send a group of children off to primary school, knowing that I have done my best for them."
—Ventongimp
11."If you don't heal what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you."
—greencurtain4
12."When my psychologist said, 'You're not paranoid if you're right,' I stopped letting myself be gaslit by my then-partner."
—dumbinternetstuff
13."Emotions don't need to be resolved, just felt."
—newdiyscared
"Feelings need to be felt, otherwise they'd be called thinkies."
—CMUpewpewpew
14."'Why are you putting up with it if you wouldn't do it to yourself?' Something my therapist said to me."
—wollflourwer
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15."Your track record for making it through bad days is perfect."
—epicuerean
16."If you can't say truthfully, 'I like me best when I'm with you' in a relationship, you're in the wrong relationship."
—CarmenDeeJay
"This is huge. Yes, it's important to like the person you're with. It's equally, if not more important, to like the version of yourself you become when you're with them."
—Kathrynlena
17."If you wait until you're ready, you'll be waiting the rest of your life."
—zoeywillso
18."'If being mean to yourself would do something, it would have worked already.' Read that on Reddit some time ago, and I actually stopped talking down to myself."
—paprikahoernchen
19."Thank you random Tumblr stranger for saying this: 'You only think you're ugly because you aren't your type.'"
—crumbopolis
20."Whether you do it or not, time will pass god damn anyway."
—InternationalBody275
21."'The days are long and the years are short.' Someone told me this when I became a parent. Has helped me get perspective when the days seem too long, and also appreciate that the years will indeed fly by if you don't try to live intentionally."
—Notmyrealname
22."'Closed mouths don't get fed.' I've gotten so far in my life simply by asking. Worst they can say is no 🤷🏽♂️."
—playboisothea
"This is it. I had never been promoted despite doing great work. Thought if I worked hard enough, my managers would advocate for me. Nope. So, I started asking for what I wanted and went from Assistant to C-Level in 5 years. Insane and NOT typical, but really cemented this in my brain as excellent advice."
—youllregreddit
23."'The thing that takes off the edge also takes off the shine.' It made me slow down on my drinking to 'take off the edge' when I realized I was drinking beyond a typical, healthy amount for me."
—Calm_Palms_41
24."'You put boundaries in place to protect the relationship. This means keeping people at a distance where you can still love them, and no closer.' Alleviated a lot of guilt about pushing my family away. I am able to love them still because they aren't on top of me like they used to be. Any closer and I will grow to resent them."
"Also true of romantic relationships. If I can tell that someone being my romantic partner erodes the relationship between us, and reparation doesn't work, then I break up. I've found that my breakups are much less messy, and it's much easier to transition to friendship than when I dragged it out because of guilt or a sense of duty."
—Practical-Ant-4600
25."'The hardest thing about being a parent is being the person you want your kids to grow up to be.' It was on the dedication page of a parenting book I started to read. I don't remember anything else from the book."
—udee79
26."Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm!!"
—No_Muffin5150
"I wrote this on my mirror for a reminder and had to keep it there for over two years. I still need the reminder often."
—saturatedregulated
27."'You don't have to be like your mom.' That's when I realized I had a choice and could be whoever I wanted to be."
—SurlyTurtles
28."I once told a co-worker during break that I couldn't wait until Friday to be off work. It was, like, Tuesday. Her response: 'Isn't it a shame how we wish our lives away?' In that moment, my entire view of life changed. I realized that I defined every day that I worked as a bad day, instead of focusing on what I could enjoy each day. I think of that interaction often."
—Just-Khaos
29.And finally, "'It only spends once.' When I had my first 'big girl job' and received a good-sized tax refund, I was rattling off all the stupid stuff I was going to buy with it. My grandmother reached over and put her hand on my arm, and said that to me. It hit me, and I've repeated it to myself a thousand times since. I think that one sentence is why I could buy a nice house at 27 and have a credit rating of 820. Thank you, Grandmother, I miss you every day."
—AnitaIvanaMartini
What's a sentence that's made a difference for you? Share yours in the comments or via the anonymous form below. I'll go first: my dad always says, "Don't compare your insides to other people's outsides," and man, do I need this reminder all the time.
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