This made me laugh in agreement! This has been a pet peeve of mine for years, but I don’t think I’ve ever written about it. I’ll join the Down on Sappy Memes club any day.
What an excellent post, I love it! I think motivational quotes/memes can have a place, as long as they’re not used as substitutes for the deep work. But too many veer off into toxic positivity territory, invalidating our experiences, and then they’re definitely more harmful than good.
Now you’ve made me think about what my core values are - I’m gonna reflect on that!
Yes, toxic positivity, that’s what many of them feel like. Why is that even a thing?? My core values have saved me time and time again, once you’re grounded in them you can’t ignore them anymore. Thank you for reading ❤️
This made me laugh in agreement! This has been a pet peeve of mine for years, but I don’t think I’ve ever written about it. I’ll join the Down on Sappy Memes club any day.
Down on Sappy Memes Club, ha! Thank you for reading ❤️
What an excellent post, I love it! I think motivational quotes/memes can have a place, as long as they’re not used as substitutes for the deep work. But too many veer off into toxic positivity territory, invalidating our experiences, and then they’re definitely more harmful than good.
Now you’ve made me think about what my core values are - I’m gonna reflect on that!
Yes, toxic positivity, that’s what many of them feel like. Why is that even a thing?? My core values have saved me time and time again, once you’re grounded in them you can’t ignore them anymore. Thank you for reading ❤️
I know what you mean: once you know something, you can't un-know it. Now that I'm discovering my core values I'm using them as my guides as well!