it's so ironic that people view "happiness" as naive or innocent...
happy people are (likely!) working harder than you realize to maintain their joy in a world... that is increasingly divided, resentful, depressed
celebrate the happy people (for the LIGHT they bring) 🤍
Linda Chen (@linderps)
in high school, someone told me he hated me because I was “too happy”.
that comment stuck with me for years. for so long i thought something was wrong with me. i even found myself shrinking parts of my personality just to avoid making him uncomfortable.
it took a while for me to build that light back. but when it came back, it came back as radiant and energetic as ever.
if someone meets your kindness and joy with cruelty, don't give them the satisfaction of changing you. don't give them the satisfaction of making you mean back.
meet meanness with relentless positivity.
kindness is the biggest revenge.
— https://nitter.net/linderps/status/2079727232118108380#m