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Call me superstitious. Call me silly. Call me whatever you want, but this is a list of things I wholeheartedly believe in and you cannot change my mind about it.
All of these things are just something I was taught or learned growing up, or something I will force myself into pretending is true until it actually becomes true to me.
GUT FEELING
- To me, gut feeling is everything. Your intuition is never wrong so you should listen to it. Even if you have the slightest doubt in your mind, just go with your gut.
Angel Numbers
- I completely believe in angel numbers. Just something you see everywhere you go. Originally, this was going to have its own category but I will always make a wish at 11:11 because I genuinely believe it does something, even after it’s proven time and time again that it doesn’t. I will also always make a wish when blowing out candles or blowing on a dandelion.
You cannot save someone who doesn’t want to be saved.
- This goes hand in hand with “you can’t change them” but if someone is unwilling to accept your help, nothing you can or will do will help them.
Once is a mistake, twice is a choice
- To me, this mainly has to do with the way people are treating you. People make mistakes, we’re all human. It happens to the best of us. If the same “mistake” happens twice then it was no longer a mistake, but it was a choice. Especially if you confronted the person and they apologized but then turned around and did it again.
“Love you” and “I love you” aren’t the same.
- Yes, the “I” actually means something.
Pinky Promises > Regular Promises
- I think this is the inner child in me screaming, but if you break a pinky promise, you are never getting my trust back. Whenever I promise something, I will keep that promise and I never make promises I can’t keep. So I expect the same in return, especially if it is a pinky promise.
What goes around, comes around.
- “Treat others the way you want to be treated” is exactly what I think of when I hear this. If you give love, you will get love.
Actions speak louder than words
- You can tell me something a million times over but until you show me, I won’t believe it.
The Olive Theory
- The Olive Theory is a theory in which if one person in a relationship loves olives, and the other hates olives, the two are meant to be. This is a silly little theory but I completely believe it. A similar theory I believe is polar opposites. Like cat vs dog, peanut butter vs jelly, coffee vs tea, someone who likes the opposite of everything I like might be the one for me.
If they wanted to, they would.
- People are never too busy for you. If they wanted to speak to you, they would. It’s all about priorities.
The little things do actually matter.
- Flowers, handmade cards, good morning and goodnight texts. That’s all I have to say.
Just because it hurts doesn’t mean it was the wrong decision.
- Just because something was hard to do and you felt bad about it, that doesn’t mean you made the wrong choice.
Never apologize for how you feel.
- You’re not too much. Your feelings are valid. You aren’t overreacting. If it hurts you, it hurts you. That’s okay.
Soulmates, Platonic Soulmates, Twin Flames, Soul Ties
- I guess this kinda falls in with the “right person, wrong time” idea but I think there are people who are meant for you, whether it be your best friend, significant other or just someone who is oddly similar to you. It’s kinda silly but I’ve always believed that you meet a person because atoms that were created at the same time in the universe ultimately found their way back to each other.
People can change, but don’t assume they will
- People can change if they want to change, but only if they put the effort in. But never assume that they will just because they said they will.
If its meant to be, it’ll be
- Maybe not in this life, but it’ll be. You shouldn’t have to force or convince someone to be in your life. It should just come to you if it’s meant to be.
Hurt people, hurt people
- When you’re hurt, you build walls and shut people out. You’re pushing the people who love you and just want to support you away. You’re hurt, and your actions are hurting people.
Karma
- It’s impossible to prove that karma is real, but for the people who believe in it, it can often lead to happiness. This is because most people who believe in karma will generally do good to receive something good in return.
Never judge a book by its cover
- You never know what someone else is going through. You can never assume just by how that person acts. You can’t judge someone’s story until you get to know them.
Evil Eyes
- The evil eye will bring you guidance and peace, and fend off evil.
Astrology
- Most people act like their zodiac sign subconsciously, although there is no correlation between the two.
Manifestation
- There’s no scientific evidence that manifestation automatically makes dreams come true, but positive mindsets have equally positive outcomes.
Never use something against someone that they trusted you with
- This is just my morals idk. If someone trusted you with something, it doesn’t matter how mad you are at them, you shouldn’t use it against them. They told you that in confidentiality and just because they wronged you doesn’t mean you should wrong them back.
Never go to bed mad
- Never go to bed mad at someone because you never know what will happen. Tomorrow is never promised.
Two wrongs don’t make a right
- If someone wrongs you, you doing the same thing back doesn’t make you even. Win by showing them you’re improving without them.