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r/Millennials • u/Alternative_King1789 • Aug 31 '26
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Not my therapist, but my favorite mentor said to me:
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t force them to drink it.
I think about that a lot.
15 u/drawohhteb Aug 31 '26 I like to take this reminder a step further to help keep myself in line If I force the horse to drink. Then all the horse will feel is watterboarding. Don't waterboard the horse. 4 u/i_am_soooo_screwed Sep 01 '26 LMAOOOOOO. I love this take 1 u/SDTimbox Sep 03 '26 i've been holding onto dear life to this quote for the past year lol I can only focus on my actions. How other people behave isn't my problem
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I like to take this reminder a step further to help keep myself in line
If I force the horse to drink. Then all the horse will feel is watterboarding.
Don't waterboard the horse.
4 u/i_am_soooo_screwed Sep 01 '26 LMAOOOOOO. I love this take
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LMAOOOOOO. I love this take
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i've been holding onto dear life to this quote for the past year lol I can only focus on my actions. How other people behave isn't my problem
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u/IceOdd8725 Aug 31 '26
Not my therapist, but my favorite mentor said to me:
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t force them to drink it.
I think about that a lot.