People Share The Single Sentence That Changed Their Lives

You never know when someone else’s point of view will end up making you see things in a completely different way. A few words from a therapist or even a stranger could be powerful enough to change your perspective forever. BuzzFeed asked readers to share the one sentence that had that effect on them and these are some of their real and relatable responses.

• "Everyone you meet knows something that you don’t."

• "A coworker once told me, 'Nobody on their deathbed says, 'I wish I had worked more.'''

• "My parents used to ask me, 'Will this matter in ten years?' when I was upset. It was annoying at the time, but it always did put things into perspective."

• "Just because you spent years making the same mistake doesn't mean you have to keep making it."

• "As regards exercise: 'you can treat it as something you have to get through or you can treat it as an opportunity to do something hard.' It changed my attitude completely, and I now choose harder workouts and tell myself, you can love showing yourself how strong you can be."

• "In terms of relationships: 'Stop watering dead and fake plants.'"

• "My best boss said, 'I don’t care what you screw up; learn from it and don’t do it again.'"

• "'But you’re still going to be 50 anyway,' from a friend in response to my hesitation about finishing an interrupted college degree, because by the time I graduated, I would be 50. I did it, and it began a second amazing chapter of my life!"

• "It’s socially acceptable to have an unexpressed thought!"

• "My mom says, 'Don’t borrow trouble.' I love it so much. Worrying about what MIGHT happen gets us nowhere!"

• "I remember my dad saying, 'If you are going to give me roses, do it while I’m alive because I can’t smell them when I’m dead.' Don’t waste chances to show people you love them."

• "As someone who is often guilty of catastrophising, one thing that helps if I'm worrying about something and thinking, 'What if it goes wrong?' is switching it instead to, 'What if it goes really well?'"

• "'No one has gotten out of here alive yet!' Told to me at my mom's funeral. Somehow, that was comforting."

• "The things that you’re not changing, you’re choosing."

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