35 Memes Surviving and Thriving

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Jan 12, 2025 7:00 PM EST

People love to talk about the difference between surviving and thriving. Surviving, we say, Is just about having your basic needs met. You have a place to sleep, you're getting up in the morning, you're eating meals… but you're not really enjoying it. You're doing the bare minimum, but anything more than that seems impossible. Thriving, though, is all the basic tenets of surviving plus having fun while doing them. 

This is ideally where we would like to be most of the time. We're having fun, we're growing, we're pushing ourselves, and we're doing a good job of all of the above. When you're surviving, it can sometimes it can be hard to push yourself over into the realm of thriving. It may take a good friend shaking you up out of your glum, a vacation from your normal life, or just a commitment to going to the gym the next morning. 

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  • Memes can help you out of these moments, too. Memes can be great company in a depressive moment, sure. They don't judge, they don't take much effort to look at, and they will always be there for you, in your bed, on the subway, anywhere. But the right meme can also help you thrive. Scroll on and see what effect they have. 

  • 01

    Thats the Chilis motto

    this and some reassurance S.
    via grapejuiceboys
  • 02

    No it's the other one

    A photo for those who can't tell parsley from cilantro: The parsley is next to the cilantro.
    via ddubya42
  • 03

    At least she's honest

    Daniel @Danny8_Crow A woman who knows what she wants This year, I really want to Meet the person I'll spend forever with. Also I really wanna pet a horsey A ...
    via @Danny8_Crow
  • 04

    Put me in the group chat

    Man, I'd do anything to get invited to this
    via grapejuiceboys
  • 05
    For my age, I have a lot going for me. MEME ME Rdgs My eyes are going, 01/06/25 my knees are going, my back is going... Portrait of an Old Lady (Unknown) 1720
    via ddubya42
  • 06
    übertruths The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the only movie in the Rocky series to not feature Sylvester Stallone.
    via ddubya42
  • 07
    When you break into someone's house But they're watching Resident Alien....
    via ddubya42
  • 08
    - Dracula darling, you have something stuck in your teeth. - Vhere, here? - No... - Here? - No, just go look in- - GO LOOK IN WHAT, SARAH?
    via ddubya42
  • 09
    Me trying to stay sleepy when going to the bathroom at 4am...
    via ddubya42
  • 10
    Shaka
    via ddubya42
  • 11
    I lost the 6th book in the series. After two months, I finally found it... EN men 9 8754321
    via ddubya42
  • 12
    Before After MED 鲁鲁鲁 宮 credits: Tom Bob
    via ddubya42
  • 13
    прозв WESLEY SNIPES GLADE THE POWER OF AN IMMORTAL. THE SOUL OF A HUMAN. THE SMELL OF LAVENDER AND VANILLA.
    via ddubya42
  • 14
    the way i stare at my screen when i wanna rage but everything around me is too expensive to break
    via f***boyproblem.s
  • 15
    > Justin Miller @justinmilleresq Have you ever created an amazing #Excel spreadsheet, but then been disappointed because none of your friends or family cares? #AskingForAFriend
    via ddubya42
  • 16
    NEEOOOOOOOO WAKE UP FROM YOUR COMFY OFFICE JOB AND ACTIVE SOCIAL LIFE YOU'RE A HUMAN BATTERY NEO COME LIVE IN A CAVE WITH US AND EAT PORRIDGE SLOP
    via ddubya42
  • 17
    Do I somehow magically expect to meet the love of my life? Yes. Do I hate social gatherings and do everything I can to avoid leaving the house? Also yes. You see my problem.
    via ddubya42
  • 18
    when I'm held at gunpoint so I tell them "take anything" and they genuinely start unplugging my air fryer
    via f***boyproblem.s
  • 19
    when you read your old messages and see how you used to talk cringe
    via f***boyproblem.s
  • 20
    a dirk diggler fan @smiskiclub 00 everyone always asking questions these days instead of just with a raw vibe whenever they see one it's so sad rev @whyrev. 29.12.23 Why the h I was he doing all that NH 庆
    via grapejuiceboys
  • 21
    III = science alert a Quantum Teleportation Achieved Over Internet For First Time PHYSICS 27 December 2024 By MIKE MCRAE (agsandrew/Getty Images) A quantum state of light has been successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber optic cable amid a torrent of internet traffic - a feat of engineering once considered impossible.
    via ddubya42
  • 22
    My new work email signature ISTILL WORK BUT THE LIGHT IN ME HAS GONE B
    via ddubya42
  • 23
    dogapult: today papa john's called my starbucks and they were like "are u guys interested in a trade" and five frappuccinos later they gave us two large pizzas and a large order of cheesy bread ok but this seems adorable to me like kids at lunch this is what my coffee shop does with the Subway next door. each large latte equals one 6 inch sandwich. we trade at noon and 7PM This is how the world should run
    via ddubya42
  • 24
    "If we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, then we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth." - Neil deGrasse-Tyson
    via ddubya42
  • 25
    my friend was explaining to her mom what spilling the tea meant and her mom responded with "you have to remember that tea stains, so be careful where you spill" and that's honestly the wisest thing i've ever heard
    via ddubya42
  • 26
    My favourite conspiracy theory is that all my hard work will pay off
    via grapejuiceboys
  • 27
    CAN WE FIX IT? no bob just sign the divorce papers
    via grapejuiceboys

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