Refuse to be a victim
"We focus on the negatives, losing ourselves in the `problem.' We point to our unhappy circumstances to rationalize our negative feelings. This is the easy way out. It takes, after all, very little effort to feel victimized."
-- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Nothing and no one can make us a victim. We do it to ourselves when we allow external circumstances to hold power over us.
Although we have no control over what happens to us, we ALWAYS have a choice in how we respond. We hold our power when we accept complete responsibility for our thoughts, feelings and actions.
"A man may fall many times but he won't be a failure until he says someone pushed him."
-- Elmer G. Letterman
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
-- Steven Biko
2 comments:
Love the Steven Biko quote :)
Nothing and no one can make us a victim. We do it to ourselves when we allow external circumstances to hold power over us.
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