Occasionally I get an opportunity to see a little progress in my emotional life. Recently someone close to me was expressing a sense of powerlessness. She identified herself as the victim in a particular situation. She felt that she had to do what she had always done and was certain that she would always get what she had always gotten.
I realized as I reflected on this that I seldom identify myself as a victim any longer. I always (ALWAYS!) have a choice. Today when I was feeling frustrated by the actions of those around me I had a choice. I took a time-out and attended to my needs. It is up to me to stop telling myself stories that cast me as the victim and others as the perpetrators.
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