The victim position?...

We grow up at the mercy of others; parents, baby sitters, high school bullies/hazing, teachers etc. Most likely we've been the victim of something unpleasant, even if it's just a teacher who didn't particularly take to us. There's drama in one form or another. As we get older, however, hopefully we learn to manage and minimize the drama in our lives. When I was younger, someone taught me about the whole "victim" position in life. This is not necessarily an easy concept to grasp because odds are we have been victimized in our lives and we may still be at the mercy of a nasty boss or parental/cultural pressures. The "victim" thing is a paradigm shift for sure, but essentially the wisdom is this... if we choose to feel we can't do anything about our circumstances, we leave ourselves helpless. On the other hand, if we decide to own our fate, we may just find our way through it and onto a better path. At the very least, we can try to change how we feel and get to a better place internally. As the saying goes, "as within, so without." The belief is that when we change our mind and heart, our circumstances should ease up too. Miracles can happen :)

Blessings,

Chatgirl.