Transcript:
Hi, there. My name is Jeff Arthur with a values conversation here, today, talking about victimization. I’m willing to bet you any amount of money, marbles, or chalk, whatever’s in Kelly’s pockets, that you’ve been in the situation just like me where something’s not went the way you wanted it to go or something has went sideways from what you expected. Whenever that happens, we’re then left with a choice, either we can become the victim or we can find a solution. I want to suggest for you that in our society, we are becoming more and more like that of entitled victims, and I want to encourage you to recognize that is never going to help us in personal growth and becoming more in our life.
Yes, there are times when we are truly victims, there are times when something has been done to us that is wrong and that needs to be straightened out, but so many times we have the choice in things that can go either way where we don’t waste our time, energy, or effort being a victim. We can fall into having a pity party very easily rather than finding a solution, push ourselves beyond where we were, and stop feeling like it’s all everybody else’s fault and take responsibility for my own thoughts and my own actions. As we said a couple of weeks ago, I can always control my attitude and my effort, but not whenever I think I’m the victim. My name is Jeff Arthur with The Values Conversation. You can find out more about us on Facebook at facebook.com/thevaluesconversation.