At some point, people decide to end the cycle of abuse with their own actions - or not.
I do agree with you, @dreemsteem! It's all about making a decision.
We see this in everyday life all around us... People will come from abusive backgrounds... Some might have been abused physically, some might have grown up in a family with alcohol and/or drug abuse...
Yet, as they grow up, we see siblings from the same family making different choices... one will continue and follow the same habits of abuse with the excuse "That's all I know...I have been abused myself..." versus the other one coming from the same family who would say "I've had enough of this! I have seen what this does to your loved ones and even other people around you. I will not follow this way".
I think this is a similar situation. Being a victim of abuse in the past, shouldn't lead to claiming the "right" to continue in that way by abusing others, but rather developing a responsibility to change the environment surrounding you!
It's a matter of choice! Will I remain a victim and continue to abuse because I've been abused or will I learn from what I had to endure and choose to take responsibility, making the world a better place where I can?
I think @samsmith1971 has a great idea! Let's go for it! This will give us all the opportunity to make this a team effort!
that's right ..
victim or victor
I choose victor. whatever anyone else chooses is completely up to them, but being a victim forever is only going to drain your life and all the people around you that you continue to sap energy from.
blech....lol. it's just gross in my book to be an energy drain. I know we all have our seasons of draining people (and ourselves) but at some point, kick the habit and start taking responsibility for your own actions and choose wiser.
but some people really don't know how, and that's ok. maybe if those who do know how lead by example in bigger ways, it starts to catch on?
I have no idea. I just know we are gonna try this and see what happens!!
If it doesn't succeed exactly the way we hoped? that's ok....cuz something more can come later that piggy backs off of our idea...or others!
I welcome it all... anything that helps is good!!!
Even if it doesn't succeed exactly the way we hoped, that's fine, as long as something good comes from it. Even a little, is better than nothing!
I agree!!!! so we try hehehe
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