Victim or Victor

Message/Experiment of the Week:

Are you a victim or victor in life? The answer to this question will depend on what you do with the space between stimulus and response in your life. You can choose to see yourself as a victim or a victor in any situation, and the more you see yourself as a victor the more joy and fulfilment you will have in your life. You choose whether circumstances bring you joy or suffering.

During the holocaust Viktor Frankl chose to be a victor in some of the worst circumstances imaginable by focusing on the beauty of a tree, helping fellow prisoners, looking for humor, and working on ideas for a book (Man’s Search For Meaning).

Celine Dion also chose to be a victor when faced with Stiff Person Syndrome, and even though it was incredibly difficult she kept singing and was an inspiration to millions when she recently sang during the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

For an experiment this week, look for areas in your life where you are choosing to be a victim and decide to become a victor instead.

Quote of the Week:

• "This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.” ―George Bernard Shaw

Video of the Week:

How to Overcome Victim Mentality | Mary Morrissey

Song of the Week:

Celine Dion - Who I Am

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