A remedy

We all possess.

Victimization, the antonym.

None of us want to characterize ourselves as having a victim mentality, but I truly believe we naturally operate in this mindset more than we would like to believe.

This is not the ‘positivity mandate’ that I’m suggesting.

This is remembering. It goes against our nature but can be overcome with practice.

It’s not stuffing nor is it replacing.

Thankfulness is remembering. Remembering the good.

I have not had what most people would call a normal life. I was brought up with abuse, all around me, of every kind. That is why I believe I can speak to this with integrity.

I believe that whatever the percentages are regarding how much good or bad we’ve had in our life, we all have had more than enough bad, but enough good in our lives to draw strength from.

This is what can allow us to to move forward for our own benefit, and for the benefit of others around us.

I believe negativity and victimization leads to depression and anxiety (*not to discount actual chemical imbalances) however, thankfulness and mindfulness about those things can actually cause a change in the brain and changes in present circumstances.

All of these positive thoughts strewn together can lead us out of the pit of despair at its worst, to a more hopeful or joyful life.

We all have an abundance of past and present moments in this difficult world to build our victim résumé, but what if we turn that around and think the opposite, regardless of how we feel at times?

There’s no possible way I would be where I am today and feel how I feel, without this realization, somehow, forced to acquire, at a much younger age, but it is the very one thing that I treasure most.

I truly hope this is helpful even to just one person. ❤️