“We obviously can’t let go if we are waiting to be saved.\u00c2\u00a0 Certainly there are real victims, but most of us put ourselves in this role needlessly.\u00c2\u00a0 And we do it every day.<\/p>\n
“When our goal is to maintain our sense of wholeness and connectedness regardless of what the day throws at us, we simply will not become a victim.\u00c2\u00a0 Nothing is ‘beyond our control’ because we are not interested in control.\u00c2\u00a0 We let the people and situations we encounter be who and what they are.\u00c2\u00a0 We are not motivated to reform or remake them.\u00c2\u00a0 This doesn’t mean we like how everyone behaves, nor does it mean that we fail to protect ourselves and loved ones from destructive people.\u00c2\u00a0 But if we commit ourselves to changing even pleasant people when they don’t want to change, we instantly become victims of their reactions.\u00c2\u00a0 Each little response to our efforts pulls at the strings of our emotions.”<\/p>\n
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