Survivors make things happen; they don’t stay in the victim mindset for long. Bad things happen to people all the time but then everything comes down to choice. We get to choose how we decipher the experience and learn from it. Bad occurrences are just tools for expanding your way of being. It also provides you with an opportunity to learn a few things about yourself and strengthens you along the way.
Life gets you down because things don’t work out the way you had planned however there is joy to be had in that disappointment. Don’t get me wrong, joy does not come right away, you actually have to take a look at the events that have caused you to feel down because in that experience is a lesson or an opportunity to change.
Change is difficult for most. I know for me I thrive in consistency however lately I’ve had to adapt a different mindset so that I can make the shift when things have gone array. Of course this is a work in progress because change never happens overnight but with practice it can become easier.
Life always comes down to choices, and your choices will define your personality. We all live in the realm of good or bad, right or wrong, left or right, heaven or hell. Choices are thrown at us on a daily basis and as the writer of your own story you get to choose. With all choices are consequences and you have to be prepared to live with those choices because it will either enhance or ruin a version of your personality. However even with a bad choice there is still a valuable lesson to learn and it doesn’t have to negatively impact your self perception. That lesson can be a blessing and a prompt for you to move in a different direction.
We all have the warrior inside of us to make the changes we need to move us in a better direction in life where we achieve a level of happiness. The choice is up to you as to how you will get there, it can be either a long journey steeped in victimhood, or you can choose to be the champion of your life and reflect on the good lesson of your current circumstances. Survivors succeed in all facets of their endeavours because they self-talk their way through the rough patches and try to find the silver lining and move forward with positivity.
Joanne Robinson
