"I realized that all the baggage I was carrying with me into the world was self-inflicted. Yes, there were events that happened in my life that I had no say in or control over, but I was the one who was letting the past wield so much influence over my future. By telling the same miserable story over and over, I was holding on to the misery that those events generated for me. So, the new story that I began telling myself (and others) was a story of triumph. A story of a woman who had experienced adversity, but who had also experienced significant accomplishments. A story of a woman who refused to let past nightmares stomp out the fire of her dreams. A story that started off shaky, but will finish strong. If you find yourself using your past as an excuse for why you can’t get ahead in life… If you feel exhausted from trying to outsuffer everyone around you… If you’ve been letting your own pity party paralyze you from taking action toward new beginnings… …it might be time to revise the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life." happyblackwoman/how-to-rewrite-the-story-of-your-life/
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:57:19 +0000
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