{"id":128,"date":"2019-01-09T23:01:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T23:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/?p=128"},"modified":"2019-01-09T23:01:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T23:01:39","slug":"from-victim-to-victorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/01\/09\/from-victim-to-victorious\/","title":{"rendered":"From Victim to Victorious"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victim mentality or Victorious mentality?<\/p>\n

\"\"Today\u2019s culture seems to consistently say \u201cit\u2019s not your fault. The blame belongs to someone else.\u201d When something happens to us, our response to it is based primarily on our history with the person or event. So we respond based on what we know and how we were taught. We have a small, but loud group of people in American culture that believe it is their duty to stand up for others who never asked for their help.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take the \u201cRedskins\u201d controversy, for example. The NFL team has been in existence for about 86 years and until about 2 years ago, no one, including the vast majority of American Indians, were bothered by the name. How about Anadarko, OK? The Redskins Theatre has been there since 1947 and the city has boasted of half Indian population and calls itself the \u201cIndian capital of the nation.\u201d So why isn\u2019t the theater being talked about? It\u2019s because, while we can\u2019t deny the atrocities done to the Native American community in our nation\u2019s past, they, as a group of people, have chosen to be victorious. Visit a few casinos to find out what I\u2019m talking about. It\u2019s worth noting that the name hasn\u2019t offended the Native American community. The Washington Post conducted a poll of Native Americans across the entire country in 2004 about the name and found 9 out of 10 Indians say it\u2019s just a name, nothing offensive about it. In 2016, another poll was conducted and yielded the exact same results. So sometimes, the idea that you are a victim is fabricated by people who don\u2019t even understand it. But society in general says \u201cBe offended!\u201d You may say, \u201cwell, what happened to me really wasn\u2019t my fault.\u201d And to that I say, I\u2019m sorry. Now what?<\/p>\n

Your adversity CAN\u2019T define you\u2026but your response to it WILL!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you have decided that you can\u2019t accomplish something because you were wronged, you were a victim, then you have given 100% power over to that individual or group that wronged you. If you really want to get back at the person or people that wronged you, accomplish everything you set out to IN SPITE of their efforts to hold you back. Overcome!<\/p>\n

\"\"When you’re the victim, everyone else is to blame for every problem, even if it’s your fault. It justifies irresponsibility and makes you co-dependent on others to repair your victimization. Living with a Victorious mentality is when you realize it\u2019s possible that something is your fault, owning it and not needing anyone to get you out of the mess you find yourself in, regardless if it\u2019s your fault or not. YOU (or God in you) can get you out. Now you\u2019re victorious over your circumstance. The sooner we shift our minds (be transformed by the renewing of our minds) from victim to victorious- even (and especially) in the face of adversity, the better our quality of life becomes. This applies to every area of life. I\u2019ve somewhat struggled with this in the past, myself. But not anymore. Get there\u2026I dare you.<\/p>\n

Stay Classy GP!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Victim mentality or Victorious mentality? Today\u2019s culture seems to consistently say \u201cit\u2019s not your fault. The blame belongs to someone else.\u201d When something happens to us, our response to it is based primarily on our history with the person or event. So we respond based on what we know and how we were taught. We … <\/p>\n

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