Free Yourself from Feeling Like a Victim

Pocket Practice: Consider letting someone off the hook for a deed they committed

Sometimes we have to let go of our deep desire for things to be different or to have been different—because they aren’t, and they weren’t. We might have to give up a subtle belief that because we were victimized, we are damaged and can never enjoy a meaningful relationship or a successful career. We might have to let someone else off the hook in order that we might be free.

Remember, we cannot have a better past, but we can usually have a better present.