There are a lot of things that a person experiences and those experiences can shape a person’s life. Through those experiences, a person can become stronger or more of a victim.

For the person who has self-pity, their view of the world is very dim, negative and in some ways, blaming others for their own feelings. There can also be a lot of other feelings but we are only reaching a tip of the iceberg.

For the person who chooses empowerment, their view of the world is more optimistic. They may have gone through some difficult experiences but choose to use those experiences to become stronger, to learn from them and know that they make the choice on how they are going to live their life inspite of the tough situations.

A person can not be both: pitiful and powerful at the same time. The person would need to make a choice. So, what are you going to choose today?

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