The election caused many of us to feel blindsided and like we have just been sucker punched. Days and weeks later we are still trying to catch our breath as more events continue to jab at us.

There is a tendency to feel trapped and afraid that in the near future we or our loved ones will be unfairly treated, harmed, or held back in some way.

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Definition of a Victim

A victim is anyone who allows themselves to be hurt by anyone or anything outside themselves. Victims believe they are completely innocent and take no responsibility for how they emotionally feel, which prolongs the suffering.

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Signs We Might Have Fallen into the Trap of Being a Victim

When we…

1 Throw blame for everything that happens in the next few years on conservatives. That makes liberals the innocent ones and seem morally superior.

2  Want conservatives to be punished or have to pay the price for how they voted, especially if they weren’t willing to listen to us.

3   Use elections as an excuse to not have faith, courage, or be the person we would admire.

4   Fight back, lash out, and get just as angry as we thought conservatives were, thinking our anger is justified.

5   Feel powerless or helpless.

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Two Things Liberals Can Do to Stop Being a Victim?

The First Thing is…

1  TO KNOW WHERE POWER COMES FROM

When we are a victim we are not taking responsibility for how we emotionally feel. We are letting someone or something take CONTROL of it.

We may not be able to choose what happens in our lives, our physical appearance, or certain behaviors, such as where we go, what we do, who we interact with, how much money we have, what experiences we have, and when we have them.

But we can CONTROL how it affects us. We have the choice if we are going to let someone or something hurt us or hold us back from living our best life.

All real power comes from controlling the emotional impact things have on us, not on what happens or who did what.

The Other Thing Liberals Can Do to Stop Being a Victim is…

2   FIND SAFETY SOMEWHERE ELSE

For decades we have, for the most part, been able to find safety and security from things OUTSIDE of us. Our government was one of those. The laws that were established were sensible and almost all of us followed them. If someone fell out of line, we assumed there would be consequences. So as long as we were law-abiding citizens, we thought we were safe.

Slowly that system has been eroding. Passing each law became more complicated and contained unrelated issues, sometimes hundreds of pages long. The lawmakers started voting by political parties without having to use their own individual inner guidance. That has led to the two parties fighting each other, not willing to work as one big team for the betterment of the country.

It seems the only safety we can have in the government now is if our political side is in control, and even that is debatable because the other side has become reluctant to fully cooperate.

The only for sure safety or security comes from WITHIN by using our own inner guidance or intuition.

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I have two QUIZZES that may help you not play a victim…

Is the Changing World Stressing You Out?

How Often Do You Listen to Your Intuition?

Also, check out the Inner Work and Intuition sections on my website.

And, if you need an advisor to help you on your quest, contact Vickie Champion for a coaching and consulting session at a disco