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Don't feel bad if you come from a dysfunctional family. Studies done by The Institute for the Study of Universal Addiction indicate that 97 percent of all families are dysfunctional. You should, however, feel bad if you pass up the opportunities you now have to heal the ravages caused by your dysfunctional family. Here's a good place to start: By trying to dissolve your habit of feeling victimized, damaged or burdened by the people with whom you shared your original home, you could release yourself from a curse you've been casting on yourself -- and magically set in motion overdue changes in your other family members.
-Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology
My boyfriend embodies this so perfectly. I can't recall how many times I've tried to victimize others and myself, to have him hesitantly and so meekly point out that he's been through worse, and come out better. The truth is, life is 97% the choices YOU make, the attitude YOU have, and the rest what others have made for you.
That said, if you can't make something good come out of your life, you don't deserve it.
-Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology
My boyfriend embodies this so perfectly. I can't recall how many times I've tried to victimize others and myself, to have him hesitantly and so meekly point out that he's been through worse, and come out better. The truth is, life is 97% the choices YOU make, the attitude YOU have, and the rest what others have made for you.
That said, if you can't make something good come out of your life, you don't deserve it.