Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.Helen Keller

How do you react if something in your life doesntgo as you wish?

Well, at first youll probably feel pain of some sort.

But what happens after that? What do you do after the initial pain?

Do you think of yourself as a victim, as someone with little or no control or power?

Do you slip back into a familiar headspace where you feel sorry for yourself and where you feel like someone or the whole world is against you?

I used to get stuck in that destructive and self-esteem sucking way of thinking quite often. And I know that many people get stuck in it from time to time. Or more often than that.

So this week Id like to share 3 steps that helps me to move out of that headspace and replace it with something better.

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