I am a survivor with a story, not a victim looking for pity.
There was definitely a time my story garnered me pity and attention that I felt I needed at that time. Through healing and personal development, I still share my story but it now comes from a place of strength to spark hope and light in someone else's world. Even with the best of intentions though some will see you sharing your story and make assumptions for your reasons. What if instead we give each other enough grace to listen, to let them be heard, and let them know they and their story matters. For some it is an act of courage and strength to even think about sharing and through sharing can come healing, through reflection blessings along the way can be seen that may have not been apparent to the person at that moment. Let's stop victim blaming and rise up together to support each other as we evolve into the strong survivors that can reach back and help guide others out of their fires.
