It’s easy to get caught up in what we do for a living as being who we are. I am a doctor. I am a garbage collector. I am a lawyer. I am a street sweeper.
Just as easy, it is easy to get caught up in defining ourselves as being victims – survivors of abuse. We often use this to identify ourselves, define ourselves, and it becomes who we are.
The truth is, however, it is only a part of who we are. The abuse formed many of our ideals about life. Many of us are breaking through some of those ideals. We are finding who we are despite the abuse.
We are funny. We are creative. We are poetic. We are sensitive. We are loving. We are logical. We are smart. We are tenacious. We are artistic. We are sarcastic. We are curious. We are beautiful. We are so many things.
Besides being a survivor, besides having a job or a career, who are you?
