Self Pity - No, NO, NO!!

Self pity is one aspect that gets me readily ranting.  Having someone to tell me how their life could have been better if not for this and that, not taking responsibility for themselves but blaming others just plain irks the life out of me!  I get especially pissed when they put the blame on their parents! 

As far as I am concerned, if you have the will, you will find the ways and means to achieve your dream no matter what.  Feeling sorry for oneself is not the way to go forward.  Take a look at the lives below – they could have moan and wallow in self-pity but they did not.  So to those who blame others for not having achieving the best in their lives, I say go get a life!  Stop feeling sorry for yourself!!  Stop blaming others, do something for yourself.

There are numerous examples but I am quoting the two examples below who made a life for themselves despite challenging circumstances. Hopefully these true stories will knock some senses into you and get you out of your self-pity pit!

Khadijah, centre, modelling her graduation gown

Khadijah Williams - as long as she can remember, Williams has floated from shelters to motels to armories along the West Coast with her mother. She has attended 12 schools in 12 years; lived out of garbage bags among pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers. She has chosen not to criticize her mother. Instead, Williams said her mother inspired her to learn.  Read more about Khadijah Williams.

Liz Murray at her graduation

Liz Murray born to drug-addicted parents and homeless at 15.  Instead of blaming her parents, she left Harvard to care for her sick father and eventually graduated from Harvard.  Read about Liz Murray.

Ask yourself sincerely, is your life worse off than that of the two girls above?  No?  That’s what I thought! 

Stop blaming your parents.
Set an example for your children.

GO. GET. A. LIFE!

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

~ Anais Nin ~