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Ginny Murtaugh's avatar

Your words are true. In Positive Psychology it is taught that one aspect of well-being is a feeling of agency and self-efficacy, meaning a person feels like they have an impact on themselves, and feel capable of directing themselves to accomplish things. Which is exactly what you are saying today. Those who feel like victims can learn optimism, confidence, positive perspective by seeing others who are already living like that. So you are right to suggest we lift others up so they can see they aren't victims, but have agency in their life. It may take many times to have theym see, but if all of us are doing this it will move society to a better place. We can be the example, the light, for others to see their potential. Thank you for your wisdom once again!

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