The Facebook Survive and Thrive group\u27s Prompt #8 was about Betrayal. Are we betrayed by others because we betray ourselves

Mortenson, Deb A

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Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities andNarrative as MedicineVolume 2 | Issue 1 Article 212015Prompt #10-UntitledDeb A. MortensonSCSU alumni, nexterday03@yahoo.comFollow this and additional works at: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/survive_thriveThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by theRepository at St. Cloud State. It has been accepted for inclusion in Survive & Thrive: AJournal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine by an authorized editor of theRepository at St. Cloud State. For more information, pleasecontact rswexelbaum@stcloudstate.edu.Recommended CitationMortenson, Deb A. (2015) "Prompt #10-Untitled," Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine: Vol. 2: Iss. 1 , Article 21.Available at: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/survive_thrive/vol2/iss1/21How many of us have committed several of those little betrayals in the last few days? Actions that pull the rug from under one’s feet. They were just words, you think. Words that erode confidence.  “I’m not that talented…”  “Oh, it was nothing.”  “I’m not sure.”  “I guess so…”  Why do we feel we the need to diminish our own abilities? Is it force of habit? Repeating the behaviors we grew up observing?   Stop.  Next time, stop.   Take a breath before answering. Acknowledge being the phenomenal soul that you are. Just have gratitude for this life, family, incredible opportunities-large and small. If someone compliments what you’ve done, simply say, “You’re welcome.”  

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