Thoughts actively shape reality rather than merely reflecting it. Unhappiness can emerge more from internal narratives than from external experiences. An exercise focused on rewriting painful memories can aid individuals in reframing negative experiences. A personal narrative highlights the impact of bullying, revealing how one individual transformed humiliation into resilience. Support from an ally led to friendship and respect, while the experience reframed the bully's actions as insecurities. Such reframing does not excuse poor behavior but allows for personal growth and liberation from victimhood.
We can't control what happens to us, but we can choose how we carry the experience in our heart and mind. Reframing doesn't excuse bad behavior, but it releases us from being tethered to it.
Happy people don't weaponize their pain. I came to view her with compassion and now see the mean girl behavior as an expression of insecurity.
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