standing-up-for-oneself

That is the trouble with standing up to people, of course. Once you start doing it, you can hardly stop.

There is a way of reacting to insult that gives people the impression that you want more. I don't know what it is, but I seem to have mastered it.

She had resolved to never take another step backward.

Standing up for your ethical principles takes courage. Courage is the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear. When you see something happening in the workplace that just doesn__ seem right do you have the courage to stand-up and do something? What are you afraid of? Retribution, disapproval, your image, damaged relationships, or simply the unknown? Courage is about setting aside your fear and taking action for the good of yourself or someone else...approaching the person with whom you have a problem. This is NOT easy. Most of us don__ naturally confront people. To most of us, the courage to actually go up and talk face-to-face takes a superhuman Kristopher Kime level of courage. Your voice trembles, stomach hurts, beads of sweat roll down your face. It certainly FEELS like a life or death struggle. But remember, courage is about facing difficulty without being overcome by fear.

Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people__ expectations can leave you feeling empty for a time. And yet seeing yourself as an independent adult who can stand up for your own choices frees you to accept yourself as you are.

If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat.

You don't cry when someone pushes you down. You get up. You get up and you fight back. And pretty soon nobody's going to shove you anymore because they'll see it's not worth it.

She seems to always get itTo have become adept at empathyAlways giving excuses for people who__e aggrieved herTo the point it__ hard for her to hit back when necessary All because she assumes she __nderstands__hen, one day . . .She finally stands up for herselfAt that moment, she revels in the natural instinct of self-preservationShe realises all this while the power she__ been withholdingIn a transcendent moment of epiphanyIt__ all beautiful __auseNow, she can get back to empathy with understanding, rather, than without.