He tells me he admires my refusal to be a victim - that damsel in distress waiting to be rescued...
He tells me he adores my vulnerability, raw honesty and transparency...
...and then these words of wisdom found me...
"Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens."
- Peter McWilliams
"A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim."
- Maya Angelou
"I don't do damsel in distress very well. It's hard for me to play a victim."
- Scarlett Johansson
"This above all, to refuse to be a victim."
- Margaret Atwood
excerpt from my journals