Stop blaming yourself and playing the victim! Start honoring yourself by thinking independently, living according to your own mind, and having the courage to trust your own perceptions and judgments. Honoring yourself is a commitment to existence. Your life doesn’t belong to others, it belongs to you; therefore we are not in this world to fulfill the expectations of others. To honor yourself is to love your own life, embracing the possibility of growth and experiencing joy. The love you give and receive will be amplified by the love you give to yourself.

From my book “The Resistance Test” an excerpt from the book “Codependent No More” by the author Melody Beattle.