This is of course warranted on one level, but on another level, your ability to be free of those dynamics and open up a new cycle for yourself requires you to step out of the duality of victim and perpetrator. It is not serving you after a certain point.

Whenever you find yourself telling the story that you’ve been burned, betrayed or broken by someone or some experience, always assume the power position:

Truth is a gift you give to the other person involved out of respect and gratitude for what you have both shared together—AND it’s also a gift you give to yourself out of self-respect and true self-love. . .

Whatever season of life you find yourself in, celebrate it. Don’t judge it (or others). A Course in Miracles suggests we each have our own unique curriculum . . .