I was having a conversation re a mutual friend with a friend at the gym and she said, “it’s about time she got off the pity pot.” Never having heard that expression before, I commented…and found out it was from her mom. Well, the comment led to further discussion about how pity is some folk’s “comfort zone” and they become attached, comfortable with it. The conversation resonates with all I’ve been thinking-writing about resilience. The first step is definitely getting off the pity pot.
Eileen Lichtenstein’s Balance and Power Blog 