Sydney M. Williams www.swtotd.blogspot.com Thought of the Day “Victimhood” August 15, 2022 “There is a difference between victimization and victimhood. We are all likely to be victimized in some way in the course of our lives. At some point we will suffer some kind of affliction or calamity or abuse, caused by circumstances or people or institutions over which we have little or no control… In contrast, victimhood comes from the inside. No one can make you a victim but you. We become victims not because of what happens to us but when we choose to hold on to our victimization…” Edith Eger (1927-) The Choice: Embrace the Possible , 2017 Too often, we accept victimhood, which can come in myriad guises: A college student cowers under a torrent of “hu