Over the weekend, I was reading an interesting take on martyrs. This doesn’t sound very “motivational,” does it? A martyr, by definition, is someone who suffers. He’s the victim. The Sanskrit derivation means, “remember.” But martyrs are people who we can’t necessarily relate to, right? We’ve read about them in history books. Maybe we even put them in the “religious fanatics” category? Not us.

Actually, what I read has us all having a little martyr in us. Remember, one definition of martyr is simply being a victim. I doubt you’ve thought about this recently, but I did. I had to ask myself, “Where, in my life, am I being the martyr?” Where do I have the “Woe is me,” story on repeat? Don’t laugh, you have it, too! And finding it is critical to breaking the cycle!

My martyr is motherhood. I have a, “Woe is me,” that goes something like this: “No one listens,” and, “No one does any work around here.” What does being the martyr look like for you? Is it home or work. Work martyr could look something like this: “I’ll never get promoted,” or “I’ll never find a new job.” But here is the beauty of identifying our martyr—once we see it, we can begin to correct it. We can choose to be a martyr or we can choose something else! Let’s choose something else!

Let’s GO! WE GOT THIS!
Beth