RESISTANCE AND VICTIMHOOD
“A victim act is a form of aggression.” ~Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
How many times have you heard of people who always have some unbelievable thing after another happen to them? This week it’s an illness, last week they couldn’t walk, and before that they were having a miserable meltdown. Everything happens to them. It’s almost comical.
Work never gets done.
Relax, I’m not saying this is me. I’m continuing my study of The War of Art because I’m always in need of that kick in the pants. Steven Pressfield brings these weird things to light and I thing to myself “Wow, that makes so much sense!” Who would think that the victim/martyr act was a form of Resistance?
“Casting yourself as a victim is the antithesis of doing your work. Don’t do it. If you’re doing it, stop.”
