Comments on: When Your Husband Leaves You for Another Woman http://allisonsumpter.com/2009/11/when-your-husband-leaves-you-for-another-woman.html writing from the heart of a girl and the mind of a woman Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:11:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Allison Sumpter http://allisonsumpter.com/2009/11/when-your-husband-leaves-you-for-another-woman.html/comment-page-1#comment-47 Allison Sumpter Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:43:31 +0000 http://allisonsumpter.com/?p=24#comment-47 Linda,<br /><br />I can't tell you how much I appreciate your feedback. Your comments aren't even like feedback really...more like a collaborative effort of outreach, encouragement and support. You and I certainly do share a common bond of understanding humanity - ours and others - and connecting our humanity to a greater purpose of sharing our experiences, knowledge and insight with others to spur one another along in this journey.<br /><br />You do it professionally, but there's no doubt the spirit with which you do it is absolutely authentic. You summarized this blog post so well with "There's nothing to be gained by staying in a victim mentality." I would add that there's everything to lose by doing so. Having been debilitated by such a mental state many times in my life, I write with passion encouraging not only this anonymous person who found my blog and others like her, but I write these words just as much to myself as to anyone else who reads them.<br /><br />Choosing empowerment over victimization in framing the experiences of my life is a continual pursuit. I don't know if it is for everyone, but it is for me. And that makes me all the more passionate about wanting to reach out to other people and encourage them, knowing such internal turmoil like I do.<br /><br />So as the author of this blog as well as one of the receivers of its advice, I appreciate you and your presence here in many ways. :) Please keep reading and keep contributing!<br /><br />I like the way you look at life too, and I'm so glad we connected.<br /><br />Allison Linda,

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your feedback. Your comments aren't even like feedback really…more like a collaborative effort of outreach, encouragement and support. You and I certainly do share a common bond of understanding humanity – ours and others – and connecting our humanity to a greater purpose of sharing our experiences, knowledge and insight with others to spur one another along in this journey.

You do it professionally, but there's no doubt the spirit with which you do it is absolutely authentic. You summarized this blog post so well with "There's nothing to be gained by staying in a victim mentality." I would add that there's everything to lose by doing so. Having been debilitated by such a mental state many times in my life, I write with passion encouraging not only this anonymous person who found my blog and others like her, but I write these words just as much to myself as to anyone else who reads them.

Choosing empowerment over victimization in framing the experiences of my life is a continual pursuit. I don't know if it is for everyone, but it is for me. And that makes me all the more passionate about wanting to reach out to other people and encourage them, knowing such internal turmoil like I do.

So as the author of this blog as well as one of the receivers of its advice, I appreciate you and your presence here in many ways. :) Please keep reading and keep contributing!

I like the way you look at life too, and I'm so glad we connected.

Allison

]]> By: Linda Menesez, MSW, LCSW http://allisonsumpter.com/2009/11/when-your-husband-leaves-you-for-another-woman.html/comment-page-1#comment-46 Linda Menesez, MSW, LCSW Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:16:09 +0000 http://allisonsumpter.com/?p=24#comment-46 Allison, I knew that I liked the way you looked at life when I first discovered you on Twitter. This blog entry totally confirms that! You gave that woman excellent advice. I would have given her the same advice had she come to me for counseling. There is nothing to be gained by staying in a victim mentality. Becoming empowered means that you have the ability to make choices that serve you well. Everyone who loves you in a healthy way will benefit when you become proud of who and what you are. Great blog entry!<br /><br />Linda Allison, I knew that I liked the way you looked at life when I first discovered you on Twitter. This blog entry totally confirms that! You gave that woman excellent advice. I would have given her the same advice had she come to me for counseling. There is nothing to be gained by staying in a victim mentality. Becoming empowered means that you have the ability to make choices that serve you well. Everyone who loves you in a healthy way will benefit when you become proud of who and what you are. Great blog entry!

Linda

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