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Podcast: theeffect Podcasts
Episode: Already Free
Description: Dave Brisbin 5.4.25
The most damaging attitude toward life and spirituality is…wait for it…passivity.
Passive people feel their actions are insufficient or that they have no real choice at all, which makes them victims—defined by choicelessness. Victims are always waiting, never in the present, looking toward some other moment when circumstances may change or someone, God, saves them from their circumstances. People with victim mentalities are passive-aggressive in their interactions with others, finding indirect ways of meeting needs and expressing anger or frustration without ever directly confronting core issues.
As damaging all this is to human relationships, it’s catast...