What is one thing someone has said to you that made you feel empowered?

What is one thing someone has said to you that made you feel empowered? I teacher once told me I was noble

Was it something about your schoolwork, personality, or performance? Personality

Was it something about your accomplishments, acheivements, or success? Nope

"What if you stop fighting against everything and start fight FOR something?"

This question just made me realize that I used to put so much energy into fighting against everyone and everything I didn't agree with. I wanted everything to be fair, and I mean I had survived up until that point, so it was working, sort of.

But when I really thought about those words, if I've had the strength to fight agaisnt, to feel attacked every single day of my life, like the whole world was against me, if if I started using that same strength and energy to focus on my recovery and make a difference in the world?

Ever since then, things haven't been easy, but I've come really far. I've gone 2 years without self-harm and I am making progress in my life that I never thought I would see. My story, my life inspires people because no matter what battles I have to fight in my life I come out stronger than I was before.

I was talking to my mentor and made the comment that I had really messed up my life. She said" you can fix this. " and the way she said it implied her full confidence in my ability to fix what had happened. It really motivated me to start making changes.

It was about my personality and achievements.

I was being evicted and crafting boxes for longer but thinly shaped objects.

I said "it seems kind of odd and like I'm not allowed to given the circumstances, but I'm proud of my ability to craft these boxes in such a short period of time. I feel ashamed to say this."

He said: "It's NEVER a wrong time to feel proud of yourself."

That I am a leader and I motivated them to do something positive.