The fight

If no one fights for you,
Fight for yourself...

If someone puts you down,
Build yourself up...

If someone uses flattery and lies to coerce you,
Speak truth to yourself...

If someone does not apologize,
Forgive anyway...

If you are abandoned by love,
Love yourself...

If someone cheats you,
Be true to yourself...

If I have hurt another,
Apologize immediately...

If I have caused pain as a direct response to an attack,
Say "I'm sorry," anyway...

If I have failed,
Make amends immediately...

If I have created a boundary,
Stay true to this safety...

So, you see, it is how we love ourselves when others hate, and how God views His children admist the violence.

Love anyway, and create a boundary... It is possible to love from afar.  For we are not to treat others as trash nor be treated as garbage ourselves...