Sometimes, you've just gotta stand up for what you believe in. Don't let people walk all over you. Don't let people offend you. Take control of your own happiness and put your foot down. In the great words of Eleanor Roosevelt- "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." She was a smart lady, Eleanor, because she also said, "You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't".
It good to have strong convictions- without them you're nothing but a doormat. I'm done being that. I won't allow people to treat me like crap, because frankly, I have more power over my happiness than that.
I'm going places, but without my beliefs, I'm nothing.