The Strength Within

We are all strong.  Don't ever underestimate your strength.  You don't know how strong you are until you need to be.  And strength is not necessarily the force to keep on going.  It also takes strength to let go.  It takes strength to stay.  It takes strength to walk away.  It takes strength to be vulnerable.  It takes strength to be invincible.  It takes strength to cry.  It takes strength to apologize.  It takes strength to be humble.  It takes strength to not crumble.  It takes strength to speak up.  It takes strength to stay silent.  It takes strength to stand out.  It takes strength to blend in.  It takes strength to start.  It takes strength to stop.  It takes strength to lead.  It takes strength to follow.  It takes strength to tell someone how you feel.  It takes strength to face changes.  It takes strength to fight back.  It takes strength to forgive.  It sounds all too paradoxical but life is full of paradoxes and opposites.  For this push and pull, tug and shove keep us moving, keep us balanced.  Strength is a sign that you are alive and you can make the conscious effort to overcome something you once thought you couldn't. 

We are all resilient individuals with the ability to grow.  Life will not get easier but we will become stronger.  We are not what happens to us but how we choose to act.  I saw a quote recently that paints an adorable image - mmm fooooood - but is also very insightful.  The author of the quote is unknown but it goes a little something like this, "the same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg.  It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances."  I will end my thoughts on Strength with this quote.  I hope you also find it inspirational and self-reflection evoking.