Strength

We don’t always have to be strong, to be strong.
Sometimes our strength is expressed in being vulnerable.
Sometimes we need to fall apart to regroup and stay on track.

We all have days when we can’t push any harder,
cannot hold back self doubt,
cannot stop focusing on fear, cannot be strong.

There are days when we cannot focus on being responsible.
Occasionally, we don’t want to get out of our pajamas.
Sometimes we cry in front of people.

We expose our tiredness, irritability, or anger.
Those days are okay….they are just okay.
Part of taking care of ourselves means we give ourselves
permission to “fall apart” when we need to.

We don’t need to be perpetual towers of strength.
We ARE strong.
We have proven that.

Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage
to feel scared, weak and vulnerable
when we need to experience those feeling.

Today, help me to know
that it is okay to allow myself to be human.
Help me not to feel guilty or punish myself
when I need to “fall apart”.

–Author Unknown

2 Responses to “Strength”

1. donna says:

   February 22, 2010 at 6:02 pm

   A good cry always helps I think…sometimes you just need to fall apart and get all the frustrations out of the body. Someone asked me the other day what made me cry….I cry when Im tired, I cry when Im disappointed, I cry when Im overwhelmed, I cry when I am hormonal…(I cry a lot then…that is probably when I lose it the most), I also cry happy tears, I cry at sad movies, sad songs…I cry when Im touched by a loved one or a compliment, I cry at weddings, and of course funerals…I cry when I peel onions…lol…the list goes on and on…I definately have had my fall apart moments…I try however not to stay down long though, I try to find some humor in each day…but its nice to know that falling apart is ok….the winter is almost over…spring will soon be here…hopefully all of our moods will be a bit brighter….the smiles will then hopefully be a little easier….

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2. Sharon says:

   February 22, 2010 at 6:14 pm

   You are right. We do NOT always have to be strong. We have to be willing to ask people for prayer and sometimes accept help from others. I am slowly learning this.

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