A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey-but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong. unknown
What is strength? I used to think it was being completely independent and not relying on anyone for anything. Making all of my own decisions. Head held high, marching forward through life. I have been doing just that for a lot of years now and I am not sure that is strength. I thought it was, but I think I might be wrong. The more I read and the feeling of exhaustion I get just in writing the above sentence makes me think I've had it wrong for a long time now. Maybe strength is being vulnerable enough to say, I need some help? I don't know if I can do all this by myself? Letting the shield down long enough to look someone in the eye and say I need you... maybe that takes more strength than putting your head down, working harder and doing it all...alone.
I know I am strong...I've had to be. That is the journey, making a person rise up to meet life's challenges and even if you can't overcome them, move past them, shrug your shoulders and keep going.
To me real strength is a 4-step process. Resilience is the word that covers all four steps it really is composed of GRIT and GRACE
2. Getting over, around, through or at the very least shaking off life's challenges AND (and I can't stress the AND enough)
3. Ask for help AND
4. Never complain AND if you can slap a smile on you get bonus points
