Monday, March 14, 2011

Strength & Courage

I have heard  many times over the past year people saying how strong I am.  I honestly don't feel very strong, I am only enduring what has been dealt to me.  When people say to me, "I wouldn't be able to do it", it makes me angry.  Of course they would, just like me, they have no other choice!   I know that it is meant as a compliment, but it makes it sound as if they care for their children more than I do.  I try not to hold on to this anger for any length, it gets me nowhere, and again, I know people are just trying to help. 

I found this poem recently, and I think it is closer to what others are trying to say.

It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubts.

It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to share a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.

It takes strength to hide your own pain,
It takes courage to show it and deal with it.

It takes strength to stand guard,
It takes courage to let down your guard.

It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.

It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.

It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.

It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.

It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.

                     Sylvia Kelly

I can see now that I have strength and courage, it just needed to be presented to me in a way I could understand.

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