Strength

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

We all have days when we cannot 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 ok. They are just ok.

Part of taking care of ourselves means
we give ourselves permission to
"fall apart" when we need to.
We do not need to be a perpetual tower 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 feelings.

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

~author unknown~

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