strength

[beastieangel01]

I've been told a lot, especially lately, that I am a strong person. Where does this strength come from though? My past experiences? My Mom always says I'm strong too and that I definitely did not get it from her. My Dad is strong, but he and I are different people in a lot of ways.

Sometimes I wonder if I'd have any strength if it wasn't for all that things I've been through. Or why when I do find strength, it's almost an out of body experience. I go through the motions of pushing forward but there's a spot in my mind that isn't sure what is going on, or isn't sure that I CAN do it. And yet, I do it. I push through.

I'm not sure what my point is. It just made me wonder: for those that you think are strong people, do you think it's BECAUSE the things they went through that they or strong or do you think it's something they had inside them from the start? Or perhaps a mix of both?

[QueenAdrock]

Strength to me is going through shit in your life and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and moving on.

People say I'm strong because I went through a lot of shit in high school, got wicked rear-ended my senior year and had to go to rehibilitation and didn't end up graduating, and still managed to get my bachelor's with no HS diploma or GED equivalent. People told me I'd be okay when Wayne broke up with me because I was strong (which I think also means stable) and could deal with life's curveballs and shit.

They were right for the most part, but I also needed a lot of help from others to deal with things. But I was strong in the respect that I was down but not out. I think a lot of it is life experiences, but you also have to be predispositioned to be able to deal with those experiences.

[jabumbo]

i think most physical strength comes from mental strength

[abcdefz]

A guy named Bill Malonee pointed out that, while people say "Hard times build character" that isn't necessarily true (in the positive sense): how you react makes you stronger.

[beastieangel01]

how you reactmakes you stronger.


ain't that the truth.