Greetings,
Today I found myself asking the question where do you draw your strength from? I know with uncertainty my biggest "reason" for being, the place in which I gather my strength is from my son. By no means am I a perfect Mom, but I do my best every day for him.
Some people turn to God, faith , and the church community...I don't really have that church community relationship any more. We will save that story for another day. I am spiritual and I believe in a higher power.
Some people might say they draw strength from within. I am resilient and hopeful. Even in my weakest moments I try to pull out that inner strength, that was once very alive and vibrant. Well, I thought it was.
Some would say they draw strength from their children, from loving them, from their love, and from my hopes for them. AMEN! The love of a child makes you capable of things you didn't even know were possible.
You can draw strength from your family, if you are blessed with a family. A supportive family would be optimal. I am lucky to have two wonderful parents, and two wonderful sisters. I wish I would have understood the importance of them when I was younger. Friends come and go but your sisters are forever.
A wise old farm guy said, "After 57 years, I don't think its strength. I'm just hanging on to see what comes next! Its been interesting and full of challenges but I've ended up with a lot of smiles thru it all..." Maybe that is what it all about, just hanging on and seeing what's next. Maybe it is simply about enjoying the ride and savoring the smiles.
Where do you draw your strength from?
Love and Light!
“Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.”
― Judith Viorst, Love & Guilt & The Meaning Of Life, Etc
On the lighter side...One of my favorite blogs is back!!! Random Mornings With Megan. It is just whimsical tid bits about the life of Megan. The one thing you don't necessarily know, and it probably not my place to share but Megan is like a real life super hero. She is one of my hero's. She is an amazing young lady and nothing will stop her! She would never crawl into her house and turn into me. You can find her at http://onehotepileptic.tumblr.com/ Love you Megan!
Strength - well I get my strength from my ancestors and an innate inner strength. All I have to do is think of one of my grandmothers (or great grandmothers) and I know if they could live through their lives and come out on top then so can I. Also I'm perverse - I don't like it when people tell me I can't. My instant response is F*** You yes I can. You know that is my favorite curse word. If it weren't for that innate strength - how could I be a writer, mom, wife, and so on. It makes me move forward, make the hard decisions, and cope with life - all of it good and bad. On the other side of whatever sucks right now - there is a lesson, a new me.
ReplyDeleteI think the f word is one of the most popluar curse words in general. I was just watching something, for the life of me I can't recall what at the moment, but they used the example of Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton, and that is almost always the favored curse word of those being interviewed. I would have to say that is the one I probably use the most.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to people telling me I can't do something...that is a different ball game. That usually lights the fire under my ass to prove them wrong, it is those voices in my head that mess with me so!!!