Takes strength to be a person of substance.

Takes strength to accept yourself completely and unreservedly. Always ask your self- WHY? WHY NOT ? WHY NOT ME ? WHY NOT NOW ?

Takes strength to love yourself fully, wholly and unconditionally.

Takes strength to accept that you are messy, fragile, insecure and vulnerable.

Takes strength to owe up to your mistakes. Yes I messed up, so what ?

Takes strength to do what no one else thought you could.

Takes strength to be positive even when things don’t workout the way you planned them to and have a beautiful approach towards everything.

Takes strength to stand up for yourself. 

Takes strength to speak up for the wrong.

Takes strength to chase your dreams, which seem temporarily impossible.

Takes strength to work on things that people think cannot be worked up on.

Takes strength to love someone who is as flawed and as scarred as you or even more.

Takes strength to be stubborn enough not to give up, even when you fail on a massive scale.

Takes strength to get up, after falling seven times.

Takes strength to be insanely courageous and attempting to do something great.

Takes strength to judge your day, not by the harvest, but by the seeds you sow.

Takes strength to accept that you are weakened by fears and befriended by flaws.

Takes strength to carry the dark clouds and the rain.

Takes strength to do things you are passionate about.

Takes strength to stand tall and smile even after you have been hurt, after all that you have been through. There is strength in being nice to every one. So don’t ever question yourself, “why did this happen, I was so nice to every one always ?”. People are never going to give everything you deserve. So just smile and move on.

Takes strength to tell people about your feelings. How you love them. How absolutely magical they are. It may sound weird and scary, but it takes strength to tell them that you want them, need them, love them.

Takes strength to be desperate. Desperate for love, risk, magic and eternal happiness.

Takes strength to recognise that you are sad, out of plan, upset and lonely. There is braveness in being soft.

Takes strength to admit that you are not the strongest, funniest and most talented person in the room. But the most brave and kind one. The one full of potentials. The one willing to learn. The one willing to evolve.

Takes strength in being over enthusiastic and loving the crap out of everything you do.

Takes strength to walk out of a toxic relationship.

Takes strength to live life on your terms. DON’T SAY WHY ME. SAY TRY ME !

Takes strength to never give up on yourself, even if the entire world has. You are more than what you are going through.

Takes strength to battle hardships. They prepare ordinary people for the extraordinary things. It’s not the impact of a hardship that determines you, but the refusal to let a hardship dictate your life.

The greatest battle wasn’t fought in Africa or America or Asia, the greatest battle was fought inside your mind. It is impossible to beat someone who refuses to give up !

No one can decide your fate, no one can imprison you, your abilities, your strengths. You are a lava dying to break through from the volcano of trials. Look at it in the eye, no matter how bad it is. Let your strengths speak for you. 

Don’t just overcome obstacles. Recognise your part. Your strengths. Your weaknesses. Learn from your mistakes. Adhere to the lessons.

Strength is a bumpy journey. Requires continuous hardships and efforts and some discomfort and pain. You will never find your answers in a convenient place.

 Your struggles today are building your strengths for tommorow. Grow through what you go through.

Tough times don’t last, but tough people do- Robert Schuller.

ARE YOU STRONG?

This post is a part of a collaboration called COLLABORATION WITH A PURPOSE PART 2. You can see the details in my previous post.

Here’s the link of the post of the amazing people who contributed to this month’s collaboration. You can read their posts here-

1. Addison D’Marko’s Post.

2. Ajibola Sunday’s Post.

3. Nicolle K’s Post.

4. Barb Caffrey’s Post

5. Camilla Motte’s Post.

6. Ipuna Black’s Post.

7. Jothish Joseph’s Post.

8. Jane Love’s Post.

9. Mylene C. Orillo’s Post.

10.  Sonyo Estavillo’s Post.

11. Manal Ahmad’s Post.

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