What does strength mean to you?
For me it’s deciding to be fit at 45 years old.
It’s being the best version of me for my children, even when I’m having a bad day.
It’s deciding not to pass down harmful behaviors and patterns to my innocent children.
Strength is finding a way to regulate my nervous system when I want to scream at the top of my lungs.
Strength is deciding that I need to be the adult that would have comforted, protected, and built me up as a child.
It’s overcoming my people-pleasing ways.
It’s realizing I need to be strong on the inside not just on the outside.
Strength is doing the impossible.
Strength is prioritizing my mental and physical health.
It’s slaying my demons and telling the negativity to fxxk all the way off.
Strength is knowing that setting and achieving my goals will be a challenge but still pushing through every day.
It’s finding a way to teach myself necessary skills that will help me in my career.
Strength is not giving up even when it gets hard.
It’s looking at myself in the mirror and smiling through the tears.
Strength is not feeling motivated to exercise but doing it anyway.
Strength is taking accountability for my shortcomings and realizing I must change.
Strength is knowing that other people’s moods and behaviors are not my responsibility.
It’s being vulnerable and admitting when I need help.
Strength is going to therapy and doing the inner work.
Strength is not dwelling on the mistakes I’ve made but congratulating myself for my achievements.
It’s cutting out the toxicity even if it’s familiar.
Strength is finally realizing that I am enough and I always have been.
It’s believing that I’ve always had the strength within me.
Strength is acknowledging that the cards that I’ve been dealt in life were not my choice, but deciding that I will win the game no matter what.