What does it mean to be STRONG? I am sure many will tell you in order to be STRONG you actually have to be strong all the time. In every situation in life, no matter what happens. In my personal opinion, it is far from the truth. In order to become strong, you have to be WEAK in some periods in your life. Because no matter what you do life will challenge you and bring you to your knees sometimes. But in order to get up, we should not pretend we are STRONG. Because you will only be lying to yourself. And, it will get you nowhere. Strong people don't hide their problems, THEY WORK ON THEM INSTEAD. It is OK to ask for help!!! It is ok to have problems!!!
I am sure you have heard of a saying: "You will never find a STRONG person who had an easy life."
Well, it is because it is true, my friends. All the people who are lifting people up now with motivational videos, speeches, books, were once down to their knees from life. That is why their speeches work so well. Because they have experienced it and risen above it. That is why we connect with their words, and emotions. Because we went or are going through the same things in our lives. But, what they never tell you is how they did it, and how they became a STRONG and MOTIVATING person. I could be wrong but honestly, I think they all had help. Every single one of them.
I was weak and they were all WEAK at some point in their lives. They were all brought to the point where they thought they could not go anymore. Like the world was crumbling around them. Like there was no way out. Like no matter what they do is not good enough, like they are not good enough. And, that is just life. We all get to that point during our life. And it is NORMAL.
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We All Need Help Sometimes
But I bet you one thing, my amazing Steemian friends. They all had help. They all had people or person who at some extended their arm to them and helped realize it is not the end of the world. It is JUST LIFE. And, it is ok to be on your knees sometimes. It is ok to be scared. It is ok to be WEAK. It is OK to ask for HELP Because that is how you become STRONG. There is no other way. You have to experience both. You have to know how it feels to be WEAK, in order to know what is STRONG.
Heck people consider me to be a strong person who can take anything in life. And, yes, I can, but I always had help. I call this help PEOPLE-ANGELS and I record every single one of those people. They came at the right time, the right moment, and helped me become STRONG again. But, in order, to meet those people first I had to TO DECIDE to fight for MYSELF. I had to make the first step and once I did help always arrived when I needed it the most. It first starts with our DECISION.
Quitting Is Not OK
But, what is not ok is to quit on yourself and stay down on your knees. Take your time, but do not quit. Take small steps every day, visualize yourself getting better, stronger, and eventually, you will get there. No matter how the small step is. Just keep taking them. Show the will to fight and the universe will bless you with people to help on your journey to becoming STRONG again. Never quit on YOURSELF.
One day you will be strong again. No matter how long it will take. Take your time, be patient, it will not happen overnight. Just remember you became STRONG not in the end when all is good. You became STRONG the day when you DECIDED to FIGHT for YOURSELF when you were WEAK.
"In order to become STRONG, you have to be WEAK first."
Let's be the HELPING hands, let's make EACH OTHER BECOME STRONG.
Thank you all for reading, have an uplifting day, and work on those steps to get you UP again, much love,
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If you enjoyed this post but need some extra motivation, go and check out some of the other motivational posts I wrote:
My Original Daily Motivation - "Make sure your actions and words every day define the person you want to be in life"
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-make-sure-your-actions-and-words-every-day-define-the-person-you-want-to-be-in-life
My Original Daily Motivation - "Find a quiet place to silence your mind in order to hear your soul."โฎ๏ธ
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-motivational-posts-find-a-quiet-place-to-silence-your-mind-in-order-to-hear-your-soul
My Original Daily Motivation - "It is great to stand up for what you believe in, but you also have to be ready to walk alone in order to protect your beliefs."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-it-is-great-to-stand-up-for-what-you-believe-in-but-you-also-have-to-be-ready-to-walk-alone-in
My Original Daily Motivation - "Every day is another opportunity to take steps toward our goals."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-original-motivation-every-day-is-another-opportunity-to-take-steps-toward-our-goals
My Original Daily Motivation - "Stop saying I CAN'T. Stop COMPLAINING. Stop doubting YOURSELF. Stop being AFRAID. Start saying I CAN, and start believing with all your HEART."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-stop-saying-i-can-t-stop-complaining-stop-doubting-yourself-stop-being-afraid-start-saying-i-can
My Original Daily Motivation - "Surround yourself with people who bring out the BEST of you. People who are there for you in the BEST, and WORST day's of your life."
https://steemit.com/happinesscontest/@awakentolife/happiness-competition-01-my-original-daily-motivation-surround-yourself-with-people-who-bring-out-the-best-of-you-people-who-are
My Original Daily Motivation - "Don't be afraid to be different in life, but rather be afraid of going through LIFE PRETENDING to be someone you are not."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-don-t-be-afraid-to-be-different-in-life-but-rather-be-afraid-of-going-through-life-pretending-to-be
My Original Daily Motivation - "You can FAIL. You can FALL DOWN. You can make a MISTAKE. It is all part of LIFE. The only thing you should never do is STAY DOWN, or quit on YOURSELF, and the DREAMS you have."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-you-can-fail-you-can-fall-down-you-can-make-a-mistake-it-is-all-part-of-life-the-only-thing-you
My Daily Original Motivation - "Failures, mistakes, and disappointments are merely guidelines to success."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-original-motivation-failures-mistakes-and-disappointments-are-merely-guidelines-to-success
My Original Daily Motivation - "Keep SHINNING your "LIGHT" every day. Eventually, the "CLOUDS" will disappear, and there will only be you there. Shinning your "LIGHT".โ
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https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-keep-shinning-your-light-every-day-eventually-the-clouds-will-disappear-and-there-will-be-only-be
My Original Daily Motivation - "Never let anyone tell you what THEY think is IMPOSSIBLE for you in life. THEIR impossible could be YOUR POSSIBLE."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-never-let-anyone-tell-you-what-they-think-is-impossible-for-you-in-life-their-impossible-could-be
My Original Daily Motivation - "Dream of a happy life, and live you are DREAMING. Create your own happiness."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-dream-of-a-happy-life-and-live-you-are-dreaming-create-your-own-happiness
My Original Daily Motivation - "You are as STRONG, as the obstacles you OVERCOME through life."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-you-are-as-strong-as-the-obstacles-you-overcome-through-life
My Daily Original Motivation - "Breath in confidence and love. Exhale doubt and fear. REPEAT."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-original-motivation-breath-in-confidence-and-love-exhale-doubt-and-fear-repeat
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I'm glad to see you my friend.
I had a real genius in my life tell me " When you are in a fight it does not matter how many times you get knocked down. It does matter how many times you get up."
What has seemed like the worst times of my life was when I just didn't know which way to go next. They always seemed the worst, but in reality they have led to something better. Every single time.
Thanks for the wonderful words. They have meaning and truth.
I completely agree with you. Sometimes we do not see it. Sometimes all is "around" us we feel like everything has stacked against us... But we have this life to evolve and progress. And, in order to do so, we have to get challenged and learn hard lessons through those challenges. That is how we progress. :)
Eventually, I agree, it always leads us to one amazing place. But in order to get there, we have to keep getting up no matter what. :)
Have an amazing day, my friend, and thank you for such an amazing and encouraging comment. :)
Loved this post! In my weakest moments, my lowest lows I found the strength I needed to move forward. I discovered I was way stronger than I thought I was.
That is the only way really to discover who you are and how strong you are? There is really no other way. You have to reach the bottom and be weak to find out how strong you truly are. :)
Have an amazing day, my friend. :)
Such wisdom! Thank you @awakentolife! You have certainly had a tough road the last 6 months. You have a wonderful attitude and love for your family, it really shines through. I'm sure your father is so proud of you. Glad you are back in the Steemit world. I look forward to reading your future posts! Blessings to you!
@birdsinparadise I am glad you liked my thoughts on paper. :)
It has been a tough road indeed. The toughest I have been so far in my life. And, I felt what it meant to be WEAK. Like there is no way out. But, I am building my self back up as we speak really. One step at time, one day at the time, and I am sure I will get there and I will look back on these days knowing I choose to FIGHT for myself. :)
Thank you for such an amazing and encouraging message. I truly appreciate it. It is good to be back no doubt. :)
Have an amazing day, blessings to you as well. :)
Such a powerful and inspirational Post and I totally agree, its the toughest moments of my life that have made me stronger and who I am not the easy times
We are not STRONG when we feel STRONG and all is good in our life. But, rather when we decide to fight through the weak times. :)
Thanks for stopping by, brother. :)
Yes you said it so well and a pleasure to visit
Agreed... To be STRONG doesn't mean we have to be STRONG all the time... We are human beings... There's always ups and downs... Strong and weak... We need to be STRONG so that we can admit we are WEAK. Take good care of yourself while taking care of your family! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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You are right, my friend. It is ok to be WEAK sometimes. :)
I took care of my family but has left a toll and I am taking care of myself now. It will take some time but I will get there. :)
I hope all is well with you and your family?
Have an amazing day. :)
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Very true my friend. Great to see that you are back. We have some catching up to do. I have been missing here myself for a short while so it may be me who is just getting back.
We sure do. We all do. I have been gone for 5 months now. A lot has happened I am sure since then. :)
Great to hear from you. I am sure you will do great at your new job. :)
Thanks Cop. I will send you an invite to the kitchen table, come have some coffee and visit when you can. Look for it in a little while as a PM in discord.
Sounds good my friend. Looking forward to catching up. :)
Hey my amazing friend it's great to see your post again! How have you been??
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Hey you. It sure has been a long time, my amazing friend. Many things happened in my life that I had to take care off. I took care of everybody but me and now it is time to take care of myself. But it will take some time.
How have you been? How is life treating you?
So apparently it we both went through something very similar.
Yes sometimes we over poured ourselves, and that is the time we need to rebalance our lives.
Most important is we never give up, just like you shared with many of us all the time. ๐๐ช๐ป
Keep in touch in discord if you'd like to. It's always good to encourage one another.
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I think the main point of it all is WE WENT THROUGH IT. I am still dealing with some stuff but I am sure that will be resolved soon as well. :)
Well, this time I needed to read my own posts because I was tested like never before. Heck after reading my own posts it motivated me to keep fighting and keep going through it all. :)
I am more active on Discord now again and I hope it stays that way. I will send you a message so we can catch up on everything. :)
Have a great day, my amazing friend. :)
You're right! Living and learning and loving and growing!
You've been through a lot these past 6 months but you will be someone else's angel in the future!!! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
I don't think I said this in a while but you seem to be one of the MOST ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON I know. I miss TOTL to hear you speaking. We need to get that back on track soon. :)
Thank you, my friend, for the encouragement. You are an amazing person. :)
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