Being told you are strong can be deceiving at times because sometimes people don’t know what you’re going through. People ask me how am I able to do what I do, How are you surviving? How do you have a smile on your face when things are not going good. Hell, I don’t know how to truly answer that. I never knew I could be this strong, not until I had to mentally and physically push my self. I have to fight the daily hurdles and battles. So what does being strong really mean to you?
It’s being broken, and sad, yet you have days when you’re smiling cause you’re being strong cause you don’t want to show you’re being weak. But it’s honestly okay to show the sides that your not happy and struggling cause that shows. The true strength and how strong are and how you use your voice and advocate for yourself.
It’s learning how to control your unstable thoughts and emotions and remaining as positive as possible. It is okay to be broke on the inside, for me I have endured extreme amounts of suffering. But I refuse to give up yes I have my off days where I just wanna cry and that’s okay. I learned to push all the negative thoughts to surface and alter my mindset.
It’s about how we react to challenges you’re faced with. Being strong is not easy in fact it can be very mentally and emotionally draining there are days where all I want to do is lay in bed. When I have those days I try to challenge myself to face head on, or write what’s going on in my head so I can process what’s going on. That helps me to pin point its okay not to be strong its the fact that you recognize what’s going on. that you’re growing and becoming mentally an emotionally stronger.
BE YOUR OWN VOICE 