Gratitude - 08 14 10

Today I am thankful…

• for Saturdays!
• that I have time to blog again.
  
• for true friends who help me bounce back when I hit rock bottom
  
• for the yummy banana chocolate crepe Angela and I shared
  
• that the Holy Family Chapel at Greenhills offered me such peace
• for payday!
  
• for another fun weekend with the kids
• that I have what I need for today
• for the freedom to be happy

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have. ~Abraham Lincoln

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On Strength

We don't always have to be strong to be strong. Sometimes, our strength is expressed in being vulnerable. Sometimes, we need to fall apart to regroup and stay on track. We all have days when we cannot push any harder, cannot hold back self doubt, cannot stop focusing on fear, cannot be strong.

There are days when we cannot focus on being responsible. Occasionally we don't want to get out of our pajamas. Sometimes, we cry in front of people. We expose our tiredness, irritability, or anger. Those days are okay. They are just okay.

Part of taking care of ourselves means we give ourselves permission to "fall apart" when we need to. We do not have to be perpetual towers of strength. We are strong. We have proven that. Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable when we need to experience those feelings. ~The Language of Letting Go

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