some thoughts on strength
Some thoughts on Strength
We each have a different approach against hopeless odds. and finding our inner strength. Some of us are able to perserve against hopeless odds. Some are able to see light in a world of darkness. Some are able to give selflessly with no thought of return, while others are able to bring a sense of important measure into the hearts of those around them.
But no matter how we exhibit strength, its truest measure is the calm and certain conviction with which it causes us to act. It is the ability to discern the path with heart and follow it even when at the moment we might wish to be doing something else.
True strength is not about force, but about conviction. It lives at the center of belief where fear and uncertainty can not gain a foothold. Its opposite is not cowardice and fear but confusion, lack of clarity and lack of sound intention.
True strength does not require an adversary and does not see itself as noble or heroic. It simply does what it must without praise or need of recognition.
A person who can quietly stay at home and care for an aging parent at home is as strong as a person who can scale a vertical drop mountain. A person who can stand up for a principle is as strong as a person who can fend off an army. They simply have quieter, less dramatic, kinds of strength.
True strength does not magnify others’ weaknesses. It makes others stronger. If someone’s strength makes others feel weaker. It is merely domination, and that is no strngth at all.
Take care to find your own strength. Nurture it. Develop it. Share it with those around you. Let it become a light for those who are living in darkness.
Remember, strength based in force is a strength people fear. Strength based in love is a strength people crave.
I absolutely love this post. IT was excellently written. This is what I strive to emulate. To have that kind of strength, and use it for the betterment of those around me. Thanks for posting this.
DV
I enjoyed this post (and OMG the picture is so hot!) , and would like to add a couple of comments.
True strength is based in personal responsibility. It is not about being not afraid; it is about being afraid, recognizing it, and acting anyway, because your personal beliefs tell you, you must. True strength is giving unselfishly of yourself for a greater good. It doesn’t have to be a greater good that’s endorsed by someone else, it just has to be your own understanding of the morality of the situation, in accordance with which you take action.
Possessing true strength can be lonely. (Please understand, I’m not patting myself on the back when I say this, because I will continue to act in the manner I define as moral, no matter what – - but:) I have observed that many people take little or no responsibility for their lives in a moral sense. I don’t mean that their sense of morality doesn’t match mine; I mean that they seem to go through life with a good part of their brains and hearts in an almost unconscious state, without even considering the issue. That disturbs me and makes me worry about the future of our society.
I agree TCW. I think in order to be that strong a person has to have an elevated self awareness – to make the hard choices. That’s very hard to do when you’re sleepwalking through life, doing the day in day out expected (no real conscious effort put into morals) behaviors. Real life, and finding your strength begins at the edge of your comfort zone.
I also agree that image is crazy hot!