Reflections of Life

Strength People often confuse strength with a physical action that is Herculean in its affect. Muscles, power, girth and such. Or possibly the warriors that claim victory at the end of a war. However, true strength has nothing to do with winning wars it has everything to do with winning all of life's small battles that we each achieve in our lives in our own personal wars. Many of us fight off demons that invade our minds and souls, they try their best to take away our self-control. But, if we refuse to give up, stand our ground and believe in a higher power... they really never reach their goal. That is strength. Taking a challenge head on and fighting it with all we can muster within our beings. We all have challenges. We can be victorious or Victims. Strong people are always victorious. Not to insinuate that all battles are successful, however, certainly we win the War. As in all wars, there are casualties and often collateral damage. This is not foreign to or overlooked by strong people. We feel, we associate, we care, and we love. Beware of strong people though, because their most powerful weapon is Apathy. Once one has travelled to that place: the road is long, arduous and possibly irretrievable. Sometime true strength lies in the throes of removing obstacles and negative forces that offer only a unidirectional relationship. Reciprocity is a strong person's fuel. For a depleted tank offers nothing to the giver or receiver. Don't mistake strong person's lows as weakness. They are periods of replenishment-recharging of energy, spirit, wisdom, healing and love. Then true strength is revealed to arise again in its role as conqueror.