Throughout my life, especially when going through a difficult situation, people have told me that I am a strong person. I always took that as a compliment and said thanks or whatever.
But today I started thinking about what people mean by that. I mean, yes, I have successfully made it through another day without giving in to crazy thoughts of jumping off a bridge or deciding that maybe I really DO want to get drunk. But does that make me strong? Everyone you see breathing around you has also made at least the first decision. If you are going to live, do you really have a choice, but to be strong?
Any thoughts?
1 comment:
I can't speak for anyone else, but personally I consider you to be strong because when life does through curveballs at you, you don't fall apart. Some people fall apart and it's all "whoa is me!" drama drama drama but you accept that sometimes life really does suck but choose to turn your focus forward instead of wallowing in self-pity. That's not to say you don't hurt like everyone else, you just choose to deal with it and move on, which is, in my humble opinion, a most admirable quality.
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