Real raw strength
is something
you are born with
but it takes
challenging situations
for it to be
mastered enough
so that you
can pull
just the
right amount
out of you
to make it just
a bit further
down the road
your traveling,
when you don't think
you can go any further ...

It seems the more
you go through in life,
the more strength
you aquire
by seeing the
challenges faced
from those adversities ...
It's harder to
find the virility
than you think!

Have you ever
just taken a moment
to yourself to say,
"How did I ever
withstand that"?
You don't feel
very strong
after the
rough journeys
that you conquered,
but you realize
that you had to have
found the durability
somewhere,
just to have
accomplished
your emotions inside ...

I'm amazed
at the resilience
I've had when facing
the darkest
periods of my life.
Of course,
I didn't notice
that when I was
in the midst
of the storm,
only afterwards!
Then it seemed
crystal clear
that I barely
had enough fortitude
to have survived
that situation of pain ...

I've been
in the...