What does it mean to be STRONG? I am sure many will tell you in order to be STRONG you actually have to be strong all the time. In every situation in life, no matter what happens. In my personal opinion, it is far from the truth. In order to become strong, you have to be WEAK in some periods in your life. Because no matter what you do life will challenge you and bring you to your knees sometimes. But in order to get up, we should not pretend we are STRONG. Because you will only be lying to yourself. And, it will get you nowhere. Strong people don't hide their problems, THEY WORK ON THEM INSTEAD. It is OK to ask for help!!! It is ok to have problems!!!
I am sure you have heard of a saying: "You will never find a STRONG person who had an easy life."
Well, it is because it is true, my friends. All the people who are lifting people up now with motivational videos, speeches, books, were once down to their knees from life. That is why their speeches work so well. Because they have experienced it and risen above it. That is why we connect with their words, and emotions. Because we went or are going through the same things in our lives. But, what they never tell you is how they did it, and how they became a STRONG and MOTIVATING person. I could be wrong but honestly, I think they all had help. Every single one of them.
I was weak and they were all WEAK at some point in their lives. They were all brought to the point where they thought they could not go anymore. Like the world was crumbling around them. Like there was no way out. Like no matter what they do is not good enough, like they are not good enough. And, that is just life. We all get to that point during our life. And it is NORMAL.
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We All Need Help Sometimes
But I bet you one thing, my amazing Steemian friends. They all had help. They all had people or person who at some extended their arm to them and helped realize it is not the end of the world. It is JUST LIFE. And, it is ok to be on your knees sometimes. It is ok to be scared. It is ok to be WEAK. It is OK to ask for HELP Because that is how you become STRONG. There is no other way. You have to experience both. You have to know how it feels to be WEAK, in order to know what is STRONG.
Heck people consider me to be a strong person who can take anything in life. And, yes, I can, but I always had help. I call this help PEOPLE-ANGELS and I record every single one of those people. They came at the right time, the right moment, and helped me become STRONG again. But, in order, to meet those people first I had to TO DECIDE to fight for MYSELF. I had to make the first step and once I did help always arrived when I needed it the most. It first starts with our DECISION.
Quitting Is Not OK
But, what is not ok is to quit on yourself and stay down on your knees. Take your time, but do not quit. Take small steps every day, visualize yourself getting better, stronger, and eventually, you will get there. No matter how the small step is. Just keep taking them. Show the will to fight and the universe will bless you with people to help on your journey to becoming STRONG again. Never quit on YOURSELF.
One day you will be strong again. No matter how long it will take. Take your time, be patient, it will not happen overnight. Just remember you became STRONG not in the end when all is good. You became STRONG the day when you DECIDED to FIGHT for YOURSELF when you were WEAK.
"In order to become STRONG, you have to be WEAK first."
Let's be the HELPING hands, let's make EACH OTHER BECOME STRONG.
Thank you all for reading, have an uplifting day, and work on those steps to get you UP again, much love,
dbjegovic 💕 💞 💓
If you enjoyed this post but need some extra motivation, go and check out some of the other motivational posts I wrote:
My Original Daily Motivation - "Make sure your actions and words every day define the person you want to be in life"
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-make-sure-your-actions-and-words-every-day-define-the-person-you-want-to-be-in-life
My Original Daily Motivation - "Find a quiet place to silence your mind in order to hear your soul."☮️
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-motivational-posts-find-a-quiet-place-to-silence-your-mind-in-order-to-hear-your-soul
My Original Daily Motivation - "It is great to stand up for what you believe in, but you also have to be ready to walk alone in order to protect your beliefs."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-it-is-great-to-stand-up-for-what-you-believe-in-but-you-also-have-to-be-ready-to-walk-alone-in
My Original Daily Motivation - "Every day is another opportunity to take steps toward our goals."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-original-motivation-every-day-is-another-opportunity-to-take-steps-toward-our-goals
My Original Daily Motivation - "Stop saying I CAN'T. Stop COMPLAINING. Stop doubting YOURSELF. Stop being AFRAID. Start saying I CAN, and start believing with all your HEART."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-stop-saying-i-can-t-stop-complaining-stop-doubting-yourself-stop-being-afraid-start-saying-i-can
My Original Daily Motivation - "Surround yourself with people who bring out the BEST of you. People who are there for you in the BEST, and WORST day's of your life."
https://steemit.com/happinesscontest/@awakentolife/happiness-competition-01-my-original-daily-motivation-surround-yourself-with-people-who-bring-out-the-best-of-you-people-who-are
My Original Daily Motivation - "Don't be afraid to be different in life, but rather be afraid of going through LIFE PRETENDING to be someone you are not."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-don-t-be-afraid-to-be-different-in-life-but-rather-be-afraid-of-going-through-life-pretending-to-be
My Original Daily Motivation - "You can FAIL. You can FALL DOWN. You can make a MISTAKE. It is all part of LIFE. The only thing you should never do is STAY DOWN, or quit on YOURSELF, and the DREAMS you have."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-you-can-fail-you-can-fall-down-you-can-make-a-mistake-it-is-all-part-of-life-the-only-thing-you
My Daily Original Motivation - "Failures, mistakes, and disappointments are merely guidelines to success."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-original-motivation-failures-mistakes-and-disappointments-are-merely-guidelines-to-success
My Original Daily Motivation - "Keep SHINNING your "LIGHT" every day. Eventually, the "CLOUDS" will disappear, and there will only be you there. Shinning your "LIGHT".⛅️
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-keep-shinning-your-light-every-day-eventually-the-clouds-will-disappear-and-there-will-be-only-be
My Original Daily Motivation - "Never let anyone tell you what THEY think is IMPOSSIBLE for you in life. THEIR impossible could be YOUR POSSIBLE."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-never-let-anyone-tell-you-what-they-think-is-impossible-for-you-in-life-their-impossible-could-be
My Original Daily Motivation - "Dream of a happy life, and live you are DREAMING. Create your own happiness."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-dream-of-a-happy-life-and-live-you-are-dreaming-create-your-own-happiness
My Original Daily Motivation - "You are as STRONG, as the obstacles you OVERCOME through life."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-original-daily-motivation-you-are-as-strong-as-the-obstacles-you-overcome-through-life
My Daily Original Motivation - "Breath in confidence and love. Exhale doubt and fear. REPEAT."
https://steemit.com/blog/@awakentolife/my-daily-original-motivation-breath-in-confidence-and-love-exhale-doubt-and-fear-repeat
