Strength

One thing I know for sure is that many people get the idea of strength wrong. And courage too.

Most people think strength is rigid and hard. Their idea of strength is cold and almost aloof.

But I know what I know. That just isn’t the truth.

Strength isn’t raised swords and razor teeth. It’s sharpened vision and outstretched wings.

Strength isn’t the hardness of the stones and clay, but the fluidity of the water that always eventually makes her way.

And courage isn’t standing face to face with some perceived enemy, it isn’t fighting the other, it isn’t pushing and pulling against your idea of “them”.

Courage is standing face to face with yourself and learning how to make peace with finding that the “other” you’re fighting is always somewhere within.

Strength. True strength. It doesn’t rush. It doesn’t force. It doesn’t even swing.

True strength breathes. It flows. And with a whisper it changes everything.

💗 Cristen Writes