Make Yourself Strong Through Your Weakness
Posted: Monday, August 11, 2008
by Susan Thom
Have you ever been so tired of a situation, but you had to let it run it's course? Think about having a broken bone, and wearing that annoying cast for 6-8 weeks. It's sweaty, itchy, and you just want it off. After the third day, when you just can't take another minute, you see your dad's back scratcher hanging on a hook. You try it out, and it works, the itching can be reached, and you have a solution to your dilemma. Due to the weakness you were feeling from having no control over your situation, came the strength to figure out an answer.
Sometimes, when we are in the deepest depths of despair, thinking positively can allow us to gain strength from the displeasure of our weakness, and force us to do something about it. We might not like the job we have, and have been miserable holding onto it because of the pay, benefits, and fear of starting over. Everything stems from fear. It might overwhelming to us to do anything about it. When we get sick and tired of being sick and tired, we start going on interviews on our day off. After a couple of weeks, we get a call to come in. we can't believe it, the pay is much better, benefits are great, closer to home, nice people, luxury building, and we get the job. We love it, and are much happier. We allowed the weakness we were feeling to roll into the strength we needed to make our circumstances better.
How about when we're feeling depressed, lethargic, don't want to do anything or go anywhere. We stay inside for days. Finally, we can't take it anymore. This weakness is going to change. You get dressed, you take your dog for a walk, you walk barefoot on the grass, you pick some wildflowers, you see a rabbit, two deer, and a chipmunk. The birds are flying overhead, some landing in the birdbath. You feel positive energy, you can pick it up from all the energy around you. You are no longer depressed, you feel the oneness of yourself and the Universe. You've gained the strength to go out, and do something about your weakness. You feel strong once again. It's not always as easy as the examples I am using. There are times of deep sorrow, and painful physical conditions, but for the most part, we can all take our weaknesses and make strength out of them. Our only other alternative is to fall into a depressive abyss, and that's not good for anybody.
When the world tries to wear us down, and take from our reserve, we can use the weakness we feel, and turn it into the most powerful strength there is. How? By using our minds. Knowing what to say to ourselves. Understanding that we have a purpose, and situations are keeping us from that purpose. This is the deepest type of strength, when it begins at your soul, the core of your being. We can fight back without fighting. Our senses can become more acute, our minds can think in a more focused way, and our inner strength may be bursting with positive energy from being dormant for so long. The weakness of our circumstance became so frustrating, it turned into strength, which is the glue that holds us together.
I remember my love of playing checkers when I was young, but not being very good at it, and getting beat by siblings and parents, over and over. I was weak in my thinking this game through, and it was making me lose. I decided to watch the best players for weeks. Finally, I played again, and no one could beat me. I had used my weakness and gained strength, and overcame my lack of skills by watching how other people won. After that, I was the champ. Of course, nobody wanted to play with me after that, but it was a lesson of my own inner self I was learning, it had nothing to do with checkers themselves.
There wasn't much I couldn't accomplish when I had a lot of circumstances blocking my way. Now, that I have learned much in some weak times, I am that much stronger.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Hi Sue, very inspirational. You always give me the urge to take a nice hike through the woods. And then I remember, I don't like hiking :-)Keep writing like this and I just might get off my lazy rear and take that hike :-) love you bunches! tPlease log in to respond to this comment.
hi t,i have to really push myself, too, but it's always worth it,thanks for reading and commenting,my best,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
YES IT REALLY HAS MADE ME FEEL ALOT BETTER I HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON THAT THE LAST THING I NEED TO DO IS ADD TO MY SITUATIONS BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE IN SOME WAYS BEEN FORCED INTO THEM,BUT I HAVE REALIZED THAT I AM WAY STRONGER THAN I REALIZED.I AM ON MY WAY TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER NO MATTER WHERE I GO.MY WEAKNESS IS GOING TO BE MY STRENGTH...THANKSPlease log in to respond to this comment.hi loraine,i apologize for the delayi'm glad you feel better. we all an strengthen ourselves, if we simply think with an honest and fair heart.thanks for reading and commenting,my best regards,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.hi loraine,i apologize for the delayi'm glad you feel better. we all an strengthen ourselves, if we simply think with an honest and fair heart.thanks for reading and commenting,my best regards,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
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