My strength does not give you license....
This is especially for all those strong men and women that I know of ..... This is to say that while I may or may not understand your journeys, I surely understand the effort it takes for you to keep showing that mental strength, keep being the lighthouse in stormy seas ...... despite the tumultuous storms that rage within. I salute you. I believe I belong to this group. I am often referred to a "strong woman". I know I am one. And because I am "strong", I know what it takes to be "strong". Unfortunately, not many realize this. Life has knocked me down a couple of times, has hit so hard I barely could breathe.... but because of the One Hand that never lets go.... I have managed to hold on, to dust off the muck and stand again, even if the ground I stand on today, is not so firm. But I still stand tall. Not many know the battles that I have had to fight - I do not wish them to know. Not many know the emotional outbur...