Mine have pointed out that I have resiliency and that I have more capability/strength than I will sometimes allow myself to believe - that I am strong, but would be stronger if I expanded my beliefs in what is possible for me.
My 2nd T said though that I had a very narrow limited skill set, that I was very strong in a certain aspect but needed to have a broader skill set that would serve me better in situations that exhaust the particular strength I had. Being better developed in more areas instead of being over-developed as it were in one.....
So yeah, what is strong, though? Strong to me doesn't mean no or little weakness, it means being aware of weakness, acknowledging it, and working on healthy ways to deal with that weakness .... strong means not that you don't fall down or feel heavy burdened or falter but that you continue, you keep trying, even in weakness and pain you keep trying, you keep hoping.
I am strong because I am still here, still alive, still holding to hope and moving forward with a determination to heal and to live well and more deeply. I am strong because I have been to the depths of the pit and climbed out ever so agonizingly slowly. I am strong not because I have gotten rid of weakness but because I have overcome and persevered anyway.
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