More Thoughts on Strength

A young friend of mine recently wrote a poem for me.  Reading it, I don't feel that I measure up to the strength that she attributes to me.  However, it is something I aspire to.  I hope that I can be strong in the face of this trial.  I have so many moments of weakness, times when I wish so desperately it would all just go away and never return.  But I continue to muddle through and keep a smile on my face as much as I can.  Hopefully, by the end of my ordeal, I can feel like I better deserve my kind young friend's words.

She gave me permission to post her poem here.  I hope it inspires all of us to be the best we can be!

Strength

We all think we’re strong

One way or another

Greater than everyone else

But sometimes

There is one who is

Stronger than the rest

With the strength to carry on

With faith and hope

They strive for the impossible

Giving all they can

They smile when they want to cry

And they lift others up as they go

Even when they’re hurt

They never stop

They won’t let themselves fall

They’ll stand up with an unknown

Strength

They’ll show something nameless

Something mysterious in this life

A power unreachable

For most

Even through the storm

They won’t shatter

They’ll just play in the rain

Making the best out of life

They’ll just laugh and smile

Knowing that tomorrow

Everything will be great

That their life was fulfilled

To the best it could

Have been

And that everything was

Worth it

In the end