R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Thoughts

"People would say to me, 'You're so powerful,' and I squinted quizzically at them. I didn't see it, and spent most of my time projecting my strength onto others and seeing them as powerful. Now, I am practicing owning my strength, and standing in the center of it."
SARK, author, speaker, incest survivor

In the middle of a divorce, we aren't usually feeling very strong. In fact, you may feel more weak and more needy than you have ever felt in your life. That's normal. But feeling and reality aren't the same. You may be feeling weak, but within you is a strength more powerful than you know. And sometimes it takes feeling helpless and hopeless to get us in touch with the true power we have access to. Feeling weak can make us search for the strength that is both beyond us and within us. Feeling exposed often makes us more aware of our vulnerabilities. But by recognizing them as something positive, we can accept those vulnerabilities as assets and not as weaknesses that negatively define us. We can't live life at it's best without allowing ourselves to be vulnerable. We can't close off and say, "I will never get to this place of weakness again." Being human is not being weak. Being hurt does not mean we are weak. Feeling unsteady in the short term can eventually lead us to discover how strong we really are. One of the benefits of this experience (even though you might not be able to see it now) is that when you have risen above it, you know there is nothing you can't handle.
"It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect."
2 Samuel 22:33