STRENGTH (27)
bootfreak: I manage to draw strength by thinking of my children, to try and set them an example that we can rise above most anything if we can stay strong
That makes 2 of us, but mine r luckily still with me (students). My animals also come into the equation.
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Obstinance_Works: You become almost a different person when something truly awful happens. Eventually you return to the way you were but for better or worse things don't affect you in the same way again. The whole thing will make or break you. Adapt or die. And I believe that strength is inborn, and most only realise strength when they have no other choice.
As always, u r right again, and put so well. The person appearing the weakest, r sometimes the strongest in a crisis.
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Is it a strength to measure ourselves against weakness?
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jac_the_gripper: Is it a strength to measure ourselves against weakness?
Why would u measure urself against weakness. It is human to have weaknesses in various areas.
U should not compare this a strength against that a weakness. If u r not good at something it is not a weakness because u will have strength is other areas to balance it out. No-one is fully weak or fully strong.
Hope that answers ur question, if it was posed to me, that is?
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I think my strength came from parents.They were strong people.
They had both been through some hard times in their life long before they met,been married and had children.My mother lost her father when she was young too just like me.
My father I found out was abandoned as well as his brother by their mother who left them both on an Native American settlement when they were both wee babes.My father was adopted by that chief's daughter and son-in law and the brother had been adopted by the chief's sister and her husband.
I also believe that between both my parents is where I get my stubbornness and my aggressiveness from too.
I also overcame an serious illness when I was the age of 5yrs old and almost died cause my throat had swollen shut so bad and my skin turned dark.It scared my mother and father so bad that they both thought for sure I had already died.
I did overcome that illness cause I had the will to live and wasn't about to let it win.
Later on in my lifetime I've overcome a lot of obstacles that most people shouldn't have to endure but as I said before I guess I can blame my strength that I had gotten throughout my life.
They had both been through some hard times in their life long before they met,been married and had children.My mother lost her father when she was young too just like me.
My father I found out was abandoned as well as his brother by their mother who left them both on an Native American settlement when they were both wee babes.My father was adopted by that chief's daughter and son-in law and the brother had been adopted by the chief's sister and her husband.
I also believe that between both my parents is where I get my stubbornness and my aggressiveness from too.
I also overcame an serious illness when I was the age of 5yrs old and almost died cause my throat had swollen shut so bad and my skin turned dark.It scared my mother and father so bad that they both thought for sure I had already died.
I did overcome that illness cause I had the will to live and wasn't about to let it win.
Later on in my lifetime I've overcome a lot of obstacles that most people shouldn't have to endure but as I said before I guess I can blame my strength that I had gotten throughout my life.
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jac_the_gripper: The question was generally posed to myself and anyone who fancied having a play with it.
Unfortunately, you've not really added to my musings and personal development, but thanks for trying.
Unfortunately, you've not really added to my musings and personal development, but thanks for trying.
I am not attempting to add to ur personal development. This is just a discussion topic to make u think.
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jac_the_gripper: Sorry, I didn't mean to imply you were adding to my personal development.
Can we 'make' people think? Or do they choose to?
Can we 'make' people think? Or do they choose to?
If something interesting enough is presented, U get people to think about it. But some ideas only attract some people and others other.
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Nidifugous: It all depends on what situation or circumstance demands what level of strength (endurance physical, mental; persistence; intellectual rigor; emotional issues). I have had many situations in my life that required different degrees of strength. In the worst two cases, I thought I was going to crack, but somewhere deep in my gut, there seems to be this last reserve that allows me to give it that final push to finish or get through something. It's hard to describe. It's not the same thing as the day to day deal-with-the-drama type strength, but it's a bit like a little nugget of magic inside that ensures your survival.
I don't draw from other people for my strength. Somehow that strikes me as unfair to them and I wouldn't want to be used by someone either. There are folks who suck the life out of others emotionally and materially. (The needy, passive-aggressive, manipulating sort). Stick around those long enough and you'll find your strength disappear quickly.
I don't draw from other people for my strength. Somehow that strikes me as unfair to them and I wouldn't want to be used by someone either. There are folks who suck the life out of others emotionally and materially. (The needy, passive-aggressive, manipulating sort). Stick around those long enough and you'll find your strength disappear quickly.
I draw strength from my kids and animals, and under no circumstances have they shown or acted in any way as if i am draining them in the least.
I have been used my whole life, because I am soft natured, so know what it feels like, and would not do it to my kids especially.
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KNenagh: Strength is not only getting through something, but also leaving it behind.
Forgetting and forgiving people, I assume u r referring to.
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I am very strong
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KNenagh: No, I don't forget and I'm not great on the forgiving thingy.
Just moving on and not dwelling on the past and constantly whinging about it.
Just moving on and not dwelling on the past and constantly whinging about it.
U know we all have human rights :-
Thus u can think, say and do anything u want as long at it is legal.
U r ur own person, not to be downtrodden by others.
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KNenagh: I actually was referring to people who trod themselves down.
How and why would u then say do they trod themselves down?
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Obstinance_Works: You become almost a different person when something truly awful happens. Eventually you return to the way you were but for better or worse things don't affect you in the same way again. The whole thing will make or break you. Adapt or die. And I believe that strength is inborn, and most only realise strength when they have no other choice.
Your comment could be reduced to one word. Resilience.
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KNenagh: The topic is strength.
So if you have people who aren't picking themselves up and whinging instead of doing something about it, moving on and leaving things behind, these people trod themselves down at the end of the day.
So if you have people who aren't picking themselves up and whinging instead of doing something about it, moving on and leaving things behind, these people trod themselves down at the end of the day.
I hear you, I refer to these people as "forever victims" they become reliant on others to aide them with their problems, be they emotional practical or whatever, they look for someone else to do everything for them. " emotional vampires" is another term I think of, taking others strength and giving nothing in return.
Is something I have only in my recent years become aware of, as I am an Empath, and as such have been naturally drawn to such people.
I cant change me, as is true to me, however, I now have to take into account that my strength should only be given to those ( by way of support) if they are also actually trying to help them selves, if not, stay well away.
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bootfreak: I hear you, I refer to these people as "forever victims" they become reliant on others to aide them with their problems, be they emotional practical or whatever, they look for someone else to do everything for them. " emotional vampires" is another term I think of, taking others strength and giving nothing in return.
Is something I have only in my recent years become aware of, as I am an Empath, and as such have been naturally drawn to such people.
I cant change me, as is true to me, however, I now have to take into account that my strength should only be given to those ( by way of support) if they are also actually trying to help them selves, if not, stay well away.
Is something I have only in my recent years become aware of, as I am an Empath, and as such have been naturally drawn to such people.
I cant change me, as is true to me, however, I now have to take into account that my strength should only be given to those ( by way of support) if they are also actually trying to help them selves, if not, stay well away.
I am empathetic towards everyone and everything. I have been this way my entire life, and am still so. I have never found that they drain my strength when I help people that I sense need some form of help. I just help where needed.
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We each have different strengths,even those that need more help then others or so it would seem can have a different type of strength..I think that we have to be careful as to not build ourselves barriers due to having to be stringer maybe..so a situation of sink or swim,i would like to think most would want to swim but sometimes we all need different levels of help to gain our strength.
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Agreed again....I do take into account that some people are more capable as obviously we are all different characters and have differing life experiences to draw from, will even go as far as to say that balance doesn't even have to be 50/50, as some are lifes natural givers, some takers, however, some balance has to be found as I think that is applicable in most areas of life.
I am as loving giving caring compassionate person as any, however, I taught my children that it is good to be able to look after and do for ourselves, and not expect others to do for us, that way we are best placed to share. I believe in tough love, best to show people that they can do for themselves, they sometimes just have to dig deep to realise it.
I am as loving giving caring compassionate person as any, however, I taught my children that it is good to be able to look after and do for ourselves, and not expect others to do for us, that way we are best placed to share. I believe in tough love, best to show people that they can do for themselves, they sometimes just have to dig deep to realise it.
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bootfreak: Agreed again....I do take into account that some people are more capable as obviously we are all different characters and have differing life experiences to draw from, will even go as far as to say that balance doesn't even have to be 50/50, as some are lifes natural givers, some takers, however, some balance has to be found as I think that is applicable in most areas of life.
I am as loving giving caring compassionate person as any, however, I taught my children that it is good to be able to look after and do for ourselves, and not expect others to do for us, that way we are best placed to share. I believe in tough love, best to show people that they can do for themselves, they sometimes just have to dig deep to realise it.
I am as loving giving caring compassionate person as any, however, I taught my children that it is good to be able to look after and do for ourselves, and not expect others to do for us, that way we are best placed to share. I believe in tough love, best to show people that they can do for themselves, they sometimes just have to dig deep to realise it.
Everyone can have a tough time and I did get a lot of help from my family and friends in the past and I will be there for them no matter what.
There is just a difference between people who need help and are willing to help others and users - I learned to avoid the latter ones.
I do know that it is impossible to change people and some people just have no drive, I do accept that.
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To overcome something bad in ur life, u need strength. We don't always feel that we will make it, but somehow we always make it through. The length of time required depends from person to person. If u r very badly hurt obviously it will take a lot longer.
What makes u gather enough strength to pull through those uneven patches of life?