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This is Strength

By Emily Keeling & Natalie Russell

How did she ultimately survive? She knew she deserved more. Driven, she aggressively pursued the goals of her life. She possessed an understanding of the world and developed self-compassion, but what good was any of that without strength? The ability to stare down adversity and take action.

The difference between a dream and a goal is having a plan to achieve it. So she plotted and schemed. At once, introspective and calculating as well as emboldened with abandon. She used her wit to navigate life’s most difficult decisions and used strength to see those choices through.

Strength is a characteristic that is not given, but built upon momentum. Built upon the concept that one small step would lead to more-a conscious effort to avoid being stagnant. She endured the scrapes and bruises, more highly valuing the fulfillment she was seeking. A self-actualized place where no one could assume a position of power over her.

She never stops. Weaves moves and countermoves to achieve her ambitions. Always maintaining an appreciation for the bizarre with a sense of humor about it all. But no one suspected her deep contemplations as her charm beguiled. And this was how she preferred it. She learned early on that women were not always allowed to simply be themselves, but she would not be contained.

There were those who outright opposed her desire for more, should it inconvenience them. Even the voice inside her own head, anxious ruminating, could sometimes betray. But strength was relentless. Always opening up a more empowered path. And she was bold enough to take it.

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