Strength We don't always have to be strong. Sometimes, our strength

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Strength

We don't always have to be strong. Sometimes, our strength is expressed in being vulnerable. Sometimes, we need to fall apart to regroup and stay on track.

We all have days when we cannot push any harder, cannot hold back self-doubt, cannot stop focusing on fear, cannot be strong.

There are days when we cannot focus on being responsible. Occasionally we don't want to get out of our pajamas. Sometimes, we cry in front of people. We expose our tiredness, irritability, or anger.

Those days are okay. They are just okay.

Part of taking care of ourselves means we give ourselves permission to "fall apart" when we need to. We do not have to be perpetual towers of strength. We are strong. We have proven that. Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable when we need to experience those feelings.

Today, God, help me to know that it is okay to allow myself to be human. Help me not to feel guilty or punish myself when I need to "fall apart."

Happiness is not an accident, nor something you wish for. Happiness is something you design. - Sober Time's message for February 23, 2023.

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Not always fun being human and feeling all of these emotions. I used to think I was being so brave and strong when I was able to bury all of the “negative” feelings. I didn’t want anybody to see I was sad, scared, angry, frustrated etc. I’d hold that in and then medicate and numb them. That was my solution for all of it. Today I’m getting better at being “human”, and allowing myself to feel. I no longer think “what the F is wrong with me”! I have to let go of my old way of thinking. Feelings aren’t bad, negative, or wrong. By acknowledging them, I can learn a lot about myself, and process them in a healthier way. Thanks for sharing

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