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What is strength? How can we truly measure what true strength is? Is it besting our peers in physical brutality?

Our cunning in a game of wits?

Our ability to survive?

To help others when we're in need?

Our hearts and how passionate we love?



I have left some thoughts out because every person has different ideas. I enjoy reminding myself of this and am curious what others think. Most of all it helps me when I feel overwhelmed in the face of life and the downpour I get when it rains.

To grow we need to learn

To learn we need to experience

To love deeply we need to lose

To be whole we need to break

To be weak in order to be strong

To be poor to see how rich we are

To find who we are we must first be lost.

Today I was given a gift that I didn't think I needed. To some it would be taken poorly to others unnoticeable and from the giver unknowingly.



The gift I recived was given in a very unlikely way and something some do everyday. I got into a cab.



The driver was nice and talkative when I wasn't in the mood. Him unaware of the day I'd had picked a topic that could have gone 1 of 2 ways. I thought to myself fuck it I'll go down the rabbit hole! I opened up not that it I hide anything anyways.



Topic- users, complainers, victimizers



Having known all about that (my family, most friends, almost every relationship) I jumped in giving a brief rundown of my life. At first he showed sadness then pity but over all proud that I overcame my wounds.



And here's the gift I was given and shared with him. Life is what we make of it and that knowledge and giving are the most precious of all gifts. I was able to remind him strength when others would break, heart where love has been blocked out, hope when there is none and getting joy of sharing and learning are what keeps us wanting more. He gave me the most precious gift by letting me hear myself be proud of who I am and that I'm not weak. When life had me down he gave me what I needed to stand strong to be who I am. And for that I will forever be in someway indebted to him.