I like Nippy aka Whitney Houston’s song I didn’t know my own strength. There are times we don’t know the power that’s within us. We doubt how strong we are.
Eleanor Roosevelt says a woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
I believe the struggles we face as individuals are not only there to shape us but for us to look back and say damn I never in my wildest dreams thought I’m this strong.
Abuse victims are usually advised not to give their abusers the satisfaction of being powerless and miserable.
I think it’s best to tell yourself that it happened not by choice and reclaim your power and not allow yourself to self- distract. It might not sound doable but when you careless about negative people and focus on bettering yourself and keep it in mind that you are not your circumstances.
I remember when I started in a new school after failing grade 11 the principal told me in point black that they don’t accept failures. The way she said it killed my confidence but me being me I looked her straight in the eye thinking I’m going to prove this woman wrong. I ain’t no failure and she doesn’t know what made me not to pass.
I went on to be on the school’s top ten achievers and I know for sure if i had put more effort i could have obtained distinctions (but I didn’t there was so much happening in my life).
What I’m trying to say is we are more powerful than we think. If we have set our minds to change our situations, we can.
I have read a number of stories of people who have gone through izinto ezingathethekiyo but came out stronger and more powerful.
It is not over as long as you are still breathing!
