Rhonda,

I love that. It is so true.

Thanks so much.

Love,

Pat Ferguson

At 08:04 PM 11/2/2012, you wrote:
>Sometimes We Need To Fall Apart
>================================
>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.
>Sometimes we cry in front of people.
>We expose our tiredness, irritability, or anger.
>Those days are okay.
>Part of taking care of ourselves means we give ourselves
>permission to "fall apart" when we need to.
>We do not need to be perpetual towers of strength.
>We ARE strong.
>We have proven that our strength will continue if we allow us
>the courage to feel scared, weak, and vulnerable when we need
>to experience those feelings.
>Today, 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."
>~Author unknown~