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Rhonda Partain <[log in to unmask]>
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The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:04:18 -0400
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Sometimes We Need To Fall Apart
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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~

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