2654: Make Yourself as Strong as You Can

The strongest person isn't the one throwing punches.

Sometimes strength means walking away. Sometimes it means saying no, and sometimes it means saying yes. Sometimes it means admitting you were wrong, apologizing, or sitting quietly while every part of you wants to react. And sometimes it means standing your ground. Strength gives you choices. Weakness takes them away.

Most of us aren't facing physical danger. The fear is rejection, embarrassment, failure, criticism, looking stupid, being disliked, losing status. Speaking up when everyone else is nodding. Telling someone you love something they don't want to hear. Trying something while people can watch you fail. Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's deciding something else matters more.

And a lot of strength is what you don't do. Don't send the text. Don't fire off the email. Don't take the bait.

Make yourself as strong as you can. Strength is the thing that gives you a choice.

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