“You’re so strong” – I’ve heard many times in the last few years.
I would agree. But it hasn’t always been this way. It took me a while to get there.
I can’t say I’m not afraid of anything. What I can say is that I’m not afraid of being afraid, or hurt, or sad, or loved, or being in love.
We go through a lot in our lives. We have different experiences. Good or bad. Wonderful, exciting, amazing, challenging, sad, freightening, breaking, healing, boring, depressing, surprising.
Different experiences evoke different emotions. Emotions are part of us.
I’m strong because I’m not afraid of my emotions. It doesn’t mean I don’t feel them. I just accept them, whatever they are.
I embrace positive emotions. But I’m also aware of their temporary nature. So I embrace experiences that make me happy and evoke positive emotions because I’m not afraid of being sad when they’re gone.
Negative emotions can be used as a chance to evolve. When you experience them, you can use that to learn more about yourself, if you treat it as a lesson.
I’m also not afraid of the unknown. I feel the need to evolve. I embrace change and I embrace challenge.
And I embrace myself, for what I am.