Being strong isn't easy. It takes pushing self doubt aside no matter how loud it screams in your face. It takes reserving your bathroom breaks to cry because you refuse to allow someone to see the tears in your eyes. Being strong is thankless because it means suffering in silence. It requires pushing that negativity within and transforming it into something positive to show family and friends.

I not sure what being strong really is. I only say these words because my environment told me this was being strong. At least that is what I learned. And if this is being strong. I understand why I hurt so much.

May you soon find solace.

Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for your words, but I wrote this a month or so back in response to a book I read the first page of. It was a book by Bell Hooks, 'Ain't I a woman, black women and feminism' I believe that is the name and title.

I agree. Being strong isnt easy but at the of the day, it's worth it

Beautifully said sis! Know that Being Strong also means speaking up, standing up and that's what you just did. Thanks for sharing. God bless!

Being strong is also knowing and accepting yourself. Never be afraid to cry because people will think you are weak.
I had to ring my employer to say I could not come to work because I could not stop the tears. He could hardly understand me through the crying, he only knows me as a strong woman.
The next day he came to my work and shared his story with me. We now have a great bond that never would have happened if I wasn't honest with him.
Good people will never judge you for being human.
Just be you x