Five Minute Friday - Strong

I never asked to be strong, and there are many times throughout the day when I question how strong I really am. I have been told many times I am strong because it was a hard time. That is what people say to you “You will make it because you are strong.”

Maybe I never wanted to be strong but felt like I wasn’t given a chance. What do we even consider to be strong in our world?

I wonder…

Is the person who says they are struggling mentally strong or

 The person who refuses to have any type of emotion the strong one?

Is the friend who is always there for you even when their world is falling apart strong 

Or 

The friend who leaves without a word because they know they are too broken?

Can the one who breaks themselves to fit into society the 

Or 

The one who breaks all the rules society gives them stronger?

Is the mom who stays at home with the kids the stronger

Or 

The mom who continues on with a career?

Are we only as strong as our circumstances allow 

Or 

Are we as strong as the stories we tell ourselves?

In this blog I have taken 5 minutes with the prompt word and above is my free write.