It feels really good to be able to actually know you have strengths and be able to identify them. It says a lot about a person when they are not afraid to take a good look at themselves; to find ways to enhance their good qualities, and maybe change some things that get in the way of being at their best.
Being aware of the good qualities you posses, opens doors and can give you the confidence to take on bigger better things in your life. But sometimes we can bite off something bigger than we can chew. This could mean letting our inflated ego get us into trouble that could affect the way we see ourselves.
A strong person is someone who knows they can handle a lot of what life throws their way. It’s not that they want to have to face life’s trials, but they have before, and know they can again. It may not have been the most pleasant of experiences, but they came out of it okay.
Sometimes, surviving difficulties in life can change a person without them even knowing the change happened. They know they feel more confident, but what they don’t realize is that they may have gotten a little addicted to the rush of conquering something hard. For the addiction to grow it has to be fed. At first it’s fed by the fearless facing of bosses, rude clerks, and scary thoughts. Being fed in such small insignificant ways allows the addiction to grow without being detected.
If you develop an addiction to the rush that comes from drawing on your personal strength in tough situations, you could lose everything. Lose everything, as in all your confidence, self esteem, and strength.
You think that you are strong and can handle anything. As a matter of fact, you relish a challenge, and need a bit of danger to be involved, for you to be interested. So you find yourself attracted to somebody and get into a very turbulent relationship with them. The relationship is not good for you, and you can see that very early on. But you don’t worry about it because you feel that whatever they throw your way, you can handle it. You actually believe that no matter what happens, what they do or say, you can remain unaffected, and this will be, what brings the relationship around. You are wrong. Even the strongest people are still only human. You might not notice, at first, how the disrespect and bad behavior tears you down, bit by bit, but it does.
It may take a while for the changes in you to start showing, and maybe longer for you to see them, but once you do, the best thing you can do is to get away from that relationship as soon as possible. Knowing when to walk away is not a sign of weakness. It takes strength to know when you have come up against something that is stronger than you. You could stay and fight, but there would be no winners. Just because you have the courage to stand up to a challenge doesn’t mean you won’t get hurt. And in the case of a bad relationship, it just isn’t worth it.