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Are you one of those people who is
always there when somebody needs you?
You know just what to say, exactly what
to do to turn the worst situation into a
conquerable challenge. Everybody
calls on you. Everybody needs you.
You are, after all, strong enough, smart
enough, tough enough to make it through
anything and everything. Well, who
do the strong go to? Who do the
strong lean on? Where do the
strong go when they are not feeling very
strong? When you set yourself up
to be an anchor for everybody else, you
jump ship on yourself! The need to
be needed, the illusion that without us
things would not get done, is actually
the way we escape ourselves. The
strong have needs. The strong have
weaknesses! Sometimes those needs
are so deep and painful that, rather
than face them, the strong run away.
When the strong take the weight of the
world on their shoulders, they
eventually break down. The
question is, Who will be there for the
strong?
-- Iyanla Vanzant |
