My journey out of the darkness of depression. How I changed from not just surviving but thriving.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Power in Deciding
"Strength does not come from winning
Your struggles develop your strength.
When you go through hardship
and decide not to surrender,
that is strength."
I thought a lot about power this week. I looked up Cynthia Rothrock. Official web page http://www.cynthiarothrock.org/?page_id=15 Age of 13 she started taking Karate lessons. Within 20 years she became an international champion. She was entered into the Karate Black Belt hall of fame. I found one of her movies and watched her fluid moves. She was born the same year I was. At a young age she explored and understood her own personal power. At a young age, I was convinced that I had no power. The essence of being a victim is the feeling of powerlessness. To turn from victim to survivor, I recognized that there was something that kept me going. KavinCoach couldn't believe it when I told him I could count on one hand how many times I stood up for myself and I could name all of them. I watched a video of Cynthia Rothrock show ten ways a woman can defend herself from attack. I also realized that all the karate in the world won't help me if I don't decide that I am worth fighting for. I hit rock bottom over 10 years ago....I was left with 2 choices....self destruct or change. The decision to change started the process. It was that moment to decide not to surrender. The choice to do whatever I had to do to become healthy.
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