Thread by @theyomijulius

Have you ever felt like giving up?

Perhaps you looked right, looked left but couldn’t find any support and it seemed like you were all alone.

BE STRONG!🙂

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But you ask yourself, “How can I be strong when my relationships are failing, when I am loosing a loved one, when my work is unproductive still OR when I haven’t eaten today (and have no hope for food)?”

If you ever found yourself in any of these states, then the proverb

“It’s easier said than done” makes perfect sense for me to describe how being strong in such situations can be.

Listen, a lot of things will happen in your life;

Some things will happen TO you.

Some things will happen FOR you.

Some others will even happen AGAINST you.

Perhaps you are seeking help to deal with a hurt that came from love. Asking questions like, “why did my spouse/parent have to die?”, etc.

Your frail feelings are quite relatable and very understandable even though modern society today glorifies a kind of strength that’s

usually a façade.

Many seem strong, motivated, consistent, they look all rich and glamorous on here, whereas they go “OFF” when offline.

It’s more like the social axiom, “Sharing in the champagne yet refusing to see the Champ’s pain”

You may hear ‘comforting’ statements like “BE STRONG!” And it’s not wrong to say such to anyone.

However, I tend to think that, we oftentimes glorify strength too much that it makes us forget that we are only human - limited beings at that.

Terrible things happen in our world that’ll make anyone break down (and cry) …

This is why more than just talking and commending OR even criticizing (like we mostly do), we must ACT with genuine love - the kind that’s pure and comes from the heart.

Remember that;

…you may feel lost in the moment BUT it’s not the end of the road.

…you may cry now BUT your joy is not too far off.

…you may lose today BUT you should never accept total defeat.

…you may experience pain in certain events BUT should see gain instead with a right mind.

…you may be weak BUT you must realize that God’s strength is made perfect in your weakness.

And while remembering these, you should also strive to

…BE STRONG in faith and prayer.

…BE STRONG enough to pursue your dreams with full-on determination.

…BE STRONG because

someone has you on their life-watch as motivation.

…BE STRONG because in the end you will definitely win.

My earnest prayer is for you to start your week being strong and recognize that you have the power to BEcome whatever you want to be.

Cheers to a year of True Progress 🥂

My name is YOMI JULIUS and #IAmGenius

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