The Surprising Qualities of Someone Who Has Inner Strength
Some days it can be harder to find your inner strength than others. Life is always throwing us curve balls and testing our resolve and determination to see things through by giving us obstacles to overcome. It’s how you deal with all the shit that you get thrown your way that’s important.
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Possessing inner strength isn’t just something reserved for super successful people, being emotionally strong isn’t about being cold and uncaring and putting yourself first all the time either.
Some people even when their life seems to be falling apart still have the capacity to smile and help others, that’s real emotional strength.
It’s never giving up on your dreams. It’s giving yourself a steely look in the mirror and saying to yourself you’ve got this. It’s picking yourself back up when you’ve been emotionally battered and bruised and carrying on.
“The greatest moments in my life have all come after the greatest challenges” — Shaun White
It’s not about being together all the time either. If you’re emotionally strong you are just aware that things will get better, it won’t stay as bad as it is forever. It’s in times of crisis that you find out that you have an inner strength.
People that possess that strength within them tend to be compassionate, courageous, patient and caring. They are also resilient and will persevere to see things through.
If you’re strong inside you don’t hide from difficult decisions, you get on with them, you face things head on.
Tony Robbins says that “The power of positive thinking is the ability to generate a feeling of certainty in yourself when nothing in the environment supports you.”
I try and use this when I’m dealing with difficult situations. I’ll mentally distance myself from the situation or toxic person by thinking about an invisible bubble that protects me from all the emotional garbage they are throwing in my direction. Whatever they say or do can’t penetrate the bubble and I am safe and calm.
When you take a moment to breathe, pause and reflect before reacting to a situation, that’s when you’re tapping into your inner strength.
Strong inner strength follows on logically from a strong outer strength; so you need to do the basics looking after your physical needs of nutrition, sleep and exercise. Positive affirmations might also be something that might help you as well. When everything feels like it’s snowballing and starting to run away from you, take some time out, slow down as much as you can in that moment, even if it’s only 2 minutes to just breathe and relax and reset. You can handle whatever life throws at you.
Be steely in the mirror. Be fierce.
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