Elora Nelson

Strength

Sometimes strength isn't a lion's roar, we aren't transported on the battle cries of an army fueled by rage. It isn't in one single heroic act that changes the direction of fate. These instances can transport you far in change, becoming, growing, unravelling. But sometimes strength isn't that. Most times strength is quiet, and broken. It is in the moments where you feel as though you have given all you can, and the relentlessness of living asks for more. It is the broken, bruised moments where you are astonished you are still standing, when you feel like you can't possibly handle one more thing.. .and then one more thing happens. It's in the tiny voice that whispers "keep going", "don't stop", "one more step", "one more moment". Just survive one more moment. It is taking my shattered heart and haphazardly cobbling it back together to offer to my kids, hoping they won't see the cracks.