Living Your Strengths Novels & Stories

And as sunlight continued pouring warmly across the bedroom while laughter slowly replaced fear once more, Alex quietly looked around at everyone surrounding him. His children. His wife. This loud ridiculous family somehow stitched together through grief, love, loss, survival, and second chances. For most of his life, Alex believed protecting people meant standing alone between them and danger. But now? Watching Dera laugh while holding their children close he slowly realized something important. Real strength was not surviving alone. Real strength was allowing yourself to be loved enough to stay.

But it all boils down to one thought, ordinary is sucks and reality is a jerk. Some people believe that your destiny is already written, that it was already designed by the creator, and that suffering is inevitable part of life to give some spice. What I can say is that life is a struggle for survival. If you’re weak, you will lose, and if you are too strong, well, you will also lose, because being too strong is simply known as "self-destructing people". That’s why I chose to be in the middle, to be clever.

She's depressed deep inside but she's strong and cool outside. That's what I like about her. I love it when she tries herself to get up even though she can't. I love it when she helps herself to be independent even though she needs someone to lean on. I admired this strong and brave woman in front of me. She suffers a lot but none of us asked her if she's okay. She stumble multiple times, she commit mistakes a million times, her life is a mess, but here she was, independently living for herself just to keep herself alive for her family.

she whispered cutely and then kissed us on the cheeks. I'm such a lucky bastard! I'm contented with my life. I have a loving wife and a cute princess. I have a family who loves me despite of my flaws. I couldn't ask for more. I, Lexus Clark Salvatore- a fucking billionaire, a jerk, a loving son, and a loving brother, and a husband. Is now signing off. And yes, I'm alive, motherfuckers! -*- "Remember that our weakness lies in giving up, so keep pushing and trying, because the most certain way to succeed is always try just one more time.." -someone

Dapat hindi niya pinipilit ang sarili dahil lang may sumubok manira sa kanya. Pero hindi siya nagpapatalo. Tinatanggap niya yung impact, tapos umaangat ulit. The kind of strength na ina-admire ng tao. The kind of strength na kinatatakutan nila. The kind of strength that ruins men like me. Kumatok ako sa glass, isang beses lang. Nagulat siya konti, tapos tumingin. At nung nakita niya ako, lumambot ang expression niya—hindi weakness, kundi recognition. Familiarity.

Nagluto na rin ako ng almusal. Ganito na lang ang gagawin ko. Papagurin ko na lang ang sarili ko para kahit papaano ay mabaling sa iba ang atens'yon ko. Ito lang ang alam kong pinakatamang gawin sa ngayon-- ang tanggapin na lang ang lahat at umaktong parang walang nangyayari. Kahit sa loob ko ay ayaw ko ng lumaban pa. Parang ayaw ko ng magpatuloy pa sa buhay. Wala na akong nakikita pang dahilan para ipaglaban pa ang buhay ko. Pero wala e. Narito pa rin ako at humihinga. Ito ang pinakamalupit na parusa sa akin, ang hindi makatakas kahit gusto ko.

Alam niyang sa ganitong paraan dinadagdagan namin ang aming lakas at pinatitibay ang aming loob upang harapin ang anumang pagsubok na dumarating. “May mahalagang balita akong dala,” sabi niya nang mahina at may pag-iingat sa tono ng kanyang pananalita. “Ngunit bago ang lahat, nakakatuwang makita na sa kabila ng lahat ng nangyayari at sa dami ng problemang dumarating, hindi kayo nawawalan ng pag-asa at pagmamahalan. Iyan ang pinakamalakas na sandata na mayroon tayo laban sa kanila, higit pa sa anumang ebidensya o lakas ng katawan.”

And once we are able to overcome it we could have the right weapon and power to use in our everyday lives to continue fighting, striving, and moving. Life really is like a stage. But one thing we should always realize is always to do our best, to give our 100 percent so that we are able to triumph over any kind of challenges that stand our way. Moreover, standing up where I am now was not easy, I get to have a lot of failures and rejections.

Sa home court ko kung saan pwede at kaya kong gawin ang lahat nang walang nakakakita at walang huhusga sa akin. Because you know, even the strongest man has his weakness. It may be hidden or shown, but the fact will remain a fact. Kagaya ko. I may be strong and fearless when I am on the battlefield of rights and laws. Pero may kahinaan din ako. You may be laughing at me now. I was able to win other's battles yet I am here now, drowning in my own tears and deadly thoughts. Hindi alam ang gagawin at hindi makahanap ng lakas para maipagtanggol ang sarili.

"But you look so strong Ate. How did you manage it? Kung hindi kita kilala noon pa iisipin ko talagang hindi mo pinagdaanan yung mga napagdaanan mo noon. Dati nagrereklamo ka pa dahil kulang yung pera mo o di kaya ubos na ang pera mo at di pa kayo sumasahod. Ngayon ikaw na ang nagpapsahod. Hindi ka na nauubusan ng pera, nabibili mo na kung ano ang gusto mo." I took a deep breath and sighed before answering the question. "Because being strong is the only option I have, Irene. I can't be weak. Pwede akong mapagod pero hindi ako pwedeng maging mahina. Ilang beses din akong napagod. Ilang beses akong umiyak. Ilang beses akong bumagsak. Pero hindi naman ibig sabihin nun na hanggang doon na lang.