Let’s be honest, life can be a cruel taskmaster, it’s tough, the highlight reels on social media aren’t real life, there are times when it seems the bad luck train will never stop dropping crap at our feet. We get knocked down, and sadly we don’t always get back up.

What doesn’t break you makes you stronger is a sentiment uttered far and wide. To some extent it does make us stronger, but, as Lockard’s Principle states “every contact leaves a trace”, the challenges, obstacles, trials and tribulations we endure leave an indelible mark, a stain that’s hard to shift. We become stronger through life’s adversities, we learn what does and does not work, but that doesn’t make it any easier.

When we look past the veneer people present to the outside world, we will find many people kicking like mad, just to stay afloat. They do what they can to make the best of a bad situation. They are trying their best, and that’s okay. No one has all of the answers, there is no instruction manual to this thing called life. When people show vulnerability, they are displaying strength not weakness.

Today’s lesson is to be kind to yourself; you can be strong and still be vulnerable, showing vulnerability takes true courage. After all you are only human.

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