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That’s what makes you strong<\/p>\n
That’s what gives you power<\/p>\n
That’s what lets the meek come sit beside the king<\/p>\n
That’s what makes us smile<\/p>\n
In our final hour<\/p>\n
That’s what moves our souls<\/p>\n
And that’s what makes us sing<\/p>\n
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When I consider those words, I think about the polarity we take for granted; that of strength vs. ‘weakness’. What if the other side of strong is ‘vulnerable’? Even that definition carries with it the risk of wounding. But imagine this, when you are willing bare your soul to another, you also make yourself available to love. For a long time, I have held on to the belief that it wasn’t ok to need anyone, since I translated need to neediness and boy, did that feel sucky! It wasn’t until I recognized that being human carries with it the opportunity to ride a see-saw. If you are the only one on it, you can’t make it go anywhere. When you are on it with someone else, sometimes your feet are on the ground and sometimes up in the air. You need to trust that the other person will move it up and down with ease and grace and not leave you hanging or crash land you on the ground and they are called on to do the same with you.\u00a0 That way, you can both enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n
Hoping that Jesse\u00a0smiled in his final hour~<\/p>\n
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Photo credit:\u00a0 flickr\/robbiesaurus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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