Strong

At times, you want to feel the wind whip your hair over your face and feel it float between your fingertips as you stand with your arms outstretched.

You want to feel the solid earth beneath your feet and the shifting air move around you, feeling steady amongst the every changing wind patterns.

Occasionally, that is all you want, because life throws you curves you don't even see.

Sometimes you wake up different than you were when you went to sleep.

It is all unconditional and unstable and all you really want is to feel yourself standing strong.

Standing up for yourself even when everything around you is changing.

When your hair is being tossed to and fro, and the wind is starting to push your arms to fold within you, you want to stand against the pressure.

To feel strong is a blessing you cannot fake, and an inner battle you must overcome.

All of which is possible because of God. Because of faith, hope and charity. Because in spite of the winds- with Him, you stand tall.

"I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things." Alma 26:12