Do you get me.....

If there is any one thing that I know, it's who I am.

I don't think that people always get me. Random often describes my train of thought. I am a wife, daughter, sister, and shoulder to lean on and a supporter of your dreams. I am strong and open to the world around me. Generally I am a very happy, easy flowing person. But I am human, and I have my days just like the rest of the world, which means I get stressed too. As much as I like to be the rock that hold the foundation, sometimes the pressure of the walls I hold become heavy on my shoulders. It doesn't mean that I can't hold my own, but merely that cracks sometimes have to be repaired.

I say all this because lately I guess people, who maybe don't fully understand me, see my cracks as a sign of weakness. And maybe that is rightfully so. In all of my life experiences I have learned the valuable lesson that what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. That statement doesn't make tough times any easier, only that you will survive. I know that I am a survivor, and can with stand the test of time. It is easy to run from the issues that worry us the most. I often think of running, but I do not run, I stand my ground and face the storm head on.

As a solitary person it is sometimes hard to allow for people to help. It is in my nature to handle things on my own, to stand in the open field while the rain pounds the ground on which I stand. I plant my feet, hold my head up high to the clouds and watch them pass by. And in the end, I am there, a little more weathered, but still true to the one person I know. Me.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so you appreciate when they are right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. And sometimes things fall apart, so that things can fall together." Marilyn Monroe