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watersmagoo 30 years, Female, Australia

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Strength.....

Written by watersmagoo on June 27, 2009

In our lives we will more often than not be faced with something that is beyond our control.  Where you will have to put on your coat of armour, hold up your shield and grasp your sword.  This is the point where you make it or break it.  Where your inner self is defined, and where you are forced to choose between finding the strength to go on, or take shelter from the storm.

No one said that finding strength was going to be easy.  It is a test of character and most importantly it helps us to believe in ourselves. 

If you truly believe in yourself.  You will find that strength inside without even having to use a torch.  You wont need to fumble around in the dark.  You wont need a map.  It will just be there.

And following close by will be courage. 

If you look at yourself and honour what you see and accept who you are.  You will gain the courage to succeed.......this is your greatest tool.

You are probably wondering what prompted me to write this blog.  If I was to cut open my veins and bleed the truth to you.  I would tell you this.......

Many of us having read the blog on beauty on the BM site have now pondered on our own faults.....about what we would like to change about ourselves...

I often sit here and wish I was skinny.  I am too weak to starve myself, I would rather just be disappointed and accept who I am and who I failed to be.

There are things about myself I dont like.  But I cant change them, and I shouldnt want to change them.  I should be happy with who I am and be grateful for what I have been given.

Like you all, some days I lose my strength.  I dont want to carry on.  But its your friendship that helps me through.  I have connected with alot of you and now cant imagine my life without you.

I have a confession to make.......what you see in me I do not understand because I lack confidence.  I may appear strong willed in writing.  But that is because we all hide behind something.  Whether it be glasses, a hat or a mask.  We all hide our true feelings.  You cant deny it?  You honestly cant?.......you can ignore your thoughts and feelings.  But they will always be there to haunt you while you sleep........or prevent you from sleep.

I struggle on a daily basis with confidence.  When I moved here to Australia with my sister I was just out of high school.  I had alot of friends who I left behind.  I sometimes wonder if I made the right decision.  But I cant live on regret....it will eat away at my very being until nothing is left....like an apple.....I will be bitten to the core.

Im not going to lie.  The first year here in Australia as you read in my previous blog was very hard, even though I came out of it alive.  I still bare the scars on my soul.  I bare them on my heart.  I was too busy fighting to live to make new friendships......and when things got better.....I felt I didnt deserve them.  So I stopped trying and settled with just my sister and I.

I didnt need friends......well.....I thought I didnt.

It is sad for me to say that in my own struggle for life I gave up what is the most beautiful gift of all....and that is "Friendship".

I pretty much just have my friends who I work with here in Australia.  As bad as that sounds, I just lack confidence.  Low self esteem.  I dont feel pretty, and I feel over weight.  So I settle for second best.  I know in my heart I need to find strength to meet new people.  But I choose to hide behind things because its easier. 

Dont get me wrong.  I have alot of friends outside of work.  Just not in this country. 

The morale of this blog is.....

When oppurtunity arises....find the strength to carry on.  Dont give up and settle for second best like I did.  You deserve more, you just need to believe in yourself.

You find strength in the strangest of places.  Do what ever it takes to make yourself happy and dont let low self esteem or lack of confidence take that away from you.......

Because believe me when I say this............if you give up on what strength you do have..........its hard to get it back....

Waters Magoo xo

 

Comments (10)

rosekler said on June 30, 2009:

Nicole,

We all have our moments of ups and downs... We're human. Babe, you're strong, you have this strength and you're an inspiration to me !! You're not a weak person... A weak person is unable to stand up for yourself, unable to form an opinion and stand by it, easily swayed by others and is very susceptible to peer pressure. Yeah, we need to find our own way.. Dream and believe, never give up. I agree with you, we need to believe in ourself first...  and we must have courage and strength to make our dream become reality.

Love ya *-*

 

BAG said on June 29, 2009:

You were strong enough to make a move away from your freinds, that's more than I can say about me. I remeber being in school and my mom was going to make a move to some other city....but she didn't. She stayed, because she knew I would be heart broken and just couldn't live with myself.

It takes much streangth to have the courage to leave behind what we hold dear presently, only to see it all away and start over. I am proud enough to say that today it would be a different story. I can take new cenery and new people, but that is more than what I can say for my past self.

The fact that you are able to write openly about such a topic is very admirable. It's often too hard for even the bravest people to admit their weaknesses on paper; which means you are stronger than many more than you realise.

 

Mac-Attack said on June 28, 2009:

You are in no way weak. Not in any sense of the word. You don't know it but you have more strength than you can ever know. You have given me strength. A weak person would not be able to do that.  After months of talking to you,you still astonish me every single day with your strength and courage. And you reduce me to tears almost on a daily basis. They are good tears though. The best i have ever cried. Your words reach my heart,a place long closed in by a tall wall. And because of you those walls are slowly shrinking. I hope one day to have the strength you have. You are an inspiration to alot of people. Don't ever forget that. I will tell you every single day and looking at others comments,I know I am not alone it that.

 

I love you xoxoxo

 

roofyrox said on June 28, 2009:

u know your blogs are really moving because you always talk about such personal experiences, and don't sugarcoat it, yet you write about positive things as well. its honest, and i appreciate it so soooo much, u have helped me out alot, and i appreciate it. 

 

gnarlymun09 said on June 28, 2009:

i cant find a single reason someone who has words and stregnth to write like u can even begin to call themselves weak...u are a fighter dont forget that :)

 

hemofaga said on June 27, 2009:

go! force becomes through the stages of life we have had, for example: I am afraid to speak in front of an audience and I am a journalist, but gradually he ido face, and sometimes I have said: "Little "Your going to be a journalist of office, which is only going to write notes, but mmm I like it because, once a professor told me: you are the laboratory mouse, plop, of course I love to read, but what intereza in me, I know what my weak and strong sides ,is that you also need to focus, what are your strengths parties! you are a wonderful person and things are not important, you're not going to let that stop you win, as alimentate like, if you feel happy, you make use of Moreover, all of them do not live you!ah! and I already found a friend you can trust, but sometimes do not understand very well what you say! xD ... and I also know that it is traumatic, moving, changing schools, it's horrible! I spent so .... but when you feel sad or weak, Focus on something you have passed and you laughing! is the best ... I will tell you that when I get bad or sad or I am a useless, I always think at that stage of my life with happy moments I spent a wonderful person, and so often forgotten everything! strengthens me!



I love you eh! not forget!=)

 

Aoife said on June 27, 2009:

What do i see in you ?  I see someone, who is very inspirational, strong and talented. Someone, who has made something of their life, someone, who took a chance and proved to the world that hard work pays off. I see someone, who writes from the heart, and inspires me to write more.  I think youre gorgeous ; )  I'm not exactly happy with my weight either, but i dont think i'll get to a stage where i am. (well, not anytime soon) I've had eating disorders in the past. I starved myself and ended up on various medications to get my strenght up.. I was really sick for months on end. I came through that, and once again, my confidence took a beating and I ended up sick again. I'd make myself sick anytime i ate anything. Now, i'm paying the price because i have to take iron supplements and vitamins to repair the damage. ..''if you give up on what strength you do have, its hard to get it back....'' - couldnt agree more.  Its taken me a long time to get here, to a place where im happy. I think we restrict ourselves when we struggle with confidence because somewhere deep down we're slightly unhappy with some aspects of ourselves, or we fear judgement of others. We need to stop listening to the negative voice and cut all chains... and just go for it.  We have nothing to lose. Sometimes, the hardest step is the first step.

much love < 3

xoxo aoife xoxo

 

Sandra said on June 27, 2009:

This blog really moved me, cause I can relate to everything you wrote. And I agree that you shouldn't be satisfied with the second best, everyone deserves the very BEST, no matter who you are. It's a hard journey to achieve and even be able to even come close to the best. Maybe someday you'll be able to move on on this journey and finally get to the best that you deserve. Maybe this 'second best' that you've settled for, is just a stopover on your way to the best.

And i can SO relate to the parts when you say you don't feel pretty and you feel overweight. Sometimes I have that feeling so strong, so that I don't even wanna go outside. May sound kinda stupid, but I'm really not confident with my body, I make myself think I'm like the fattest person on earth. I even used to throw upp as soon as I ate something. And still I have the urge to do so sometimes.. However, I know that it wouldn't help you if I told you that you're NOT ugly and overweight. I know that it doesn't help to hear it from others, you have to realize it yourself. But though, I want you to know that there's no reason for you to be unconfident with who you are :)

You're so awesome, for shizzle :D
Take care my deary <3

 

adik-ct89 said on June 27, 2009:

craziey gal...honey, i do understand why u gave up on 'friendship'.a pieces of ur past still haunting u.but for me, after my family, friends are da best grace from god. i told u before that my friends always laughing at me but i can't live without them! human are not perfect...sometimes they do a poison,and sometimes they do an antidote too! please dont give up on friendship...there are many people outhere that can give u a lot of love, an excitement of friendship! and one thing honey, please dont notify that u are not pretty! u do a pretty and special woman! believe me, only someone else can value our uniqueness...LOVE LIFE AND LIFE WILL LOVE YOU BACK. LOVE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU BACK.then, here come your strength...

Keep love in your heart. a life without love is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. the consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring!

~u possess a beautiful eyes..luv it n luv ya!

 

 

mery1a said on June 27, 2009:

amazing blog baby.

first.. this last days í´m weak, and i feel like u ,that, in this place i have found real friends, i´ve connected with some people that is now very close to me. and i don´t know what would i do without them.

and.. i think that i true that, sometimes if u loose ur strenght and don´t try to catch it again , it will be harder later.. so i think that writing like u do, can help u and helps us, the weakness of some peopple can make us stronger but their strenght really make us stronger and being proud.. and that´s the biggest strenght.

wish u can understand what i mean. haha . u know i do it as better as i can.

all my respect .. U ARE STRONG!! don´t doubt or forget it.

love u!! all my respect!!

 

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Nicole is a gal who is 30 that lives in Australia. She joined Dipdive on April 29, 2009. The last time she logged in was on December 27, 2010.