Sometimes, just sometimes, youd like to take off the armor.
Youd like to not have to swat away the words.
Your skin is thick.
Natalie Allen
You put it on in the morning and dont take it off until you go to bed at night.
You swat away words that sting and hurt as if they are flies that can be squished.
People lean on you.
They come to you for advice.
They seek your wisdom when everything seems to be falling apart at the seams.
They look to you for praise and approval when they have achieved or accomplished something they wish to celebrate.
You are their shelter in their storms.
Yours are the arms that hold them up, that hug them close, that lift them higher.
Your arms can withstand the weight, for they are strong.
Sometimes, just sometimes, youd like to take off the armor.
Youd like to not have to swat away the words.
Youd like to stop building from the pieces that have been smashed.
Sometimes, just sometimes, youd like to not be the sounding board for everyone around you.
Sometimes, just sometimes, youd like to not have to hold everyone else up.
Sometimes, just sometimes, you just want to rest.
Sometimes its exhausting being strong all the time, and you just need a break.
At times, weakness can mean lacking in strength.
It can mean that youre tired.
It means that you physically cannot do something.
That you just need to slow down.
Maybe your weakness stems from an illness.
Maybe youre just exhausted.
But you know that?
Its ok. Its ok to rest.
Its ok to take a break.
That doesnt take away from your strength.
It does not mean that you are no longer strong.
It just means that youre tired.
Youre allowed to be tired, too.
At times, weakness can mean that you have a tendency to self-indulge in certain things.
Whatever your indulgence is, it has always been framed as a weakness.
But maybe its time to shift your mindset.
Sometimes you oughta indulge.
And thats ok, too.
Everything in moderation, of course.
At times, weakness can be describing a quality or feature regarded as a disadvantage or fault.
I ask you who out there doesnt have a fault?
There is no perfect person in this world.
Think of the strongest men you know I promise you that they have weaknesses, too.
This doesnt diminish their strength, but rather it just illuminates their humanity.
The same goes for women, too.
I hope you give yourself permission to let your humanity shine.
