STRENGTH

Giving keys.  Giving keys is a concept created by a woman in America.  She takes old hotel keys  and she inscribes a word on it.  People then give these keys to others who need more of that word in life.  It is such a wonderful gift to receive and once you have a key you can pay it forward and give it to someone else at any time.

I received a giving key.  It is a precious gift.  A gift that made me smile and cry.  I feel honored that I was given this key.  I feel cared about and warmed.

My key is inscribed with strength.

Strength.  Strength is a word associated with super heroes and athletes.  A word that people fight for.  Die for.  Love for.  A word that challenges.  A word that can bring you to your knees.

It is also a word that can uplift.  A word that can change lives.  A word that can make the impossible possible.

Today as I hold my key I realise that strength is more than a word.  It is a part of me.  Who I am.  Strength is what gets me through my hard days.  The days of wanting nothing more than to crawl into the fetal position and hide away from the world.  Not to speak.  Not to think.  Not to be me.

Thank you key, you are what I need.  Without you I would be broken, fallen down.  Today I have strength.  Today I am me.