My Experience With Inner Strength

Everyone has inner strength, but it is our choice whether we will use it or not. Never give someone else the power to take away your determination. Every person matters and has something to offer. We have the ability to create our own directions in life.

One example of inner strength and perseverance would be the moment that Melba decided she was going to be a warrior. “I think only the warrior exists in me now. Melba went away to hide. She was too frightened to stay here” (Beals 170). This quote, in essence, shows that she killed her old self and had to become a whole new person in order to survive the new school year. She had to shed all of her old insecurities and emotions that plagued her in order to survive Little Rock. Consequently this also meant that she lost all of her old friends and her boyfriend because of how different she became.

All too often we do not think about our personal strength until a situation arises that causes us to use this natural attribute that we know as strength.

As I mentioned before swimmers aren’t based on their ability to master the techniques but also in the values they posses. The values they posses are respect, honesty, fairness and courage. I had to learn and use those values everyday I went to swimming practice. There’s one thing that I needed to have to become part of the discourse community, which was being passionate about swimming and not giving up. At the beginning it was really hard for me not to give up when I was exhausted, but after becoming more passionate for swimming I never gave up. There were moments when I thought of giving up, but I knew that if I really wanted to call my self a swimmer I shouldn’t give up and I didn’t. For example, once I was in a Swimming Festival in my High School where I competed the four different strokes. I always finished second in the 50-meter freestyle race, but that day I decided I would end up first place. The race started and I jumped into the water and started pacing my self so that I would finish strong. In the first 25-meters we were all tied up and I was starting to feel tired. But I knew I couldn’t give up, so I took a deep breath and pushed harder. I pushed harder and was able to win the first place. After this race, I realized that even though I felt like giving up, something inside me was telling me to push harder and that thought led me to success. I was able to

This is true because I like to encourage people and find out their strength to help them become successful in life. I want people to take advantage of their talents, knowledge, and skills. In my whole life, I met many people who always dwell on the past or trying to fix themselves. However, what they did not know is that they are missing so many things. Having this ability or strength help me inspire people to achieve and thrive for the best. I am blessed to have this kind talent because I can help so many people in my life. I do not take my strength or talent for granted because I believe not many people have this kind of this strength. For me, I believe that everyone cultivates their strengths and should take the chance to make a difference in someone’s

My second key strength is showing gratitude to others. If someone does something for me or helps me develop a new skill. I show gratitude to them by thanking them, and I tell them that really appreciate their help. I am there for that person when they need my help.

“By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied.” (PH.Ds, Clifton, O., Anderson, E., Schreiner, L., Pg 26) When I read this quote in our StrengthsQuest text I felt as if I was describing my own personality while starring at myself in the mirror. If there was a sentence to explain “Chrissy” this would be it, or at least a very good candidate when summarizing my number one strength. After completing my StrengthQuest survey online and analyzing my results with the three people who

Everyone will face obstacles one day in life; but we can bow down and let them take over us or we can rise up to the challenge and conquer them. Often this rush of adrenaline or excitement cause one’s inner sense to take over and show what an individually can really do; this is often remarkable and shows that when you are backed into a corner, your inner strength shines through. Do not let this fear of a challenge over take you ,but instead use it to your advantage and show the world who you really are.

People become stronger by building up their self-confidence from, when they are faced with difficult times.

For a host of reasons, believing in a troubled child or youth may be the most singularly important gift a person can bestow on a challenging child. Most importantly, believing leads to hope, and without it a person’s ability to function is severely compromised. A car won’t move an inch if its tank is empty, neither will humans. Hope is the fuel for all humanity.

• Positivity: Positivity is for someone who is upbeat and positive, which tends to rub off on others.

As humans, and particularly individuals, we all have personal strengths that we bring to our interactions with others as well as areas that perhaps need some more time and attention in order to improve upon them. In this journal, I’ll be focusing on four areas of strength I believe I have, as well as four areas the require further growth and personal change.

Trying to decide what your personal strengths are, is hard. For myself, I have grown in my strengths, and I’ve experienced my weaknesses. My personal strengths consist of: positivity, encouragement, laughter, and love. I pick these four because I feel that I am truly strongest in these aspects of my life. Being positive is a big factor in everything I do. I always want to be happy and joyful; not only to display Christ in me, but to make others feel the way I do. I want others to appreciate life and to feel any kind of uplift in his or her spirt. Positivity plays into encouragement. I make it my goal to make others feel better about themselves. My goal coming into college was to learn and know every person(s) name that I got the chance to meet. Just taking a few minutes out of your day to truly get to know someone, is such a blessing. It not only blesses me in new friendships, but it also blesses others because they feel that someone genuinely cares about them. Laughter is another characteristic I strive to pour out onto others. I laugh at practically everything. I love to laugh, and I love to make people laugh. I’ve learned the importance of laughter, and I just want to make one person smile every day. Love is my last of the four attributes. Love is so important to me. I love creation (Trees, birds, squirrels), God, and I love people. I just want the love that God has given me, to pour out onto others. I want others to know that I love them. These are my personal strengths

| I believe in backing up the people I care about, encouraging them, helping them, defending them, and loving them.

I believe that life is a learning experience and being able to recognize our own strengths and weaknesses can help us become better individuals in anything we choose to do, whether it is positive abilities and skills that can help achieve our goals or negative personal areas that need improvement. Knowing yourself and what you can do, can help you recognize and overcome your weaknesses.