"strong" To People Means "real."

The Bravest Soldiers Aren't Unafraid, But They're The Ones Who Are Able To Harness Their Fear On Behalf Of Courage.

Being By Myself, That Is To Say, Without A Man - It's Been A Long Time - Is Allowing Me To Know What It Feels Like - To Live In My Own Skin, To Remember What I Miss And Don't Miss About A Relationship.

Instead Of Drifting Along Like A Leaf In A River, Understand Who You Are And How You Come Across To People And What Kind Of An Impact You Have On The People Around You And The Community Around You And The World, So That When You Go Out, You Can Feel You Have Made A Positive Difference.

I Have Always Been With Men Who Were Type A, Alpha Males. I Must Exist Because I'm With Him, I'd Think. But What Made Them What They Were Also Often Meant They Were Lacking Empathy Genes. And Now I Know I Don't Need An Alpha Male; I Need Somebody Who's Interesting. I'm Not Pretending That I'm 100 Percent Healed, So I Might Not Know If A Man Is Right For Me Right Away, But It Wouldn't Take Me Seven Years To Figure It Out. Maybe A Month Or Two.

All My Life I Had Believed That Unless I Was Perfect I Would Not Be Loved.