Just wondering, what does Strong mean to you, strong as in a person, not in strenght. but emotionally, and maybe even mentally strong?

To me strong means being indepent, a leader, not letting anything get to you, and on the off chance it does, not letting it show. which also means to mean not letting people in...

anywho, what are your definations?

undaunted.

Strong means you have survived the impossible for 50 years.
Then, when you know you are strong, you just wanted to duck for cover, because you're sicked of being strong.
So the real definition is... being coward. Okay?

Strong to me means, resilience, able to continue even when the chips are down, not giving up unless you deem it wise and choose to do so. Even continuing when all about you seems against you and not collapsing and rendering yourself useless.

Being strong means forgiving your weaknesses.

wow that is pretty deep inner space, that's gonna stay on my brain for the rest of the day. thank you.

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courageous...

My pleasure Sunburst. Awesome thread.

lol thank you inner space. you always shock me with how deep you can be.

LOL, yeah...having a bigger shovel helps.

What does strong mean to me...hmmm let me think.
The Hulk, he's pretty strong...

No seriously for a moment, and only just a moment.

Strong for me means that what ever the situation, or what ever the odds, you find the power and strenght in yourself and/or others to get through those ordeals.

Edited by ~V......No "or" about it.

Nice!!!

Inner space is very strong, she once lifted me right over her head just to get me out of her way!


Strength is of the fortitude within, and so much falls under it's wing. It's character to trust , to know, to forgive, to stand up, to be accountable, to lead, to strive if only to be normal and good to others.

To know where the reserves lay hidden and to be able to reach down and pull forth and break the blocks and rise from the ashes.

Strength is to appreciate all that you don't understand. And to lend a hand and tend to one who needs it and allow that one to rise and stand beside you.

Strength I believe, resides in the heart

Strength is not being afraid to let others in.
Strength is being there for others
Strength is knowing when to hold on and when to let go
Strength is beating the odds because you made it happen



I once saw Inner Space bend a steel bar like it was liquorice

You know me too well.




Whoa!!!...that one is a keeper!!!

I believe being strong has something to do with recognizing you have a lot to learn and making sure you learn something from every situation you go through. And never allowing the negative to prey on your mind.

Dang Leo...you have captured the essence of unconditional love. Beautiful!!!!




Ummm, is there an "in between the lines" meaning I should be made aware of here???

Also called resignation.


A vital part of strength is not having to contemplate about it.

I've no idea how i'd define strength, it has to many facets i wouldn't know where to start.

If i could have met my all time hero - Sir Ernest Shackelton, i might have a better understanding, if i knew what drove him i might know what true strength was!

I knew a young man named Shackleton in high school, O.U. I was not the person then who I am now (We all progress), and I told him rather cruelly that I was completely irritated by him one day when he and I had lunch. He remained a friend to me, as I did to him. Recognizing that one's perceptions and sense of self lie in what is within as opposed to that which is "without", is strength. He possessed this before society deemed him a man.

Wow, your shovel is bigger than mine. Nice one!

I like your thinking. I used to look at my father as having strength, strength of character mainly, he was a fireman which is a job i could't do. The ability to see the horiffic images he used to see and then come home and just be "dad" was a strength i admired and still do. Your post has given me food-for-thought.

His reaction to my statement, was a very nonchalant, "Oh, okay." He remained an inspiration to me for many years, and I hadn't thought of him recently. Thank you for being driven to mention Ernest in earnest. Your father sounds like he was a wonderful man.

Origin, your comment has brought me to tears. I am in awe of your perception.

Synchronicity Brian.

strong.

isn't afraid to admit it is wrong.

knows when to be gentle and when to stand tough.

doesn't fear others seeing it's sensitive aka weaker side. nor feels shame for it.

is moving forward even when your scared to death.

is putting one foot in front of the other and living when it seems to be too much.

is holding on tight and knowing when to let go.

that's what I think of .

Thanks Frank, i'm glad it triggered a memory for you.

Thank you for the kind words, Inner Space. He's certainly paying for it now, in more ways then one. I won't depress the thread any more though and leave it there. lol.

Great post, Ripley...but I had a little smile at this one!

It's got so many teenagers killed in various gruesome ways in horror movies!

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

Steve do good?

LMAO. I guess so


that is very beautiful. yes that is one diffention of strong to me





wow. reallllly deep. that made me stop and think for awhile ty!



ah another good one in shape like a poem. beauitful


these are all good guys and i ty.

Strength is to stop fighting.

Strength is to be with all that you are and realise you have everything.

Strength is to surrender your desire to be strong and just be.

ok some more i thought of:

strenght is saying when your afraid
strenght is holding back your anger
strenght is always staying humble not matter what happens
strenght is crying when tears need to be shead

Does what he has to despite being difficult.

always listen to the other view with an open mind.

I think for me, being strong is having faith to always live forward, regardless of the temptation to live in your past. Too many of us spend way too much time there (myself included). We need it for reference so we can learn, but it's hard to not 'live it again' and again if we're not careful.

There are so many great and true deffinitions of strength posted here! To be able to really live those deffinitions with honesty,and gentle faith is what i believe true strength to be!

that is true.

I disagree, resignation, to my mind, is giving up. Definitely not strength!

A masterful piece of writing, kindly credit the source, though; MR RUDYARD KIPLING

lol. yes steve you did very good.

Do you think i'm trying to claim "IF" as my own? i think the poems a a bit to well known for that but that's not the reason i omitted Rudyard Kipling's name, i was hoping it would draw debate on what many consider to be the best poem ever written?

As is weakness, is it not?


Some people here have quite an euphemistic take on things. Denying negativity, when it is there.......I believe this a part of strength, or rather lack thereof.

Strong means that no matter what life throws at you you ask for more.