Drawing Strength

"Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there." -- Marcus Aurelius

This, this is the quote that sustains me when I down and weary, and it is one I have been reflecting upon almost constantly these past two weeks. When my head ached so badly that I started retching, this is the quote that helped me, that let me know it would eventually be done. When PT was hard and I was not sure if I could go on, I chanted this quote to get me through the last exercises. And when work threatened to topple me -- Marcus Aurelius is the man I turned to.

I did not always know I was strong, but I know it now. It is why I have difficulty giving up, even when it is in my best interest. But it is this tenacity that will see me through, it is this "source of strength" that helps me to survive.