Strength

Today as I was putting the assorted bikes and cars away in the shed I started thinking about strength. Not the physical kind of strength but that inward strength we all need to draw on from time to time.

I think this might be the biggest gift Patrick's uniqueness has given me. The understanding that I have an internal strength. He's shown me so many good qualities in myself that I have never seen before. My ability to cope under stress, a gift for multi-tasking, and definately bravery in unknown situations. He's shown me the underlying strength in my marriage. He's helped me to realize that when I feel all is spent, that I've reached the bottom of my emotional reserves that, yes, there is a tiny bit more strength there if I really need it.

He's helped me to uncover my closet advocate. He's reavealed to me a deep passion I can hold for a cause dear to me. He's taught me that I'm smart, resourceful, and calm under pressure.

I think, most of all, through his own strength of character he's shown me mine.