Secret Strength

Do you ever have one of those really tough days when you feel like everything that could possibly go wrong, has? You just want to give up and hope that maybe tomorrow will be ten times better. It happens to the best of us. However, it shouldn’t be something that happens very frequently, but if it does, you’ve got to be a very strong person to be able to handle it.

            I would like to dedicate this blog to my friend, Erin Aragon. Erin and I first met when we were still in elementary school because our older brothers just so happened to be best friends. She was a very shy girl until she opened up to you. Growing up, I was always jealous of her. She had the coolest toys, the best movies; she even played the piano so wonderfully. So when we would hang out, I would always somehow try to find a way to impress her. Sometimes we would go out to the mountains near her house and climb rocks all day. Although I have admitted recently that I hated climbing rocks because I was afraid of heights, I never would have told her that in the past. Erin was someone I looked up to. Today, that truth remains the same.

            Erin has a secret strength to her. Just this year she has been through so many difficult circumstances. Things like death, surgery, and even her father leaving to war. Things that you and I would probably find very difficult to withstand. When I was younger, I admired Erin for the things she had. Today, I admire her for her strength. Her ability to keep on fighting and never give up, no matter what the day has stored ahead of her. Erin is one of my best friends and has always been there for me from the start. It’s kind of crazy to think about who and why people come into our lives. I believe Erin is in mine to show me a lesson I might have never known without her: we all have a secret strength somewhere inside of us.