Let me start off with no, I'm not saying you can't be strong and mighty. I'm not downgrading you in anyway. I am not physically calling you out and telling you to tone it down. Because every girl is strong, mighty, and can shake mountains. No one needs to hold her back and tell her no. This is a letter to the girl who is so strong and a Wonder Woman in her own special way, but sometimes needs a break to think and collect, but wont give herself one.

With every strong woman, there's a moment in her life that woke her up and made her realize what was really going on in this crazy world. I do not know yours, but you sure do. That is your story, and your story only. It is the day that you really started living. A strong women doesn't need validation from anyone and knows where she stands. However, sometimes she may fall short.

And that is okay.

Being so strong all the time may feel amazing and wonderful, and to the world you are invincible.. But sometimes, you need a break. Usually, that break is when you get home after a long day, you're home alone, and everything is just bottled in from your toes to the tip of your head. Your mind is cluttered, your heart is heavy, and you feel like you're about to puke. Those days are the days where you come home and you scream, cry, throw yourself under the covers and just forget about the world for awhile. It's the days that you dread most, but also long for. You dread it because you hate crying and showing you're weakest moment. Even when it's just you in the room. You long for it because you finally feel better afterwards and can actually breathe for once. These days aren't understood by many, but are completely understood by you. Although these sessions alone may feel good after, it doesn't feel good leading up to them.

I am this girl. I am right there with you. I bottle everything in and wait till the very last second in the day to let it out. I understand.

I am here to tell you, that IT IS OKAY TO BREAK DOWN AND NOT BE STRONG ALL THE TIME.IT IS OKAY.

Crying is believed to be a sign of weakness. It is far from that. Yes, it is a sign of emotion, but why is that a bad thing? Crying means you're alive. You're breathing and walking on this earth. A lot of people don't like to do it, I sure don't, but it is one of the most therapeutic remedies of them all.

Being strong for others when they need it is courageous and takes numerous amounts of effort. But, if you are going to promise your friends and family that you're always going to be strong for them when they can't...

You need to let THEM be strong for you when YOU can't.

It is a very strange thing to go from being strong and courageous, to breaking down in someones arms and being vulnerable to them. Letting yourself break down in front of others takes strength in itself. And that is beautiful and okay.

I know the world may tell you that you can't show emotion because "others have it worse than you do". First, this may be true, but don't listen to them. If you are having a rough time in your life and you just need to let go, you do it. No matter how big or small the problem is. Let it go, and let everything about it go. Your body knows when it's time to do so. Listen to it.

One of my favorite quotes is by Gina Carey. "A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink."

Let me tell you this: you can break down and let everything go AND STILL BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST PEOPLE ON THIS EARTH. Your level of emotions does not determine your strength and bravery through the toughest moments. Because strength grows in the moments where you think you can't go on, but you do it anyway. Take all the time you need to heal. Don't let anyone rush you. It doesn't take a day to move on and be 100% okay, it takes lots of little tiny steps to get there and bravery to move on.

Moving on from a situation that was made to break you but didn't, is the truest form of strength that I have ever seen.

"She never seemed shattered; to me, she was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she's won."

Life is a battlefield, you are in charge of your army. However, sometimes even the chief needs a little help from his soldiers.

This letter is to the girl who has been strong her whole life and was never told she can have a break. If you are this girl, I have one thing left to say.

Now that you have been told that it is okay, you keep that with you. You break down all you want. Your emotions will not determine your strength. You are the definition of strength and once you realize that, nothing can stop you. The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could.

"She is worth far more than rubies." - Proverbs 31:10

You are strong. Love yourself.