Word Challenge Of The Day #11~ Force



To be honest, I wanted to skip over this word. 
"Force may be thought of as any influence which tends to change the motion of an object."
I was used as an object, and change means that you can never go back to who you used to be. As a survivor of rape, I obsess over going back, but because I was forced against my will, I'm forever changed. That fact is difficult for me to grasp. I will never be the same, and that is a painful realization. Force was used to take away my identity, and my safety. I had to use that same kind of force to take back my power...to be free of fear...I like to think of the essense of who I am as being a "force." It is what protects me, and makes me who I am. I don't want to use force, I want to be a force.   

Comments

Tracey said…
I relate to this so strongly honey. My first response to force was the memories of rape and violence. But then my own life force, my place as a force of nature, as a force of healing and a force of change. And just I am these forces, so are you. I believe we have to remember to not take on what wasn't our fault, and embrace entirely the love and power and positive force we possess xxx
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Angela Elain Gambrel said…
I also can relate to this so much. You are such a strong woman, and I admire you greatly!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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