Sometimes I don't know my own strengths. It can be hard to tell just how much weight I can safely bear, or how much will crush me. I'd like to think that I can shoulder as big a burden as I believe I can, that it's all a matter of will. Certainly a comforting thought. Other times it's hard to remember that I had any strength at all. Then I can only hope to have someone remind me -- I was once fierce and able.