The previous post inspired me to write this. :D

Ladies! You don’t have to wear engineer boots and have a rooster-cut to prove you’re a strong woman. You don’t have to be Lara Croft or never cry or drink whiskey or whatever the media and movies would have us believe a strong woman is supposed to do.

Strong women can like pink and lace and ponies too! Wearing girly vintage dresses, painting your toenails, enjoying romantic comedies, decorating your house and body with flowers, these are all things a strong woman can also enjoy.

No it does not matter that I love engineer boots (but can never find them in my size in the men’s department), generally eschew pink and miss my chicken-butt hair. And I refuse to even acknowledge the myth that tattoos and piercings are the realm of masculine weirdos. I’m a strong woman when I wear capris and flats and I’m a strong woman when I’m in scrubs. I’m a strong woman when I’m challenging myself to lift and carry two anesthesia machines and I’m a strong woman when I’m nursing five tiny kittens. I’m a strong woman because I believe I am a strong woman, and no one can ever take that away from me.

All it takes to be truly strong is to believe in yourself and love yourself the best you can. Be proud to be you. Be honest. Be strong.

So tell me, what makes you strong?