You are as strong as your strongest link.

I’m spending Saturday morning holed up with a cup of coffee at – where else – Caffe Amouri, writing our wedding ceremony and vows.

I’m reading through Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet” which has long been one of my favorite spiritual and thought-provoking readings. It’s chock full of inspiring quotes and passages, and is one of the few readings that I consistently feel resonates with me.

I read this passage in the closing chapter, and wanted to share it with you.

You have been told that, even like a chain, you are as weak as your weakest link.
This is but half the truth. You are also as strong as your strongest link.
To measure you by your smallest deed is to reckon the power of ocean by the frailty of its foam.
To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconsistency.

There are so many “inspirational phrases” that don’t really do much for me.  But this one will be perfect to print out and frame on my office wall.

PS: You can download a free PDF of The Prophet here.