HOW TO BE COURAGEOUS

            Courage is not just firefighters, police officers and soldiers.  Courage does not mean coming face to face with physical danger every day for the rest of your life.  And most certainly courage is not limited to a selected number of people in society based off of race, gender or creed.  Courage can come in various doses.  Sometimes courage is so great that a person can walk into active combat to save a fellow soldier’s life, but it can also be as small as saying that you will try again when you fail a test.  None the less courage is still present and it is a mark of a person’s character.

            Everyone seems to think that courage roars like a lion, but no, it can be the small voice inside your head that says that you can try again tomorrow.  For all of you people out there that think that you need courage, chances are that you already have it because you are still here.  You never cease to move forward because you are intrepid.  Never run away from your fears though, because they are not meant to dictate your life.  If people ever ask you why you continue to confront your fears, look them straight in the eye and tell them it is because fears will not define you because you won’t let them.  A person once said “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather knowing that there is something greater than fear.”  That “something” is life.  So be courageous and don’t let fears direct your life.  Never stop confronting them because you are bold and brave.  Don’t be a kite anchored by the hands of another on a windy day.  Your purpose is to fly, so break loose and do just that.  Live your purpose and soar high through life.