courage

sometimes a song speaks to me. right now i am listening to "courage is" by the strange familiar. click here to listen. 

 the lyrics just ring true for me. 

Take all my vicious words and turn them into something good

Take all my preconceptions and let the truth be understood

Take all my prized possessions and leave only what I need

Take all my pieces of doubt and let me be what's underneath

- The Strange Familiar


let me be what's underneath all my doubt. i spend so much of my time doubting my abilities, doubting my strength, doubting my Self. 

We all have excuses why living in fear something in us dies

Like a bird with broken wings, its not how high he flies but the song he sings

- The Strange Familiar

we all have our limits, but we can rise above our limits to be our best selves. 

Courage is when you're afraid but you keep on moving anyway

Courage is when you're in pain but you keep on living anyway

It's not how many times you've been knocked down

It's how many times you get back up 

- The Strange Familiar

courage is living. life is hard. life can be really, really hard. life can knock you flat on your ass. getting up again and continuing to live is courageous. 

Courage is when you've lost your way but you find your strength anyway

Courage is when you're afraid

Courage is when it all seems grey

Courage is when you make a change and you keep on living anyway

You keep on moving anyway

You keep on giving anyway

You keep on loving anyway

- The Strange Familiar

keep on keeping on. finding the strength to keep going, to keep living, to keep being ... that is courage. 

as my dad always says, "don't let the bastards get you down." tell me about your courage by clicking here. 

be kind to yourself, 

xoxo

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