Monday, May 6, 2013

Brave.

Five Minute Friday (done on a Monday) from Lisa-Jo Baker's blog. This is an awesome way to shake the cobwebs out and write. You have five minutes to write on the topic selected. GO!

Brave.

You never really know you have it in you to be brave until that moment arrives when brave is really the only option. Courage is much the same.

I've been told how brave I am for having come through what I have come through in my life, but really, I did what had to be done in order to move my life forward. There was a moment in each of those instances when I could have chosen to keep the status quo, but instead, chose the only realistic option for me: be brave.

During those days, when I lived in darkness, the very act of getting up out of bed and facing the day was, to me, an act of great courage. You don't have to already have brave as a default setting in order to be brave. Brave is what happens in the moment you need it.

I wouldn't call myself brave. And other women, like Julie who ended up tetraplegic and abandoned by her boyfriend after a motorcycle accident, won't call themselves brave either. It's as though the truly brave women I know keep silent about their courage. And we are all silently courageous. We don't realise it or admit it, but it is there. Every day.

STOP. Your turn.

8 comments:

  1. Sometimes getting up, facing each day, putting one foot in front of the other IS bravery...bravery is in the everyday, not just in the crazy. Blessings and thanks for sharing! :)

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  2. Lisa Jo's blog is one of my favourites ever. Even though her focus on Christianity doesn't resonate with me, her sentiments, thoughts and wisdoms ring true every single time I read her magnificent writing.
    Thank you for sharing your Brave!

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    1. I too find that the Christian focus does not resonate with my journey, but I do enjoy her writing. Each to their own belief. It's all the same journey at the end of the day.

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  3. "Brave is what happens in the moment you need it."

    I love this! Your post is very powerful and encouraging at the same time. Thanks for submitting your FMF post just before I did so I would surely find my way here.

    Blessings,
    Kimberly
    http://o2bheavenlyminded.com

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Kimberly. I am glad you liked what I had to say.

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