Let's go back to Eleanor Roosevelt for a few minutes. She had many quotable lines posted throughout the FDR Library and Museum.
One that resonated with me quite strongly with me went, "Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight."
It's easy to think of fear and heroism when there's an emergency or something high profile in which we are called to act. It's also not too hard to talk about less dramatic things like peer pressure in terms of fear.
However, sometimes heroism and courage are more rooted in private, internal moments. When you're depressed, you can be your own hero by overcoming the fear of getting out of bed and getting dressed. That may be the only accomplishment for the day but it makes you a hero even if it's "only" to yourself.
When you fight back against all the things inside you that are trying to keep you from fulfilling you life's purpose you are a courageous hero. It's so easy to just let things wear you down. After a while, a sense of defeat makes it easier to just let those things win.
Become a hero. Have the courage to do what it takes over and over again to win the internal battles. Not only will you become your own hero, you might just inspire others to do likewise. Perhaps you'll become their hero, too.
Thanks for reading,
Jeff
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