Courage Doesn't Always Roar

[momcap]

Courage Does Not Always Roar

By Paula Fox

 

When life gets you down and the problems you face are certainly more than your share...

When you run out of strength and you want to give up because it's just too much to bear...

 

I want to remind you, my precious friend, that you have what it takes inside...

extraordinary courage that may not roar but it doesn't cower and hide

 

It's the quiet voice inside you that says, "Tomorrow I'll try again."

It's the courage to keep on going... to see things through to the end

 

You are not defined by this moment in time. You are not what has happened to you

It's the way you choose to respond that matters and what you decide to do

 

Courage is not the absence of fear, but a powerful choice we make...

the choice to move forward with purpose…regardless of what it takes

 

It's the courage that's found in ordinary women who are hereos in their own way,

exhibiting strength and fortitude in life's challenges every day...

 

Valiant woman of exceptional courage with enduring power to cope...

taking each problem one day at a time and never giving up hope.

 

We're encouraged by the faith of others to survive and overcome,

with the courage to say, "I may be down...but the battle is not done!"

 

For the woman of courage is a winner... regardless of what she loses

She displays amazing beauty and strength with the attitude she chooses

 

She gives herself the permission she needs...to feel disappointed or sad.

But then she empowers herself with faith...to focus on good things...not bad

 

Her story is one of gentle strength reminding us all once more...

Steel is sometimes covered in velvet and...courage doesn't always roar

[Fixit]

I SO NEEDED THIS!!!!

[kferricks]

I just love this. Can I share it with others?

[browneyesmom]

Thank you!! I'd like to share it also, if you don't mind.

[momcap]

Of course, please share! I hope it encourages someone else as much as it encouraged me. Someone sent me a link to a video with this poem in it. It promotes a movie/book that I don't know anything about. I just LOVED the poem and felt like it applied to the courageous moms on this forum! Here's the link to the video:

 

http://www.movieofcourage.com/

[dcmom]

Thank you so much for this!!! I needed a pick me up

 

I am going to change it up a little and give it to my ten year old daughter, who despite her OCD, just went off to a sleepover party.

 

The real heroes are our beautiful children who fight harder for their lives than we can ever imagine...

[browneyesmom]

:) Dcmom... when I started reading it, I was thinking of my daughter too. I emailed it to her, but I think altering it a little and re-sending would be better; thanks for the idea! I agree... our children are the real heroes in this!!

[Joan Pandas Mom]

Thanks for this, I'm going to print it, hang it up and read it often.