To be brave

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don’t want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt. 

— Sade Andria Zabala | More Guts Than Fish, More Balls Than You

“Do not call me weak.
It was brave of me to love you, and
it was brave of me to leave you.

It was strength enough for me to walk away
when my legs were shaking,
lungs were aching,
body screaming out for you still

I
walked
away.
And now I’m here.

So don’t ever call me weak.
I am courageous as fuck.”

— Katherine Henson

“Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness.”

When you find your path,

“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.”

You’ve got to follow your passion.

You’ve got to follow your passion. You’ve got to figure out what it is you love—who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams

— Katherine Henson

“Having a 

soft heart 

in a 

cruel world 

is courage, 

not weakness.”

— F. Scott Fitzgeral

“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.”

— E.E. Cummings

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

this is the moment I fell in love with Steve

— Alex Karras

It takes 

more courage 

to reveal 

your insecurities 

than to 

hide them.

Build the strength and courage

 Build the strength and courage to let go of  anything that no longer makes you happy or  that you no longer grow from. 

— Amy Poehler

“Opening your heart and being courageous and telling people that you care about them or like them or that you think they’re special only makes you a better, bigger, kinder, softer, more loving person and only attracts more love in your life.”

Courage and Strength

she is SIXTEEN!!

Courage does not always roar.

“I don’t know what I want in life.”

Many people say, “I don’t know what I want in life.”

The truth is, many just don’t have the courage and determination to pursue what they truly want. 

— E.E. Cummings

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

you get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

"A man full of courage is also full of faith." ~Cicero

Strength and Courage

It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubts.

It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to share a friend’s pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.

It takes strength to hide your own pain,
It takes courage to show it and deal with it.

It takes strength to stand guard,
It takes courage to let down your guard.

It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.

It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.

It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on a friend.

It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to beloved.

It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.

~ Sylvia Kelly

Bravery