The act of being brave does not make you less afraid. Being brave means overcoming your fear. It means stepping up and allowing your voice to be heard. It means putting yourself out there for the world to see even if it means highlighting your imperfections, or hiding them.
Being brave means getting up every morning and smiling at the day. It means going to work despite the emptiness you feel inside because you know it’s not where you want to be. Being brave is putting away your dreams in a locked drawer in order to care for a family and then going back and opening it to remember. Being brave means quitting when you know its right, and not quitting when you believe.
Being brave is having hope when there is little reason for it.
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.” Franklin P. Jones
