Courage Does Not Always Roar

by Paula Fox

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 HEROES 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