BECOME • COURAGE & STRENGTH

Sometimes courage is beginning again.

There are times when we have tried before and it didn't work.

We may have made the wrong choice, trusted the wrong thing, stayed too long, left too soon — or simply done the best we could with what we understood at the time.

Trying again can feel harder because now we know what disappointment feels like.

But you are not standing in exactly the same place you were before.

You have learned.
You understand more.
You may see things now that you couldn't see then.

A different choice, made with new understanding, can lead somewhere different.

And sometimes courage isn't trying the same thing again. It is having the strength to try another way.

WHEN THE NEXT STEP IS YOURS

Some steps can only be taken by you.

Other people can love you, encourage you and walk beside you.

But they cannot make every decision for you, face every fear for you, or take every step on your behalf.

Those moments can feel lonely.

But they can also be where you discover how much strength you already carry.
I can do hard things.I can make another choice.I can begin again.I can meet what comes next.

You don't need to feel fearless. You don't need to know how everything will turn out.

Sometimes courage is simply finding enough strength for the next step.