Be Brave always

I think this picture says it all and in my humble opinion is full of tools that are used against us by others both seen and unseen to hold us back from being all we can be.

One of the main things we have to master in this life is to be brave always. We will all be faced by challenges and times when we fill like we are not up to the hard times we are up against. It is easy to allow ourselves to fall into self pity and wonder why is this happening to me or why we have to face the problems we do.
It would be ridiculous to think that our lives are going to work out so smoothly that you will not face hard and even tragic times. In fact its during the tragic times that we learn the most and grow to become better people.

Greatness is established by how we approach our challenges and what we do with our attitudes during them. Your life is full of choices and the decisions you make will not only define who you are. They are going to define the type of life you live. Problems are inevitable, the truth of the situation is that you can approach them with dread, disdain and fear or you can be happy, appreciate all that you do have and recognize that life is full of seasons and this bad one will pass just like all the others.

One decision leads you to negative emotions, bad attitudes and hurting those around you. The other leads to respect, confidence and ultimately happiness. Regardless of the route you choose the problem exists until you overcome it so why not keep your mind and attitude in a productive place and approach your challenges in a brave, confident and enthusiastic fashion.

Love,

Dad