Day to Day happenings in my life

Courage

Prompt: Courage
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"
Mary Anne Radmacher
What do you think courage is? Is courage an innate quality, or can it be learned and developed?

Courage is facing up to adversity with the attitude that says “this has to be done/ faced/ confronted” and just do it.
Such a lot of energy is wasted by fighting against the inevitable, it’s best to just grin and bear it.

There have been so many times in my life when I’ve needed courage as I am sure has everyone who has ever lived.

When I was called upon to show courage the first time was when I was sixteen and my mother was gravely ill. My brother, who seventeen, and I had to run our delicatessen by ourselves. We kept the business going ourselves whilst our mother hovered between life and death in hospital. She recovered eventually but was never well and the business was sold.
The next time I needed to call on my courage was when I was giving birth and I admit I didn’t show much, but the second time around it was different, I said nothing, didn’t cry out or make a sound as I birthed my twin babies. No energy wasted, eyes shut and just got on with the job.
That was a good lesson for me. Since then there have been numerous times I’ve needed to call upon that courage: Illnesses, operations, deaths, children’s dramas and devastating news. Yes, I’ve broken down and cried but as we all must do in the end, shown the courage we all have inside us.