But mental health needs to be talked about, and the more people choose to be brave, the more people are likely to find the courage they need to seek help and support.īrave doesn’t mean foolhardy or foolish, nor does it mean the absence of fear. When I opened the lid via my own blog a few years back about our experience of living with my husband’s depression, a common reaction to our story was of being brave to talk about it. After all, you are both coming from entrenched positions built up over years of misunderstandings and hurts, and why would you choose to step across into no-man’s land and risk being vulnerable when all you fear is more conflict?īrave sometimes means speaking up. Perhaps being brave simply means choosing to have that conversation with your partner when you would prefer to avoid the issue altogether. Choosing to gradually take down the walls, seek help, persevere with making changes that are hard and costly but ultimately will restore connection and hope. Leaving might seem like the easier option, but perhaps for you, choosing to be brave means choosing to stay. Both trapped behind walls of mistrust, fear, lack of hope of change. Perhaps you are in a relationship that is stagnant, fraught with a history of hurts and resentments. Being brave is fixing your eyes on Jesus each day, trusting Him and His timing for your life despite how difficult this might be. For you, being brave means staying and committing and bringing your best. Perhaps you are in a job that is really difficult, but the difference you are making is worth the cost. Sometimes being brave simply means choosing to stay in a difficult situation. What does it mean to you to be brave? There has been much talk (in the UK certainly) over these last difficult pandemic months of bravery shown by health care workers who have put their own lives at risk (and some of them have lost their lives) to care for those acutely ill with Covid19.īut being brave does not necessarily mean doing something extraordinary or fearless.
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