COURAGE is in the eye of the beholder

"Give me the courage to do what is right

give me the courage to stand up and fight

when the battle is raging I wont be afraid

if you give me the courage to stand with you today"

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There are so many things that I have silently wished for yet when success is not granted I mumble and grumble and kick myself for not mustering the courage to go after the prize

well like me I know many of you sometimes find yourselves lacking in the "courage" department and while it would baffle some to actually read it

I'm afraid to say that it is the truth

and the greater truth is that courage is absent because Pride is always rearing its

U-G-L-Y

you 'aint got no alabi

you UGLY yeah yeah

you UGLY

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funny no?... well I thought so

lately I have not been feeling the Vibes to blog

and that is mainly because of my style of blogging

I didnt want to seem too open ...

too vulnerable...

too real

how many of us hide behind smiles pretending to care

while misery eats us to bits

(that is lack of courage to face the truth)

how often do we deny ourselves the simple pleasures of life

(that is lack of courage to be selfish)

how often do we wish we could be like "that girl" you know who I am talking about.... the one who everyone talks about in whispered tones for fear of what may be said?

(that is lack of courage to be daring)

courage is not the absence of fear

instead it is accepting that fear is apart of life and embracing the challenges that may arise

I am putting on my courage laced robe

and rising up to the challenge of saying to you all

join me

I DARE YA!!