Courage

“Courage is not the towering oak

 that sees storms come and go;

 it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.”

 Alice M. Swaim 

Sometimes courage means, waking up and making your bed.  And it is amazing how, these little acts of choosing to participate in Life's common duties, become fuel for our eyes, 

to see color and joy.

"Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage."

~Samuel Johnson