"A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway." - Christopher Reeve
We hear the phrase "life is hard" our entire life. Maybe that's why we look to heroes in books and films so much. They overcome great odds, are often outsiders and save humanity. All things that are heroic and admirable. The world is littered with darkness and cruel people and these fictional characters ignite a spark in us to make a difference.
Clark Kent is one of those characters who has inspired me. He is an alien on a foreign planet with humans who don't understand him and often reject him. His home planet is gone and he grows up fairly alone. Despite this, he has an instinct to help those in need and as a result becomes "Superman". I looked up to him because of this. I was that outsider growing up. I was weird, had a plastic back brace and dental braces. Plus it didn't help that I was desperate to make friends. I wasn't asking for much, I just wanted what everyone wants, acceptance. Little did I know that the only acceptance I needed was in myself. All heroes and heroines go through this, they endure trials, discover themselves and realize that they are stronger and braver than they ever thought possible. They then fight to help protect those who are struggling or in pain.
I endured scoliosis from the ages of 11-17 on top of being bullied and struggling in school. After emerging from my teenage years I held a strong desire to reach out and defend myself and others who were struggling as well. My "pity party" was over. Strengthen your soul, end your pity party and be a hero to yourself and others. The hate in our world can only be solved if we cut the bullshit and fight for peace. We can accomplish wonders if we let go of this idea that there is a certain mold for heroism. Be your own hero and then take the hand of another and be a hero for them.
"You've got to give more than you take." - Christopher Reeve
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I talk about a significant amount of heavy topics on this blog. I've genuinely considered writing pieces that are lighter. But I can never get inspired to do so. The issues I talk about are hard hitting issues today and millions of girls and boys suffer with the weight of them all around the world. I consider it an insult to those suffering to write about simple things when I could attempt to make a difference. Who knows, maybe one of you will be inspired. This Fourth Of July weekend I felt an immense amount of love for our country. We treasure freedom here in America and that got me thinking, we relish in our freedom, yet we are so quick to dictate what each other's bodies should look like? We try so hard on this planet to please other people. We bend until we break to make other people approve of us when they are likely trying to gain your approval as well. All of us are flawed both physically and emotionally but we are still the cruelest to ourselves. We try trendy diets, go to every class our gym offers, hate ourselves for eating that piece of cake, run our asses off or lie about our age or weight. All to please the rest of the world. While this isn't logical, we keep doing it to ourselves, it's a vicious cycle. "There are shows like "The Fashion Police" that are just showing these generations of young people to judge people based on all the wrong values and that it's okay to point at people and call them ugly or fat. They call it fun and they say--"welcome to the real world"--and that shouldn't be the real world, it's going to continue being the real world if we keep it that way. We have to stop treating each other like that and stop calling each other fat." ( Jennifer Lawrence) Body image a topic that is talked about a lot. What's appalling to me, is even when we are promoting love, we judge each other. The naturally slim woman "must have an eating disorder" and that curvier woman "should really eat more leafy greens". "Women are attacked, and it's not because of who are as people. It's because of how we look or our age." (Sandra Bullock). Our female bodies are incredible and beautiful. They can create and feed human life, run, climb, swim, dance, sing, embrace, hold hands, play a musical instrument or score the winning goal. Our physical bodies hold limitless possibilities. I have spent so much of my young life hating my athletic thighs while staring in the mirror with tears in my eyes. My legs carried me when I took my first steps as a baby, when I cared for young children, while I walked through the toxic hallways that are High School, while I wore my back brace for 4 years and they supported me when I walked for the first time after a spinal fusion. I despised the very things that kept me standing, how wasteful. We are intelligent, witty, brave and kind and we should be putting those qualities toward making a better world. The more women that fight this battle, the more progress will be made. We are 50% of the population and we have significant power to influence and inspire. So Happy Birthday America! May we all strive to continue to improve the land of the free and the brave. "Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." (Albert Camus) |
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