Maybe bravery isnt putting up your walls so high to protect yourself from the pain of this world.
Maybe bravery was more about being strong enough to let yourself feel vulnerable in the right moments.
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Updated 6 years ago,March 10, 2019
Maybe weve got the entire concept of bravery backward.
Jon Flobrant
In a world that romanticizes relationships to the extreme, weve learned to harden our hearts to protect ourselves.
We think thats what bravery is.
We distance ourselves from the possibility of feeling pain again, as much as possible.
Breakups have this horrifying ability to make you lose who you truly are, including everything you believe in.
Pain makes you indestructible.Numbing your emotions to make it prevent yourself from feeling any kind of pain isnt bravery.
Its a defense mechanism for fear.
Bravery isnt always pretty.Sometimes, its full of darkness and having to recall every dark moment of your past.
Its being strong enough to admit that you dont always have it together, and thats okay.
Thats whats really brave.
