Brave

‘Grow a backbone will you Bromley, and stop running away’

These were the words that spoke to me, this time when I watched the quite astounding film PRIDE for the umpteenth time a few weeks ago.

Brave.

‘You are being brave’.

Never do this words mean so much more when you are growing the proverbial back bone.

Standing up, not running away.

‘You have been so brave’

Are exactly the words that are needed when the quiet ones tell their stories

Seek justice not for others. But for them selves.

Brave

isnt running away.

Survival is running away, and theres nothing wrong with that. How else do you cope as a child.

‘You have been so brave’

Brave

Courageous

Not giving in to the fear

Not allowing the fear, that the oppressor use to control you

Brave is saying:  No, that is enough.

Brave is having a voice

Brave is giving others a voice

Brave is not losing control when others are losing theirs.

My 40 years of running. Running scared. Afraid.

What might ‘she’ do?

Domestic abuse isnt just couples.

Emotional abuse isnt just couples.

Brave is telling the truth

Brave

Brave is dealing with it

Brave is saying I need help

Brave is saying it cant go on like this

Brave is challenging

Brave is protecting others

Brave is taking responsibility

Brave changes the pattern

Brave is ok

Start being brave.

Make that step, turn around , and walk.

You are stronger than you realise, you’ve hid and survived so long.

You can do this.

‘You have been so brave’

To say no.

To say yes…to yourself

To listen to your own heart

Brave