People imagine courage as loud.
Shouting. Big moments. Dramatic turns.

The truth is, the bravest decisions I ever made were quiet ones.

Getting sober.
Asking for help.
Admitting I was scared.

I stuttered for the first fifty years of my life.
That gives a man an intimate relationship with fear.
You learn what it feels like to hesitate before every word and still choose to speak.

Meat Loaf’s music helped me believe I had a chance at becoming a man worth living with.
Not perfect.
Not fearless.
Just willing.

That’s what this the new year is about.
Not glory.
Courage.
The quiet kind that saves lives.

You may need some of that right now.
If you do, you’re not alone.

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