“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”
― Michel de Montaigne
Related to General George Patton, our family has always honored Veterans Day. This year, the day is even more meaningful as my husband’s father Mike, who served in Vietnam, battles Leukemia. Uncertainty prevails, yet the courage and valor he showcased at age twenty is still apparent at age sixty-eight as he endures cancer treatment.
We all face our own battles at times. People I love are struggling with physical pain, unemployment, addiction, financial distress, grief and anxiety. For some besieged by mental illness, getting out of bed and going to work each morning takes monumental effort. It takes courage to ask for help and/or to keep going through challenges like these. How have you or someone you know shown valor of the soul—and how can that memory inspire you to keep fighting?
When have you demonstrated courage of the soul? How can you call on that courage to face today’s battles?
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