Not My Kind of Hero

by Pippa Grant

I want her to know she’s strong enough to do hard things. But you have to do the hard things before you know you’re strong enough.

You can’t go through life without getting hurt, my friend. So you choose. Do you take the risk that it’s worth it, or do you keep hiding behind all the lies you’ve told yourself about being happy alone and not deserving someone to love you?”

“Sometimes figuring out who you are and who you want to be involves figuring out who to trust to go on the journey with you.”

“I wanted to find me”—I whisper—“and I think I did. In you.”

“So you’ll give me a chance?” The hope and the fear lingering in his voice hit a sensitive part of my heart that knows exactly how he’s feeling. Scared. But hopeful. Knowing you deserve love, that you deserve to be loved, not for who someone wants you to be but for who you are.