Unspoken Heroes

In today's world we are constantly reminded of love and hate, peace and war, heroes and villians. We are bonbarded with negativity from every media source about all that's wrong in the world. However, sometimes with sorrowful hearts or thankful prayers, we are reminded of the hero's in the world. These are people that put others lives and well being before themselves. The people that work day in day out, all hours, to protect and better our lives. Soliders, police officers, firefighters, teachers, doctors; these are only a few of the hundreds of thousands of people that deserve our appreciation.

Then their are the heroes that are never known. The ones you may not even call heroes, the ones that are unspoken for. People that are fighting battles in silence and their only hope is to improve the life of themselves or others. The number of these heroes is far beyond that of heroes acknowledged in the media.

I'm a firm believer that everyone has a path and a purpose. I also believe that everyone is given battles to overcome at some point in their lives for certain reasons. People that are Chronically Ill are fighting for their health, happiness, and overall a better life. Some battles that must be fought are darker, deeper, and more difficult especially for people that have been waging against the same war for years or decades! These people, the ones that have been turned away, the ones that have been mistreated or not listened to, the ones that fight and fall only to rise time and time again; these people are Unspoken Heroes!

I have had the pleasure of meeting several of these people and no matter the pain, discomfort, or fatigue they endure they always flash a smile. They may air feelings of hopelessness and we all have days that we break but the heroes in all of us always give reassurances (sometimes unspoken) that "It will get better!" To all the Unspoken Heroes, thank you for persevering- for yourself, for your friends and  family, and for the people you don't even know you've impacted!

Together in our weaknesses we are stronger!