brave

many people talk about how it's hard to be brave in the midst of trial, but sometimes it's even harder when those you love are facing trials that threaten to pull them under. You want so bad to help them, to keep them afloat, but inside you're hurting as well. Some people live their life seeking to help those around them, they live to be the shoulder to cry on. While this noble sacrifice keeps their friends going, it often pulls them away from their own problems. Empathizing with others is emotionally draining enough, then add on top of that your own trials and pains and the result is a person who has no release. Rather than dealing with those problems, they seek to lift up everyone else and store their own problems on a high shelf away from reality. This often leads to more problems because everything begins to build up and soon the entire shelf crumbles and you're left in a mass of pain and heartache as everything you've worked to hide from the world becomes a blatant flag flying above you. You're forced to face everything at once, an insurmountable task that can bring even the strongest to their knees. At times like this we can't stand alone, we need those around us. It's a continuous circle of support. We lift up those around us and, in turn, they will be there when all of reality comes crashing down.

I'll follow through I promise to hold on
I'll never let go won't let you down
If you can stay proud I'll be brave somehow...

this circle

Take this time to realize
That you always shut your eyes
In the midst of trial

Sometimes it's hard to face those things that we fear the most. It's difficult to come to terms with the fact that life is gonna hit us hard, we're going to fall, we're going to fail. If we're not careful, we get stuck in a vicious circle, one in which we fail, then get frustrated, then continue to fail because of out frustrations. We continually talk ourselves down and undercut any hope we have of overcoming those things because it seems to be fruitless. Trials, though hard, are refining. They purify us, help us eliminate the flaws of our character that would seek to always pull us down.

This circle never ends
And it's time you
Just face it, don't pretend.

Hiding from our inadequacies and pains will only make them worse. Face what is before you, stand up and tell the world that it can't bring you down. We are all the captains of our souls, the masters of our lives, nothing can stand in the way of what we truly want to accomplish. With dedication and desire we don't have to settle, we don't have to end up in that circle that takes over the lives of so many.