BE BRAVE
The Greatest Showman is one of the best musicals I’ve seen in a long time, and I’m in love with the song, “This Is Me”, which portrays what many feel—ashamed, beaten down, or embarrassed. We all have scars, some visible, some hidden, but we are all created unique. We were never meant to be the same.
I don’t know about you, but I often feel pressure to fit it, to act a certain way, dress a certain way, and think like “they” say I should. What freedom it would bring if we could all embrace who we were meant to be and BE BRAVE! Brave to be the person I was created to be. Brave not to let my scars, my hurts, and my disappointments keep me living in the past. I want to be free to be me!
Here are the lyrics that resonated with me:
“I am brave, I am proof. I am who I’m meant to be. This is me…I’m not scared to be seen. I make no apologies. This is me.”
Our scars tell our story, but they don’t define us.
Your story is as unique to you as mine is to me. What scars are you embarrassed to show the world? Is there something you want to create, or something you want to try, but you’re letting fear hold you back? Don’t be afraid to try, and don’t give up just because someone cuts you down. Make a choice and BE BRAVE!
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By the way, apparently everyone loves this song as much as I do because it won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, and is Number 1 on both the itunes albums chart and Billboard 200 albums chart!
Writer: Justin Paul, Benj Pasek
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
I love The Greatest Showman too. It has spectacular songs, a talented cast and (without giving it away) a great life lesson. I’ve heard the saying, “the only person who can cause you to feel insecure is YOU.’” Too often we blame others for making us feel insecure; but, in all reality, it’s a choice. For some, it may be a day to day or minute by minute choice. But it’s still a choice. We can choose to hold our heads high and give all we have rather than worrying about “keeping up with the Jones.” On the other hand, we can choose to feel sorry for ourselves and wish we were like someone else. We are all created equally; we are unique and we each possess God-given talents (at least one!). The house in which a person lives really doesn’t matter, nor how a person looks or how much money he makes. None of those things matter if a person fails to have character or integrity.
Very well said! Thanks for the comment!