Embrace each moment with courage and let your light brighten the world

​Success is usually related by fame and fortune.

But... success is not quit the same as fame and fortune, and the path behind success, which is a terminus of a set course, isn't always quite like that. There are so many around us with success whose silent course towards a terminus isn't visible. Which I have seen with several people close to me added alongside the "love of my life" 🙏 

 It takes a lot of courage… 

 - to be able to hide one's fear and defy setbacks. To share courage with others.

- to show rejoicing with the personal successes by others. 

 - to rejoice every morning waking up to a new day.

- in reaching out to strangers. Be a help to others by conveying passion. 

 - whether you want so or not, to suddenly turn everything 180 degrees from having been the most active in various fields. Like jobs, entrepreneurship and private engagements throughout the life; with successes and allotted awards. 

Everyone has a story! With a hidden courage, not seen or heard by others not being in it ❤️🙏🌏. 

What is not seen and heard by spectators can be the feeling of joy from a freshly picked summer bouquet after bravely fighting through a tough course of illness 💐; in regardless the adversities seeing the light beyond the horizon and not let go of the dreams despite a cancer announcement 🌅; standing on stage again and share knowledge after a brain haemorrhage; being outside in the woods and nature every day, regardless the weather conditions, to deal with Parkinson's disease with a small step of success at a time...☕️🌿; 24/7 using a mobile NC, a nasal cannula device with supplemental oxygen, given a lethal lung injury and repeat walking the four-story stairs up and down, every day for a period with the goal to be in shape for the golden wedding day with a banquet dinner.  The latter was achieved successfully, along with the most wonderful reception by Grand Hôtel in Stockholm 💞. 

The list is long 🙏.

No matter how the wind blows, or blew for that matter. The quiet success with courage and a strong belief in oneself as well as everyone else, is the greatest of all successes 👏🙏❤️ . Remember to embrace the silent courage among the people crossing your way.

~Kerstin Hedren

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