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"It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do."
-Jane Austen

Actions speak louder than words.

What are my actions saying about me, I wonder?

I suspect my actions are fairly minimal most days.

I go to work.

I come home.

I do some creative thing.

I repeat.

I suppose that I lead a quiet life.

Then again, I don't think too many people live lives of daily unbridled heroism.

Maybe our small actions can end up meaning a lot to others.

I hope mine do.

I'll probably never rush into a burning building to save someone's life, 

but I hope that I'm there for people when they need me to be.

I can think of times when someone has saved my life

by putting a hand on my shoulder and telling me I was doing a good job.

Or by talking with me through the hard times.

Or by just sitting next to me and letting me cry it out so I wouldn't feel alone.

I hope that I can be that kind of hero, 

because I think there are quite a few more tears in the world than there are fires.

While it's not a glamorous sort of heroism, 

I think it's the kind of heroism we could use more of.