Courage

Well he has gone and done it again.  Prince Harry spoke really well at the closing of the Invictus Games.
What I find disappointing, is this stuff is brought out only for disabled veterans.  We all need it.  There is so much negativity in what we see and hear.  What would be better to me, is that we all see and hear this stuff regularly.  News is so much about I can’t, rather than I can.  The Invictus Games is not sensational bad news.  It is good news.
It seems to me it is so much about diet.  What’s the saying “garbage in, garbage out.”  Sure bad stuff happens, but it is not the only thing happening.
This is a part of what he said (I could only find the speech imbedded in news items online)
“I’ve been there, you’ve been there, and we need to reach out to those who never thought they’d be in that place,” he said.
“Without it (mental health), we can’t thrive let alone survive.”
…To the competitors…you have once again left us humbled and inspired by your example, by your determination, by your service and by your sense of humour.”
And, of course, this choice to serve, this choice to put yourselves at risk for the benefit of others, is at the very heart of what I founded these Invictus Games to celebrate,” he said.
“I wanted your service to be recognised. But what we saw again this week is that Invictus is so much more. Your example goes beyond the military community. It is about more than just your inspiring stories of recovery from injury and illness. It is about your example of determination, of optimism, of strength, honour and friendship, or, as the Aussies call it, mateship.”
 “Because…what they are achieving isn’t impossible nor is it magical… these competitors have made it happen. They are men and women who have confronted a challenge and overcome it. They are ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
“And with the help of their friends and families, they have exceeded every expectation. That is something we can all aspire to. You do not have to be a veteran who has fought back from injury to be inspired by the Invictus example. You could be a teacher or a doctor, a mum or a dad, a child or grandparent, a farmer, a plumber, a lawyer or a CEO of anything at all. You can identify something in your own life that you want to change for the better. And you can let the men and women of the Invictus Games remind you that no challenge is too difficult to overcome.”
“Asking for help is courageous,” he continued.
“It will improve your life and lives of those around you immeasurably. In the moment you admit you are struggling, you take that first step towards a better future, for you, and your friends, and your family… I’ve been there. You’ve been there. And we now need to reach out to those who can never imagine themselves in that place.”
I personally like that.  I would much rather be inspired than depressed.