Becoming the Heroes of Our Own Stories

“Heroism is one of the fundamental patterns built into all of us, a universal potentiality that must, however, be ignited to be realized.” -Louise Cowan

Becoming the heroes of our own life stories is a process, one that hinges on the quality of the stories that form our personal canon. Whether we realize it or not, the stories we choose to include in our personal canon define us and our destinies. Core stories that are broken rob us of our heroic potential, while whole stories endow us with truth, freedom, mercy and hope. This latter group of stories ignites within us the fire, the vision that fuels the pursuit of our God-given missions. The ultimate test for the hero, then, is which stories he will choose- those that empower him to act for himself, or those that act upon him. Join me as we discover how to employ the life-shaping power of our stories in the journey to become the heroes of our own stories.