When Life Truly Becomes Difficult: Remember... A Hero Lies in YOU!

Mariah Carey’s song,"HERO," is such a powerful, insightful and, yes, spiritual song. On the surface, you might not think so. But when you really listen to the lyrics, the message is nothing but spiritual.

“So, when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong. And you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you." (See full text below)

So many times in this path of life, we’ve got to reach inside ourselves and see the stuff of which we’re made. The first line in Dr. M. Scott Peck’s book, “The Road Less Traveled,” is: “Life is Difficult!”

Who would dispute that! Even the most seasoned travelers on this journey, called LIFE, would tell you that going from day to day, you’re always on a rocky road. Despite seeming self-confidence, no one TRULY knows the road ahead. There always can be a slippery path around the bend. You just don’t know. What about the lonely road we sometimes must travel? How do we prepare for this journey we all must take, this journey of LIFE?

Do we build large road maps to direct us? Can those maps serve us when we’ve lost our way i.e. when we TRULY are lost? What happens when the maps become obsolete?

Life sometimes can get pretty scary. It sometimes can be like being out on a desert road, and you’re lost. NO other cars are coming by, so you can’t ask for directions. You’re also running out of gas, and there still seems to be miles and miles and miles of desert road ahead.

You’re lost.

You’re truly lost.

You’re now getting scared.

What do you do?

To whom do you turn and ask for directions? How do you know where to go?

You don’t.

When you’re lost...when all hope is gone...when life ABSOLUTELY does NOT make sense...when the road ahead you makes you scared...so...scared to travel down...you BECOME STILL!

You STOP...all outward action.

You don’t turn right.

You don’t turn left.

You especially DO NOT TURN AROUND!

You just STOP.

You do not move.

You observe.

You listen!

You just...listen!

You listen for as long as it takes to start hearing something...
...the directions for you to travel on down the road ahead.

You listen.

Then...you begin to hear the guidance on where to go.

You follow.

Truly...when life is difficult...oh SO difficult...that you know not where to go.

You reach inside you.

You become strong.

For a Hero lies in YOU!

Namaste’,

Che’

Lyrics to Hero by Mariah Carey
There's a hero if you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid of what you are.
There's an answer if you reach into your soul
and the sorrow that you know will melt away

And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.

So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.

It's a long road when you face the world alone;
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold.
You can find love if you search within your self
and the emptiness you felt will disappear.

And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.

So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.

oh....Lord knows dreams are hard to follow,
But don't let anyone tear them away.
Hold on, there will be tomorrow,
In time you'll find the way

And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.

So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you
ohhh that a hero lies in.....you.