tiara

Become a hero made of ordinary marrow and extraordinary heart.

~kate richey

i love the classic hero story. the archetype of a character that faces danger and adversity, or one who comes from behind, to triumph is appealing to me. perhaps it is because i relate to the former and strive for the latter.

*hands on my hips*
i want to be a hero!

but how would i stack up as a hero? i wonder...

a hero displays great courage and integrity.
i'm afraid of very little, snakes and spiders aside. i am moral and upright, right?

a hero is a guardian and a protector.
caretaker is my middle name. jessica caretaker pengelly. has a nice ring to it. that's sort of guardian-like, i think.

a hero sacrifices self for the greater good.
i've always called this 'martyr'. shrug. do the broken count as 'greater good'?

but then, to really meet the qualifications i read that a hero must depart on a quest, be challenged or tested by an adversary, and marry a princess.

hmm.

haley told me this week that her name means 'hero'.

maybe it's better that way... after all, the princess gets to wear the tiara.

*curtsey*

d: a thorough castle cleaning for mother's day.
b: i have just the right outfit for the tiara... bustier to petticoat.
g: a hero with extraordinary heart, opened to me.