Answering the Hero's Call

When I was young, I beamed from within. Then eventually came the doubts and fears which dimmed the inner glow. Limits were imposed by self and others -- and the glow dimmed further. There were times the glow seemed to go out all together, but the glow did remain -- to be nourished and restored to its full glory in the latter half of my life, to uncover this richer, warmer glow of inner God colored by life really lived, by mistakes and missteps; I am now restored to the hero's path, to come back and tell of my journey, to answer the Hero's Call.