We don't need another hero

Last night I was listening to the radio when that classic Tina Turner song came on — “We Don’t Need Another Hero.”And I thought, “You know what? She’s right. We really don’t need another hero.”

It got me thinking about how often we hear that word — hero.

We picture someone strong, powerful, wise, kind, someone who saves the day. But so often, we imagine that person as someone else. Not us.

Why can’t we be our own heroes?

From the very beginning, we’re taught to look outside ourselves for that role model or savior. As kids, we see our parents or carers as larger-than-life figures — our first heroes. Then we grow up watching movies and reading stories where the hero always swoops in to fix everything: the problem, the relationship, the world.

But when we keep waiting for someone else to save us, we hand over our power. We let others decide what’s right or wrong for us — and that can leave us feeling small or helpless. It’s time to stop giving that power away. It’s time to take it back.

Parents, remind your kids that they can be their own heroes. Mum and Dad can love and guide them, but we’re all human — we all make mistakes. When we see that clearly, we can start letting go of the old stories and conditioning that told us we needed someone else to rescue us.

Because we don’t.

We are the main characters in our own life story. We’re the ones who decide what we can or can’t do, what makes us happy, and what makes us feel worthy. That power has always been within us — we just have to claim it.

When we finally do, we stop feeling like victims of our circumstances and start feeling like creators of our own lives.

Finding the hero within isn’t about ego or pride — it’s about discovering our authentic self. And that, truly, is the most freeing feeling in the world.

As an Intuitive Counsellor,

I help guide others back to this quiet wisdom —

to their own intuition,

to the truth of their authentic self.

— Natasha

Intuitive Counsellor and Teacher of Presence

(Eckhart Tolle’s School of Awakening)

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