Heroes.
Do you instantly think about capes, speeding bullets, and masks when you hear the word hero? When I was a kid, I dreamed about a superhero swooping into my bedroom and whisking me away to a new reality where I was the center of the universe.
Protect.
By the time I was in graduate school, I learned that heroes are protectors—any protector. I thought superheroes were supposed to be other-worldly creatures who descended on earth to save us from ourselves. Ultimately, I realized that anyone can be a hero.
