Editor/Photographer's note: This is part of a series of portraits of local woman who are tackling the notion of what is their inner superhero. This is meant to be fun, but also a meaningful glimpse into our lives and in this case the lives of ordinary woman leading truly extraordinary lives in just being who they are and doing what they do. This is still just the beginning. There will be more as this project grows.
"What I think about is a world where anger doesn't exist. No one gets annoyed or upset. Everyone just accepts circumstances as they are. People are compliant to the will of those around them. In this imagined world, anger would be gone.
But greed, selfishness and evil do still exist and without anger no one would stand up against the bad guys (and gals). Anger can be about justice. We become outraged when an innocent is betrayed and mistreated."
- Maria Firkaly, Espyville
Maria Firkaly is someone I know who is always out there helping someone else. Her work for The Center for Family Services and other community organizations looking out for the extended "Family of Man" has always impressed me. She gets her hands dirty and just works.
She believes in working as she leads others to follow.
When she was discussing what super-hero she would be there wasn't a hesitation.
She knew.
"Anger gets a bad rap (Okay, sure, angry mobs running loose on the streets may lead to bad things,) but, anger is important, too.
Without anger no one would stand up against the bad guys (and gals). Anger can be about justice. We become outraged when an innocent is betrayed and mistreated."
Anger motivates me. Constructive anger has pushed me to make changes throughout my life. It’s given me the emotional strength when I could have just curled up in a ball and cried.
Anger is important in communication, too. Hiding anger in a relationship can do more harm, in many cases, than expressing it.
My inner hero is green. She becomes a giant when she transforms.
I am not green, I have freckles. No one would ever call me a giant; I’m 5’3”.
So why do I identify with the She-Hulk? She differs from her male counterpart in that she controls her raging transformation. She decides where and when the anger will do the most good. Bruce Banner feared his anger and viewed the Hulk as a monster. I see anger as a tool. A dangerous tool, mind you. Like a chainsaw, if you don’t respect its power someone will get hurt.
I have passion. Everyone praises passion. I often view passion as the child of outrage. I see an injustice and it upsets me. I get angry. I make it my passionate goal to right that wrong.
I am a woman. It’s okay to be angry today. Tomorrow, I will take that rage and do something amazing with it. Go ahead, make me angry."
But greed, selfishness and evil do still exist and without anger no one would stand up against the bad guys (and gals). Anger can be about justice. We become outraged when an innocent is betrayed and mistreated."
- Maria Firkaly, Espyville
Maria Firkaly is someone I know who is always out there helping someone else. Her work for The Center for Family Services and other community organizations looking out for the extended "Family of Man" has always impressed me. She gets her hands dirty and just works.
She believes in working as she leads others to follow.
When she was discussing what super-hero she would be there wasn't a hesitation.
She knew.
"Anger gets a bad rap (Okay, sure, angry mobs running loose on the streets may lead to bad things,) but, anger is important, too.
Without anger no one would stand up against the bad guys (and gals). Anger can be about justice. We become outraged when an innocent is betrayed and mistreated."
Anger motivates me. Constructive anger has pushed me to make changes throughout my life. It’s given me the emotional strength when I could have just curled up in a ball and cried.
Anger is important in communication, too. Hiding anger in a relationship can do more harm, in many cases, than expressing it.
My inner hero is green. She becomes a giant when she transforms.
I am not green, I have freckles. No one would ever call me a giant; I’m 5’3”.
So why do I identify with the She-Hulk? She differs from her male counterpart in that she controls her raging transformation. She decides where and when the anger will do the most good. Bruce Banner feared his anger and viewed the Hulk as a monster. I see anger as a tool. A dangerous tool, mind you. Like a chainsaw, if you don’t respect its power someone will get hurt.
I have passion. Everyone praises passion. I often view passion as the child of outrage. I see an injustice and it upsets me. I get angry. I make it my passionate goal to right that wrong.
I am a woman. It’s okay to be angry today. Tomorrow, I will take that rage and do something amazing with it. Go ahead, make me angry."
See: Wonder Woman and Ms. Capt. America