 Kore7 says: I wasn't sure which was better, Steve Pavlina's article on living your live with courage, or the quotes he used to illustrate his ideas. Either way, worth reading. How would you live if you had no fear at all? You'd still have your intelligence and common sense to safely navigate around any real dangers, but without feeling the emotion of fear, would you be more willing to take risks, especially when the worst case wouldn't actually hurt you at all? Would you speak up more often, talk to more strangers, ask for more sales, dive headlong into those ambitious projects you've been dreaming about? What if you even learned to enjoy the things you currently fear? What kind of difference would that make in your life? Courage is what you do IN SPITE of fear Kore. It takes courage to end an unhealthy relationship. It takes courage to say yes to your dreams. It takes courage to ask for what you need and want in this life. It takes courage to be honest. Thank you for your thought provoking message. I love anything that will strengthen & enlighten me. Words and experiences that encourage me to continuously strive to be a better person. It is one thing to want to change, it's another to do what is necessary to reach for your highest potential. The most courageous person i ever met was an 11 yr. old deaf-blind boy named Tommy Wieck. I was blessed and privileged to be his teacher and friend. Institutionalized at birth by uncourageous parents, he had an indomitable spirit, insatiable curiosity in the face of cruel keepers and a humanity that astounded me. I helped him learn sign language ala Helen Keller--what a thrill that first word was (egg) after more than a year of repetition and struggle--but his courage taught me a richness beyond words. He used to try and escape the mental hospital ward yard by taking apart things with his bare hands--hinges on his door in a detention room, a chain link fence--and then he would set forth int... What a beautiful story Papanook. It seems to me that American culture has defined courage down. Some acts, admirable as they may be, are not sufficient proof of courage. We don't demand courage from our leaders and they certainly don't demand it from us. The same holds true for the business world. Without courage, all virtue is fragile. That is what is meant by the courage of our convictions. I think your story showed that Tommy did the things others thought he could not do and his dignity and yours grew stronger because of it. debbyski--it was all part of a process of my spiritual growth...i was there due to refusal to serve in the Vietnam war. Not braggin', just sayin'--that took courage to face my fear of the big bad Federal Gov't. Haven't been afraid of them since. Tommy had more courage in his little calloused finger than George Bush or Cheney ever did in their whole pathetic existence. Tommy had more courage in his little calloused finger than George Bush or Cheney ever did in their whole pathetic existence.You can be sure of that, baby. |
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