Courage
March 2015
“Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. ” —Maya Angelou
Articles
The Cadence of Courage
Arianna Huffington, the noted author and popular pundit, wrote a book entitled On Becoming Fearless. In it, she observed that too many women and girls today are afraid to be themselves. Read more »
Living with a Courageous Heart
Anyone can slay a dragon, she told me, But try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That’s what takes a real hero. Read more »
Standing Like a Tree
Perhaps you remember the story about Antoinette Tuff. She’s the woman in Atlanta, Georgia, who was working in the main office of an elementary school when a man burst in with an automatic rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition. Everyone got out, thanks to her. Read more »
The Courage to Endure
One of the things I miss most about home is having a comfortable place to sit. It isn’t something most people think about, but over time, it becomes more and more important. Read more »
From Your Minister
The older I get, the crankier I am about fear. My own fear, other people’s fear. I can see back across decades to all of the times when I have stood moving my lips soundlessly like the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz while some disembodied voice thundered, “QUIET!” Read more »
REsources for Living
A few months back 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »
To Risk Going Too Far
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” —T. S. Eliot Read more »
When Things Fall Apart
When things fall apart and we can’t get the pieces back together, when we lose something dear to us, when the whole thing is just not working… Read more »
Did You Know?
That you can join a lively conversation on the theme of this issue in a Facebook group? Read more »
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