Courage -- Week 20
Courage is about stretch. It’s about seeing, feeling or realizing that something more or different can be done, developing the determination to do it, and then carrying it through despite all obstacles.
We know in our bodies when we’ve been courageous. There is a glow of satisfaction and relief. Something has shifted, and we have grown in size. Courage is not defined by what we do, but what we overcome within ourselves.
It comes in many forms. It is found in a steady approach to everyday difficulties as well as in the single spontaneous gesture.
It is happening quietly all around us as well as in the news. Courage involves acknowledging our fears, but not being deterred from offering something that goes beyond our own immediate needs and comfort.
Most courageous people have decided that the well-being of others is more important than their own, and have allowed this decision to drive their actions and the way they live. Invariably, they seem to find their own happiness in the process.
Extract page 133 of the 16G for Life book
Topics for discussion: (From 16-G PDF)
1. What are the challenges that may stand in the way of courageous action? What might help overcome those challenges?
2. What were the moments in your life when you were moved to action and acted with courage?
3. Courage may be the ability to accept responsibilities and challenges with calm determination or it may be an act of desperation. Why might it be helpful to acknowledge the difference?
.... or whatever is alive in you. 😉
