It has crossed my mind many times just how much each topic I have written about in the past five months have related to each other. As I considered this, I often wondered if connecting the topics together would result in a bigger learning opportunity and teach me more about each topic. For those who don’t know, so far we have talked about courage, creativity, gratitude, hope, and finally change. At first, when I was looking at each of the topics I was going to write about it didn’t seem as though any of these would cross over into the other categories. But as I started writing each topic, I…
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May You Have Courage!
Wow, I can’t believe my first month of blogging is over. It’s been a wonderful journey and I’m looking forward to doing this more. While this has been amazing, I have struggled with the thought of starting a blog. I have almost given up more times than I can count. That’s why I started this blog off with the topic courage. It takes courage to do something that is unknown to you. When I thought about doing this blog all the way back at the beginning of the year I thought that I would probably end up giving up. When I have an idea or something that excites me, I…
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To Have Courage Like Them
Most people imagine their role models when they think about courageous people. However, even “ordinary” people like you and me have had experiences in which we have had to push ourselves out of our comfort zones. My neighbor Melissa is a great example of that kind of person. “I’d like to say [that I’m pretty adventurous],” she said. “I’ve gone cliff jumping several times which is one of my favorite things to do… this summer I went to the Dominican Republic and jumped off of waterfalls which was fun. I am always down to try new things.” Even though Melissa can do scary things, she still has her fears. Courage…
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How do You Face Fear?
Feeling a lack of courage is frustrating. All you want to do is get out there and show people what you are made of, then the anxiety kicks in and you start to wonder if you really should. It could all go wrong, you could get laughed at, or you could even fail in general. When all we want to do is have courage, what makes us stop? Back in ancient Greece when philosophers such as Socrates were making it big, they had a debate on what courage is. Some said it was standing at a post when you could die, others said it was an endurance of the soul. …