It seems to me that hope is a faith based virtue – a deeply Christian virtue. I wonder if courage is even possible, without hope.
We are all in a ‘race’ of some kind. And the reason we start is often not the reason we finish, writes Rachel Reva.
Listening to fear doesn’t just affect you. Often times there is another person waiting on the other side of your courage.
Fear deconstructed, is nothing more than an illusion. A combination of unhelpful thoughts and physical sensations designed to render us powerless.
If we're really honest, how many of the storms in our life have been ones we've created ourselves? Even the disciples got themselves into one.
It’s not just about you. Often times there is another person waiting on the other side of your courage.
“Feel the fear and do it anyway”. Every time I read this phrase or say it out loud I envisage a breath being drawn in and then exhaled right where the word “and” appears. It’s as though this word is the turning point.
The tension between a strong back and a soft front reveals that true belonging requires both courage and vulnerability.
I have a friend who reminds me that bravery is not fearlessly stepping into every opportunity. It is about being scared and doing it anyway…