What is courage?

“There is a difference between being strong and having courage. People that are strong change nothing by putting up with stuff. People that have courage change everything because they choose not to put up with stuff.” Shannon L. Alder, Never or Forever

 


In my personal experience I would say courage is a combination of many things coming together. It is rarely easy. 

Recently I had an encounter with courage. Some situations require it. First there is a lot of strength as described above, before coming to a point where you need to take action. I do recommend objective reflection if at all possible. Some decisions are more difficult and as I have come to realize, dealing with one problem may have after-shocks: other little problems resulting from taking action. Do I regret taking action? No. But I had not anticipated the full fallout that I would be required to manage. A learning curve. Another learning curve. I did create something new in my environment; I changed part of my world. I can say, next time it will be even easier.

Courage, I realize, is a very rare commodity with a particular quality woven into its currency. The more you spend it, the more valuable it becomes to you. Maybe, it is a real way for us to measure our own perceived value.

Namaste!

 

Bianca

 

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Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.

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