On courage (Quotes to live by)
Yesterday we talked about living with integrity. To live with integrity, we need courage, which is today's quote from Maya Angelou.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
Courage, let us remind ourselves is not the absence of fear.
As Nelson Mandela said
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Courage is also to keep doing the work you were meant to do, despite fear the fear you feel:
Finding the courage to write does not involve erasing or 'conquering' one's fears. Working writers aren't those who have eliminated their anxiety. They are the ones who keep scribbling while their heart races and their stomach churns.
Ralph Keyes
What areas of your life are you letting your fear get the best of you?
Here is the link to a podcast episode on courage from the #EssentialVirtues series
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