“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.” ~Sir Winston Churchill
We may be living in fearful times, but we don’t have to let that drive us. We always have the choice to act with courage and love instead of reacting out of fear.
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“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” ~Ruth Gordo
Courage is a skill we develop through practice. Every time we face our fears and do what scares us anyway, we strengthen our courage muscle.
Want more courage? Do something courageous. It’s that simple … and that hard.
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“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~Brené Brown
It takes courage to step out from behind all of our masks and personas and roles that we use to keep ourselves hidden, but on the other side is so much relief from being able to be who we really are.
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“I decided that the most subversive, revolutionary thing I could do was to show up for my life and not be ashamed.” ~Anne Lamott
How often do you fully show up for you life without any shame or hiding? It’s harder to do than it sounds, which is precisely why it is so subversive and revolutionary when we do it!
“Ignoring your intuition and denying what you know in your gut is self betrayal.” ~Maryam Hasnaa
In a culture that undervalues intuition and non-rational sources of knowledge, we all have learned to discount that knowing. I’m all too often guilty of it myself. Time has taught me that ignoring that knowing always winds up being a place of self betrayal and regret.
What knowing are you ignoring or denying right now? What would it take to stop betraying yourself and act on that knowing?
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