Tuesday I wrote about taking up an "unresolution"--One Word. Many of you chimed in with a desire to embrace this idea and select a word that for you encapsulates a vitrue or idea you want to grow toward and pursue.
I chose the word COURAGE because it encapsulates what I admire in the most mature people I know. I also chose it in response to an amazing conversation I recently had with my mother after reading something she'd written for her memoirs class. Hearing about some of the tough stuff of my childhood from her perspective made me realize I'm a heck of a lot more resilliant than I ever give myself credit for. Fear makes one forgetful, it seems.
Anyway, as I take steps toward a brave, new me in 2011, I thought I'd share some provocative quotes about fear and courage:
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point."
~C.S. Lewis
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."
~Dorothy Bernard
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."
~G.K. Chesterton
"To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity."
~Edward Weeks
Which of these quotes resonates most with you? Has remembering a past moment of bravery ever given you courage in a tight spot?
I chose the word COURAGE because it encapsulates what I admire in the most mature people I know. I also chose it in response to an amazing conversation I recently had with my mother after reading something she'd written for her memoirs class. Hearing about some of the tough stuff of my childhood from her perspective made me realize I'm a heck of a lot more resilliant than I ever give myself credit for. Fear makes one forgetful, it seems.
Anyway, as I take steps toward a brave, new me in 2011, I thought I'd share some provocative quotes about fear and courage:
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point."
~C.S. Lewis
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."
~Dorothy Bernard
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."
~G.K. Chesterton
"To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity."
~Edward Weeks
Which of these quotes resonates most with you? Has remembering a past moment of bravery ever given you courage in a tight spot?
