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Today's
Quotation:
Courage takes many
forms. There is physical courage, there is moral courage. Then there is a still higher type of
courage-- the courage to brave
pain, to live with it, to never let others know of it and to still find joy
in life;
to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead.
Howard Cosell
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Today's
Meditation:
Courage
has been romanticized and exaggerated for a very long
time. We tend to see it as an extreme quality, brought
out only when someone is facing death or serious injury, or
capture by enemy troops, for example. Courage is reserved for
soldiers and police officers and firemen, or other people
who face dangerous situations regularly.
But
some of the bravest people I've ever known are those who
face each day with a great deal of courage, no matter what
their situation. I know a woman whose husband left her
in an awful way, causing a great deal of damage and
pain. She went on with her life, never pitying
herself, still helping others to get on with their
lives. I know someone else who deals regularly with
depression and other emotional problems, yet he still faces
life as bravely as I've seen anyone face life.
And
we've all seen the stories about the children and adults who
have life-threatening illnesses, but who still are able to
look at each day as an opportunity to live life a bit more,
and their courage is an example for us all, helping us to
realize just how much we have in our lives every day.
You
have just as much courage as anyone else-- the only question
you have to ask yourself is whether or not you use it.
Is it a regular part of your life and actions, or is it
something that you save for certain situations? The
courage of your life is in your hands, and the more you use
it, the stronger it becomes.
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