On the third day of Yule, we honor
and celebrate Courage. Methinks we
all know there is more to courage
than meets the naked eye, to coin a
phrase! I like Pauline Clynch's view
on the subject!
Six Types of Courage
Physical - Keep going with resiliency,
balance and awareness.
Social - Be yourself unapologetically.
Moral - Do the right thing even when
it's uncomfortable or unpopular.
Emotional - Feel all your emotions,
both positive and negative, without
guilt or attachment.
Intellectual - Learn, unlearn and
relearn with an open and flexible
mind.
Spiritual - Live with purpose and
meaning through a heart centered
approach towards all life and oneself.
I find there are days I can do some
of these and others, alas I flounder.
We would all wish to be courageous.
'Tis in our nature to strive for it. I can
not help but wonder what it is that
inspires us to be courageous.
Obviously, our children come first
to mind. We long, nay need . . .
to exemplify it for them. No one likes
to appear weak in front of our spouses,
family and friends. The time honored
question, how to achieve this?!
I find meditation to be an answer to
most of my own issues. If I can just
slow down, both physically and
mentally, give some proper thought
to things, I can usually come up
with an answer. And then, ask the
higher power for the needed strength
to be courageous.
I pray we all find it as we need it . . .
pray give me courage
life hands out difficulties
need to pass the tests
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