I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new insights just on the strength of your feet and the courage...
Poverty is the result of injustice. We must fight it not only with charity, but with the courage to change unjust systems.
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.-from To Kill a Mockingbird (Atticus Finch...
Think of a single mother who goes to the Church or the Parish, and tells the secretary: I WANT TO BAPTIZE MY SON." And the attendant says: No, you can't, because you're not married.. Let's keep in mind that this mother had the courage to continue with a pregnancy, and...
It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.
You can be flawed, anxious and sometimes irritated, but don't forget that your life is the greatest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate, admire and love you. And you don't know but there are people for...
Vulnerability is not a weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage.
In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair.
It takes courage to make the first move toward peace. Let’s see what happens when we stop the provocation and escalation, and offer instead an olive branch.
The simple step of the courageous individual is to not take part in the lie.