Courage.

[labelleizzy]

Courage is a muscle that gets stronger the more you use it.

If I am brave, that is because I practiced bravery until it became habit.

Any of us can do it. Many, most of us have. Mostly we choose to be brave when the other choice seems intolerable : to stay in the infuriating job or the marriage that fails to feed us, to give up on the needs of our children, to knuckle under in the face of some illness or other burden that feels overwhelming.

Courage is a decision.
Patience is a decision.
Grace is a decision, and so is hope.

Some days I make my choice again and again and again. I try to choose courage, I try to choose hope, I try to choose faith in myself and humanity.

Some times I fail. Then the challenge is to get up again and make a new choice.


"I get up.
I walk.
I fall down.
Meanwhile, I keep dancing."

(Hillel, via Renee Locks)

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[cbpotts.livejournal.com]

Perhaps not as erudite, but this is my soundtrack for when I need to say these things to myself: (sorry about the intro ad!)



It occurs to me afterward that this is perhaps not encouraging to anyone but me, but hey, you never know.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I've always loved the chorus to that one. The drinking bits... well. the sheer ballsiness of the chorus trumps that bit, and my issues are my issues.

(yes, I agree tis encouraging and upbeat.)