Welcome to Courage week! COURAGE – the power or quality of dealing with or facing danger, fear, pain, etc; the confidence to act in accordance with one’s beliefs We all have so many images of courage running through our heads. Carolyn’s iconic Indian Warrior, culturally common here in the United States, is almost omnipresent in Read More
I don’t like heights and I don’t like deep water. There is no rhyme or reason for these phobias that I have carried for over fifty years. If you asked people their greatest fear, a large percentage would say it was speaking in front of people. I have adored speaking in front of people since Read More
I’m not a water baby. So much for Cancer being my sign. Swimming lessons came to an abrupt end after the instructor pushed me into the pool. Apparently time for mustering courage to jump in did not fit the lesson plan. As I continued to flail under the water in total disorientation, he shoved Read More
The dirty little secret … is that 90 per cent of it is showing up. If you can find a way to get there, [then] it’s the easiest [thing] you’ll ever do. – Geraldine Brooks So, on Friday afternoon I got a text message on my phone that made my heart sink, my palms sweaty, and Read More
Welcome to Courage week! Tamara had this to say about her inspiration photo this week: “Natasha is again my inspiration. She learned to swim this summer and took to the cannonball as soon as she could! Even being a new swimmer she had such confidence. It’s an act of courage on my part too, letting Read More