“Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. ”

― CS Lewis

Courage resides in each of us. There comes a time in eveyone’s life when we reach our testing point. Doing good in the world is something we earnestly try to achieve. In times of pressure, we are tested. If we can continue to be merciful and kind when it is hardest, that is when our courage is visible. By standing for what we truly believe, we pull out everything we have and knowing that our strength will carry us through, we will achieve greatness together.

I know it seems we will never make progress, and life just seems to keep smacking us around. I promise you that you can do this, that you were born to be here now and that you have it within you to rise to whatever challenge is set before you and shine brightly. What does it mean to shine brightly?

~Don’t take the bait. Resist the thing.

~Stand in your strength; stand up for truth.

~Choosing to align with Love (See Affirmation)

~Letting that which no longer serves us to drop away.

~Unconditional Love transcends all

~Kindness and compassion

~Mindful awareness, patience, faith and hope

Affirmation

I align with love.

I align my path with my highest destiny.

I align with the North Star.

“Courage is not the absence of fear. Only fools have no fear. Rather, courage is the intellectual mastery of fear by understanding the true risks and opportunities of the situation and keeping those things in balance”

― Julian Assange