Running Plan B
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Three weeks ago I was packing my bag and planning to head to New York City to run the ING NYC 2012 marathon. That is…
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My Year of Living Fearlessly!
“When we know who we are, we can overcome our fears and insecurities. We surpass our smaller selves who suffer the slings and arrows of…
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Raising a Leader – Conclusion
Readers who have been with us since the early days on this blog may recall I wrote about my decision to take an emotional courage…
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Courage Book Review: Beautiful Souls
I’ve just finished reading Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, by Eyal Press (Farrar, Straus and…
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The Death of Edith Cavell
A number of years ago I encountered the story of Edith Cavell for the first time and was strongly tempted to write a book about…
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The Art of Misdirection
A skilled magician is a usually a master of misdirection. While keeping the audience’s attention focused on something that seems important but isn’t, the magician…
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The God (or mom) From the Machine
In my 25 years of writing books for children and teens, I’ve had my share of plot problems. Often, when a writer finds she has…
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What If I’m Wrong?
One of the ways to determine if a given situation requires courage is to dig for the risk. On Lion’s Whiskers our definition of courage…
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