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Courage Tip of the Day Courage Tip of the Day

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Write your child a thank you note today. What? Your child can’t read or write yet? That’s okay, you can!  Maybe even enclose a drawing…
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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Courage Tip of the Day on May 25, 2011 by admin.

A Mango Tree and a Baby A Mango Tree and a Baby

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“Birbal the Wise” is a recurring figure in stories from Moghul India (16th Century). Birbal was an advisor to the emperor, Akbar, and was legendary…
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Courage Book Review – the Black Ships Courage Book Review – the Black Ships

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Yesterday Lisa talked about internal vs. external locus of control.  Today I want to talk about extreme-external locus of control!  I want to talk about…
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Are You an Inny or an Outy? Are You an Inny or an Outy?

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Do you believe that you control your fate or that outside circumstances beyond your control do?  In 1966, psychologist Julian Rotter was busy trying to…
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Courage Quote of the Day Courage Quote of the Day

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“I’ve developed a new philosophy…I only dread one day at a time”  ~ Charlie Brown (a.k.a. Charles Schulz, Creator of the world-famous comic strip Peanuts,…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Talking Dirty 5-Minute Courage Workout: Talking Dirty

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Compiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: We have become quite the sanitized culture.  Unless you live in a rural community or on a farm,…
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Let’s Talk Dirty Let’s Talk Dirty

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I am a gardener. I get dirty. I often wear dark nail polish in the summer to hide how unscrubbably grimy my fingernails have become….
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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged physical courage, time on May 19, 2011 by admin.

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“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, it is the form of every virtue at the testing point.”  ~ C.S. Lewis

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Another Lion Story (actually two!) Another Lion Story (actually two!)

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A startling video on YouTube made the rounds a few years back, about a lion named Christian and the two men who had raised him….
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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged asking for help, emotional courage, fear, friendship, pain on May 17, 2011 by admin.

Courage Book Review – Three by Idries Shah Courage Book Review – Three by Idries Shah

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Afghan scholar and author, Idries Shah, spent years interpreting the Sufi tradition for a Western audience.  With many illustrated picture books to choose from, Lion’s…
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