The Legend of the Banyan DeerThere is another story from India that has some similar features to the Damon and Pythias story. This is another tale of self-sacrifice, a difficult…
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This is What’s True: Anya’s StoryIn the summer of 2009, my friend Anya’s* husband suddenly announced he was moving out. After ten years of marriage and two children together, he quit…
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Courage Book Review – Taking a Walk with the BuddhaToday’s courage book review offers two illustrated books for children of Jataka tales, tales the Buddha told, but to begin with, here’s a beautiful picture…
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HELP!I’ve been thinking about emotional courage, and the struggle we have, as parents, to encourage our kids to do things on their own. Lisa has…
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Courage Book Review – Take Courage from the Story“Take courage from the story” is a Dakota proverb, written phonetically as Nee yeh chee yi yo. This was shared with me by my good…
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The Nemean LionWe have a lot of lion stories on this blog! Choose a warm weekend night this spring to tell this one, but first, see if…
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Lunch LettersEvery day since K. arrived in this country at the start of second grade, I put a note in her lunch bag. When her English…
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Courage Book Review – the Black ShipsYesterday 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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Another Lion Story (actually two!)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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Courage Book Review – Three by Idries ShahAfghan 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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