Running Plan B
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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Running Plan B
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My Year of Living Fearlessly!
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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Issun Boshi, the Inch-High Samurai
Issun Boshi, the Inch-High Samurai
This story, Issun-Boshi the Inchling, or the Inch-High Samurai, is sometimes referred to as the Japanese Tom Thumb. It is a much loved story that…
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Dancing Through the Pain, Part II
Dancing Through the Pain, Part II
Last week, in the first part of this interview with former professional ballet dancer, Jane Haugh, we discussed what can make a person willing to…
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Physical Courage and the Redheaded Child
Physical Courage and the Redheaded Child
If you are a redhead, you may already know – or at least suspect – that your relationship to pain is a bit different from…
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Dancing Through the Pain, Part I
Dancing Through the Pain, Part I
Over the winter I sat down with my good friend, Jane Haugh, a former professional ballet dancer, to talk about physical courage. Specifically, I had…
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Letting Go: The Death of Ra
Letting Go: The Death of Ra
In the beginning all was darkness, but then came Ra, and he called all things into being. He was the first god-pharaoh, and he ruled…
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Does This Taste Funny to You?
Does This Taste Funny to You?
Not long ago I wrote about the giddy pleasures of the tall-tale form in the wildly exaggerated physical courage of Pecos Bill. Today I want…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Pull Up a Chair and Make Yourself Uncomfortable!
5-Minute Courage Workout: Pull Up a Chair and Make Yourself Uncomfortable!
Compiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: Part of developing physical courage is to gain, through experience, a comfort with discomfort. It is impossible to…
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Courage Question of the Day
Courage Question of the Day
Here at Lion’s Whiskers we are hoping to collect examples of physical courage. To recap, here’s how we define physical courage: Physical courage is the…
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