The winner of our Zen Jewelz giveaway is Coreen. Thank you all for leaving such beautiful and inspiring comments and thank you Coreen for encouraging us to take risks in order to live life to the fullest. This is Coreen’s comment:
Courage is the manifestation of a deep desire to live life to its fullest potential. When one embraces courage they enter into a life of adventure filled with bumps and bruises, but no regrets; for courage gives wings to ones soul by allowing one to be who they were meant to be~
Self-expression and courage: I am a breast cancer survivor and although it takes courage to go through treatment it takes more courage to live with this disease. I have learned that keeping things in and internalizing things are not healthy! To use self expression and to utilize all of the things and people around you and to use prayers for healing is very important! With cancer you need to heal from the inside out! Thank you and God Bless, Becki Viewegh.
Although the power of change is widely sung, the courage to do so is sometimes underestimated. To make a change – to alter one’s situation or one’s own self for the better – can be a hard-fought battle. Whether one is changing careers, learning something new, giving up an addiction, taking up an honorable cause, or going green, his or her commitment to positive change should be celebrated, for it is the will to change that enables us to grow.
The courage I see every day is one that my son doesn’t even realize. He lives with autism.(actually, anyone who knows about autism, knows the whole family lives with it.) But on a regular basis he overcomes many of his fears and teaches us all about being accepting of differences and to NEVER judge by someone’s appearance.
The courage to change means something different to everyone. For me the courage to change came in the form of getting back to school. My first time around school didn’t go very well and getting back into it took a lot of courage for me. At this point i only have one year left and i’ll graduate with my LPN. I’m so excited for this change in my life! I can’t wait to move on to this next step!
Courage to change is being willing to leave your comfort zone in order to better yourself.
Courage is the manifestation of a deep desire to live life to its fullest potential. When one embraces courage they enter into a life of adventure filled with bumps and bruises, but no regrets; for courage gives wings to ones soul by allowing one to be who they were meant to be~
I define courage in my life and for my daughters as moving forward despite your fears because you know you are doing something or going somwhere that will benefit you, your family/friends, the world, or all of the above.
I think courage to change ties into relationships with family. People come and go and change with age and experience. It can be tough to adapt. I have found that no matter what, through the ups and downs, I love my family more and more. We appreciate each other for who we are. Their support gives me courage to take on new challenges everyday.
The courage to change is about facing our fear of failure. A change is something that in all reality we may not do well and the fear of failure keeps us from change. Overcoming fear is the first step to what can possibly be a fabulous life altering change in one’s life.
My personal change came in going back to school to do something I’ve only dreamed about but feared. Now I can live the life I always wanted too, sadly it’s taken a long time to overcome fear and make it a reality. Better late than never.
As we all know, change is as constant as it is inevitable. However, that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. At the first sign of difficulty, many people break down and say, “I don’t deal well with change,” or “I can’t change.” Being truly courageous means acknowledging your fears and doing whatever it takes to overcome them. Many people have spoken about change, but I feel the best advice is this: “Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – St. Francis of Assisi
Courage to change can be found in how one perceives the outcome of the change. Changing from something familiar to unfamiliar takes courage. When someone approaches change with positive thinking over the outcome, they find the courage to make the change.
My children are what give me the courage to change. Because of them I have the courage to make myself and the world a better place.
Change is hard most of the time. But I have found in life that when I find the courage to change without knowing the outcome; the outcome is usually very good. Courage is the ability to overcome your fears and face the challenge/change face on.
Courage to Change… As I think of what change needs to occur in my life, I am instantly focused on being a better woman for the sake of my daughter. Most of my life I have struggled with my weight. I have survived many obstacles and achieved some lofty goals, but, at times I still feel insecure because of my weight. I am desperate to overcome my eating disorder so that I do not pass on this mental torture to my daughter. She is too young to know (she’s only 7 months old), but I know how quickly time goes by, so I must change now. I have the courage and I have the best reason in the world to make the change I need to… My lifetime relationship with my beautiful little girl is all the motivation I need.
My husband and I are about to embark on a new and exciting journey that requires the courage to change. We are moving away from our families across the US due to his job’s relocation. I am looking forward to this new adventure, but it is extremely difficult to begin in a new place without the support of those you love.
The courage to change for me was seeing how much our planet has changed! It’s a scary thought and I want to try to leave the world in as good a place as I can for my kids, grandkids, and so on.
We can never have enough of Nature – Henry David Thoreau