Friday, April 24, 2015

Definitions

Ordinary courage.

From Brene Brown:

Courage originally meant "to speak one's mind by telling all one's heart."  Over time,  this definition has changed,  and, today,  courage is more synonymous with being heroic.   Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we've lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are,  about what we're feeling,  and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage.   Heroics is often about putting out life of the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line.   In today's world,  that's pretty extraordinary.

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