“Courage
starts with
showing up and
letting ourselves be seen.”
– Brene Brown (1965 – ) U.S. professor / author
THE COURAGE TO FORGIVE – “Again, we saw how the spiritual preparation of the previous steps made it possible for us to withstand the pain and remorse of listing the people we had harmed.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 84)
MAKING PEACE IN OUR HEARTS –
“In Step Eight,
we continued our
house cleaning, for we
saw that we were not only
in conflict with ourselves,
but also with people and
situations in the world
in which we lived.
We had to begin
to make our
peace … .”
(12 & 12, p.
108)
What happened the last time you had the courage to forgive someone, or alternatively, fearlessly asked for forgiveness yourself?
Courage – Superchick (4:00)
*Essay on Brene Brown and Wholehearted Courage
Forgiveness Healing Guided Meditation (9:12)
The Monkeys and The Bell :
A thief, who was escaping with a stolen bell was killed and eaten by a tiger. The bell was found by the monkeys who began to ring it. The noise frightened the people of the nearby villages who thought it was the sound of a giant. Only one woman was not afraid and she went out with a basket of fruit. Nearby she heard the bell. She left the basket on the ground and hid. No sooner had the monkeys thrown themselves on the fruit the woman picked up the bell and ran back to the village. They praised her heroic courage in stealing the bell from the giant!
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