The Singer of Courage

[ParadoxalPixie]

This is an excerpt from a book, and it is long so I will chop it into two parts, but I really really wanted to share it because it helps me so much when I think about it, and I think it could help you too. I hope it's okay that I post it. I am posting this in the spirituality forum because this is an excerpt from The Faery Oracle and is spiritual in nature.
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“Someone once said that courage is not the absence of fear but that which enables us to experience fear and not be stopped by it. It is also what enables us to do what we believe to be right even when there is pressure from others around us to do otherwise. It is what enables us to go ahead into the unknown or perilous, where there are no guarantees of safety or security.

In our lives we are often, even constantly, confronted with a new world, a new way of being in the world, a new way of seeing and of being seen. Ordinary living takes courage, but to rise above the ordinary into the extraordinary takes even more courage. One of the keys to courage is to consider the fear and find a way to let the energy of the fear itself power the action. That is true courage.
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[ParadoxalPixie]

This is the second part. I really hope you enjoy it :happy .


"Often people think of courage as being part of high heroism. It is, but it also has its quiet, hidden side as well, and that may require greater courage because we cannot expect the rewards of praise and approval for it. For example, no courage is needed to be unhappy and self-pitying. We do not need to be self-disciplined or wise for that. However, to open our hearts to the risks and vulnerability of job and trust requires all of those things, especially courage.


Within each of us, there is the terrified inner mouse, and there is the brave inner hero. Either part of us can take over from the other. We get to choose which is in charge. The mouse is a magician with only one trick. It can cast an illusion that it is as big as an elephant. Then fear nearly overwhelms us, but we still have a choice. Learning to live with and manage the reactive animal without involves transforming emotions like rage and fear into courage through self-discipline and the help of the Singer of Courage.”

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:stars Pixie :stars

Thanks for sharing this. I liked it very much!

Take care,
Z.