Our life energy is strengthened when we honor our Quiet Courage... and that is surprisingly difficult!
"I just did what I did. Who wouldn't??"
Call someone courageous and you're likely to get pushback.
Call yourself courageous and, eeek!, so uncomfortable!
But I see courage everyday. I get to go deep enough into someone's life experience to recognize all the places where courage (heart-mind-body-spirit energy) was required to make the choice they did...
...especially the choice to survive. Keep going. Find a way out and away if there is one.
Emotional freedom and thriving build on such courage. It's the quiet courage, sometimes hidden for decades behind stuff that looks like "going along to get along" or even hiding our true nature in order to stay safe enough (we hope).
Human-ing is hard. Quiet often super hard.
What keeps us going? Sure, some of it is the primal need to survive.
I've gotten to bear witness to the "more than survival" drive that's palpable even in extended periods of crisis.
It's the drive to contribute, to love and be loved, and be what matters. It's the knowing there's more to us than a paycheck or acclaim.
Quiet courage is needed to feel appreciation — and express it.
Quiet courage is needed to show up, again and again, for a child, parent, or any other human (including the one in the mirror) who is suffering and in distress.
Cathy and I are inviting you to explore this with us. We've come to know that yes, life will demand from us quiet courage that seems to be beyond our capacity! Yet, we're still here. Still choosing to live, laugh, and love.
In our experience, when we share with "safe-enough" people that yes, there is a LOT going on inside and around us that demands courage, we grow in strength.
The notion that "there must be something wrong with me to have to use this much courage just to get dressed" falls away. We're human. And the savvy aware and empathetic amongst us recognize that To Be Human Takes Courage... and mostly the non-flashy kind.
You can attend as our guest this coming Tuesday. We also courageously ask for financial support for this work, if your heart and wallet are aligned with that. Bless you and thank you. We hope to see you Tuesday (or on the recording).
A Real Skills Workshop for: Be Calm & Confident
When: Tue Mar 26 2024 at 830pm EDT / 530pm PDT (90 mins with a 7 min break)
Where: Zoom
Register here for Quiet Courage: Finding Strength Together: https://www.thrivingnow.center/t/1345
RickThrivingNow / Rick ~ ThrivingNow
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