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The Psychology of CourageCourageous Based MindsetThe Psyche-Spiritual PerspectiveThe Grounded Perspective: Believe What You See!More from Dr. TomReferences Quotes on Courage to Live By Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain Courage is grace under pressure. Ernest Hemingway A Poem on Courage A wise man once said that“Courage is Grace under Pressure.”…

Inspiration: A True Mark of Courage

Daily Inspiration

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Winston Churchill

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Vincent Van Gogh

Inspiration: A True Mark of Courage The Philosopher’s Corner

Courage has always been a core value I…

Laugh a Little Bit ~ by Edmund Vance Cooke

Here’s a motto, just your fit—   Laugh a little bit.   When you think you’re trouble hit,   Laugh a little bit.   Look misfortune in the face.   Brave the beldam’s rude grimace;   Ten to one ’twill yield its place,   If you have the wit and grit   Just to laugh a little bit.

  Keep your face with sunshine lit,   Laugh a little bit.   All the shadows off will flit,   If you have the grit and wit

One simple formula for bravery

“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”  ― Epictetus

Back in the day, in my beloved teenage years, I was a boxing champ, at least in my state, fly weight and all. I have to say that I felt pretty proud, it’s nice to say you are a champ and have a few wins under your fists. But as in everything, it is not just winning, but losing as well, and sometimes, losing terribly. I…

A Poem About Courage by Ralph Waldo Emerson

As the bird trims her to the gale, I trim myself to the storm of time, I man the rudder, reef the sail, Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime; “Lowly faithful, banish fear, Right onward drive unharmed; The port, well worth the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Today's #quote on #integrity by #writer John D. MacDonald

Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn’t blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won’t cheat, then you know he never will. ~ John D. MacDonald

“Almost two years ago I was in The Watershed with some amazing people who like me were fighting addiction. I was grateful for another chance- yet I felt lost, afraid, broken and alone. I was fighting so hard to hang on and struggling to let go of the things I had done and change the person that I had allowed myself to become! Truth is I hated who I was! I was still pretty sick because I had been on hospice due to cirrhosis of the liver, and I wasn't supposed to survive. My life was a mess and my family was falling apart. But something deep inside told me to trust God, trust the doctors, trust the nurses, trust the counselors and just keep holding on and everything would get better. I decided to give it my all. Let me say that my life is amazing today. I have been clean and sober 1 year, 9 months and 17 days (for the first time in over 20 years) and in that short time my life has changed so much! All the pieces are really starting to fall into place and all the things I had lost I am gaining back, plus so much more. I love my children and grandchildren so very much and I have them all in my life today and there was a time I didn't think that was possible. I am learning to love and forgive myself and others and with that forgiveness has come so much peace. I am also getting healthier each day that passes by, when I entered The Watershed I was really doubting weather or not I would be able to change and we all knew if I didn’t I would not live!! Life isn't perfect, but it is AMAZING!! I believe now, that everything happens for a reason, and the reason everything played out the way it did in my life to me is very simple- It was so I would truly appreciate being alive and realize what a gift life is! I am thankful for so much today, but most of all I am thankful that when I gave up on myself, other people didn't. The Watershed was always there for me anytime I was in need of help and they never once turned me away. They loved me and believed in me when I couldn't love or believe in myself. I am forever grateful to God and to The Watershed for helping me to get to this place in my life.”