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[aroraborealis]

Courage is not the ability not to feel fear, but rather, the ability to do something, even when it scares you.

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[catya.livejournal.com]

indeed.

[lcohen]

i must be braver than i think!

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Many are! :)

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

There's a Churchill quote to that effect, I think. I can't find it right now, but the essence of it -- that "courage" is the ability to act *despite* fear, not an absence of fear -- is one of my favorite sentiments.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's not a new thought, but it's a good one :)

[dbang.livejournal.com]

That was my big epiphany from the High Ropes course I took.

That, and the corollary which is "People with more fear have more opportunity to be courageous".

[cowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Amen. And I guess this means I should find a pic of the Cowardly Lion to put on the dashboard of my car!

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Definitely!