Finding Your Heart of Courage

Courage. It is a potent word and one that we often associate with other people rather than ourselves. The word "courage," comes from the Latin cor, meaning heart. It denotes acts of bravery sourced in the heart. 

Even if we do not feel particularly courageous, each of us can act with conviction of the heart. We can speak up, lend a hand, invite someone who may be troubled, lost, or alone into our heart. Even simple acts like these can be seen as courageous ones. Why? Because in that moment of reaching out, we forget our "small self.” We become a vital member of a global community of hearts who deeply care for one another, and who are willing to act bravely on the behalf of all beings everywhere.
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Today, be courageous. Open your heart.

​©2026, Janice L. Lundy