your daily rock : find courage

August 28, 2013 in Daily Rock, General

I wonder if we really find courage.

Or if we had it all along, and it was just dormant or hidden or inaccessible.

I think we’re born with an amazing courageousness. And we let it get small and hidden by comparing ourselves with others, absorbing the stories that other people tell us about us, and expecting way too little of ourselves.

“Find” implies it’s somewhere out there. It’s not.

It’s in here.

What courageous step can you take today?

Love,

p.s. I loved my recent conversation with some of the speakers at my upcoming Design Your Life Camp about courage, creativity, and community: Courage is required for creativity; creativity flourishes in community; community helps us find our courage. Tickets for Camp are available at a reduced rate until 8/31!

(These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.