Necessary Courage

From Samuel Johnson (first found on a website I can't seem to get to identify itsef):

"Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice."

The part of that I'm focused on is that courage is basic and daily, not just for firefighters and paratroopers.

It's also crucial for life for the rest of us, at our desks, in meetings, in the car, in the kitchen, on the phone.



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Steinem on Palin

Gloria Steinem, mother of bold, speaks to Hillary Clinton supporters in an article in the L.A. Times.

"To vote in protest for McCain/Palin would be like saying, 'Somebody stole my shoes, so I'll amputate my legs.'"

This comes from a woman who knows about protest, and what kind works, and what kind doesn't.


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Seeking Divine Intervention

Here's an item of a sort that I usually hesitate to speak of:

Last night I decided to ask God to help me take better care of myself, and to ask often. This change I'm after has to do with small daily practices like not having coconut popsicles (only) for dinner, skipping exercise, and generally runnng short on sleep.

The decision in itself relaxed me, which is large. That alone is a serious benefit.

I'm very curious to see how it goes from here.

I write about this, not because I think it's a bold move, but because I have to take a deep breath in order to say it aloud here. And maybe there's good reason for that. I'm not sure. But I thought I'd test the hesitation.

Making declarations of goals public usually helps to make them happen. We'll see.




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