President Theodore Roosevelt Quote About Courage

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From Denny:  If there was ever one of our American Presidents who understood the road to courage it was Teddy Roosevelt.  He never cringed at a seemingly impossible challenge.  He met crisis bravely and with all the enthusiasm he could throw at it - and usually won.

Every day I read the economic news, story after story of Americans suffering terrible hardships. Millions have been out of work for as long as four years.  Still others have run through all their life savings and retirements still only to lose their homes to foreclosure. And if that is not bad enough there is the trauma of  losing their spouse to cancer, divorce or suicide.

If ever there was a time for courage it is now in this generation.  Life is throwing out all kinds of harsh challenges that require courage of commitment and courage of doing.  One thing is certain: this generation will never be labeled as the Timid Generation.

The people alive today are forced into making tough choices with long term ramifications.  On a positive note, when we experience defeat or victory it is then we have truly lived Life to its fullest, learning lessons learned no other way. It is in these uncertain times in which we have the capacity to grow without limits.  Take stock of how challenge has changed you.  Give gratitude for how that growth has strengthened you, giving you a firmer Life foundation that can never be undone.

Quote

It is not the critic who counts,
nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly;
who errs and comes short again and again;
who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,
so that his place shall never be with those timid souls
who know neither victory nor defeat.

- President Theodore Roosevelt


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Step Out into the Unknown with Ease

From Denny: This photo and quote reminds me of the ancient mystery schools where the spiritual path was taught over decades. Students did not expect to learn spiritual principles in a few months of study. Students did not expect to interact with spiritual energy on the highest levels within a few years. Students did not expect to wield spiritual power until their egos were well disciplined, honed into perfect obedience to Spirit.

A true student of the spiritual path accepts early on that Life is truly a journey. This journey involves the unexpected and the unplanned. Life is not always as orderly as our emotions and left brain sense of the world would prefer. :)

In order to maintain our balance - or regain it quickly - it's important to root ourselves in the present - the Now - and not focus upon even what happened a few moments ago or what might happen in our future.

What was it Einstein taught? When we focus upon those subatomic particles they actually move in relation to our thoughts and expectations. That observation from a mathematician and physicist should make us aware of how much our expectations affect our daily lives.

It's those expectations and emotions that get in the way of being able to see clearly down our path. Leave them on the side of the road and your journey becomes more joyful as you glide from one moment to the next with ease.

Read what Dr. Martin Luther King had to say on the subject of courage and faith.




Photo of lighthouse stairs by eschipul @ flickr


Quote

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


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