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"Champs make the small feel great. Chumps make everyone feel small." –Jim Mullins

Living Daily

By Rev. Dr. Dale Turner

From Different Seasons: Twelve Months of Wisdom & Inspiration

Principal L. P. Jacks, the noted English philosopher, described every human heart as an arena where a hero and a coward wage a continuous conflict for the mastery of each personality. Upon the outcome of the struggle between the hero and the coward hinges our self-respect, out usefulness, and our happiness.

It is no sham battle. Because the struggle is both universal and life-long, with first one side of us then the other the victor, there are very few perfect heroes and heroines, and very few absolute cowards. Successful living pivots on courage.

Courage is the ability to act effectively in the face of danger or difficulty. It involves both purpose and knowledge of danger. The deepest courage is revealed when a person looks straight at danger or hardship and is not turned aside by it. More...