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Monday, October 26, 2015

Have Courage



In my book, Connected in Love, one of my characters, Cammie Bentley, is the wife of a verbally abusive man, Like all abused women, she is afraid of him. She's afraid to make waves. She's afraid to cross him. She's even afraid to voice her own opinions, knowing he will be upset and take it out on her by harangues, vindictive threats, and passive-aggressive actions.

The Main Character--protagonist--Mary Donohue, tries to convince her she must have courage to be able to stand up to him. Cammie is still afraid, even knowing she has to make a decision. His outbursts are escalating. What she doesn't know is, his pornography viewing is also escalating.

Mary convinces Cammie that courage does not mean you aren't afraid. Courage means you do what needs to be done despite being afraid.


What are you putting off because you're afraid?


Saturday, October 10, 2015

Small Acts of Courage




“What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.”
~Dr. Daisaku Ikeda

Courage is what I lacked my whole life. I had too much fear. 
Fear can paralyze you.
Fear takes away your agency.
Fear overcomes you and swallows you up until the you in you doesn't exist anymore.

Courage is acting in spite of the fear. It doesn't necessarily mean you're not afraid.
But you do whatever it is you need to do anyway.