Bravery

'Game of Thrones' and True Bravery

Jaimal Yogis | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: The Fear Project, The-Fear-Project, Fear, Jaimal Yogis, Game of Thrones, Bravery, Choke, Becoming-Fearless, Fear Bravery, Overcoming Fear, Types of Fear, Fear Game of Thrones, Kinds of Fear, Fear Courage, Becoming Fearless, Fear and Bravery, Video, Healthy Living News

Fear can be extremely negative. Fear keeps us from living our dreams, makes us scared of people who are different, creating war and racism. It lies to us about our potential. We want to be fearless, right?

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Notes From a Life Lived Fearlessly

Elizabeth Kuster | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: New York, Courage, Fearless Living, Kaizen, Bravery, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Fearlessness, The Huffington Post, Becoming Fearless, Skydiving, Profiles in Courage, Success and Motivation, Happiness, Becoming-Fearless, Healthy Living News

I guess you could say that I got this Becoming Fearless editor gig by making the study of fearlessness a lifetime habit ... People who haven't skydived sometimes ask me if that's the scariest thing I've ever done. Here's what I tell them: "No. That's just fear of dying. Fear of living is much, much scarier."

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Time to 'Bell the Cat' -- Seeking Moral Courage in 2012

Jonathan Gandomi | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Baha'i, Moral Courage, Aesop, Afghanistan, Baha'is in Iran, TED Talks, Bravery, Robert Kennedy, Religion News

"Each time a person stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, (s)he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." - Robert Kennedy

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Safety vs. Bravery

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Fear, Adventure, Living, Expression, New Year, Bravery, 2012, Life, Safety, New Year's Resolution, New Year's Resolutions, New Year Resolutions, Mindfulness, New Years Resolutions, New Year Resolution, Healthy-New-Year, Healthy Living News

Just as songs are to be shared, not merely sung, life is to be lived, not merely survived. So live while you're alive; let 2012 be a year filled with bravery, rather than safety.

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WATCH: Astounding Technology Lets Quadriplegic Play Violin

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Virtual Violin, Eric Wan, Inspiration, Bravery, Disabled Musicians, Vmi, Disability, Quadriplegic, Virtual Music Instrument, Paralysis, Performance, Arts News

When violinist Eric Wan was paralyzed from the neck down at age 18, most expected it would be the end of his musical career. It took him two years to ...

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Voices of Courage

BJ Gallagher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Leadership, Freedom Fighters, Tunisia, Bravery, Iraq, Democracy, Obama, Heart, Courage, Military, Wisconsin, Workplace, Freedom, Libya, Afghanistan, Books News

With courage on such abundant display lately, I was curious to see what book publishers had to offer in the way of courage. I'm happy to report that I found three terrific volumes.

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Arab Uprising's Winners and Losers

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Youth, Arab, Bravery, Tunis, Western, People, US, Wikileaks, Dictators, Tyrants, World News

The newly found bravery of Arab youths has spread from one country to another. The right to free expression and assembly, long restricted in Arab countries, has now been extracted as a result of the sacrifices in the streets.

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A Toast to the Bravery and Sacrifice of Whistleblowers

John Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Integrity, Iraq War, Sacrifice, National Security, Whistleblowers, Bravery, Abu Ghraib, Impact News

I toast the bravery and sacrifice of all those who decide to put the public interest before their own, who take action rather than turn a blind eye, and who pay the consequences long after they leave the headlines.

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You've Got to Have B.A.L.L.S.

Sandy Grason | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Success, Self Doubt, Fear, Courage, Lifestyle, Balls, Bravery, Authenticity, Business, Belief, Denver News

Last week I was having coffee with a new acquaintance, "Jen," who just happens to be one of the most successful business women I've ever met. I was s...

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Letting It All Out: Talking Taboo on Stage in LA

Laurenne Sala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Show, Taboo, Corey Podell, Unexpected, Bravery, Taboo Tales, Suicide, Storytelling, Society, Los Angeles, Laurenne Sala, Inappropriateness, Comedy, Los Angeles News

Bodily functions are funny because nobody is allowed to talk about them. The moment we get permission, we're happy to share about all the things we've been holding in.

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Why Are We Expected To Be Brave In The Face Of Illness?

Lisa Copen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health Crises, Illness Bravery, Health, Bravery, Chronic Illness Culture, Illness Courage, The Inner Life, Illness Coping, Healthy Living News

Does our society create grand expectations that exemplify bravery and courage as the only acceptable response to an illness crisis?

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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Responding to Arizona's Immigration Law

Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Martin Niemoeller, Citizenship, Hate Crimes, Latin America, Bravery, Civil Rights, Dream, The Trail of Tears, U.S., United States, Immigrants, Statue of Liberty, Madeline Albright, Pennsylvania, Arizona, China, William O. Douglas, New York, Cesar Chavez, Jim Crow, Human Rights, Inclusion, Segregation, Japanese American Internment Camps, Abraham Lincoln, World War II, Faith, Diversity, Albert Einstein, North Carolina, Politics News

Now, for the first time in my life, there is a level of fear for me attached with being -- and looking -- Latina. A few times now I have returned home during the day after realizing that I didn't have my U.S. passport on me.

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The Summit Series: Lessons in Being Brave

Daphne Oz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Miami, Summit Series, Skydiving, Harry Potter, Bravery, Speed Dating, Healthy Living News

I was very lucky to attend the Summit Series in Miami, FL. Imagined by four twenty-somethings, the Summit Series brings together young business leaders in an effort to promote collaboration and learning.

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A Crossed Wire: A Call For Help

Sharon Salzberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Interconnectedness, Awareness, Six Degrees of Separation, Refuge, Love, Bravery, A Call for Help, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

We really all should be committed to taking care of one another - we're not even six degrees of separation away. We're barely one crossed wire away.

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When Failure Is Not An Option

Roxanne Emmerich | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Success, Antarctica, Courage, Tom Hanks, Bravery, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Failure, The Inner Life, Apollo 13, Healthy Living News

Whether it is your work life, financial goals, finishing school, health aspirations, or whatever--why not just take FAILURE off that list of options?

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Obama's First Wartime Thanksgiving

Jeff Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bravery, World War Two, Sacrifice, Thanksgiving, Hurtgen Forest, Afganistan War, Obama, Wartime, Courage Under Fire, Omaha Beach, Casualties, Gis, Thanksgiving Commentary, U.S. Army, 83rd Infantry Division, Killed-in-Action, Politics News

Roosevelt thought sacrifice cause for celebration. He proclaimed Nov. 23, 1944, "a national day of Thanksgiving." Now another president faces Thanksgiving with troops dying in the field.

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On Being Brave, Having Courage

Rob Kall | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Quotes, The Hero's Journey, Hero's Journey, Courage, Civil Disobedience, Heroes, Bravery, Protest, Entrepreneurship, Ptsd, Protester Arrests, Civil Rights, Risk, The Inner Life, Wellness, Healthy Living News

I think that the good experiences we have prepare us to face uncertainty, or even potential danger or unknowns, to take risks. That's why I've been writing about the joy of getting arrested lately.

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The Rights of Marriage, California Style

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.17.2011

Love, West Hollywood highlights the human side of an inequality that is finally unraveling. We'll see what happens in California in the next six months -- the whole world is watching us.

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