10/08/2026
What does courage look like in your life right now?
I’ve been sitting with this question recently, both in my reflections and through what we’ve been exploring together in classes.
When we think of courage, it’s easy to picture the bigger, more visible moments. Making a difficult decision or doing something despite being afraid. But I feel some of the courage we draw upon most often is much quieter.
Like the courage to pause and listen to ourselves,or to acknowledge when something doesn’t feel right. To stay present with discomfort rather than immediately trying to escape it. To admit that we feel afraid or uncertain without believing that means we aren’t capable of moving forward.
The root of the word courage is connected to the heart, so perhaps courage isn’t really about getting rid of fear. Perhaps it’s about how we remain in relationship with ourselves when fear is present.
This has been weaving into our exploration of ahimsa in class. Ahimsa is non-violence, an invitation towards care, reverence and compassion in the way we meet ourselves, each other and the world around us.
I feel this is where ahimsa and courage intertwine in our life.
Some fears are wise. They protect us and ask us to pay attention. But what about the fears that quietly begin shaping our lives? We wait until we feel ready or certain. We hold back from beginning something, changing something or allowing ourselves to be fully seen.
Perhaps courage is being willing to become curious about the difference.
We’re living through a time where uncertainty seems to be touching many parts of life. I don’t feel the answer is to become harder or learn not to feel it. Maybe the courage these times ask of us is a kind of emotional resilience; our capacity to stay with ourselves through uncertainty, to feel what is here without being consumed by it and to keep finding our best way through even when fear is present.
To notice how courage gathers slowly through the choices we make and the ways we keep showing up for ourselves.
What does courage look like in your life right now? And is there a fear you’re beginning to see differently?
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