And in all honesty, that’s exactly the same thing that teaches you life courage. Once you learn to ALWAYS, every single time, respond according to who you really are, there is no alternative to courage. It’s only when you sometimes are untrue to yourself that doubt and fear creep in, and the more often you are untrue to yourself, the more and the easier those two things work their way into your life.

I think I’m going to write an article on that soon… that really came from deep, deep down inside of me.

Pamir, very nicely said. I think many people have thought they found life courage, only to turn the corner and have it gone. I don’t know if I believe life courage never leaves. I think it’s more like learning calculus, if you don’t practice and utilize your skills often, they fade.

Reflex courage doesn’t come in a moment, it comes over a lifetime. It’s just the visible expression that is displayed in a moment.

Liara, I agree that the best way to harness courage is to have successes in one’s own life. Those steps, especially the first big ones, can be very intimidating. I have found without regular practice, progress towards cultivating courage in one’s one life can decline. I can think of years where almost everything I did was amazingly courageous and vice versa. Like most powers, it seems to build of itself.

Jason, yes, I suppose you need to work on reflex courage daily. However, many of us aren’t typically faced with incidences that need reflex courage. I suppose visualization can help, but difficult when you are unsure what you are going to encounter.

Pamir, I hadn’t thought of life courage as a continuous thread, but you do have a point. To create this thread, however, would you argue you have to consciously go through the self awareness steps for each thread? ie I’m going to be honest, is this a conscious step? Then does it become a habit or is every instance courage? Would this actually fit in a seperate category?