New Topic: Courage

The first thing I would like to say about this topic is that it has taken me a long time to differentiate between courage and recklessness. I will forgo posting wikipedia definitions of each, and say that I believe the deciding factor is in the measurement, concern, and knowledge of risk. I have come to believe that if a person has no concern of any risk, or refuses to consider it before throwing himself into a ridiculous situation, he is reckless. As adorable as it is, I firmly believe it does no good but to serve as a warning to others. Courage, for me is when you know the risks, you know how hard it is going to be, but there is a lot depending on your success, so you push through a ridiculous situation, trying to cause as little damage as possible, with your drive focused on a larger good. My confession is that my greatest moments of courage have come after moments of recklessness, when I've been clobbered with the consequences of my actions and had to work my way out and over, with full comprehension of what could happen (again). I suppose that means one of the blessings of experience is the opportunity to be brave.

I have a couple of interviews lined up to talk about courage, but if you have anything to contribute (your story, or someone you admire), please email me :) frekkeldesigns@gmail.com

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-Jenn

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