Courage means we do not waste precious energy on self-pity. Instead, we get on with living. We might wish we could always live a certain way, or we think we should. Since we do not, we might think it is our own fault, we might brood about our difficult lot, or we might blame others. Looking at neighbors or people we admire we may say, "Their life is so easy. They do everything right. Why can't I be like them?"
Many courageous people, thinking back on their moment of greatest courage, have said, "I just did what I had to do." In truth, no one lives an entire life without problems and times of serious challenge. We do not choose when problems come and how they come. But we do choose how we meet our difficulties, how we respond to pain or trouble. And when we stop wasting energy on poor me and bad me thoughts, our ordinary lives become courageous. Then we use our difficulties to learn new truths, to bring forth our best qualities and our greatest strengths...Unknown
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