“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ~Ambrose Redmoon

The courage to do anything outside of our comfort zone comes with a price.  That price is integrity, mountainous mastery of a seemingly small task, and a new facet of character.

When fear and doubt loom large with ferocious voices that stop us cold like a mountain lion in our path, we can scant hear the voice of courage, the small bird on the branch high above – a song of encouragement.  We are preoccupied more with the danger at hand – the “what-ifs” of the lion’s roar.  We focus on our fight or flight instinct ignoring the voice of reason and fortitude gracefully orchestrated in the single quiet notes of a songbird.

At this precipice, at this juncture, we must sit on a stump and quiet our minds, quiet the lion’s roar, calm our breath and listen.  Like sunlight through the pines, it comes – soft, radiant, definite – until we hear only that – allowing us once again to step forward and take on the lion, now reduced to a mere cat in our path.

Listen for the small voice of courage, reason, and integrity when fear looms large.  Let the voice beam down like a small ray of sun through pine branches.  Hear only that, ignore the rest.  Fear will shrivel from lack of attention because you have found something else – more important – to focus on.

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