by Laura | The Year of Living Courageously
Well, friends, 2012 has assumed its place in history and with it, my Year of Living Courageously experiment. As I embark on 2013, I want to reflect for a moment on what I learned from my efforts last year to be a bit braver in all aspects of living: physical,...
by Laura | The Year of Living Courageously
This morning, I turned left. That’s a literal statement, not a political declaration of any kind. I turned left at the park while taking the dog for his six a.m. walk. Normally, I turn right out of habit, but the sunrise today was so beautiful, puffy clouds rinsed...
by Laura | The Year of Living Courageously
I cannot tell all you contributors how much it means to me that you have shared your amazing stories on this blog. All the essays touched me, and renewed my commitment to being more courageous morally, physically, ethically, emotionally … in every way. I could...
by Laura | The Year of Living Courageously
Is Fawzia Koofi Afghanistan’s Next President? You may not be familiar with the name Fawzia Koofi, but I feel compelled to write about her as an exemplar of courage. She is an Afghani mother and politician willing to risk her life and her daughters’ lives to...
by Laura | The Year of Living Courageously
I met Humbert Humbert this week. Those of you who know I have an Ivy league master’s in literature might be pardoned for wondering why I’d never met him before. Who knows? I’m sure it was my fault; I can’t blame the institutions of higher learning that awarded me...