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
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
For all of 2012, I’ve been writing a blog called The Year of Living Courageously. It’s about me, and other people, pushing themselves to live with greater integrity and more courage, physically, emotionally, morally. Now It’s Your Turn In an effort to get a broader...
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
In honor of the summer Olympics, I have to do a couple of posts about the events in London. I find myself particularly interested in the U.S. athletes who are back for a second, third or fourth stab at the Games after they’ve already won gold. People like Michael...