Counselor's Corner: Character the Blythewood Way...

Character the Blythewood Way

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The Core Principle word we will be Spotlighting this week is Courage.  Courage is the ability to meet danger or pain without giving in to fear.  It means doing the right thing even when it’s scary or difficult.  Courage shows up in many ways all around you.  Courage is standing up for a friend, helping someone in need or sticking with something that is hard for you to do. … As a young person courage is one of the most important things you can develop.  Having courage makes you a better person, a better student and a better citizen. Have you ever done something that you knew was the right thing to do, but you were scared to do it?  Or maybe you did something that looked very hard, but you decided to try it. That is courage in action and you probably felt very good about what you did.  And you should!

“Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” – Edward Vernon Rickenbacker

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill

“It takes courage for people to listen to their own goodness and act on it.” – Pablo Casals

“He is courageous who endures and fears the right thing, for the right motive, in the right way and at the right times.” – Aristotle

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher