I am currently (like many people all over the world) in a locked down state and I may not venture out of my quarantine room. I do not really enjoy watching television, but one has to take a mental break from time to time and then I try to accept being entertained by the media. Occasionally there are very good documentaries that I stumble upon. For instance, last night I saw one about the importance of being “grounded” or “earthed”, which appears to be something to look into. I will include a link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwWoE9IBQQ8&t=1s
On the action movie channels we see "bloody violent daring courage" in all its forms and I cannot watch it if for long. However, I must admit, that if the plot is good and they have good car racing scenes, like in the Transporter series, I am a keen fan of the action genre (with less violence please) and I can appreciate the edited versions of “courage” I see. We all have an idea regarding the nature of "true courage" or when someone displays courage (according to our internal scales); we can each recall a time in our lives that required a measure of courage from us that we perhaps did not think we possessed (but fortunately we lived to tell the tale).
It is easy for us to imagine a hero or heroine rescuing someone with strength or wisdom, because we like that version of courage. However, if we think of our world at the moment, we are all facing ourselves in a brand-new way. We are compelled to engage in self-reflection and it does not have to be a negative experience, but it requires a measure of inner courage to “unpack” the self and to look within.
I found an encouraging quote by Mary Anne Radmacher. She says, “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”
I included an abstract oil on board diptych I made in 2008, entitled: Courage. May we march on courageously as we befriend ourselves for the better. Have a good day and stay “grounded”.
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