Courage — Sep 20, 2022

Find a motivational quote and write about it

In what way does it offer encouragement for you?

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Here is another great challenge from Nancy Blackman, editor and publisher of Refresh the Soul. This is # 20 in a 30-day Series. (10-more to go) Here goes:

Find a motivational quote and write about it. In what way does it offer encouragement for you?

My Dad

My Dad had a saying before he died, he wanted me to know, and he wanted me to remember. This quote helped me:

• In dealing with all the deaths I had to deal with at an early age in my family. It was as if my Dad was beside me, whispering in my ear, telling me his words of encouragement.
• His quote helped me all those years as a First Responder, dealing with the unknown and dealing with fear.
• His quote has been in several poems I have written.

What is the quote?

Here it is, and again, you may have seen it in some of my poems. Here goes:

“Courage is the ability to control fear.” The Original Wire Editor Newman. (RIP 1967).

You may remember this quote written in my poems as: