5-Minute Courage Workout: Saying “I’m Sorry”Compiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: Saying “I’m sorry” takes emotional and moral courage. Learning about the true purpose and importance of making an…
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A Tall Tell TaleLiving for a year in Switzerland as a child, I saw and heard frequent mention of that country’s legendary hero, William Tell. Pictures of the…
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Courage Book Review – 1,001 Versions of the Arabian NightsThe great, overstuffed toy box that is the 1,001 Arabian Nights has provided stories and inspiration for generations, with examples of each of the six…
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Courage Challenge of the DayLion’s Whiskers offers this courage challenge: Choose a worthwhile cause that your family can donate some time, petition signatures, or money to this month. The organization…
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Everyone Is a HeroEveryone is the hero of her own story, her own heroic journey. We only play secondary roles in other people’s journeys – guide, helper, obstacle,…
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Courage Book Review – “I will stir up the waters of the old days and shape the long-ago then into now.”Today’s offering is a great retelling of Beowulf. This version is subtitled, A Hero’s Tale Retold, and was written and illustrated by James Rumford. What…
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A Spectrum of Attachment: Beth’s StoryUnderstanding attachment as the first step to ensuring our children develop the capacity for emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and moral courage has naturally got me…
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The Path to Courage: Irena Gutowa’s StoryComing up soon is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, so my post is dedicated to one of my own heroes, rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke. About…
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Fenrir: Big, Bad WolfA few weeks ago I wrote about trickster tales, and the importance of reclaiming intellectual courage from the stigma of trickery. The tradition of the…
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Relativity“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”…
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