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Arts of the Possible: Adrienne Rich on Writing, Capitalism, Freedom, and How Silence Fertilizes the Human Imagination

By Maria Popova — 2015

“The impulse to create begins—often terribly and fearfully—in a tunnel of silence. Every real poem is the breaking of an existing silence.”

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Nelson Mandela's Five Most Memorable Speeches

Excerpts from 'An ideal I am prepared to die for' and other memorable speeches by Mandela.

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Nelson Mandela, FirstPost
2013
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Courage

Courage takes many different forms such as physical courage in the face of bodily harm or death, social courage in the face of rejection or exclusion, intellectual courage to engage new ideas and concepts, and moral courage to do the right thing in the face of opposition or disapproval.

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Alberto Villoldo
2020
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Brené Brown: Drop the Armor, Dare to Lead

Brené Brown, renowned for her research on courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy, challenged HR professionals to help cultivate brave leaders who will humanize work.

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Dori Meinert
2019
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Life on the Edge

Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax describes five “edge states” where courage meets fear and freedom meets suffering.

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Joan Halifax
2019
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Courage Starts with Uncertainty

To create enlightened society, we must recognize our interdependence. In this 1999 conversation from the Lion’s Roar archive, Pema Chödrön and Margaret Wheatley discuss how individuals can open to one another.

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Pema Chodron AND Margaret Wheatley
2018
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