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Below are the best articles we could find on Courage.

Fear is an emotion, but courage is a decision. We can choose to be brave. Instead of seeing courage as the absence of fear, we can embrace courage as the ability to manage our fears. Although courage and fear are often intertwined, by focusing on courage instead of fear, we can make headway. Development of courage comes through looking at what we have control over, surveying alternatives and options, and making decisions based on what’s possible. Practicing courage builds confidence and rounds us out.

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Taking Mindfulness to the Heart of Trauma

Grassroots activist Shelly Tygielski’s mindfulness practice has developed from free meditations on the Florida beach to helping the families of Parkland cope with unimaginable loss.

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“Let Freedom Ring Wherever the People’s Rights Are Trampled Upon”: What We Can Learn from Nelson Mandela Today

Nelson Mandela was by nature an optimist, but he was as hard-headed as they come. He did not embrace the consoling view of history that, as Martin Luther King said (in a line often quoted by Barack Obama), “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

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‘A Story of Great Resilience’: After Fleeing Taliban, Stranded U of T Mississauga Student Turns to Profs for Help

Exam season is a stressful period for many students – but for Sana Hashim it was also the moment when her world was turned upside down.

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No One Cares!

Our fears about what other people think of us are overblown and rarely worth fretting over.

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Life’s Work

An interview with Maya Angelou.

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The Activism Cure

People who give to others give healthier, happier lives to themselves, argues Meredith Maran.

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The Power of Cults

How Chico State Prof. Janja Lalich went from cult member to author-expert.

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Trickle Down Revolution

Here in India, even in the midst of all the violence and greed, there is still immense hope. If anyone can do it, we can do it, writes Arundhati Roy.

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Don’t Pull the Trigger

Sometimes all it takes is a word or simple event and our thoughts and emotions are off to the races. David Richo on the fear that’s behind our triggers—and the antidote to it.

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From Conflict to Intimacy

An interview with Danaan Parry

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