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<v Speaker 1>Us studious, Good morning, Welcome to this quiet moment to day.

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<v Speaker 1>We speak about courage, but not the kind that makes

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<v Speaker 1>noise or demands attention. We speak about the courage that

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<v Speaker 1>lives in silence, in the quiet decision to face a

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<v Speaker 1>new day with an open heart. Take a deep, full breath,

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<v Speaker 1>feel your lungs expand completely hold it, and then let

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<v Speaker 1>the air go slowly with intention and care. This breath

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<v Speaker 1>is an act of courage in itself, the simple willingness

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<v Speaker 1>to be present, to be here fully and without pretense.

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<v Speaker 1>Quiet courage does not look like bravery in the movies.

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<v Speaker 1>It does not wear a cape or carry a weapon,

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<v Speaker 1>or announce itself with trumpets. It looks like getting out

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<v Speaker 1>of bed when everything in you wants to stay hidden

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<v Speaker 1>beneath the covers. It looks like showing up when you

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<v Speaker 1>are not sure you are good enough. It looks like

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<v Speaker 1>speaking honestly when silence would be easier and safer. It

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<v Speaker 1>looks like continuing one step at a time, one breath

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<v Speaker 1>at a time, even when the perth a head is

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<v Speaker 1>unclear and the destination is uncertain. Perhaps you need courage

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<v Speaker 1>to day for something specific, a conversation you have been

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<v Speaker 1>avoiding because the words feel too heavy to carry a decision.

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<v Speaker 1>You have been postponing because the consequences feel too large

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<v Speaker 1>to face a truth. You have been holding back because

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<v Speaker 1>the risk of speaking it feels too great. Or perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>you simply need the courage to be gentle with yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>to let go of the harsh in a voice that

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<v Speaker 1>whispers you should be doing more, being more, achieving more,

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<v Speaker 1>and to replace it with something softer, something kinder, something

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<v Speaker 1>more true. Whatever form your courage takes this morning, know

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<v Speaker 1>that it is already within you. You do not need

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<v Speaker 1>to find it in a book, or borrow it from

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<v Speaker 1>someone else, or wait for it to arrive like a

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<v Speaker 1>visitor at your door. You only need to remember it.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been with you through every difficult day you

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<v Speaker 1>have ever faced, every loss you have survived, every moment

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<v Speaker 1>when you were certain you could not go on, and

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<v Speaker 1>yet somehow you did. You always did. Breathe in and

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<v Speaker 1>feel the warmth of discourage in your chest. It is

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<v Speaker 1>not a fire. It is a candle, steady and unwavering smile,

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<v Speaker 1>but enough enough to light the path ahead, enough to

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<v Speaker 1>warm your hands when the world feels cold, enough to

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<v Speaker 1>remind you that you are not alone in the dark,

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<v Speaker 1>because you carry your own light. Breathe out and let

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<v Speaker 1>go of the fear. That courage requires loudness or spectacle.

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<v Speaker 1>It does not. Let the want of that candle spread

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<v Speaker 1>through your body. Now started your chest and let it

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<v Speaker 1>radiate outward into your shoulders, down your arms, into your fingertips.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel it travel down through your core, into your legs,

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<v Speaker 1>your feet, the souls that will carry you forward into

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<v Speaker 1>whatever this day brings. This warmth is not borrowed, It

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<v Speaker 1>is not fragile. It is the accumulated heat of every

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<v Speaker 1>brave moment you have ever lived, gathered here inside you,

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<v Speaker 1>ready to light your way. You are not starting from

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<v Speaker 1>nothing this morning. You are starting from a lifetime of quiet,

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<v Speaker 1>steady courage that has brought you to this exact place.

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<v Speaker 1>Think of a door that stands before you to day,

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<v Speaker 1>the one you have been hesitating at. Quiet courage does

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<v Speaker 1>not mean throwing the door open with force. It means

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<v Speaker 1>standing before it with steady hands and a calm breath,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that you can open it whenever you are ready.

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<v Speaker 1>The door does not lock from the outside. You hold

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<v Speaker 1>the key, and the key is simply the willingness to

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<v Speaker 1>try when you are ready, the door will open, and

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<v Speaker 1>what lies beyond will meet you with the same quiet steadiness.

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<v Speaker 1>Bring to it, and know that courage is not a

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<v Speaker 1>single act. It is a practice, something you do again

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<v Speaker 1>and again, sometimes boldly and sometimes so quietly that only

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<v Speaker 1>you can feel it. Every time you choose to be

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<v Speaker 1>honest instead of comfortable, kind, instead of guarded, present, instead

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<v Speaker 1>of distracted, you are practicing courage. It leaves in the

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<v Speaker 1>small moments as much as the large ones, and each

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<v Speaker 1>small moment of bravery adds to the great quiet strength

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<v Speaker 1>that has been building inside you. Ald alone, day by day,

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<v Speaker 1>breath by breath. The brave thing you can do to

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<v Speaker 1>day might simply be to breathe, to be present, to

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<v Speaker 1>meet this morning with honesty and kindness, and to allow

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to be imperfect without apology. You are not fragile,

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<v Speaker 1>You are not weak. You have walked through storms before,

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<v Speaker 1>and here you are sitting in the quiet of a

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<v Speaker 1>new morning, still breathing, still showing up, still willing to try.

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<v Speaker 1>That is courage, that has always been courage. Let your

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<v Speaker 1>breath deepen in through the nose for far counts, drawing

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<v Speaker 1>in resolve and quiet determination. Hold for two, letting that determination.

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<v Speaker 1>Settle into your body, into your bones, into the very

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<v Speaker 1>marrow of who you are, out through the mouth for

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<v Speaker 1>six counts, releasing any resistance to what to day may bring.

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<v Speaker 1>With each exhale, you grow a little braver, a little steadier,

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<v Speaker 1>a little more at peace with the unknown. Let us

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<v Speaker 1>take three more breadths together, each one a quiet affirmation

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<v Speaker 1>spoken in the language of the body. I am here,

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<v Speaker 1>I am enough, I am brave enough to begin this day,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it may hold. Carry this quiet courage with you.

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<v Speaker 1>You do not need to be allowed to be strong.

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<v Speaker 1>Simply be yourself. That is more than enough. I will

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<v Speaker 1>be here with you again to morrow.