A DIFFERENT TYPE OF COURAGE
The general understanding of courage is bravery in the face of an enemy/threat etc. But there are many other forms of bravery; here are some examples……
A serious life-threatening diagnosis.. this requires courage to digest and accept. Initial shock and disbelief, panic, questioning, apprehension, fear of the treatment and side-effects.
The wisdom to navigate your parental role in dealing with your teenagers’ serious misdemeanour.
The death of a loved one- we all will face this sometime in our lives. Our loss could be a parent, spouse, child, friend…
The courage when a serious decision must be made. The level of impact of your decision whether personally, affecting your partner, your family, friends, community. etc. The higher your position in life, the wider the impact of your decisions, for example, the impact of recent decisions made by presidents, governors, etc.
So, instead of taking the Ostrich approach of sticking our head in the sand, we need to have a ‘battle-plan’ to enable us to face the torpedo’s that can, and often will, come our way.
SOME SUGGESTIONS:-
Avoid a ‘panic/knee-jerk reaction. Take a deep breath, assess the situation. Separate fact from supposition.
Avoid jumping to conclusion and hastily leaping into action. Give yourself time to absorb the shock and to assess the facts rationally
Ask questions, listen carefully, separate fact from supposition.
Consider who could empathically and wisely support you. You do not have to ‘go it alone’.
Afterwards, take time to debrief, consider the results then let it go.
