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Welcome to Reflections
Where I share the lessons emerging from the Finding Courage project
The stories I’ve been gathering for Finding Courage are changing how I think about courage - what it looks like, how it feels, and how often it goes unnoticed.
Reflections is where I think out loud about what the stories are teaching me.
If you’re curious about the everyday realities of courage — not the headlines, but the human moments — you’re in the right plac
What the War Memorial Forced Me to Confront About Courage
My husband and I visited the War Memorial recently. Here I was, a writer of courage stories, surrounded by stories of courage. So why did I feel so unsettled?
Pondering this has brought me face to face with some unexpected ideas about courage, changing the shape of the Finding Courage project.
When Courage Is Asked of You — Are You Ready?
What happens when the need for courage arrives out of the blue — when you feel least ready?
It’s easy to assume that if something like that happened, you wouldn’t know what to do — that you wouldn’t be strong enough, or able to summon the courage required.
And yet, the stories I’ve heard in Finding Courage suggest something else.