The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word Coeur, meaning "heart." Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values wither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.
Rollo MayCourage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
Rollo MayI learned that healing and cure are active processes in which I myself needed to participate.
Rollo MayEvery act of genuine creativity means achieving a higher level of self-awareness and personal freedom.
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