It's not just for lions anymore...and you don't get it by just asking your local wizard for it either. As one of the core values of The Values Network, COURAGE is part of the foundation of nearly everything we're about or we take on. It take courage to have integrity. It takes courage to show honor. It takes courage to be disciplined and it certainly take courage to show your faith. COURAGE is one of the easiest things to preach upon and one of the hardest values to obtain because it comes from deep within and it appears without any kind of summoning. It just appears. Having two kids in karate, my hope as a parent, is that they will find some kind of courage when it comes to physical challenges. Both of them are very active and certainly know how to take a little fall or even a good tackle. But how to pull that courage out of them goes a lot deeper than learning how to deflect a kick to the midsection. It's going to take some tapping of their inner strength.
I'm sure we've all had a situation in our younger years much like Ralphie when he confronts the town bully and beats him into submission. This courage didn't come by simply wanting it to come, it just came out at a time when he was pushed too far. This is God's little nitro boost that puts into each one of us. That kind of courage is certainly valuable, but the courage we need to tap in both ourselves and our kids is that courage of spirit when we step up and do the right thing despite the consequences. When we come face to face with the Scut Farkuses of the world and calmly do exactly what we have to do without losing our heads. By the way, here's the clip from A Christmas Story in case it's been awhile. Keep your head and do what you have to do that's the key. And our part is to prepare them for these confrontations. Whether it's someone daring them to steal or cheat on a test or make fun of a kid in the neighborhood who is a bit "odd". The COURAGE we look for in our kids starts with us.
Be there for them, tell them that they're strong, reinforce the good in them and it will come out when they challenge is in front of them. This is not just mushy parenting talk either. Show them the courage you seek in them by showing it TO THEM. Be the example and the model for them and it they'll become the model for others.
I'm sure we've all had a situation in our younger years much like Ralphie when he confronts the town bully and beats him into submission. This courage didn't come by simply wanting it to come, it just came out at a time when he was pushed too far. This is God's little nitro boost that puts into each one of us. That kind of courage is certainly valuable, but the courage we need to tap in both ourselves and our kids is that courage of spirit when we step up and do the right thing despite the consequences. When we come face to face with the Scut Farkuses of the world and calmly do exactly what we have to do without losing our heads. By the way, here's the clip from A Christmas Story in case it's been awhile. Keep your head and do what you have to do that's the key. And our part is to prepare them for these confrontations. Whether it's someone daring them to steal or cheat on a test or make fun of a kid in the neighborhood who is a bit "odd". The COURAGE we look for in our kids starts with us.
Be there for them, tell them that they're strong, reinforce the good in them and it will come out when they challenge is in front of them. This is not just mushy parenting talk either. Show them the courage you seek in them by showing it TO THEM. Be the example and the model for them and it they'll become the model for others.
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