By Steve Goodier 2002
"Do you know what my son James dreamed about last night?"
a friendasked me. "He dreamed about YOU," she went on. James told me this morning that in his dream he was being chased byKing Kong. Then he met you. I asked him if Mr. Goodier helped him. He said, 'No! He was hiding in the bushes with me while the Boy Scouts were beating King Kong with sticks.' Since I wasn't much help, thank goodness for the Boy Scouts!
Are you courageous? For most people, courage has little to do with fighting imaginary monsters in night time sleep. It has more to do with fighting those monsters of real life that keep us up at night. Real courage is always found in everyday living. In fact, it is the one ingredient that, when present in a life, will ultimately bring peace.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the great golfer, died of cancer. Her husband stood at her bedside weeping shortly before she passed on. Babe said to him, 'Now, Honey, don't take on so. While I've been in he hospital, I have learned one thing. A moment of happiness is a lifetime, and Ihave had a lot of happiness. I have had a lot of it.'
Babe found courage to meet two of life's universal monsters -- fear of death and fear of the unknown. She chose to remember all that life had given her rather than what was being taken away. She decided to meet those monsters equipped with gratitude and a smile. Babe chose courage. But what she actually found was peace.
You may be stronger than you think! Your real-life monsters can keep you awake at night, or you can allow them to awaken strength and power within you. It's a matter of choosing courage -- and finding peace.
