The Storm (Errol Gray)

"Endurance, Resilience and Creativity can be observed in behaviour and outcomes, but their well-spring lies within us. These virtues are high value because they do not manifest in behaviour without a struggle. They struggle most commonly against a welter of misinformed anxiety and fear. Anxiety is usually misinformed – what it imagines seldom happens, but in the meantime it diminishes our capacity for Endurance, Resilience and Creativity. Though inner calm is required, it’s elusive. Without it things fly apart. “The wise man in a storm prays not for deliverance from danger, but for deliverance from fear. The storm within endangers us more than the storm without.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. The antidote to fear is love more than courage. Love is not a “selfie.” Love is “we” not “me.” Endurance, Resilience and Creativity are endemic to calm hearts in cultures of inclusive community."

Errol Gray

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