Universal theme overview
Courage is a child in the Universal themes series and is part of the Justice theme family. This is a theme overview post.
Courage is facing difficulties or danger with resolve, using reserves of inner strength. You do what must be done despite fear, danger or likely failure.
Big ideas
- The more you follow what is comfortable, the more frightened you become of everything else.
- You must embrace your fears and feel your pain before you can begin to let them go.
- The bravest person may be the most afraid but learns to become stronger by facing the fear.
- Humility is the doorway to new things and a fuller life.
- You can only become stronger by trying.
Courage key concepts
- Aggression is an unprovoked attack. Forceful, attacking behavior, either for self-assertion, self-protection or destructively hostile.
- Bravery is a willingness to face danger, pain, or trouble without showing bother about it.
- A cause is the force that spurs something into existence. It forms the basis for an action or decision. Any objective or movement that a person or group cares about and works to achieve.
- Character is a distinctive trait. The essential quality of someone or something. The pattern of behaviors and traits that defines anything.
- Concentration is the ability to focus one’s attention, thoughts, and efforts to one central point. Giving one’s full attention to one thing.
- Cowardice is a lack of courage, giving into one’s fears and abandoning duty, values or accountability.
- Denial is a refusal to believe, accept or recognize something. Saying no.
- Hesitation is the pause in a state of indecision, unsure of which way to go.
- A reward is something given for behavior, positive or negative, the reward being equivalent to the action.
- To temper is to make suitable, desirable or free from excess. Bring to a balanced state of intensity in order to control emotions or actions.
Archetypes
animals: bear, chipmunk, mongoose
birds: jay, quail
flowers: edelweiss, marigold
foods: garlic
mythical: griffin
roles: milquetoast, warrior
settings: war zone
situations: battle
symbols: sword