In the movie, "We Bought a Zoo" Benjamin Mee said,"You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it." I'd like to take this lesson to heart but instead of giving 20 seconds to be courageous, I'm giving myself 5 seconds to make the decision. This blog is going to be based off my 5 second decisions to be courageous and other examples I have seen around me.
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I had a small "5 seconds to courage" moment the other day. I was riding my bike to the train station when I saw a man pushing his car all by himself. I thought,"Okay. I can either stop and ask if this man needs help and possibly be refused or I could keep riding and just never know what might have happened and regret not helping someone in need." I decided to stop. It turns out that he did indeed need help and appreciated the little muscles of a 23 yr old girl. It wasn't a life changing moment, but I felt good that I was able to help someone and in turn I know I also received a little bit of help that day.
I wanted to share this video because it shows the influence that service can have on you. It's about a 10 minute video but it's pretty powerful.
I'm posting again this week because I'm going on vacation and wont have access to the internet next week! It's going to be quite a small post. I was reading the General Conference talk by President Monson callled Be Strong and of a Good Courage . Pres. Monson gives great examples of courage and how we might build our courage. I would encourage you to read these inspiring words from a prophet of God!
I was seeing the Physical Therapist this week and I was about to do that electrical stimulation on my hip. I remembered to ask the Physical Therapist's assistant about a piece of stitching that was coming out of the incision point on my hip. She said she would go get some tweezers and pull it out if I'd like her too. I felt like such a baby and I almost said no but I felt brave for just 2 seconds and told her we'd better do it now or never. It turns out she didn't pull it she just trimmed it down a little. I read a story in the news about an incredible stunt-woman. She was "fearless". Or so she thought. She thought that by suppressing her fear she would be more successful. But by suppressing her fear she, over time, developed some medical conditions. She somehow traced it back to suppressing her fear and wrote a book called, "The Art of Fear:Why conquering fear wont work and what to do instead." She says,"It's not fear that causes problems ...
I'm convinced that there is no such thing as a "little act of service". Our Heavenly Father counts them all and loves each one.
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