by Beth Vogt @BethVogt
Beth K. Vogt believes God’s best often waits behind the doors marked “Never.”
A nonfiction writer and editor who said she’d never write fiction, Beth is now a novelist with Howard Books. She enjoys writing inspirational contemporary romance because she believes there’s more to happily-ever-after than the fairy tales tell us. Connect with Beth on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or check out her blog on quotes, In Others’ Words.
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| "To be courageous means to be afraid but to go a little step forward anyway." Beverly Sills (1929-2007), American operatic soprano |
I believe that
being courageous happens at the same time you are fear-filled.
You don’t wait for the
fear to vanish, gather courage in your fists, and advance. No, true bravery
manifests when someone whispers, “I’m scared” and then doesn’t back down from whatever
enemy stands before them.
I also know that
winning the day doesn’t always mean total victory. Sometimes it’s holding the
ground you’ve already won. Or risking one … step … forward … and saying,
“Tomorrow I will try again.”
I hang around a lot of
courageous people. Some of my closest friends and I like to sing “Brave” by
Sara Bareilles — it’s a vocal reminder to be brave, be ourselves, to step up,
step out … to go for it, to go forward.
In Your Words:
How’s your week been? What opportunity (or opportunities) did you have to be
brave?
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A nonfiction writer and editor who said she’d never write fiction, Beth is now a novelist with Howard Books. She enjoys writing inspirational contemporary romance because she believes there’s more to happily-ever-after than the fairy tales tell us. Connect with Beth on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or check out her blog on quotes, In Others’ Words.
