#courage — Public Fediverse posts

The Courage to Start Again

Every musician encounters moments that test their passion. A disappointing performance, a missed opportunity, a long break from practice, or unexpected life challenges can make it feel as though the journey has come to an end.

But every ending carries the possibility of a new beginning.

Starting again is not a sign of weakness—it is a mark of resilience. It takes courage to return after disappointment, to pick up your instrument after months away, or to believe in your potential after setbacks.

Growth is rarely a straight line. There are seasons of progress, seasons of pause, and seasons of rediscovery. What matters most is not how many times you stumble, but your willingness to rise and continue.

Don’t allow yesterday’s disappointments to define tomorrow’s possibilities. The experience you’ve gained, the lessons you’ve learned, and the strength you’ve developed have prepared you to move forward with greater wisdom and confidence.

Whether you’re returning to music after a break, rebuilding your confidence, or pursuing a dream you once set aside, remember that every fresh start is an opportunity to write a better chapter.

Your journey is far from over.

The decision to begin again may become the turning point that leads to your greatest growth.

Reflection

What dream, passion, or goal is waiting for you to give it another chance?

“Starting again doesn’t erase your past; it builds on it. Every new beginning is another opportunity to become who you were created to be.” — Victor Adenola

The Courage to Start Again

Every musician encounters moments that test their passion. A disappointing performance, a missed opportunity, a long break from practice, or unexpected life challenges can make it feel as though the journey has come to an end.

But every ending carries the possibility of a new beginning.

Starting again is not a sign of weakness—it is a mark of resilience. It takes courage to return after disappointment, to pick up your instrument after months away, or to believe in your potential after setbacks.

Growth is rarely a straight line. There are seasons of progress, seasons of pause, and seasons of rediscovery. What matters most is not how many times you stumble, but your willingness to rise and continue.

Don’t allow yesterday’s disappointments to define tomorrow’s possibilities. The experience you’ve gained, the lessons you’ve learned, and the strength you’ve developed have prepared you to move forward with greater wisdom and confidence.

Whether you’re returning to music after a break, rebuilding your confidence, or pursuing a dream you once set aside, remember that every fresh start is an opportunity to write a better chapter.

Your journey is far from over.

The decision to begin again may become the turning point that leads to your greatest growth.

Reflection

What dream, passion, or goal is waiting for you to give it another chance?

“Starting again doesn’t erase your past; it builds on it. Every new beginning is another opportunity to become who you were created to be.” — Victor Adenola

People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability and tell the truth about their stories are the real badasses. --Brene Brown
#mentalhealth #resilience #strengthbased #courage #ymhc

People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability and tell the truth about their stories are the real badasses. --Brene Brown
#mentalhealth #resilience #strengthbased #courage #ymhc

#philosophy
#courage

#philosophy
#courage

“You can repeat lies of others without hesitationBecause, you don’t have to give justification But, saying truth you have to be fearless and courageousBecause, you have to defend your viewsYou can not say truth without hurting sentiments of many people.”
― Sammy Toora

#Bot #Quote #Atheist #Courage #Fearless #FreeThinkers #Lies #People #Religion #Sentiments #Truth #View

Just when the caterpillar thought it's life was over... it became a butterfly.
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #strengthbased #adversity #courage

Just when the caterpillar thought it's life was over... it became a butterfly.
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #strengthbased #adversity #courage

Ein Zitat zur Digitalen Souveränität:

"Niemand müsste WhatsApp verwenden. Wir reden über digitale Souveränität, und es gibt europäische oder zumindest datenschutzfreundlichere Alternativen, aber wir nutzen sie oft aus Bequemlichkeit nicht."

Quelle: Katarina Barley, in Finanzzeitschrift courage, Ausgabe 05/2026.

#katarinabarley
#courage
#whatsapp
#messanger
#sofortnachrichten
#digitalesouveranitat
#digitalsovereignty
#europa
#europe
#europeanunion
#eu
#europaischeunion

Ein Zitat zur Digitalen Souveränität:

"Niemand müsste WhatsApp verwenden. Wir reden über digitale Souveränität, und es gibt europäische oder zumindest datenschutzfreundlichere Alternativen, aber wir nutzen sie oft aus Bequemlichkeit nicht."

Quelle: Katarina Barley, in Finanzzeitschrift courage, Ausgabe 05/2026.

#katarinabarley
#courage
#whatsapp
#messanger
#sofortnachrichten
#digitalesouveranitat
#digitalsovereignty
#europa
#europe
#europeanunion
#eu
#europaischeunion

RE: https://mamot.fr/@Khrys/117052899413173649

Tirez vous de chez #twitter et allez #piailler ailleurs #ingerence #elonMusk #courage #responsabilite

RE: https://mamot.fr/@Khrys/117052899413173649

Tirez vous de chez #twitter et allez #piailler ailleurs #ingerence #elonMusk #courage #responsabilite

☕ 🍵 🥐 Hi. Again. ... It blows me away every single time.

Because of the professor, the people, the place, ... it’s
indescribable & incredibly beautiful! 💚 💖

💚 It gives me #courage! 💚 #Geneva 🇪🇺 #Europe 🇪🇺 #Vivaldi.💚 bsky.app/profile/bear... 💚

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:52grrl7l5wicetkuhvkjafjd/post/3msa45jdjqc23

Which step will you reach today?
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #copingskills #strengthbased #courage

Which step will you reach today?
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #copingskills #strengthbased #courage

Not everyone will understand your journey. Just be yourself and carry on. By @colormehappii
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #strengthbased #courage #wellbeing

Not everyone will understand your journey. Just be yourself and carry on. By @colormehappii
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #strengthbased #courage #wellbeing

Things that can coexist. https://ymhc.ngo/workbooks
#mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #adversity #copingskills #grit #wellbeing #copingstrategies #courage #challenges #strengthbased

Things that can coexist. https://ymhc.ngo/workbooks
#mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #adversity #copingskills #grit #wellbeing #copingstrategies #courage #challenges #strengthbased

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.— Joseph Campbell
Everything you actually want sits on the other side of what scares you most. The fear isn't a stop sign — it's the door.
No algorithm. Just truth.
#Stoicism #Philosophy #Motivation #Quotes #Mindset #Wisdom #DailyQuote #Growth #JosephCampbell #Courage

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.— Joseph Campbell
Everything you actually want sits on the other side of what scares you most. The fear isn't a stop sign — it's the door.
No algorithm. Just truth.
#Stoicism #Philosophy #Motivation #Quotes #Mindset #Wisdom #DailyQuote #Growth #JosephCampbell #Courage

#philosophy
#courage

#philosophy
#courage

#Pompiers #héros ...
« Les responsables politiques saluent leur #courage, leur #dévouement et leur #engagement #sans #faille. Pourtant, nous refusons que le mot “héros” serve une nouvelle fois à dissimuler la réalité » et « le #délitement de la #Société #civile »

https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/france/article/apres-les-incendies-les-pompiers-en-ont-assez-d-etre-qualifies-de-heros-notamment-par-les-politiques_299448.html

#Pompiers #héros ...
« Les responsables politiques saluent leur #courage, leur #dévouement et leur #engagement #sans #faille. Pourtant, nous refusons que le mot “héros” serve une nouvelle fois à dissimuler la réalité » et « le #délitement de la #Société #civile »

https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/france/article/apres-les-incendies-les-pompiers-en-ont-assez-d-etre-qualifies-de-heros-notamment-par-les-politiques_299448.html

The Archer

In the high sea of clouds,
in willowing wisps of white,
an evil lurks.

The winds of the world bring
the first whisper of change,
an alien thing.

A dragon.

Red as blood, gleaming darkness,
its armor, invincible?

Heavy metal talons, drooling jaws,
acid falling, burning earth below.

It screams through the sky,
wings creaking, flapping furiously,
breathing flame.

Men flee,
like tiny ants scurrying
from desecration
into it.

Only One holds his ground,
a bow and one arrow
in his hand.

The Prince awaits,
as if to allow the dragon to
devour him.

Then with a flash,
he looses his arrow.

It soars through the air.

Blood gushing,
the dart buried deep,
the dragon crashes to the ground.

Landing on the One.

From amongst the dragon’s corpse,
amidst dying coals and wisps of smoke,
a figure crawls,
stands.

It is the Archer,
the One,
Him.

From the collection “Words at 16 (1983)”

The Archer

In the high sea of clouds,
in willowing wisps of white,
an evil lurks.

The winds of the world bring
the first whisper of change,
an alien thing.

A dragon.

Red as blood, gleaming darkness,
its armor, invincible?

Heavy metal talons, drooling jaws,
acid falling, burning earth below.

It screams through the sky,
wings creaking, flapping furiously,
breathing flame.

Men flee,
like tiny ants scurrying
from desecration
into it.

Only One holds his ground,
a bow and one arrow
in his hand.

The Prince awaits,
as if to allow the dragon to
devour him.

Then with a flash,
he looses his arrow.

It soars through the air.

Blood gushing,
the dart buried deep,
the dragon crashes to the ground.

Landing on the One.

From amongst the dragon’s corpse,
amidst dying coals and wisps of smoke,
a figure crawls,
stands.

It is the Archer,
the One,
Him.

From the collection “Words at 16 (1983)”

#Solzhenitsyn #AleksandrSolzhenitsyn #author #philosophy #goodadvice #truth #courage #simplicity

#Solzhenitsyn #AleksandrSolzhenitsyn #author #philosophy #goodadvice #truth #courage #simplicity

You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise" from And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems.
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #adversity #strengthbased #courage

You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise" from And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems.
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #adversity #strengthbased #courage

16-yo Rookie Lifeguard Leads Heroic Ocean Rescue–With Viral Video of Harrowing Effort

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/16-yo-rookie-lifeguard-leads-heroic-ocean-rescue-with-viral-video-of-harrowing-effort/

16-yo Rookie Lifeguard Leads Heroic Ocean Rescue–With Viral Video of Harrowing Effort

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/16-yo-rookie-lifeguard-leads-heroic-ocean-rescue-with-viral-video-of-harrowing-effort/

平和
理想で戦争を回避出来ると云うのは臆病神の戯言に過ぎん！

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=21145203

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#japan #live #peace #story #dream #reality #history #god #order #diplomacy #peaceful #courage #only #nation #impossible #nonsense #protect #idealism #eliminate #proven #optain #constitutional #ideals #cowardly

平和
理想で戦争を回避出来ると云うのは臆病神の戯言に過ぎん！

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=21145203

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#japan #live #peace #story #dream #reality #history #god #order #diplomacy #peaceful #courage #only #nation #impossible #nonsense #protect #idealism #eliminate #proven #optain #constitutional #ideals #cowardly

Peace
To say that war can be avoided with ideals is nothing more than the nonsense of a cowardly god!

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=21145223

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#japan #live #peace #story #dream #reality #history #god #order #diplomacy #peaceful #courage #only #nation #impossible #nonsense #protect #idealism #eliminate #proven #optain #constitutional #ideals #cowardly

Peace
To say that war can be avoided with ideals is nothing more than the nonsense of a cowardly god!

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=21145223

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#japan #live #peace #story #dream #reality #history #god #order #diplomacy #peaceful #courage #only #nation #impossible #nonsense #protect #idealism #eliminate #proven #optain #constitutional #ideals #cowardly

AWARE - Videos That Alter Your World View
Dancing with Enlightenment, video edition. Information that might take you outside of your comfort zone and social mores. PROCEED WITH CAUTION
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM1kyOAO_kDYjIa0xC0s0CIGbHdqfyLPj&si=hk9wJy_5krnzrI0c&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Awareness #PersonalGrowth #Enlightenment #Mindfulness #SelfDiscovery #Courage #Inspiration #ChangeYourPerspective

AWARE - Videos That Alter Your World View
Dancing with Enlightenment, video edition. Information that might take you outside of your comfort zone and social mores. PROCEED WITH CAUTION
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM1kyOAO_kDYjIa0xC0s0CIGbHdqfyLPj&si=hk9wJy_5krnzrI0c&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Awareness #PersonalGrowth #Enlightenment #Mindfulness #SelfDiscovery #Courage #Inspiration #ChangeYourPerspective

✮ Long Way Down ✮

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Comfort feels safe, but growth usually asks you to take one more difficult step than you planned.
#Growth #Courage #PersonalDevelopment

Which decision in your life felt uncertain at first but ultimately became one of your best choices? I'd love to hear your story.
The biggest opportunities rarely come with guarantees. Read today's Thought of the Day. #GrowthMindset #Courage
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/the-step-that-changes-every.html

✮ To That Potted Plant ✮

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Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done.
#motivation #inspiration #positivevibes #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #hope #ymhc #resilience #adversity #courage #strengthbased

I just reviewed As A Lover by Hilary McCollum📚

womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/as-…

#identify #acceptance #courage #resistance #love #community #censorship #literature #history #adversity #changeCatchphrasesAndMovieLines