What do Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Ghandi, Helen Keller, Victor Frankl, and Jesus Christ ALL have in common?

COURAGE

Now, if you are thinking, “well, I am no Jesus”, I get it!  BUT……many of the other amazing stories about people with courage throughout history weren’t Jesus either. They were just ordinary people who decided to be courageous.

I remember a time when I felt pretty courageous………..

I believe I just turned 20 years old.  I was making between $10-$12/hour and the minimum wage back then was $5.15/hr.  This wasn’t too shabby for someone who was still in college and lived in a smaller town.  I worked at a local hospital in the ER as a Registrar. I remember having a goal to make more money and deciding to apply for jobs where I could make more money.

After applying to a couple jobs, I got a call fairly quickly from a company where I would be doing sales.  I was told I had a draw of $4,000 a month so compared to what I was making, that was great! I had no doubt that I would ...