Courage, I mentioned on my about me page about having courage to write a website based on my own personal experience with God and my journey back home. Courage and fortitude are essential to building virtues on our spiritual journey.

Courage is about facing challenges and overcoming fears. One recent fear I had to overcome was the pandemic that hit the world in 2020. I used to sit and listen to my parents explain to me about the depression and food lines. I didn't fully understand what they had to experience in their lifetime. And now here I was facing my own experience.

So many times, I wished they were still here to just talk about what was happening and at the same time I was grateful they were gone. I couldn't fathom losing them in that time.

I had to muster up a lot of courage during this time. Courage to continue to go to work, continue to pray for my family and friends. And overcome extreme fears that were being broadcasted in every way possible.

Having to face the uncertainty of the pandemic was very difficult in many ways. I tried to follow rules and regulations but deep in my heart of hearts I had to trust the one and only thing that I knew would be true and right, God.

God helped me with fear and peer pressure at work, not being afraid to do what was moral as human beings. I thank God for being who I am, that I would never lead anyone to make a decision that wasn't right for them.

It was important for me as it still is to stand up when it is unpopular or dangerous. 

If you think about Rosa Parks to not give up her seat on that bus. It was a courageous act on her part to stand up in the face of racial segregation.

Or Nelson Mandela unwavering commitment to justice.

There are so many of us that have the light of Jesus, yet we are afraid of dying, losing our jobs, not falling in lock step with the rest. Whatever the reason, we need to pray and practice courage.

Fortitude is different than courage because it pertains to mental and emotional strength. Which even in the pandemic these strengths were just as important. 

So many people become depressed because of lockdowns. Why did that occur?

Fortitude is often associated with patience, perseverance and inner strength. Which one did you feel you had more of Courage or Fortitude?