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The Orchard of Life beckons you
to take a journey. As you pick
fruit, examine each piece and
determine its value. Life is like
an apple. It is the universal fruit
found on every continent and
known in every country. Every
bite you take brings you closer
to your CORE.
Four elements help you to
get to the CORE of who you
are: Courage, Omniscience,
Resilience, Enthusiasm. We are
starting with Courage.
The origin of “courage” comes
from Latin “getting to the heart
of the matter.” Think about
“speaking from the heart,” being
“heartfelt” or “heartwarming.”
You may even sing the lyrics “ya
gotta have heart.”
The heart of your body
pumps lifeblood through the
system. In our world, the heart
represents love, sincerity,
romance,
fun,
openness,
essence...the list continues.
Remember the Lion in
The
Wizard of Oz
desiring Courage?
Consider King Richard who was
the “Lion-Hearted.” In the last
few years a movie was titled
Braveheart
.
Because life is like an apple,
to take a bite you must have
courage to break the skin. You
don’t know what you may find.
Life is risky, not knowing what
lies ahead.
Yet the greater risk
is taking none!
Until you take a bite of the apple,
you won’t know what it tastes
like. Kahlil Gibran says “Your pain
is the breaking of the shell that
encloses your understanding.”
Courage
involves
facing
those challenges, braving the
elements, confronting your
fears. Courage means you make
the decision, whether or not you
Life Is Like An Apple –
Getting To
Your Core
By Lillian Zarzar
SOAR TO SUCCESS
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M
ay
2016
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Personal Growth Strategies