{"id":2274,"date":"2011-04-14T23:57:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T03:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2011-04-14T23:59:49","modified_gmt":"2011-04-15T03:59:49","slug":"fearless-fridays-courage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/04\/fearless-fridays-courage.html","title":{"rendered":"Fearless Fridays: courage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>From fearful and timid to curious and courageous<\/h3>\n<p>I have a lot of Cardinals around here. The other day I watched a mother cardinal teaching her babies to fly. At first they were very timid but in a short amount of time they were flying from branch to branch. I also have a chicken coup and the mother showed them where they could go to get food too.<\/p>\n<p>It was fun watching them go from fearful and timid to curious and courageous. One day I also watched two juvenile male cardinals do battle over some territory. They flew round and round the same area, as far as I could tell neither one \u2018won\u2019 the battle. One of them may have been the young bird I watched learn to fly.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->At some point in life we all learned to walk and talk, most of us learned to drive and have done hundreds of things for the first time. I still remember how nervous I was when I took my driving test many, many years ago. A bit of practice takes us from fearful to familiar.<\/p>\n<h3>From fear to love<\/h3>\n<p>Practice allows us to get beyond our fear and so does connecting with our angels. When I took my driving test angels weren\u2019t a conscious part of my reality but now they are.\u00a0 When I have to do something for the first time now I can image an angel holding my hand.<\/p>\n<p>I get so many questions from people asking me how to connect with angels. It really is a simple as imagining one holding our hand, or whispering sweet nothings in our ear, or embracing us as we go to sleep at night. Angels are always just a thought away, so think that thought now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more Fearless Fridays:<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 <a href=\"..\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-9.html\">5 Ways Fear Can Improve Your Life<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"..\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-5.html\">7 Ways to Overcome Fear<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"..\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-7.html\">Inspirational Quotes on Fear<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"..\/fearless-friday\/\">View all Fearless Fridays posts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/susangregg.com\/\">Susan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n<p>Make <a href=\"..\/\">Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a> part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From fearful and timid to curious and courageous I have a lot of Cardinals around here. 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