Captain Michael: There comes a moment in every life when the easier course is to agree.
To nod.
To blend in.
To avoid the discomfort o
There comes a moment in every life when the easier course is to agree.
To nod.
To blend in.
To avoid the discomfort of standing apart.
Emerson understood that conformity often asks for a very small price at first.
Just one compromise.
Just one silence.
Just one decision to let someone else think for us.
But character is rarely lost all at once.
It drifts away a little at a time.
There is courage in speaking.
There is also courage in quietly standing where you know you ought to stand, even if no one joins you.
The strongest trees in the forest are not the ones that grow closest together.
They are the ones whose roots have learned to hold fast through every season.
Today, don’t measure yourself by how many people agree with you.
Measure yourself by whether your life remains anchored to what you know is true.
Fair winds my friends!
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Captain Michael: There comes a moment in every life when the easier course is to agree. To nod. To blend in. To avoid the discomfort of s
There comes a moment in every life when the easier course is to agree. To nod. To blend in. To avoid the discomfort of standing apart. Emerson understood that conformity often asks for a very small price at first. Just one compromise. Just one silence. Just one decision to let someone else think for us. But character is rarely lost all at once. It drifts away a little at a time. There is courage in speaking. There is also courage in quietly standing where you know you ought to stand, even if no one joins you. The strongest trees in the forest are not the ones that grow closest together. They are the ones whose roots have learned to hold fast through every season. Today, don’t measure yourself by how many people agree with you. Measure yourself by whether your life remains anchored to what you know is true. Fair winds my friends! #RalphWaldoEmerson, #Emerson, #Courage, #Character, #Integrity, #SelfReliance, #Leadership, #LifeWellLived, #MorningReflection, #Wisdom, #CaptainMichael, #SongOfTheSouth, #SailingLife
There comes a moment in every life when the easier course is to agree. To nod. To blend in. To avoid the discomfort of standing apart. Emerson understood that conformity often asks for a very small price at first. Just one compromise. Just one silence. Just one decision to let someone else think for us. But character is rarely lost all at once. It drifts away a little at a time. There is courage in speaking. There is also courage in quietly standing where you know you ought to stand, even if no one joins you. The strongest trees in the forest are not the ones that grow closest together. They are the ones whose roots have learned to hold fast through every season. Today, don’t measure yourself by how many people agree with you. Measure yourself by whether your life remains anchored to what you know is true. Fair winds my friends! #RalphWaldoEmerson, #Emerson, #Courage, #Character, #Integrity, #SelfReliance, #Leadership, #LifeWellLived, #MorningReflection, #Wisdom, #CaptainMichael, #SongOfTheSouth, #SailingLife
