Bravery shared doesn't act like bravado among her own.

Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.

Foxes were dreaded animals. They were not large or fierce, like the bears and tigers that roamed the mountains, but they were known to be fiendishly clever. some people even believed that foxes possessed evil magic. It was said that a fox could lure a man to his doom, tricking him into coming to its den, where somehow he would be fed to its offspring.

"Even to say the word made a trickle of fear run down Tree-Ear's spine...

"'So it was dusk, and I was still a good distance away. Suddenly, a fox appeared before me. It stopped there, right in the middle of the path, grinning with all its teeth shining white, licking its lips, its eyes glowing, its broad tail swishing back and forth slowly, back and forth-'

"'Enough!' Tree-Ear's eyes were wide with horror. 'What happened?'

"Crane-man picked up the last morsel of rice with his chopsticks and popped it into his mouth. 'Nothing,' he said. 'I have come to believe that foxes could not possibly be as clever as we think them. There I was, close enough to touch one, with a bad leg as well - and here I still am today.

I have to start loving what comes next and stop hating I won't be a part of it.

I believe that figure is probably close, but still a little low. In the past, I have run across many excuses for an employer to hesitate or turn down an opportunity to provide training. Some include lack of budget; belief that this will not or does not occur in their work environment; and fear that a new awareness in employees will encourage rather than prevent lawsuits.

Part of our challenging times are coming to an end. Hopefully, people will start getting back in their routines.