This quote by Mairead Corrigan showcases the responsibility we have as humans: for each of us to engage with and take up our daily struggle. This is is ordinary courage and allows our vulnerability to be exposed through actions that are laden with compassion.

Most of those who currently move upon this globe can create a timeline of the past 12 months that has no doubt held some of life’s greatest challenges. In this time reflection, it is our opportunity to witness ordinary courage through our own narrative in the moments when we notice the capacity of good or evil and choose the option that leans toward human-kindness.