Circle Of Courage Pdf

[Maggie Szydlowski]

Beyondphysical survival, all of us have basic social and emotional needs. The Circle of Courage, developed by Drs. Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, and Steve Van Bockern, is one of many models used to describe positive youth development.

The Circle of Courage draws on modern research, the heritage of early youth pioneers, and traditional Native American philosophies of child care. The four directions of the Circle identify four universal needs of all children: belonging, mastery, independence and generosity. Crisis, trauma and loss in the life of a child may disrupt development in any of these areas and may result in emotional and behavioral challenges for your family.

Using the Circle of Courage gives you a reference point for where to begin teaching the child more successful ways of behaving and living. Discipline is an opportunity to foster a trusting relationship with the child in your care and an opportunity to encourage independence. Before we get into details and tips related to discipline, here are some examples to get you thinking about how to incorporate the Circle of Courage model.

Your work with this child could include helping to break homework into small, doable steps so he or she can succeed and receive praise for completing segments, thus building a sense of mastery. You might need to provide encouragement often to try new tasks and to persist to completion. You might need to work alongside the child to support him or her in completing (mastering) a task. The child may need numerous opportunities to repeat this pattern with significant praise before he or she can begin to internalize the sense of mastery. Lessons and learning become more meaningful through repetition.

Independence (power)

If your 11 year old nephew is hanging out with 13 year olds at school, smoking, possibly trying drugs, and denying he is doing anything wrong, does he have a weakened sense of independence?

Besides setting some limits on borrowing clothing, your work with this girl might include careful observation and discussion to find out what is really important to her. What would help her to feel fulfilled enough, satisfied enough, to be able to empathize with others? Meanwhile, you might watch carefully and praise and quietly thank her for any small but thoughtful gestures she performs. You might find or create opportunities for her to be of service in the household and in the community and quietly talk about how good it feels to help someone else.

Alongsiders International - we walk alongside the world's most vulnerable children. Alongsiders is a movement rising up across the Non-Western world to reach the most 'at risk' children. We mobilize and equip young Christians to reach out to orphans and other children in their own communities as mentors.

Matha is not desperately poor, I suppose, because she arrived at our meeting on a small motocycle. But it's safe to say she doesn't have much to offer Esara in the way of money or material resources. Fortunately, this sets Matha free to look beyond what she can provide in order to see the resources Esara has within herself. She believes that - with some support - Esara can solve her own problems. But it's important for her to be smart and brave.

Going to school will be a choice. Studying at home and learning will be a choice. Having good relationships will be a choice. Many of Esara's peers, will drop out of school and go to work in factories. They will be drawn by a low salary (that looks large to a young person from the countryside), and they will find themselves stuck in a rut that's hard to escape. Some will make compromises and fall into bad marriages; some will be single mothers. Along the way, forces in society will pressure and mislead Esara, and she won't get much help from her teachers. Even so, there will be opportunities for her, if she pushes herself to learn, thinks clearly, and stays on track.

It's worth adding one more note about courage. "Do not be afraid"/"Fear not" is the most repeated phrase in the Bible. In scripture fearful people reject Jesus and his ways, but people with courage follow him and love one another.

Join Sandy Stream in The Courage Circle, as she invites readers to muster the courage to face their past and step into the life they were meant to live. Through stories of her own personal experience, struggle, and growth, Sandy shows firsthand how you can start to find your inner peace.

The ways in which wholeness and division show up within us personally and between us societally are inextricably linked. One of the tensions we hold in our work is the reality that, even as we choose to create spaces that invite the soul and nurture wholeness and relational trust, the forces that push us toward the divided life are always present.

Living and working with integrity requires us to develop greater congruence between our inner and outer selves, to live less divided lives. To move towards such wholeness we must become more self-aware and accepting of our gifts and strengths as well as our shadows and limits.

Diversity is a deeply valued source of strength, richness, and wisdom for us and for the communities in which we live and work. The capacity to welcome and make space for diverse voices and multiple perspectives is critical to the creation of circles of trust, and to the healing and wholeness needed in our world.

Hope is believing and acting on our finest and most dearly held dreams, persisting even when the odds are against them. In the midst of the despair and brokenheartedness experienced by so many in our world today, our work engenders hope for people to live purposeful lives, do meaningful work, and make contributions to succeeding generations.

Facilitators of Courage & Renewal programs use these Touchstones to define clear boundaries in a Circle of Trust retreat, the kinds of boundaries that create trustworthy space for the soul. While these Touchstones define how we relate in a retreat, they can be adapted to support any relationship, workplace, community, or other group where we want to honor the integrity of the individual and build relational trust.

Seven principles speak to fundamental truths that undergird the Courage & Renewal approach and inform the Touchstones. Each is an echo of deep knowing long found in traditions and cultures that honor the human spirit and the integrity of the natural world. Perceiving these truths about ourselves, one another, and the world around us, helps equip and sustain us on the journey to an undivided life.

Through our approach, we practice ways of being with ourselves and in community that invite the soul, shifting what is possible within us and between us. While these ways of being are always available to us, practicing them in trustworthy communities helps strengthen our capacity to choose and use them. Bringing these practices in our homes, workplaces, and communities can transform them, in ways that are more life-giving for all living things.

The work of the Center for Courage & Renewal and the Courage & Renewal approach is informed by a movement model of social change. Every social movement, small and large, that has made the world a more just and hospitable place has been animated by active respect for human identity and integrity. Typically, these movements have unfolded in four stages:

Power in Western culture was based on dominance, but in tribal traditions it meant respecting the right for independence. In contrast to obedience models of discipline, Native teaching was designed to build respect and teach inner discipline. From earliest childhood, children were encouraged to make decisions, solve problems, and show personal responsibility. Adults modeled, nurtured, taught values, and gave feedback, but children were given abundant opportunities to make choices without coercion.

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Being courageous has caused me a lot of uncomfortable conversations and awkward moments, especially when I was in my doctoral program. As mentioned in previous articles, I had to establish boundaries with those around me about my space, time, and energy. For my family, this caused a bit of a ripple effect between our shared duties and responsibilities caring for the health and safety of our mom, who is still single and dependent on her children. As the youngest, I had to demonstrate courage to my older siblings, which we all can assume was challenging. For my friends, I had to be honest with the disconnect and my capacity of not always being that dependable friend. For colleagues, I had to be one to call in for help, to kindly ask to switch high-stakes projects with, to courageously tell my supervisors no, but also here is where I/we can compromise.

[The importance of having your circle] A circle has many meanings including creative energy, openness & connection, spiritual significance, and symbolism such as the Yin and Yang, Chakras, Fu Lu Show (Blessing, Prosperity, & Longevity), Mandalas, Flower of Life, Tree of Life, etc. For some culture and religions, a circle can represent the evolution and transformation process of death to (re)birth - a reincarnation. The circle shape represents wholeness and eternity, it has no beginning and no ending. When a circle is comprised of courage, community, and care, it becomes a receipt for trust, responsibility, and action. By the end of this reflection, I ask you all to step into the circle, expand your circle, or create a more intentional inner circle that embodies intentional desires, hopes, and courage in the way that uplifts and elevates your mental, emotional, and physical being. Consider trusting the process of the circle, to take responsibilities in the circle, and to move in and out of the circle with purpose and action. Finally, recognize the circle is a shared cycle of courage and community care.

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