ENCOURAGE: 1483, from Old French encouragier, en (make, put in) + corage (courage).
COURAGE: 14th century, from Latin cor, heart, a common metaphor for inner strength.
When we encourage someone, we offer them courage, strength, and heart. These elements combine to give that person something even more spectacular—the ability to move on in the face of struggle, sorrow, and pain.
You may be wondering how this relates to writing since this is, of course, a site for writers. Life can be hard. Sickness pervades. Love dies. Hardships loom. But in spite of all that, we carry on and pick up where we left off the day before. So today I would like to offer you (yes you, the one with your fingers on the keyboard) the inner strength you need.
I want to give you courage to sit down at the computer one more time to hash out those words that just won’t seem to come. I want to give you heart that all is not lost when the inevitable rejection arrives—three times in one day. I want to embolden you to face your dreams and your fears, which are probably one and the same. I want to encourage you, dear writer, to do what must be done so you can fill the screen with words—glorious, meaningful words—by the end of each day.
So tell me, friends, what I can do to encourage you? And, more importantly, what can you do to share that inner strength with others?
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