Muslims raised money to help Jewish institutions that were attacked.

After Jewish cemeteries in Philadelphia and near St. Louis were vandalized, and bomb threats were
made at community centers and day schools, thousands of Muslims and others donated more than
$136,000 for repairs

A homeless man aided children wounded in a terrorist attack in England.

“Just because I am homeless doesn’t mean I haven’t got a heart, or I’m not human still,” the man,
Stephen Jones, 35, told ITV News. The attack in Manchester, Britain’s deadliest terrorist attack in more
than a decade, killed 22 people and injured dozens of others

Female inmates in California signed up to fight wildfires, at times risking their lives.

Around 250 women take part in the program. They are paid less than $2 an hour for hazardous and
backbreaking work.

A French philosopher who praised risk-taking died while saving drowning children.

“When there really is a danger that must be faced in order to survive,” Anne Dufourmantelle said in a
2015 interview, “there is a strong incentive for action, dedication and surpassing oneself.”

When the time came, she acted, plunging into the Mediterranean to save two children from drowning.
She died, but they lived

A woman who overcame a tough childhood adopted and raised three foster children on her own.

“To be a parent is to step into a great unknown, a magical universe where we choose to love over and
over,” the mother, Rene Denfield, who grew up amid poverty, neglect and abuse, wrote in a Modern
Love essay. “It is an act of courage no matter what
Haitians buried the unclaimed bodies of the poor.

Nearly eight years after the earthquake, some Haitians remain blisteringly poor and cannot bury their
loved ones. The St. Luke Foundation for Haiti, a charity, buries the bodies of the island nation’s
unclaimed dead

You’re the only woman in the room, but you speak up anyway. How many times do you walk into a
meeting, take a seat at the table and realize you’re the only woman present? Men dominate the
conversation and rarely ask your opinion. Sometimes they ask, but then try to talk over you. But you
show courage when you volunteer your opinion or when you respond to questions with confidence and
demonstrate you’ve done your homework

You make a formal presentation despite your fear of public speaking. Fear of public speaking is common.
You want to be seen as a leader and when you get the opportunity to do a presentation that will give
you more visibility and credibility, you offer to do it. You show courage when you persist despite your
fear. You prepare and practice and practice so you sound confident and poised. That’s courageous

You ask permission to work remotely and present a sound business case for doing so. Your company
may not offer the option to work virtually, but you find that you get easily distracted working in the
office and you know you are much more productive working at home. You put your well thought out
business case together and make the request highlighting how it will benefit your boss and department.
You put a timeline together for when you will be in the office versus home. Presenting your case and
asking permission takes courage.

You carve out time from your busy schedule for self-care. This may not sound like courage to you but
let’s face it, most of us have such a busy schedule that taking care of ourselves is our last priority. It
shows courage to say “no;” no to your colleagues and no to your family, and to declare that you need
time alone, or you need time to work out or have a girl’s night out. You need a break and recognizing
that and honoring that need takes courage.