The 100 Foot Ladder

The 100 Foot Ladder

The Illusion of Security, the Reality of Daring

Life is Never Safe.

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Ken Taub
Jul 22, 2025
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The Importance Of Courage - Forbes India

HOW DO WE DO THIS? How do we navigate all the cruelty and craziness? Maybe the same way we save ourselves and those we love in a fast-moving river. We call forth something in ourselves that we didn’t think even existed only a day before. But there are some who realize it’s there within us, ever-present. Like Helen.

“Security is mostly a superstition…

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