ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  • “With enough courage,

    you can do without a reputation.”

    -Rhett Butler

  • “We must let go of the life we’ve planned

    so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

    -Joseph Campbell

  • “Be bold and mighty forces

    will come to your aid.”

    -Goethe

  • “Courage is going from failure to failure

    without losing enthusiasm.”

    -Winston Churchill

  • “Courage is being scared to death

    and saddling up anyway.”

    -John Wayne

  • “Courage is the first of human virtues

    because it makes all others possible.”

    -Aristotle

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Barbara Bonner started her professional life as an art historian, moving on to leadership positions in three New York City museums. She later served as Vice President of Bennington College and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She now has her own consulting practice focused on helping non-profits transform their philanthropic support. Committed to a life in philanthropy, she has served on ten nonprofit boards and has started a fund to serve women with cancer in her region. Until recently, she served as board chair at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. A gardener, swimmer, avid reader and enthusiastic student of yoga, Eastern religions, and contemplative practice, Barbara lives in a converted barn in the beautiful Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts.

See website www.barbarabonner.org for complete information