ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  • “Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage

    to save the world.”

    -Grace Paley

  • “The secret of happiness is freedom, and

    the secret of freedom is courage.”

    -Thucididys

  • “There are only two mistakes one can make along

    the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting.”

    -Anonymous

  • “We need the courage to learn

    from our past and not live in it.”

    -Sharon Salzberg

  • “I’ve been through it all, baby.

    I’m Mother Courage.”

    -Elizabeth Taylor

  • “The opposite of courage is not cowardice. It is

    conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.”

    -Jim Hightower

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