Ingredient #1 for the TKVB Athlete: COURAGE. Courage is vital to living the life we are destined to live. Courage provides the individual with the necessary strength, both physical and mental, to go forward and recognize when merely "wanting" to help must be morphed into action, no matter how frightening the situation may be. Courage gives people the ability and wisdom to recognize the illusion of fear that lies in front of them and encourages them to act despite the fear, or better yet, because of the fear. In conquering our fears, we strengthen our conviction and purpose, and in so doing, we are not only able to better ourselves and our lives but also are able to improve the lives around us. The picture is representative of that vulnerability and courage that it takes to do something for others that may be frightening and risky to do, but in so doing, peace for both is created. Both the giver of comfort and the recipient have somehow been transformed through the process of acting w...