Apa Harriet Tubman
Essay by pennyjones3 • February 8, 2012 • Essay • 331 Words (2 Pages) • 2,371 Views
There is within each heart a hidden voice that calls out for freedom, creativity and change.
Sometimes we know what we are being called toward and we are afraid to take the next step
other times we don't know what our next step is yet we feel a desire for change.
When new possibilities knock on the door our hearts, it can be very challenging to break
free of old habits or patterns and to crossover the threshold into some new way of being
it demands courage and a sense of trust in whatever mat be emerging it also requires the ability
to be compassionate with ourselves in the process. we often linger for years in spaces that
are too small and shabby for the grandeur of our spirits a life the continues to remain on the
safe side of its own habits that never engages with the risk of it to own possibility, remains
An unlived life.
Harriet Tubman was a courageous woman who was amazing when she escaped
Slavery is was during the civil war she was the conductor of the underground railroad saving
Hundreds of people from evils of slavery. Tubman was a nurse and a spy during the civil war
But was never recognized nor did she ever receive a pension for her service during her lifetime.
Until her death in 1913 she remained active in helping elderly and poor African American people
Along with working for a woman's suffrage.
Tubman had an extensive amount of courage and was not afraid of life she did what was
Necessary for her freedom and live her free life in the end she overcame slavery and adversity
So that life would come free for her and her family.
To overcome adversity and to cross the threshold is too live life to the fullest and do what is
Asked in life and take chances so that if you fail you know what it feels like and you will know
Not to do it again .
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