Unlikely places

"But where shall I find courage?" asked Frodo.  "That is what I chiefly need."

"Courage is found in unlikely places," said Gildor.  "Be of good hope!"

Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter 3

Courage found me this week over a cup of coffee with a good friend, 

in long hours of sleep in a cozy bed...

and in the surprise of sunlight illuminating the paperwhites.

 

 Just when I thought courage was out of reach, it was here.