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“The courage to be brave when it matters most requires a lifetime of small decisions that set us on a path of self-awareness, attentiveness, and willingness to risk failure for what we believe is right. … I want to expand our notion of what constitutes a decisive moment, for they come in many forms,” says Mariann Edgar Budde, author of “How we Learn to Be Brave,” and the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.

Carol Ludwig, Executive Director of the Vero Beach Center for Spiritual Care, will review this inspirational work at a Book Review Breakfast at 9:30am on Monday, January 5, in the Richardson Center of the Indian River State College campus in Vero Beach. The event, which begins with breakfast snacks, is sponsored by the Vero Beach chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

“How We Learn to Be Brave” is a guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves.

Carol Ludwig was formed in the contemplative-evocative style of spiritual direction through the Washington Theological Union, the Shalem Institute and Mercy Center. Carol has served on the faculties of Audire, Loyola (New Orleans) University, Mercy Center, Sacred Heart University and the Shalem Institute.

You do not need to have read the book in order to enjoy the Book Review Breakfast. All Book Review Breakfasts are free and open to the public. You are encouraged to bring new or gently used children’s books to help stock the four Little Free Libraries that we support around the community. AAUW-Vero Beach is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.