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What is courage? Facing near death experiences? That’s what usually comes to mind, thank you Hollywood. There is more to courage than that though. Courage can be much more sublime than that. Wikipedia says, “Courage, also known as bravery, will and fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, risk/danger, uncertainty, or intimidation." "Physical courage" is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, or threat of death, while "moral courage" is the courage to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage)

How do I define courage? Courage is when you make a decision and stay with it, even though you are fearful. It can simply be the courage to live another day, the courage to keep searching for a job, the courage to keep trying. For some, it can take a great deal of courage to do things that for others come easy. Courage is a personal experience. It doesn’t take courage for me to do public speaking, it is easy for me (although I get stage fight like anyone else), but for some fierce soldier public speaking can be terrifying. If they face that fear it takes courage. For a person to realize that no matter how hard it will be for their children, but they have to get out of an abusive relationship, takes courage. For those who have been physically broken in an accident, it takes courage to keep doing physical therapy. For a person who has been unemployed to keep sending out resumes takes courage.

Never question if one type of courage is better than another. Applaud courage when you see it. Support the courageous. Humans have several traits which make us what we are, and courage is one of the core traits. It should be celebrated and supported. When we support others, we call it “encouraging” them. Look at the word, it means you are imbuing, empowering, and giving them courage to go on.

Courage can be contagious. Be of a strong heart, and pass on courage to others. Together we can all rise to a better world.