What does the word courage mean to you?

Willing yourself to act in the face of a dangerous situation; even when your mind is screaming at you not to.

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Being afraid and stepping into the fray in spite of it...

Standing up for what is right, regardless of what others may say or do.

Everyone’s definition of courage is different. Some might say “it’s the ability to face a dangerous situation with bravery or valor” especially in a battle. But courage is not always physical, it has many characteristics. As for me, courage is facing the unknown with my head held high. I was diagnosed with MS in January 2022. I will judge the situation, accept my emotions, and confront my fears of what’s to come.

To do the right thing when no one is watching you and no one will even ever learn what you did right.

Having worked as a member of surgical teams, having had cancer and spoken with other cancer patients, and then having watched so many trudge through the most difficult of times, I can answer this simply. Courage is one's ability to see through the hardest of times, be able to pick themselves up (physically or mentally) and work through what many would give up on. They know they are down and out yet somehow, they see through it all and make an effort to make things better. Even though they may know the odds are against them, they never give up. That's courage.

There are two types of courage.
First one is if you are facing a dangerous situation and your brain tells you don’t go there or don’t do it, you go against your fears and hit the situation head on. That’s Physical Courage.
The second is you standing your ground or beliefs, even when you’re in a situation where most of the other people are doing one thing or going one direction. You stand up for what is right. That’s Moral Courage.

Courage is the willingness to do the right thing when possibly all others and even in the back of your mind, your being told not to. To go above and beyond where others refuse to go and do things that others are afraid to act on. A common person can do courageous things, and never believe they are a hero.