Courage is being scared and doing it anyway

Courage, for me, isn’t the absence of fear...it’s walking straight through it. I get scared. I overthink. My hands shake, my heart races, and sometimes I question everything. But I’ve learned that fear isn’t a stop sign...it’s just a signal that I’m stepping into something that matters. So I move anyway. I show up even when I’m unsure. I take the risk even when I don’t feel ready. I choose to keep going, not because I’m fearless, but because I refuse to let fear decide the direction of my life. That’s my kind of courage... feeling everything… and still choosing to rise.