Courage Is Not the Absence of Fear

Fear is a reaction.
Courage is a decision.
In 2020, I made a decision that changed the direction of my life. I did not make it because I was fearless. I made it despite the fear.Fear was present then and it still visits me now. Some days it returns like a sound in the background, trying to remind me of uncertainty, loss, or the unknown. But I’ve learned something important: fear does not mean I chose wrong. It simply means I am human.

Courage is not a one-time act. It is a daily remembrance. A remembering of why I chose my truth in the first place.
When fear rises, I do not fight it. I listen and then I return to what I know is true. I ground myself in my values, my integrity, my inner knowing. Fear may speak loudly, but it no longer decides for me.

Let the mind be without fear not because fear disappears, but because truth becomes stronger. And every time fear returns, I choose again.