Courage Can Be

Valour

Bravery

A virtue

Showing up

Not being afraid

A personal virtue

The breath of life

Swimming upstream

Mastering our fear

Not being fearless

Grace under pressure

An admirable quality

A strong man’s creed

An emotional strength

Not being discouraged

Taking that scary leap

More than a daring deed

The opposite of cowardice

Going where there is no path

Taking both action and risks

A sort of endurance of the soul

Remarkable, unfathomable bravery

Acting despite risk or challenge

Wandering down unfamiliar trails

Not a thing that can come and go

Facing rather than avoiding fears

Sailing away from the safe harbor

Taking action in the face of fear

Part of us when we have work to do

Part of us when our skies are blue

Saying no when we know we need to

A slow, unwavering, ingrained trait

A universal core character strength

What it takes to stand up and speak

Bearing defeat without losing heart

What it takes to sit down and listen

Acting on convictions even if unpopular

Being able to confront frightening things

Facing our challenges, threats, or difficulties

The greatest quality of the mind next to honour

Doing the thing we fear and keeping on doing it

Not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it

Knowing when the path we are on isn't the one for us

Having honest communication with ourselves and others

Not just a rigid control of fear, nor a denial of fear

Speaking up for what is right even if there is opposition

Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain

Being able to overcome our apprehensions and fears to act courageously

Valuing a goal or conviction and acting upon it, whether popular or not

Bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, death or threat of death

Saying no to the wrong things so that we can say yes to the right things

The quiet voice at the end of the day, saying, I will try again tomorrow

Having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty

A quality of spirit that enables us to face danger or pain without showing fear

Acting, helping others, or upholding a higher purpose, despite the consequences

The opposite of actively avoiding something because it is difficult or unpleasant

Facing threats, challenges, difficulties, and pains, despite any doubts and fears

The exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of external or internal opposition

Not the absence of feelings of fear, but the willingness to go forward in spite of them

The extent to which we are even prepared to risk our life to save another person’s life

Putting ourselves out there, even if "out there" is pushing past our own mental barriers

The choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation

Deliberate choice in the face of painful or fearful circumstances for the sake of a worthy goal

Saying what we believe in, out loud, to the people who need to hear it, even if that person is us

Being willing to remain at our post and to defend ourselves against the enemy without running away

Continuing to press on, even when our stomach drops in fear, our hands shake in nerves, and we collect sweat

Insistence on doing the right thing even in the face of certain defeat without promise of reward or salvation

The ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss

Quitting when we know we're on the wrong track, even if hundreds of thousands of people are headed in one direction

Our capability to protect, stand up for and support others even when there might be negative consequences for doing so

Having the clearest vision of what is before us, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, going out to meet it

Our awareness of moral issues combined with the ability to act according to our own values despite pressure to do otherwise

Ability to act for a meaningful (noble, good, or practical) cause, despite experiencing the fear associated with perceived threat exceeding the available resources

Judging a situation, accepting the emotion as part of human nature and, using well-developed habits to confront the fear and allow reason to guide our behaviour toward a worthwhile goal

A willful, intentional act, executed after mindful deliberation, involving objective substantial risk to the actor, primarily motivated to bring about a noble good or worthy end, despite, perhaps, the presence of the emotion of fear