The Key to Courage

Courage comes from the Latin root cor, meaning heart

It’s the spark you ignite that gives you the strength to start

Many don’t know that doing what scares you grows you

And that it leads you through what you once feared to do

Courage is energy, a fire you ignite inside

Which grows much stronger the less you hide

You can dig yourself out of holes into which you fell

And learn to escape from your own mental cell

So don’t let fear tell you where you can’t go

You’re stronger inside than you know

Courage is a choice, not an innate trait

It means doing the things you fear and hate

Working instead of goofing off

Choosing to be bold instead of weak and soft

Courage builds confidence, which is not innate

Confidence is when you don’t mind making mistakes

For confidence is knowing that you’re okay

With not being good at things right away

Anyone who’s built anything great

Started with not knowing their ultimate fate

You have to be willing to live in your discomfort zone

To become someone whose great deeds are known