Courage

As cold weather settles in around me and I'm vaguely terrified of my future looming towards me, I think I could use a boost. Perhaps many of my peers do as well. So today I think I want to bring a reminder to take heart. 

Sometimes I hear quotes or articles on courage, and to my mind comes a scene of a battlefield, with knights in armor sitting atop horses and hefting lances. Sometimes I forget that courage  can be in the little things; even somebody like ME can be courageous!

Courage can be sending in an application to a school for a scholarship you will have to work hard to earn. Courage might be staying quiet when you have something hurtful to say, even if it was really funny. Courage can be asking for help even if you're scared to look weak. Courage can be backing out ahead of time if you know you won't be able to follow through.

"Most of us have more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed."

-Dale Carnegie 

I believe courage is sometimes jumbled up with stupid bravery.
They're different.

Bravery is in the eye of the beholder. Courage is in the heart of the courageous, and nobody else can count, measure, or judge it.
I think if you've managed to make it this far, you've got it in you to make it all the way.
Good luck! And have a great, courageous day.