Courage in Vulnerability

Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the acceptance that fear exists and choosing to

act anyway. A boy sits alone, scrolling through a screen that offers everything but connection.

His room is silent except for the hum of his thoughts. He wants to reach out,

to speak, to be seen. But fear whispers that he will fail, that he is not enough.

What he does not realize is that everyone feels this way. The distance between

loneliness and connection is not a leap. It is a single step taken in the dark, trusting that the

ground will hold you. Courage is not found in certainty. It is born in the

moment you decide that the risk of remaining unseen is greater than the risk of being