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Courage
Not every fight is won. Some are survived.
Courage is not winning every fight. It is remaining in the room when leaving would earn applause from the part of the self that prefers neat endings.
Dauntless is a marketing word. What endures is smaller: the refusal to perform bravery while still taking the next step.
Heroes are for other people’s stories. This account records the ordinary nerve required to face a Tuesday after Monday broke something important.
The Tuesday arrives anyway.
JV · Dark Heart Labs