Courage

Courage is not the absence of fear — it is the willingness to move forward with your heart wide open, even when you are afraid. Like a flower pushing through rock, true courage is soft and relentless at the same time.

This card appears when life is asking you to be brave. Not the bravery of warriors and heroes, but the quiet bravery of being vulnerable. Speaking your truth. Opening your heart again after it has been broken. Choosing growth over comfort.

The word courage comes from the French word for heart — coeur. Real courage is always an act of the heart.