In particular I feared a headache. I feared that if I completed the last two segments I would have a bad headache. The realization that I was afraid impelled me forward. For many years, I have worked to be courageous in the face of my fears. I decided that I would be courageous.
Courage is a funny thing.
People think of it as a feeling, but it is not. Courage is an action. Courage is doing something despite how I feel. On this day, despite the feeling that I might have a bad headache, despite being afraid, I got on my bicycle. During the next two segments, I didn't think about my head much.