Courage is doing the right thing when the crushing terror slams down. 

Courage is doing the right thing when in drowning in sadness. 

Courage is doing the right thing when it hurts too much to breathe. 

Courage is doing the right thing in the face of fear, grief, or pain. 

Courage is NOT taking action without thought, or plan, or strategy. Courage is doing the right thing, often that takes careful negotiation (with others, with yourself), systematic planning, and forward thinking in order to make the action worthwhile and therefore becoming courage.