“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
Today’s piece is all about loving my strength. The strength I’ve developed. The strength that has been formed like a diamond shaped by another diamond.
It’s part of the self-development I choose to invest in.
The last few weeks have been all about 22 Days to 35: Choosing Love Over Fear. Part of my strength is choosing love over fear. It’s choosing something else more important than fear. And if I’m honest, that’s what most of this year has felt like—choosing something more important.
My strength has carried me through the last week of intensity, and I am grateful for that. But in the same breath, I feel exhausted. And I want to hold space for that, too, because within strength are challenging moments.
I need to just collapse and let myself regain the strength I have within me.
I love that strength shows up in different ways at different times, forcing me to recognise that I do have the strength I need in moments of perceived weakness.
In order to regain my strength, I need to pause. I need to breathe. I need to sleep.
Perhaps this is strength’s greatest lesson: it’s not a finite resource to be depleted, but a living force that knows when to push forward and when to rest.
The courage to collapse isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom recognising that even diamonds need time between the pressure and the shine.
Tomorrow’s strength is being born in tonight’s surrender.
