Strength isn’t loud; it’s unshakable. – poets
I’m learning that strength isn’t something I need others to validate. It simply needs to be unshakable, unwavering, and forever growing.
For some time, I’ve been longing for external acknowledgement. But when I finally heard those words from someone else’s lips, they didn’t resonate like I’d imagined. They didn’t provide the encouragement I craved.
I realise now that external validation was never meant to fill that internal void. It becomes irrelevant if I don’t first acknowledge myself quietly and deeply within my own heart.
Because when you truly recognise all that you are, all that you do, and all that you’re becoming, these things transform into something unbreakable. This self-recognition is crucial – a necessary shield against the world’s expectations of how you ‘should’ be and how you ‘should’ act.
I’m stepping into an armour that does more than protect. It’s a mirror reflecting a version of myself I cannot help but love.
