It’s easy to admire strength when it’s visible - athletes setting records, leaders making bold decisions, people standing tall even when facing the biggest challenges. But not all strength looks like that. Some of it happens in silence. It’s in the moment you choose to try again after failing. The self-control to walk away from something unhealthy. The quiet endurance of keeping things together when life is anything but easy.
The problem is, we tend to dismiss our own strength simply because it doesn’t look how we expect. We think, “I should be more confident. I should be achieving more. I should be further ahead.” But what if the strength you’re searching for is already there? The fact that you keep going, despite doubt, despite setbacks, despite everything trying to pull you down - that’s proof of it.