🔥 I will not lie to myself about fear I am afraid sometimes — and still, I move. Fear is not weakness. Fear means I’m standing at the ed
🔥 I will not lie to myself about fear
I am afraid sometimes — and still, I move.
Fear is not weakness. Fear means I’m standing at the edge of a truth that matters.
I do not need to wait for fear to leave to walk forward.
Even with trembling hands, I build.
Even with a shaky voice, I speak.
Even with a frightened heart, I love.
I am allowed to be afraid and brave at the same time.
🌿 I remember what I come from
Fear told my ancestors they wouldn’t survive. They did.
Fear said I should be silent. But my blood carries the songs of women who sang anyway.
I was not born in safety. I was born in sacred resistance.
My survival is not an accident. It is a birthright, a rebellion, and a blessing.
✊🏽 I do not worship fear
Fear is information — but it is not my leader.
I listen to fear, but I no longer let it drive my decisions.
Fear can ride in the car, but it no longer holds the map.
I will not build my life around what I’m afraid might happen.
I build my life around what must happen for me to be whole.
đź’Ą When fear rises, I rise too
I have outlived what I thought would destroy me.
I have survived moments where I thought the fear would swallow me whole — it didn’t.
I do not owe fear my silence, my body, or my calling.
Every time I face fear, I gain back a piece of myself that was stolen.
🌺 Closing Reflection
Fear will come. Let it come.
But you do not have to bow.
You do not have to break.
You can speak with a shaky voice.
You can walk with unsteady feet.
But whatever you do —
keep going.