Wisdom, not Weakness

Honouring inner whispers as truth

The tears rolled down my cheeks as the realisation dropped in.

Honouring my need for quiet presence and peace is not a weakness.

It is wisdom.

What brings me joy, what lights me up holds a softness and subtlety.

It does not fit with society’s story that ‘all that glitters is gold’.

And for that I thought I was weak.

I felt I had to be bigger, better, louder, busier.

Isn’t that what ‘success’ is?

Dismissing my inner knowing believing she was too gentle and slow: qualities not valued by a society that loves viral activity and instant results.

But as the tears rolled I acknowledged her whispers as MY truth.

Truths leading me to my greatest joy and deepest contentment.

And honouring my needs is my responsibility to honour my heart first.

To choose meaning over metrics.

Authenticity over mimicry.

Presence over performance.

Soul over circus.

I now understand this is true wisdom.

It was never, ever weakness.