02/05/2026
Grounded Certainty
I want to be clear about something
I am confident, and that does not equal arrogance.
It means I am grounded.
I walk into rooms now with certainty.
Not certainty that everyone will like me
but certainty in who I am.
Certainty that no one can steal my joy.
My grace.
My happiness.
I may still feel eyes on me.
I may still sense judgment, whispers, or opinions.
But those things no longer move me.
Because I know myself.
I know that I am strong.
I know that I am kind.
I know that I am confident without being loud.
Loving without being naive.
Caring without abandoning myself.
Selfless, but no longer self-erasing.
And I didn’t get here alone.
I was supported.
I was held.
I was loved in a way that allowed me to heal instead of harden.
I have an amazing husband who became my safe haven who validated my feelings,
stood steady when I was learning to soften, and reminded me that I didn’t have to carry everything by myself.
This isn’t ego.
This is alignment.
This is what happens when truth, love, and self-respect meet.
I don’t need to prove who I am.
I live it.
And that certainty?
That’s peace.