I believe (revisited)
I Believe I believe in growing through the struggles we face, learning to love deeper after every hard day. I believe in facing each challenge as it comes, knowing that we can overcome, together. I believe in having a partner, but not needing them to find joy. I believe in surrounding myself with healthy love, and when it's toxic, in walking away. I believe in making my voice heard, even when it shakes, standing tall against the noise of doubt. I believe in confidence— that it must come from within. Not from society, not from my mate. I build my own foundation. I refuse to feed negativity, even when it creeps in. I believe in choosing peace, over and over again. I believe in working on myself, in watering the garden of my mind, letting my body rest like soil, so I can bloom again, whole. --- I believe in serving my community, in making small changes that ripple out, like feeding those who are hungry, or offering a stranger a kind word. I believe my past—my decisions, my missteps— a