“Knowing your worth isn’t ego. It’s alignment.”
Many of us dim ourselves out of fear that we’ll appear prideful.
But shrinking is not humility. It’s fear in disguise.
True humility is owning your worth without needing to parade it. It’s walking into a room knowing you’re enough — not better, not less. Just whole.
You didn’t create your light — but you can honor it. You can protect it. You can stop apologizing for it.
Confidence isn’t shouting. It’s standing in quiet certainty: “I am enough, and I don’t need to prove it.”
Own that. Without guilt. Without shame. That’s not arrogance. That’s alignment.
Repeat silently: “I am worthy. I don’t need to shrink to be loved.” Breathe that in. Let it settle in your bones.
Write down one place you’ve been hiding your gifts. Then share a piece of them — gently, honestly, without apology.
Julian V. “I used to think confidence meant being boastful. But I learned it can be quiet — and still unshakable.”
You are not too much for your purpose.