Believing in your own strength is like wandering through a dark forest at night with only a flickering candle. The challenge can feel insurmountable at times, because to believe in your own strengths can feel like fighting a war against every whisper of doubt and every memory of past failures. Believing in your abilities is an agreement you make with yourself—that you will carry on, even in uncertainty. Self-belief is its own kind of rebellion. It’s the willingness to say, "Yes, I can," and mean it, even in the face of shadows. It is knowing that somewhere beneath the fear, beneath the brittle edges of doubt, there is a core that holds strong—something resilient, fierce, and endlessly yours.