I did not enter this next season trying to get belts for being one of God’s strongest soldiers. I entered into this season trying to become more protected. After everything I had no choice but to release this year. I had to decide what was worth guarding and what no longer deserved access to me.
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After the purge, I have realized that the next step is not becoming louder or more accessible. It's about becoming more protective. There is a difference between letting go and guarding what remains. This season of my life is quieter. It is not because I have less to say at all. ‘Cause God knows I can talk, and talk down! However, it is because I am choosing to be more intentional with where my energy goes.
I am protecting my peace in ways I did not before. That looks like less explaining. It looks like having fewer emotional negotiations. It looks like having a stronger commitment to responding instead of reacting. I have learned that peace does not require permission. I had to stop questioning myself at times on how to embrace peace into my lifestyle when it was there all along. Peace does not need to be defended publicly to be valid.
I am also protecting my energy. I no longer believe in pushing through exhaustion in order to prove consistency or worth. Rest is part of my responsibility now. I owe it to myself and to my children. In order to honor my limits, I must show up more present, patient, and more grounded in the spaces that matter most.
Above all, I am protecting my children’s emotional safety. They do not need perfect circumstances weekly. They need stability, warmth, and a mother who is able to be fully regulated and present. I am intentional about the environments I allow around them. I also work towards setting the tone under our roof. I do what I feel is best for them knowing that peace is something they will carry with them long after this season passes.
Finally, I am protecting my creative voice. Writing does not require it to come from pressure, deadlines, or performance. Writing for me and many others comes from truth, reflection, and timing. This next season is not about proving anything. This next season it’s about honoring what I have built and looking forward to pouring into. I am moving forward with clarity, softness, and self-appreciation
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