Quiet Strength.
A collection of visual essays about the quiet moments people rarely discuss openly.
No. 1 // Scheduled Cry. Some tears don’t come when life falls apart. They come in brief moments when the responsibility pauses.
No. 2 // I reached for you. I found me.
No. 3 // Internal Scream. Some screams never leave our mouths. Only our minds.
No. 4 // If it doesn't hold you gently... Let it leave.
No. 5 // So I stopped waiting for perfect circumstances before believing better days would come.
No. 6 // Give yourself permission to rest. Give yourself grace.
No. 7 // What feels like failure is what’s propelling you FORWARD.
No. 8 // Breathing through the pain left unsaid.
No.9 // Finally SEEN.
No. 10 // Inhaling this phase of healing.
No. 11 // I have faith that what's for me will not lose my address.
No. 12 // It's ok to reset. Your space. Your pace. Your expectations.
No. 13 // The Monday Face. Sometimes resilience looks like logging on anyway.
No. 14 // There is a moment when healing is no longer about escaping the darkness. It's about being willing to stand in the light without shrinking. Not because everything is perfect, but because you have finally stopped believing your pain is the truest thing about you.
No. 15 // Healing wasn't one decision. It was hundres of quiet moments of choosing to care for myself the way I wish others had. I showed softeness to all the tender parts, even the ones I could not see. That is how my strength returned.
No. 15 // The turning point is where you find your conviction. Find your truth and take root.
No. 16 // Be like the buffalo. Strut into the storm and power through it.
No. 17 // You have permission to do what is in your best interest. That is part of the human experience. This is a tough lesson for the softhearted; choose you.
No. 18 //Melanin-rich. A sun child; my hair grows towards the light, and my skin shines bright, soft just like my smile.
No. 19 // Protecting my softness and preserving my peace.
No. 20 // I found my footing.
No. 21 // Surround yourself with people who make you feel SEEN.
No. 22 // I found my way back.