Real power begins when you stop explaining. I used to think strength meant proving people wrong—explaining myself to everyone who doubted me. But real power isn’t in louder arguments or longer explanations. Some people aren’t meant to understand you. You owe them nothing—not even an explanation. When you stop explaining—when you quit trying to convince those committed to misunderstanding you—you take back every ounce of power they once held. Their approval isn’t the finish line. Their opinion is

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