I move forward even when it feels uncomfortable
Today, I release the lie that I have to be perfect before I move.
I honor the truth that growth happens in motion, not in waiting.
I see clearly now that fear from my past is not here to protect me anymore—
it has been limiting me, holding me back from the very joy and purpose I am called to live.
But today, I choose different.
I recognize that everything I have been through did not break me—
it built me.
It shaped me.
It prepared me.
I already have the proof.
I am still standing.
I am still rising.
And that means I am ready.
Even when I overthink, even when doubt tries to speak louder,
I choose to take one step anyway.
One baby step.
One act of courage.
One moment of showing up.
I don’t need all the answers.
I don’t need permission.
And I don’t need to feel fully qualified to begin.
I stand in my power today through action—
even if it feels uncomfortable,
even if it feels new,
even if it stretches me.
Because the version of me that I am becoming
is already rising within me.
And I trust her.
Love and light to all… and so it is.
—Rev. Angela July | Still I Rise Ministries