Becoming Through the Storm You've carried storms and still chose softness. Your strength isn't how loud you roar, it's how your heart stays open after the rain. You can let pain refine you without letting it define you. You can set firm boundaries and still lead with kindness. Your gentleness is not weakness; it's wisdom earned. Offer yourself grace, offer others compassion, and keep becoming the person your past self needed. That's how you turn hardship into healing.