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You Weren’t Made to Fit In. You Were Made to Rise.

You Weren’t Made to Fit In. You Were Made to Rise.

You don’t belong everywhere you used to. And that’s not loss. That’s growth.

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Anthony D Brice
Aug 26, 2025
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There’s a version of you that used to apologize for your presence.

Dimming your brilliance in rooms that couldn’t handle your light.

Toning down your truth because they called it “too much.”

Walking on eggshells around people who weren’t even safe barefoot.

But here’s the thing—

You weren’t called to make yourself smaller just so people could feel taller standing next to you.

That’s not humility. That’s self-abandonment.

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