There’s Still a Lion in You

“A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.”

Do you even realize who you are?
Because life has a way of making you forget.

You’ve had to keep things together for so long — maybe now you’ve started to believe the calm on the outside means weakness on the inside.
But it doesn’t.

“A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.”
And if you’ve been surviving when everything in you wanted to quit — you’ve already proven you’re brave.

The problem isn’t your strength.
It’s your memory.
You forgot what you’ve already survived.
You forgot what you’ve already overcome.
You forgot the moments you were on the floor crying, and still got up the next morning and faced the day like nothing happened.

That’s not weakness.
That’s not luck.
That’s the lion.

It doesn’t always roar.
Sometimes it watches.
It waits.
And when it’s time — it moves.

Think about Wangari Maathai — a woman in Kenya who planted trees when nobody believed it mattered.
She faced arrest, threats, violence.
And she didn’t stop.
She kept showing up, planting anyway, speaking anyway — until the whole world had to stop and recognize the power of one brave woman who refused to back down.

That’s the lion.
And the lion in her won her a Nobel Peace Prize.
Not because she had power in the traditional sense — not because she was rich, famous, or politically untouchable —
but because she refused to be quiet.
Because she kept showing up when it was easier to walk away.
Because she stood firm when everything around her tried to silence her.

That’s what the lion does.
It doesn’t need a stage.
It doesn’t wait for applause.
It just moves — with purpose, with fire, with a kind of authority you can’t fake.

And that same lion is in you.
No, maybe you haven’t been recognized yet.
Maybe nobody has handed you awards or called your name.
But the strength that wins battles? The strength that shifts history?
It starts inside.

It starts with choosing to keep going.
With planting your feet when everything tells you to back down.
With doing the right thing when no one’s watching.

That’s how lions rise.
And when yours does, it won’t be because someone gave you permission.
It’ll be because you remembered who you are — and you let the lion lead.

So no — you don’t need to roar to be strong.
You don’t need to prove anything to anybody.
You don’t need to post about it or explain it.

You just need to remember:
That strength in you? It didn’t die.
That fire in you? It didn’t go out.
It’s still there — under the weight, under the silence, under the exhaustion.

It’s asleep.
That’s all.
And the good news is: lions don’t stay asleep forever.

The fact that you’re still here, still breathing, still listening, still trying — is proof that you haven’t been defeated.

So don’t let discouragement convince you that you’re done.

You’re not done.
You’re not weak.
You’re not behind.

You’re just waking up.
And when the lion in you stands up —
the same people who overlooked you will have to step back and watch what happens next.

So stop doubting.
Start remembering.

A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.
And your lion is stirring.

Let it rise.
Let it lead.

It’s your turn.