There are moments when anger rises so quickly that it feels easier to react than to breathe. But whenever my anger edges toward rage, I’ve learned to return to stillness. In that stillness, I remember who I am, what I’m building, and the life I’m trying to manifest.

Over time, I’ve realized something surprising: the people who hurt us the most often become the unintentional catalysts for our breakthroughs. Their actions push us toward clarity, purpose, and elevation. In that sense, silence becomes a form of strength. Strength becomes power. And power becomes the space where we receive what is meant for us.

Whenever I pause instead of react, I grow.

In my moments of reflection, I remind myself that I am a lion. And the people who provoke my anger are often moving with the energy of a rat—not in worth, but in integrity, courage, and intention. A lion doesn’t chase a rat. A lion doesn’t waste its strength on what lives beneath its calling.

As you move through your own life, ask yourself:
Am I responding like a lion, or am I being pulled into the noise of rats?

Before you type that message or post that reaction, pause.
If someone thrives in negativity—gossip, chaos, tearing others down—like a rat, let them stay in the trash they choose.

And you? Stay aligned with the pride you come from.
Stay grounded in your strength.
Move like the lion you are—focused on your purpose, remembering that while a Lion is a cat, it is not a feline – let us not be deterred from our purpose by the meanderings of rats.