🜂 Strength & Compassion

True strength is quiet.

It does not roar to prove itself,
nor does it demand respect through fear.
It is steady, patient, and soft enough
to soothe what is wounded,
not dominate it.

In the Tarot, Strength reminds us that the fiercest power
is not force — it is compassion.

Notice how she calms the lion:
not with chains,
not with fear,
but with gentle presence.
Her touch says:
“You are safe. You do not need to defend yourself with anger.”

Strength teaches us:

• Compassion is not weakness.
• Kindness is not surrender.
• Patience is a deeper form of courage.

To respond with gentleness when others expect rage —
that is mastery.

To remain centered when someone else is lost in their chaos —
that is power.

To offer compassion to those who have forgotten their own goodness —
that is divine.

The lion within us softens,
not when it is controlled,
but when it is understood.

Be strong enough to feel.
Wise enough to stay kind.
Brave enough to meet suffering with a calm heart.

Compassion tames what force can never reach.

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