Amale Bouzlafa

There’s something no one really tells you about power:
It’s not loud. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t need to control, dominate, or win.

Real power is quiet.
Real power is rooted.
Real power doesn’t come from authority – it comes from clarity.

We grow up thinking power means being right. Being in charge. Having the final say. But the older I get, the more I realize:
True power isn’t about being above others. It’s about being anchored in yourself.

It’s the ability to stay calm in chaos.
To respond instead of react.
To speak the truth even when your voice shakes.
To deeply care about people and still hold your boundaries.

The real test of power is how you treat people when they can’t give you anything in return. When you have the choice to defend or to understand. When you have the chance to play games or choose peace.

And that choice will always reveal who you are.

What I’ve learned is that power without humanity becomes control.
And control without compassion becomes violence.

We need a new definition of power.
One that includes softness.
One that includes listening.
One that includes the courage to say, “That didn’t feel right,” without making someone wrong.

True power isn’t afraid of humility.
It doesn’t panic when questioned.
It doesn’t shrink in the face of emotion.

It holds space. It creates room. It allows people to be fully human.

I’m not interested in being powerful in this old way.
I’m interested in being real.
In building things that last because they’re honest.
In finding peace without losing my voice.

I don’t care about winning.
I care about people.

And in a world obsessed with power, maybe the bravest thing we can do is to choose love instead.

Because the truth about power?
Is that the most powerful people don’t need to prove anything.
They just are.

Trusting it will bring some light to someone’s shadow,

Amale 🌟💙