So when people ask how I balance it all, my honest answer is that I don't, and I've stopped believing that balance was ever the thing God was asking of me in the first place.

During my experience working in Ecuador, I witnessed how deeply these inequalities shape everyday life. Women with extraordinary potential were held back not by lack of capacity, but by lack of access to markets, education, and decision-making spaces.

Ask most people what resilience looks like, and they will describe something athletic: a person knocked down who gets back up, brushes herself off, and keeps going. Words like grit, toughness, and bounce-back come to mind. In popular imagination, resilience is a display of strength.

Ramadan reminds us that rejuvenation comes from where we are. We realize we can make it through a day - and eventually a month! — of fasting when it seems otherwise impossible. We acknowledge our existing strengths and capabilities to build personal spiritual revival. This translates into work as activists to meet others where they are, recognize their capacity, and their aspirations.