I am strong because I was once ok to feel weak and allowed myself the freedom to be ok to be who I was without self-disrespect. I wanted to be more, but building a house requires a strong foundation, so I worked on that first with self-love and kindness, even in my believed weakness, which I realized was the beginning of my strength.
Similarly, as an atheist at the moment of leaving my faith, I started with not knowing, and at first, I was uncomfortable in my believed weakness of not knowing and realizing I could never believe the nonsense in god claims and the religions that supported them, yet I felt in a quandary of not knowing what was true as in just knowing something is a lie does not somehow automatically inform you t what is true. Then, with self-love and kindness, even in my not knowing what was true, I realized this acknowledged truth was the beginning of my strength in being open to learn and thus know.
I am now strong in my disbelief because I was once willing to feel weak in knowing true information and allowed myself the freedom to be okay to be who I was without self-disrespect inspiring me with the freedom to learn, which I have but not just back then, as I am always open to not knowing and this ready to learn. I will sum it up, be open and enjoy being open.