Cinco de Mayo & the Confident Woman: Celebrate Your Quiet Victories

A Reflection on the Sacred Risers, Confidence, and the Strength No One Sees Coming

Cinco de Mayo…
To some, it’s a day of margaritas and mariachi.

Most people don’t know what Cinco de Mayo really stands for…

But for those who know the deeper truth, it’s a celebration of undaunted courage in the face of overwhelming odds.

It wasn’t Mexican Independence Day.
It wasn’t the end of a war.

It was a single, staggering act of resistance—a wildly outnumbered Mexican army standing up to the most powerful military in the world at the time… and winning.

On this day in 1862, a small, under-resourced Mexican army defeated the seemingly invincible French forces at the Battle of Puebla. It was unexpected. Unlikely. And yet—victorious.

—Not because they had better weapons.
—Not because they had more resources.

But because they refused to believe they were already defeated.

And isn’t that what so many women’s stories sound like? Sacred Risers who rise with purpose and passion to create the world in which everyone can thrive…

You probably recognize this story:

You rise.
You overcome.
You carry on—often without applause, without witnesses, and without permission.

And that’s exactly what I see in the women I serve.

Women who are brilliant, successful, and accomplished on the outside…
but carry private battles that go unnoticed.

Women who’ve had to armor up in boardrooms, smile through heartbreak, raise families alone, rebuild from loss, and walk away from lives that looked perfect but felt like prisons.

Women who’ve been underestimated—by others, and too often, by themselves.

You don’t always realize how powerful you are, because no one handed you a medal.

No one paused the world to say, “Look at what she just survived.”

But still—you rose.
You chose to heal.
You chose to believe in something better.

Even when you didn’t feel “ready.”
Even when fear whispered louder than faith.
Even when the world said, “you need more before you can win.”

Confidence doesn’t come from having all the right pieces.

It’s born in the moment you decide that you are enough—as you are, where you are, with what you have.
That’s the essence of confident womanhood.
Not arrogance. Not perfection. Not pretending.
But a quiet, unwavering knowing: I am powerful because I say so.

So today, on this symbolic day of unexpected victory, I offer you this:
Celebrate the Quiet Warrior Within because Cinco de Mayo belongs to you too.

✨ Celebrate your unseen triumphs.
✨ Reclaim the power that was always yours.
✨ Know that your worth was never up for debate.

And if you’re ready to go deeper into that reclamation…
You’re not alone.

On this playground—or as I like to call it, the growground, women just like you—successful, soul-led, and still searching—are guided to step fully into their feminine fire and embodied confidence.

The next chapter begins when you decide to rise.

You’ve faced your own battles:
The relationship that eroded your worth.
The smile you wore while secretly breaking inside.
The salary negotiation that took every ounce of nerve.
The moment you whispered “enough” and reclaimed your life.

But where is the parade for you?
Where are the fireworks for your fight?

This post is that celebration.

Because you are the woman who does hard things quietly.
You’re the one who appears polished on the outside, but inside, you’ve fought wars no one knows about.

Today, I celebrate YOU—The Warrioress who has grown and challenged the status quo. And I thank you. Because women like you are the ones who will save this world.

🦋 I leave you today with a reflection for you to ponder:

What battle did you win that no one else saw?
And how has that unseen strength shaped the woman you are today?

Share if you dare, in the comments. Your story may be exactly what another woman needs to see herself more clearly.

PS~ Share this post with a woman who needs to remember her strength, courage, confidence. xo, j.