Conviction

That word…

I’ve heard it before and know what it means, yet I still struggle to fully understand it.

What does conviction look like?
Can one even tell when someone has conviction?
Can it be cultivated, or is it something that is earned either through birth or through circumstances?

I thought I had it, but my daily actions have proven otherwise.

Something in this dissonance remains unsettled, and it will take longer to make sense of it.