Sunday, February 28, 2021

Gentleness


There is so much high energy and collective stress in these days.  We are in the birth pangs/growing pains of releasing the old and receiving the new.  Nothing is very clear, and yet there are glimmers and shimmers of clues that things are shifting into a new place.  It's very subtle, yet still possible to perceive these positive new elements, if you look closely and listen well.  And these new pieces are coming right on schedule as we move every day closer to Spring.  So be gentle with yourself.  Also, walk lightly in the world and extend this gentleness to everyone and everything you encounter along the way.  Wonderful changes are beginning to stir.

"Gentleness is not weakness.  Just the opposite.  Preserving a gentle spirit in a heartless world takes extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience.  Do not underestimate the power of gentleness because gentleness is strength wrapped in peace, and therein lies the power to change the world."

                                             -- L. R. Knost