Softening became
a choice
in each moment
as I learned
to trust my own heart
a little more
completely.
Experiences began to
match the gentleness
of my own quiet
prayers.
Tag: Gentleness
Softening
Softening came
as I learned to
process life
in subtler ways —
feeling for wisdom
in all of my
experiences,
not sorting out
each one,
but listening with
my heart
beneath the stories
on the surface.
It was a welcome
shift from how it
had been
into finding and being
the healer within.
The Gentler Way
I found there was
a choice
in each moment.
I could choose
to follow the flow
of life,
co-creating with it,
or to move
in the other
direction.
And so I began
to choose
the gentler way.
Courage to Soften
I learned to listen
to life,
not as a distant,
separate being,
but as a gentle
interpreter
of messages to
deeper parts of
me.
I loved
the tender way
the messages softened
as I found courage
to soften
my own heart
a little more.
The Quiet Prayer
I chose to listen
to the quiet prayer
of my heart.
I learned to
feel into subtle
experiences and
knowings beyond thought
I searched for
peace and fell in
love with gentleness.
I allowed
my life to flow into
more gentleness —
for that was
what I had come
to do.
A Sacred Journey
I found that
what was most
important
was my willingness
to show up
to meet whatever
showed up
in each new
moment
with fresh eyes —
holding, honoring
and letting go.
I realized healing
could be
beautiful and
gentle —
a sacred journey.
Gentle Strength
I found it was
possible to become
healer of my own
heart,
as shattered as it
seemed
at times.
I found it was
possible to be led
by my own higher self
to people and things
and insights
and new thoughts
my heart could
understand.
There was a tenderness
that became a type of
gentle inner strength
because I took this
journey.
From There
I vowed to stand
within my heart
in all of my
experiences.
In that moment,
I learned
the value in
the willingness
to allow myself
to feel my true
essence
and to be led
gently from there.
A Gentler Way
I found
what it really meant
to be strong —
to adapt
and evolve
through great challenges.
And I found there came
a time to merge
all that was gained
with a different path
and find a gentler
way.
All That Was Tender
I found that
I could filter
and then hold
all that was
tender within
and all that was
reflected back
just a little gentler.
And so I vowed
to hold these things
a little longer —
sure that they would
grow.
Laurie's Notes 