Gentleness and Vulnerability

Sometimes holding your own vulnerability with gentleness and love is the greatest act of strength. Parenting the Self, with love and tenderness is a great act of courage. Allowing grace to hold you, not fighting the ego fears, and not letting them take over, instead letting yourself be wrapped in a blanket of loving peace while the waves wash through you, this is self-acceptance. A heart-centered person, an empathic person, a sensitive person must honor their sensitivities, emotions and vulnerabilities with self-nurturing and self-loving acts of kindness. If you are having a sensitive moment, it is okay to stop and nurture yourself. Make time to do this, it is part of the process of taking responsibility for your sensitive soul and nature. Honoring and respecting that part of you is a deep part of your soul lessons, to treat yourself with great love and compassion. This way we can fill our chalices and return to service deeply confident with our own needs having been met. If you have ever felt abused, abandoned, mistreated in any way, it is very important to make self-love, self-compassion, self-acceptance, self-forgiveness, and self-nurturing a part of each day. Sometimes we feel this drive to serve others, yet sometimes we have to stop for a moment and serve our own needs so we can return with a full cup. Be good to yourself. With love,