Being kind, gentle and understanding with ourselves is not cultivated by our culture. Instead we are taught that striving, pushing and competing will move us towards our dream life. We are led to believe that we are "human doers", instead of human beings. This is simply untrue.
If you would grow - Shine the Light of Loving Self-Care on Yourself
If you would grow to your best self
Be patient, not demanding
Accepting, not condemning
Nurturing, not withholding
Self-marvelling, not belittling
Gently guiding, not pushing and punishing
For you are more sensitive than you know
Mankind is as tough as war yet delicate as flowers
We can endure agonies but we open fully only to warmth and light
And our need to grow is as fragile as fragrance. Dispersed by storms of will
To return only when those storms are still
So, accept, respect, attend your sensitivity
A flower cannot be opened by a hammer
- Daniel F. Mead
No comments:
Post a Comment