Softness
I know most people try hard
to do good and find out too late
they should have tried softer.
from You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
sari added 1y ago
- I’d like to imagine a space where time is treated like we are gardens rather than machines - where time is attuned to our individual needs and given consistently, given softly, given with care.
from Time is Water by Annika Hansteen-Izora
sari added 1y ago
- Rest is soft, or sensual. It’s massaging your own palms with your thumbs, or
touching a purring cat, or holding a warm mug of tea, or smelling flowers or
coffee beans or cut-up herbsCaffeine added 1y ago
Source: https://humanparts.medium.com/this-is-how-you-rest-768ac5e608db The article on Medium is behind a paywall, but I have archived it for future reference. - I recently took up drumming. Again.
One of the first things you realize, other than you suck, is that you’re gripping the sticks too hard.
A tight grip denies certain degrees of freedom, limits subtlety, and ups the fatigue factor. Plus you give up the gift of bounce the drum heads happily offer. It’s like you’re constantly paying interest vs. borrow... See morephoebe added 4mo ago
- When I am in good hands I open myself to a state of curiosity and appreciation. I allow myself to suspend preconceived notions. I give you freedom to take me where you want to go. I immerse myself in your worldview and pause judgement
Caffeine added 1y ago
Ideas related to this collection