The soft, the subtle, the slow | embodying the quietened realm of feminine interiority
There is a yearning that lives within the depths of the feminine heart. A yearning to be valued and seen without having to push so constantly outwards. Without having to so starkly illuminate and present ourselves to the world.
It is the yearning to draw what is meant for oneself inward, into the quietened realm of interiority where it can be welcomed and nurtured for a time before it meets the gaze of the external.
It is the yearning to not have to be obvious, to not have to reveal it all. A longing to hold a subtle yet firm threshold, where the world of the extrinsic meets the sacred interiority of being and heart. A quiet doorway that silently speaks, ‘This inner place is not for everyone or everything to enter.’
It is a longing to give proper credence to the subtle feelings that rest beneath what is spoken aloud. To soften into slow truths that can only be found beneath the surface.
It is the desire to move in unhurried, graceful ways, where urgency is reserved only for the rare moments that are actually urgent. To allow and receive, and deepen into the call of the soul. To return to slow living, not as just an outwardly aesthetic aspiration, but as a return to the internal rhythm that supports the natural wellbeing of the feminine body, psyche and spirit.
Something that I consistently come back to within this path of feminine reclamation, is how easily our culture convinces us to contort the frequencies of the feminine into something more outward that can be labelled, quantified, compared externally (and of course within the business context, something that can be easily marketed/sold to the masses).
Yet the more deeply we return to the subtle body and the energetic makeup of the feminine-essenced system, the more jarring and out of integrity this can feel.
Protecting and honouring the slow, the subtle and the soft becomes more and more vital, as we observe the many ways we have been taught to abandon our core essence and live in an unrelenting state of force.
Something that I have found in my work with women, is that there is a tendency that sits beneath the surface (usually felt, and not consciously articulated) where we yearn for others to value and protect this essence of soft feminine being that we hold. Yet at the same time, we are repeatedly modelled and taught to unconsciously dishonour and reject this essence within both ourselves and others.
This causes so much confusion, as we (very naturally as relational beings) seek outwardly to see our feminine value mirrored in the external, yet feel disheartened when we bump up against people, systems and structures that do not create space for the raw, non-distilled frequencies and sensitivities of feminine being…
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This full piece of writing now lives in the ‘Soften & Bloom ebook’ if you would like to read more.
Belinda x