The beauty of the softened heart

There is much in the world that can keep us apart from the beauty, joy and peace of a softened heart. There are many patterns we hold, many ways of being and relating that have been modelled to us, that can convince us to harden and create defences around the tenderness of our feminine heart.

Yet on this path of feminine restoration, returning to the softened heart that is inherent in our most organic embodiment of feminine being becomes the deeper desire that propels us to move gently through the heavy tethers and shields that keep us defensive, protective and hardened to life.

It is a desire that does not have its roots in ‘getting’ something as a result of this softening. It is not fuelled by wanting to appear a certain way.

It is just simply a deep desire to live a life that is fuelled by joy, innocence, tenderness and love. A desire to not let anything break or impede the sensitivities of the heart that allow us to deeply commune with Life. To perceive life relationally, not transactionally. To see beauty everywhere. To forgive. To love. To deepen into soul and find union with Self.

What I have found though, is that we will usually come across countless opportunities where it can feel easier to harden our hearts rather than continuing to softly re-orient our attention towards tending to this deeper feminine connection that is received through the unspoken energies of our heart.

Many of us have found it necessary to protect ourselves in this world, building up ways of being that keep us apart from the deep sensitivities of our feminine hearts.

Because with softness, comes tenderness. And with tenderness, comes openness. And with openness comes a feminine receptivity that can be overwhelming to soften into…

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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

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