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Gentleness: A Way of Moving Through the World Gentleness is not a gesture so much as a way of moving through the world. It shows itself in small, nearly invisible acts the pause before speaking when irritation rises the steadying of your breath so you do not add turbulence to a space already trembling the willingness to listen long enough for someone else’s truth to unfurl in its own time Gentleness is not weakness It is strength that has learned restraint the ability to step close without crowding, to offer support without taking over to hold another’s sorrow without mistaking it for your own And yet, gentleness is also courage: the courage to remain open in a world that asks you to harden, to guard, to armor To choose gentleness is to refuse to become what hurt you a quiet insistence that tenderness still matters. In this way gentleness becomes a light you carry not blinding not loud but steady enough to guide you through the dark and warm enough to let others know they are not alone there. 3/12/25 💙