Soft

Including at this moment I've had a tough time ridding myself of being "hard"- as in being the macho, rough guy. That is a part of who I am. Collectively I am not that person. I used a mantra...reciting the word "soft", sometimes substituted with "softness" or "be soft". At first I feel as if I am lying to myself...forcing a mantra to "become". The truth is I don't want to be rigid or the tough guy. Firm, yes. Stable, always. But I want to grow to be soft, adaptable, peaceful. We start of soft with some tough structure to survive. Don't let that "cement" be your breath, your pace, your ears for listening. The rigidity will always be there. Find your soft side...let it grow.