Softness

Amongst this softness is where I wish to live. I know this place of comfort comes when the harshness inside me gives way to peace and acceptance. When I realise that often the things I can be blamed for were not my fault, or the ways I am talking to myself or about another are not loving and kind. When I remember I did try my best and I continue to try to front up on any day to live my own life and take care of my own responsibilities I feel a softening.

I never had a good sense of boundaries and now I am realising more and more when it is best to stay on my own side of the fence. I often believed I needed to take on the responsibilities or pain of others to help but I now realise there is a difference between being there…