At last I am learning it’s okay
to be scared to the marrow
and still show up whole-hearted.
No shame it took so long
to learn this truth,
just giddy relief to finally trust
I can be clenched like a hedgehog
or poised as a snake
and still be open to finding love
at the center of what scares me.
And when I find no sprig of love there,
that is the chance
to offer love to the world
any way I know how—
with a gift, with my time,
with words, with touch,
or with a simple act of kindness.
And if I find I have no love
to muster, then that is the chance
to plant seeds of love in whatever
soil I find. And amend the ground.
And bring light. Bring water.

~Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

I can choose this and that and everything in between….

inquiry for today~ where will you follow hope?

open wide…

We are born with the capacity for love and kindness.

But kindness is a choice, not a trait you’re born with.

It’s a conscious decision to remain gentle, to have faith in humanity,

and to understand the significance of compassion, even in the face of adversity.

The kindest souls are those who have consciously nurtured empathy,

softened in the face of adversity, and upheld the belief in the inherent goodness of humanity.

By embracing compassion, they illuminate a path of understanding, unity,

and healing, reminding us all of the profound impact kindness can have on our world.

~Hantie