Throughout life we must cope with blockages that impede our forward momentum.
Whether these obstacles are of a personal, professional, or societal nature,
our first instinct may be to push against the obstruction. But the simplest way
to alleviate resistance is to approach it gently, with a soft manner and kind
intentions. Struggle and strife can find no foothold when confronted with
gentleness because conflict can only exist when fed by two opposing forces. So
many areas of our lives can benefit from the application of gentleness. The
beauty of gentleness lies in its multifaceted nature. It is part love, part
compassion, part patience, part understanding, and part respect for others. When
we move through life gently as a matter of course, we naturally attract these
wonderful elements into our lives.
This does not mean that gentle people are by nature passive or meek. Rather,
their copious inner power is manifested in their gentleness and their choice to
move with the flow of the universe instead of against it. You can make use of
gentleness in your own life by applying it in situations where you feel
challenged by your circumstances or by people in your environment. As you move
forward gently, the energy pervading your life will likely shift and,
consequently, the blockages before you will vanish. Cooperation progresses
smoothly when approached gently because all parties involved feel confident
that their needs will be met. And quarrels are easily quelled with gentleness
because the dualistic concepts of losing and winning are made moot by our
willingness to exercise infinite patience with those whose values differ from
our own.
Gentleness must be practiced, as we are inadvertently encouraged to act
competitive in certain phases of our lives. At first, your established habits
may make being truly gentle challenging. Yet after a time, if you commit to
consciously applying gentleness to all areas of your life, whether by
collaborating rather than competing or yielding graciously to the impassable
roadblocks in your path in order to seek a new road, you will find that you
begin to act gently habitually. Your patterns of thought and behavior become
ever more peaceful, and you will discover that you encounter far less
impassable resistance on your individual journey.
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