Embracing Softness: A Call to Surrender
““Find or make a way to be gentle with your life and self.””
In a world that often demands relentless productivity and constant striving, Octavia Rahim's words offer a poignant reminder: embrace softness and surrender. As the speaker in the meeting transcript shared, Rahim's quote encourages us to "find or make a way to be gentle with your life and self." This sentiment resonates deeply, reminding us that we have "pushed enough" and "done more than another."
It's time to gather our strength and place it on the altar, "in service to your softness, in service to surrender and service to lying." In other words, it's time to rest, to release our grip from the "handle of always doing," and to cultivate a gentler, more compassionate relationship with ourselves.
Rahim's words invite us to reframe our understanding of strength and productivity. True strength, it seems, lies not in endless striving, but in the courage to surrender, to be soft, and to rest. By embracing this softness, we open ourselves up to a deeper connection with ourselves and the world around us.
As we navigate the demands and challenges of daily life, let us heed Rahim's wisdom and find ways to be gentle with ourselves. Whether it's through mindful practices, self-care rituals, or simply allowing ourselves to pause and breathe, let us create space for softness and surrender. In doing so, we may just discover a wellspring of renewal and resilience that has been there all along.
