Tenderness: Its Remarkable Ways - Everyday Livingness
Have we limited tenderness to the quality of meat or something expressed between lovers, or parents and their children? It seems to me that tenderness is much bigger than this and that it starts with how we treat ourselves in a million small ways throughout the day. With a little awareness and focus we can soon become masters of tenderness, enriching our lives (and those we share it with) in remarkable ways. Have you experienced a tender moment? A tender touch? A tender thought? Have you beheld a tender act? Just asking these questions returns me to the tenderness I have felt – it seems to be something that is alive in me and when I reconnect with it, it melts me, and whatever I’m doing, I can’t help but be tender with. Tenderness flows from within me and through me. Tenderness can be felt in my voice, my touch, my thoughts, my ears and my eyes. It may sound funny, but even my taste becomes tender when I allow it. There are things that I notice when I allow myself be tender: My body lets go. I notice how I’ve been holding my shoulders tight or my forearms hard… ...
Adrienne Hutchins