What does it mean to have a gentle heart?
An intuitive woman has a deep desire to show herself love and kindness. She’s already familiar with the concepts of self-compassion and self-love. Yet the idea of a gentle heart might be a new one for her. She may wonder, what does it mean to have a gentle heart?
To have a gentle heart begins with the realization that she came into this world with gentleness of heart innately inside her. It isn’t something she needs to now find or cultivate. She already possesses a gentle heart. This means it’s now a matter of rediscovering, reconnecting, with this sacred, loving part of herself.
Her gentle heart holds the truth of her innate worth - that she is already enough, exactly as she is. Her worth is unchanging and innate. The fact that she exists, that she has being, is all the proof she needs that she is worthy. And a gentle heart can help remind her of these beautiful truths.
With a gentle heart, she will treat herself with gentleness, especially with how she talks to herself. It can be helpful for her to imagine that she’s speaking to a small child or someone she loves deeply. Her words then, particularly during times of stress or anxiety, become gentle reminders that she is loved, she is held, she matters, she will be okay, she’s doing a great job.
Having a gentle heart means she also treats her feelings gently. She allows herself to feel whatever she is feeling without judgement. She validates those feelings and holds them with gentleness until, after being seen, they move on.
A woman with a gentle heart sees herself as doing her best. She makes mistakes and tries again. At the same time, her gentle heart values times of rest, times of not trying and simply allowing herself to be.
From a place of gentle heartedness, she softens into not knowing, not having everything figured out, not forcing. She embraces trust in herself and the universe. Her gentle heart whispers that it’s okay to wait and to slow down; she’s still enough even when she’s doing less.
Reconnecting with the gentleness in her heart helps her recognize that she has her own unique talents and gifts. Yet she also welcomes the truth that she is enough as she is and not because of what she does. All parts of her are loveable and worthy of being treated gently when she views them with a gentle heart.
The gentle heart longs for a life that isn’t filled with constant doing, overly full schedules, and pressure to be productive. It loves living slowly and gently, and allowing for moments of beauty, delight, wonder, growth, and rest, while implementing new things in a way that feels both individualized and easeful.
What does it mean to have a gentle heart? For the intuitive woman who wishes to reconnect with this deep, innate part of herself, it’s about treating herself with gentleness and seeing herself as already worthy and enough. It’s about approaching her life gently, too, knowing she always has a gentle home within herself to return to any time she needs.
