To change things—not by shifting the things themselves,
but by shifting oneself.
To always allow softness,
yet, when needed, to draw in
and hold firm against resistance.
To grant others the same:
the freedom to adapt their shape
in an organic, flowing way.
To gently catch the light
in cloud-wide weaves—
and each time,
to let gentleness reign
with full force—
toward the world, and most of all, toward oneself.