Yield

I can bend without giving myself away.

Insight

I am learning that yielding does not mean surrendering who I am.

There are times when holding myself too rigidly takes more from me than bending ever could. I can adjust to what is happening, make room for another perspective, or move with circumstances I cannot control without abandoning what matters to me.

Perhaps strength is not always found in standing firm. Sometimes it is knowing what can bend and what must remain.

I can give without giving myself away.

Reflection

Where might you bend without losing what is essential to you?

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