💗 A Heart That Feels. A Spine That Holds.

Somewhere along the way, we were taught to choose sides:

Be soft 💕 — or be strong 💪

Be kind — or be clear

Be open — or be guarded

But what if wholeness was never about choosing?

What if the real power is in being both?

A heart that feels deeply 💗

A backbone that stands steadily 🧍🏻‍♀️

You’re allowed to hold both.

In fact — you were made to.

🌿 Soft ≠ Weak. Strong ≠ Harsh.

You don’t need to harden to protect yourself.

And you don’t need to collapse to be loved.

• Softness does not mean fragility.

• Strength does not mean force.

• Boundaries do not mean coldness.

• Compassion does not mean self-abandonment.

Together, your soft heart and solid backbone make you safe.

For yourself — and for those lucky enough to stand close.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Real Life Might Look Like This

• Saying no — calmly, without guilt 🙅🏻‍♀️

• Holding space for someone’s emotion — without making it your responsibility 🫱

• Leaving a situation — not out of punishment, but to honour your peace 🚪

• Loving fiercely — while keeping your standards clear 💬❤️

This isn’t contradiction.

It’s integration.

It’s the you who doesn’t need to perform — because you are whole already.

🐍 A Lesson from the Inner Landscape

Fear used to shake you.

Uncertainty used to make you question your worth.

But now?

You don’t attack what you don’t understand.

You don’t explain yourself away.

You breathe. You centre. You choose.

That’s not a performance of strength.

That’s you embodying it.

✨ A Prompt to Walk With

• Where have you been taught that you can only be one thing?

• What would change if you allowed your softness to stay — while standing tall anyway?

• Can you trust that your boundaries are an extension of your love, not the opposite of it?

Because your power was never in choosing one side.

It’s in being all of you — honest, anchored, alive.