Emma Addams

The world is hard and we need more gentleness. May we choose meekness as a way to bring softness and goodness to those around us.

(Note: I originally wrote this six years ago and was grateful to my younger self for her words when I found them again recently). I first...

I want to look directly and unflinchingly at the hatred, sorrow, greed, and even the evil in the world, and then I want to look beyond it at all the good. I want to utilize my gifts, experiences, and resources to do what I can to make systemic change, but I want to do it in a way that keeps my soul soft and full of generosity. For when I allow my heart to harden and my feelings towards others to turn callous, that is when I become ineffective and weak.