“You must stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.” - D’Angelo 🕊️ How is it that two voices, centuries and continents apart, can speak with different words but one heart to the same truth? Gentleness is a choice, and strength can be soft. What if we started normalizing the idea that being soft is not a sign of naivety? Could we begin to view softness as a deliberate decision to break cycles of pain and respond with compassion, even after immense suffering? D’Angelo sang to us in hushed tones, “We’ll make it by with love.” Across time, cultures, melodies, and poetry from every corner of the world, the message is clear and everlasting: To be soft is to be courageous. To be gentle is to be powerful. Choose love, my dear ones, even when the weight of it all tries to lead you astray. In this season of triumphs and sorrows, cycles of losing and letting go, there is only one universal language, and it can be heard in the pulse of every living thing. Love is the conscious action of remaining soft in a hard world. Tag someone who needs this message today. . . . #softliving #openheart #animamundi #dangelo #poetry #love