tenderness.

To have a tender heart is a courageous and divine commitment.  For within this tenderness a ceaseless vulnerability exists.  Capable of endless, unconditional love; and open-wide for the world’s indulgence… and also for its wrath.  A sensitivity deeper than the depth of the universe – exposing itself, boldly -- so to experience the intensity of existence – of love, of fear, and all that lies between.  The heart steadfastly wavers through these emotions and experiences – gently and hastily expanding and contracting in this delicate dance to the music of truth.  And through this dance, truth reveals that fear is really only the absence of love… and that love is the greatest truth, with the power to protect and gracefully strengthen even the most delicate of hearts.