The Gentler Verbs

It should come as no surprise that how you live your life is how you live your life. Modern life wants you to do. Make. Push. Succeed. Surpass. Force. Climb. Conquer. Hide. Conform. Cower. Pretend. Bury. And if those verbs are making you happy, then by all means, keep living them. If those verbs are making you unhappy, perhaps you could consider living the quieter verbs, the gentler ones.

Sit. Inhale. Exhale. Soften. Yield. Open. Settle. Ground.

Transcript

Settle yourself.

Take a deep inhale,

Exhale and let it all go.

Welcome to a hit of hope.

It should come as no surprise that how you live your life is how you live your life.

And modern life wants you to do,

Make,

Push,

Succeed,

Surpass,

Force,

Consume,

Climb,

Conquer,

Hide,

Conform,

Cower,

Pretend,

Bury.

If those verbs are making you happy,

Then by all means keep living them.

If those verbs are making you unhappy,

Perhaps you might consider living the quieter verbs,

The gentler ones.

Sit.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Soften.

Yield.

Open.

Settle.

Ground.

Share.

Reveal.

Listen.

Care.

Connect.

Love.

Nourish.

Grow.

Glow.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Namaste.

Reviews

So very beautiful. Your lovely calming, tender voice and the pace of your speaking the gentle verbs brought me to tears. I feel very different from just three minutes ago. Thank you. Namaste 🙏

Betsy does a phenomenal job saying just enough, in just such a way, in such a small amount of time, that is quite magically thought provoking and soothing, like a warm cozy blanket of love. Thank you, once again, Betsy!

So brief, and so gentle, like the verbs you recommend. Thank you.

Writing my list of life verbs today.

Beautifully said. Also very reflective of my choice (and opportunity) for today.

My verb today is both simple and complex.

"To be."

So far, it has been an excellent and soul-nourishing day. Your practice's timing again seems to be a wink from the Universe. Thank you. I see the starlight within you. 🤲🏻❤️🤲🏻

Just what I needed after berating myself for all the things I didn't get done today. I feel like that a lot, so not only will I return here, I will post some of the lovely gentle verbs at my desk.

Joy, success, and leadership can happen through these gentler verbs, too.