Thoughts On Entering a Time of Softness
- Amy DeAnda
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
At the tail end of last year, I felt a great shift in my Being. What kept coming up was a feeling that I was about to enter a time of Softness. I thought about what that word meant for me and realized it often felt a lot like a thing "just out of reach" and now suddenly it felt close by; like a coming home to myself. On the path behind me there were decades on a very long journey of coping, getting through it, finding bravery, and untangling myself from spaces that should have been safe but weren't. Then there was the examining of cycles and patterns handed down that I refused to repeat, shutting out the shaming and unsupportive voices, and battling cancer and autoimmune conditions. I learned those illnesses were really just the physical manifestations of trauma still stored in the body. All those experiences required that I continually stand in my masculine, ready with walls and a sword...oh yeh, and pushing too hard when really my body was begging for rest. As the cycle breaker for my family, none of those years proved to be an easy journey. I imagine many of you can relate ~ there's a lot of us out here on a bumpy path.
The last 15 years have revealed so much: providing me with Understanding, allowing me Peace, reminding me of my Strength, finding Grace, claiming Vulnerability as a superpower, and softening all the jagged edges that once felt like emotional safety. Toward the end of 2025 I began to feel a long sigh of relief, a deep realization that I was about to step into a time of being truly gentle with myself. I have been embracing a quiet sense of growing excitement, ready to step forward into a more feminine era void of any armor! That Softer time of Being, not necessarily tied to age but instead a beautifully affirming response to lessons well learned. By no means does this mean my growth journey is complete ... just that the touch points with friction that circle back around will be greeted with a gentle solidness and the certainty of spiritual sovereignty. There are no more battles. No more baggage worth holding for someone else's comfort. No more self-betrayal.... just a knowingness that I can handle life's triggers with love and consideration for my higher self.
I decided to share this with you because some years are for rest and others are for roar. We all second guess ourselves at some point. We forget to trust our intuition. We have ENTIRE crappy years and wonder when the break is coming. I know you're nodding your head right now. Keep trusting in yourselves, ladies. And, if you are searching for a community to support you, we're here for you!
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