How to Balance Sharpness and Softness

💡Being both sharp and soft is not wrong or bad; it's about maintaining balance and not going off-balance.

😌Softness should not be associated with inferiority or people-pleasing; it's about being intentional and present in your interactions.

🔄Breathing is essential in maintaining balance and preventing reactive responses in both sharpness and softness.

🤝Being sharp is not about superiority; it's about speaking your mind while maintaining an open and gracious energy.

💡Softness should not be a disguise for judgment or passivity; it's about being confident and consciously present.

Why do we sometimes judge ourselves or others for being sharp or soft?

—We judge out of balance when we have superiority or inferiority syndrome, which often stems from fears, anxieties, and insecurities.

What is people-pleasing?

—People-pleasing is behaving in ways to please others out of fears, anxieties, and insecurities, whether they come from ourselves or triggered by others.

How can we balance sharpness and softness?

—Maintain balance by being intentional, breathing, speaking slower, using a lighter tone and pitch, staying grounded and composed, and being open to different perspectives.

Can sharpness and softness exist together?

—Yes, they can coexist when we are intentional about our energy and expressions, speak our minds with grace, and remain detached and objective in our interactions.

Why is balance important in our interactions?

—Balance allows us to communicate effectively, understand different perspectives, and find solutions without getting overwhelmed or biased by superiority or inferiority.

00:00Maintaining a balance between being sharp and soft is essential in our interactions.

00:46People-pleasing and fears, anxieties, and insecurities can lead to inferiority syndrome.

02:19Sharpness can be associated with aggression and superiority syndrome.

06:08Intention, breathing, and speaking slower are important in staying balanced.

09:40Being nonchalant and confident while speaking your mind helps maintain balance in sharpness.

11:30Balance in softness involves being detached, objective, and open to different perspectives.