This is my favorite highlight in your healing and insightful essay, Camille! So profound, and true. By noticing the harshness in our lives, we might eventually appreciate how that was more of tough love. And when we begin to practice saying No, we might worry that it'll be harsh on others because we're no longer taking in the unnecessary pain from them.

I'm also reminded of these Korean drama series, where they intentionally cast the villain of the show always wearing a sweet and gentle 'mask', and when the hunk is in love with a girl, he always seems to yell at her, ha!

I love all your insights, and celebrate all your breakthroughs in life!

Thank you for sharing here with us in Gentleness Ambassadors. :)