1/27/2012

Tender

Five Minute Friday - today's word is Tender


Tenderness.  What a beautiful concept.  We think about passion, love, kindness and gentleness, but how often do we consider the idea of tenderness?  Tenderness seems to be a gentle, nurturing kind of love and caring with a little something extra thrown in.
  
Tenderness is what we might feel for a soft, tiny newborn.  Or a person fragile, in pain in their sickbed.


Tenderness draws from a different well of emotion; from somewhere deep in our heart, that unselfish place where we give without considering the cost to ourselves.


What a little-used emotion tenderness is.  Oh, to feel more tenderhearted toward those I am angry with. Or to feel more tenderhearted even toward those I love so that I develop a less self-centered type of love toward them


Tenderness ...

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back to 5 minute friday and invite others to join in.
3. Go a little overboard encouraging the writer who linked up before you.



7 comments:

  1. Love this one today, and I think you are so right. It is a little used emotion. Love your words today.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by. The Gypsy Mama chose a great word topic.

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  2. A person in pain in their sick bed....tenderness....that is what I wrote about in my 5 minutes. Great minds think alike so they say. :)

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  3. This is wonderful. What a powerful call to action.... Lord, help us to be more tender in our interactions, especially to those we love.

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  4. "Tenderness draws from a different well of emotion; from somewhere deep in our heart, that unselfish place where we give without considering the cost to ourselves." A beautiful way to describe tender. Good job!

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