It takes energy to hold a closed hand, but with gentle movement, we find an open hand. In openness, we both give and receive.

A few years ago, I noticed that my right hand was often clenched tight into a fist. Not a fighting fist, but more a fist that was anxious and tense.

I would wake at night to find my hand closed and bound up tight.

I think the body at times reflects in posture what is going on internally in the soul.

It was my closed hand that was speaking something to me about my inner world.

So I began to consciously choose to open my hand. To relax the muscles, allow the energy that was tight and bound up to soften and seep away.

Then I considered if I am living a life that is open-handed to others. To being generous and also being vulnerable.

Or am I being tight, keeping it all in and to myself?

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