Forget Balance
Don’t balance tough and tender. 50% truth is a lie. 50% kindness is manipulation.
Don’t show up being gentle one minute and a sledgehammer the next.
Kindness makes you miserable when you can’t confront difficult situations. Stress goes up. Relationships are fake. Pleasing sucks the life out of you.
Truthfulness without kindness pushes people away. Expectations are billy clubs. Anger permeates interactions.
Kindness and truth don’t compete; they’re glorious together.