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Favour Joseph Adi
Freelance writer and Entrepreneur @ Abuja
Freelance writer and Entrepreneur @ Abuja
The "Soft Girl Checklist"
<p><br/></p><p>Being a soft girl is not about being weak. In fact, it takes so much strength to stay soft in a world that keeps trying to make you hard.</p><p>A lot of us grew up thinking we had to be tough to be respected. That we had to shout to be heard, or be cold to be protected. But softness is not a flaw. Softness is a decision.</p><p>So I made a little checklist for us for every girl who is learning to stay soft, even while life is teaching her to be strong.</p><p><br/></p><p>The Soft Girl Checklist:</p><p><br/></p><p>1. She says thank you, even on hard days.</p><p>Gratitude keeps her grounded. Even when things don't go as planned, she still finds one thing to be thankful for.</p><p><br/></p><p>2. She romanticizes the little things.</p><p>Her morning tea, her skincare routine, her quiet prayers at night. She doesn't wait for big moments to feel happy she makes the small ones beautiful.</p><p><br/></p><p>3. She prays for a man she hasn't met yet.</p><p>Because she believes love is worth the wait. She is not desperate, she is preparing.</p><p><br/></p><p>4. She wears perfume for herself.</p><p>Not to impress anyone, but because it makes her feel beautiful, confident, and put-together for herself.</p><p><br/></p><p>5. She doesn't gossip, she protects her peace.</p><p>She has learned that not every conversation deserves her energy. She would rather be at peace than be included.</p><p><br/></p><p>6. She forgives, but remembers the lesson.</p><p>She doesn't hold grudges, but she doesn't pretend the hurt didn't teach her something.</p><p><br/></p><p>7. She heals quietly.</p><p>You won't see her posting every tear. She cries, she prays, she journal, and she grows privately.</p><p><br/></p><p>8. She believes God is still writing her story.</p><p>Even when this chapter is slow, confusing, or painful, she trusts that the Author knows the ending.</p><p><br/></p><p>9. She doesn't chase, she attracts.</p><p>By being kind, by being faithful, by being herself. What is hers will find her.</p><p><br/></p><p>You don't have to harden yourself to be loved.</p><p>Your softness is not too much. It is exactly enough.<span style="background-color: transparent;">And the right people will call it home.</span></p>
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