Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. 
But water will wear away rock, 
which is rigid and cannot yield. 
As a rule, whatever is fluid, 
soft, and yielding 
will overcome whatever is rigid and hard.       

- Lao Tzu

Let's be giving and forgiving, gentle and kind, strong in our convictions, and wisely flexible. 

In every situation that calls for strength, may we be guided into the ideal blend of character traits to endure and triumph with grace. 

THE FIRST GIFT IS STRENGTH

May you remember to call upon it 
whenever you need it.
from The Twelve Gifts of Birth