When I do Tai Chi I leave an energetic trace – lines surfaces and sweeping trails – in the physical space I share. I also leave an affectionate trace – an honest profile of how I feel to be fully immersed in the doing of Tai Chi – in the heart-space I share. Softness allows these two realities to merge so that my physical movements flow as much from my heart as from my root, and my feelings emanate as much from the Earth as from my heart.