Every day is a new opportunity to open your heart to love. Allow yourself to give and receive love as you journey through your life. ~ ACN
So often we go through life without taking a chance on love. We have bad experiences in past relationships and carry our hurt with us, hauling it around as if it were a great big rock upon our backs. We lock ourselves up, not daring to peep through the window, lest someone sees us and invites us to share their world. In effect we spend our lives hiding, unwilling to step outside of our comfort zone and take a risk.
Why do we do this? In one little four lettered word: Fear!
Yes, fear drives us to do the most ridiculous things to ourselves. As we allow fear to take control of our lives, our emotions, our courage and our hearts, we drive ourselves deeper and deeper into a situation where eventually we find that we are just not able to claw our way out. In fact, being in fear creates within ourselves the ability to self sabotage our happiness.
But think about this; should we have the courage, not only can we find compassion for ourselves but we will find love. Our Creator made us in absolute all consuming unconditional love, giving us the same divine ability to love not only ourselves but those around us.
We were also created to share our lives with others. Now this does not mean, giving everything you own to another. It does not mean roll over and give your entire life. No, it simply means having the ability to open your heart and allow others in just as you open your heart and allow yourself to touch the heart of others.
Imagine your love as delightful little strawberries in cellophane packaging. You can see how delicious they look, you imagine how yummy they may taste, and you can almost smell their sweetness. Yet if you never open the packaging, and take the chance of eating one, you will never experience the pleasure of them and you will deny your little taste buds the pleasure of savoring them as you eat them. It is the same with love; unless you open yourself to the experience you will never know just how great it can be to share your love and to receive the love of another.
Stop making excuses. You are very lovable. You are the beauty that your Divine created you to be. Look into your inner being and see the beautiful soul that you are. You are love.
When love knocks on your door, have the courage to stand up and take ownership of it. You so deserve the love that abounds in the Universe. Rome was not built in a day and it takes much introspection and acceptance of self to realize that you are worthy and deserving of love. As you would with a relationship with another, know that it may sometimes be a slow process. All that you are and can be is within you if only you allow yourself to soften your heart and see it. Listen not to the naysayers and harbingers of the world for it is only their own perception of what love is. Listen to your own inner guidance, your gut feeling on what the potential for a good relationship can be. Simply surrender and allow love to take you where you must be. Celebrate as you enjoy the sensations that love will bring into your life. Feel the butterflies in your tummy, feel your heart racing, feel and see the world as it opens up to you in the giving and receiving of love.
May your life be filled with wondrous joy as you journey ahead in the state of love.
In love and light,
Amanda
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© Amanda C Nicolin 2011
Permission is granted to share this article freely on the condition that the author is credited.
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