Open The Door To Your Heart
In our Rare Family Dynamics workshop today we talked about the places we go when the heart is open. Living with an open heart is vulnerable because you avail yourself to hurt, and by the same token, you also open yourself to true intimacy, starting with the true intimacy that's possible with your own heart.
You can only love someone as much as you love yourself. Loving ourselves means being willing to open up and feel everything from the deepest sorrows to expansive joy.
Clarity
Oftentimes, clarity is born of open heartedness. Sometimes when the heart is closed, you cannot see what is true because you are not seeing with your whole self. Letting yourself be open avails you to clarity about what is true and what is needed. It's a process to learn to listen to the gentle whispers of your own inner voice and to the kind words of others who have your best interest at heart.
Choice
It's useful to remember that you have a choice about the things you do, and the things you don't do. It takes awareness to slow down, pause and listen to your heart.
As a raregiver, you are used to doing so many things, and are very capable. Just because you can doesn't mean you need to, really it doesn’t. Let yourself be on the receiving end of help.
Receiving
In this season of giving, it can be a gift to let yourself receive. When you open the door to your heart, you can receive the kindness and generosity that comes to you. Allow others to come in and help you pick up the slack. You don’t have to do it all! You deseClick Hererve to be supported, you deserve to have time to yourself, you deserve to be loved.
It’s okay to let your heart be open even if you feel like you are a mess and don’t have it all together. Think about it this way, if you only had friends or family over when your house was perfectly clean and neat, you’d rarely have people over. The same goes for your heart. You are a work in progress so trust yourself and let your heart soften and open to the people you love.
Coming up next week: The Wild and Ever-Changing Nature of Emotions
We are excited to begin a new year and to dive deep into the nature of emotions. Finding solid ground in the Rare World leaves our hearts with stretch marks, worn and willing, yet strong and soft. Our emotions and experiences are layers of biology, biography, behavior and backstory. These components help us make meaning of our lives. Please join Padma Gordon on an adventure through the wilds of your inner landscape.
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