Taking In Love
filed in Finding Soul on Jan 28, 2007
We all have a need to be loved. But in order to take in love you must be vulnerable, reach out with your body, mind and spirit and open your heart. Often when we have been hurt we shut down, tighten our bodies and close off our hearts to protect ourselves from further hurt. This is sometimes automatic and done with little self awareness. You might notice yourself being cautious, careful and a little suspicious of others intention. You might want to avoid being vulnerable and intimate with others. This is quite normal if you still are recovering from your breakup.
But you need to let love in to help you heal. So how do you do this? First, do not judge yourself. Honor your feelings and your need to protect yourself around others. Then look for the unconditional love in the universe all around you.
Visit a nursery, a park or any other place where nature touches you. Spend time with your pet or someone else pet. Animals nurture and give unconditional love. Take a walk through your local art gallery, feel the beauty in the art. Select music you love, and as you listen, feel the notes and beauty move through your body and heart. Consciously, reach out with your eyes and your heart as you interact with the beauty and love in nature, animals and music. Notice what you feel. You may find yourself a little lighter, as if you have let go of a heavy load.
Now invite yourself to these experiences as often as possible. In these places you are interacting with the beauty, and love in the universe and connecting with your soul. Here is where there is always safety and healing.
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