Keeping an Open Heart

"The moment I let go of it was the moment I got more than I could handle. The moment I jumped off of it was the moment I touched down. . ."

There's a lot of complicated interwoven thoughts on my mind today, but I think it all revolves around the idea of keeping an open heart. As soon as you do that, all the possibilities of the universe open up to you.

When you heart is open, not only can you really love yourself, but you can see the truth. Everything begins to make more sense, and the tangled web of connection that exists in the universe becomes something that you can follow.

However, when you close yourself off and self sabotage, you tend to miss what is right in front of your face. It's not always better to keep yourself away from the possibilities of life. Sometimes it seems safer, and sometimes it even seems healthier, but it's just hiding in the end.

I have to give some credit to a friend of mine now who tried to express this to me in his own way, but I didn't really understand it at the time. I won't say that I was wrong, but you had a valid point too, and we were just in different places on this particular subject. Sometimes hiding is the best you can do, and I suppose sometimes it feels necessary, but it does limit your ability to really embrace your life.

There's a quote from the song Ever Ever After by Carrie Underwood that I'll leave this blog on

"Start a new fashion, wear your heart on your sleeve. 

Sometimes you reach what's real just by making believe. 

Unafraid, unashamed, 

There is joy to be claimed in this world."