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Even though we are wired for love, being in love<\/a> may be the scariest\u00a0thing one can experience.\u00a0We desperately want that one fulfilling relationship, yet we go to great lengths to\u00a0avoid\u00a0rejection and heartbreak.<\/p>\n Reflecting on my own life,\u00a0I\u00a0noticed how\u00a0often I\u00a0closed\u00a0in an attempt to\u00a0protect myself.<\/p>\n I shut people out. Isolated under stress. I didn\u2019t want people to see\u00a0I was having a hard time.\u00a0Or\u00a0worse,\u00a0try to fix\u00a0it.<\/p>\n Deep below the surface, I felt\u00a0unworthy.<\/p>\n I thought\u00a0I had to earn love.<\/p>\n Note: You don\u2019t have to earn love. You are love.<\/em><\/p>\n I\u00a0projected into the\u00a0future. I\u00a0saw the\u00a0pain and isolation that would come if\u00a0I continued down a path of fear.<\/p>\n I\u00a0needed to make a change.\u00a0I promised I would open my heart despite any pain, fear or disappointment.<\/p>\n I would not close, at any cost, at any discomfort.<\/p>\n I promised I would\u00a0stay open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here, I share\u00a0my\u00a0process and ah-has that\u00a0have\u00a0helped me move through fear and live with an open heart \u2013 to live in the presence of love.\u00a0And as it so happened I attracted\u00a0an\u00a0unbelievably big, beautiful, loving relationship.<\/p>\n The Untethered Soul<\/em>\u00a0by Michael Singer served as my guide.<\/p>\n Inner energy is real.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat you will see, if you watch carefully,\u201d says Michael Singer, \u201cis that you have a phenomenal amount of natural energy inside of you. It doesn\u2019t come from food and it doesn\u2019t come from sleep. This energy is always available to you. At any moment, you can draw upon it. It just wells up and fills you from inside. When you\u2019re filled with this energy, you feel like you could take on the world.\u201d<\/p>\n There is no limit to your inner energy.<\/p>\n Inner energy isn\u2019t\u00a0tangible, but it is very, very real.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t underestimate it.\u00a0Realize that it is\u00a0always accessible and limitless.<\/p>\n Once you understand the truth about your inner energy,\u00a0the next\u00a0thing you must do is\u00a0do\u00a0everything\u00a0in your power\u00a0to keep\u00a0your energy flowing.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe heart is where pain comes from. And this is why you feel so many disturbances as you go through the day. You have\u00a0this core of pain deep in your heart. Your personality traits and behavior patterns are all about avoiding this pain.\u201d \u2013 Michael Singer<\/p>\n When you\u00a0attempt to\u00a0avoid pain, you\u00a0stop the\u00a0natural flow of energy.<\/p>\n Pushing pain away does one thing \u2013\u00a0locks\u00a0it\u00a0inside.\u00a0Nothing can get through.<\/p>\n Still\u00a0life\u00a0continues.\u00a0Experiences get stuck. Layers build up.\u00a0Fear intensifies.<\/p>\n It becomes so\u00a0real\u00a0you\u00a0fight\u00a0to control\u00a0what\u2019s happening around you.<\/p>\n If\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0fighting\u00a0life, you\u00a0aren\u2019t living it.\u00a0Eventually, you\u00a0become afraid of\u00a0life itself.<\/p>\n The voices in your head will\u00a0tell you to close.<\/p>\n Your mind will\u00a0replay the trauma of past events, pain, frustration and disappointment.<\/p>\n You will\u00a0be\u00a0deceived that the pain is too great and you must protect yourself. If you listen to these voices, your\u00a0heart will close.\u00a0Closing buries wounds and\u00a0shuts\u00a0out\u00a0life.<\/p>\n Resist the temptation\u00a0to avoid pain.<\/p>\n The price you pay for any temporary relief in the moment is too high.<\/p>\n Can you remember a time in the past that by closing you achieved a state of lasting joy and happiness?<\/p>\n It is possible to learn to relax in the midst of pain.<\/p>\n When you notice the first sign of constriction,\u00a0become aware of where the\u00a0painful experience is coming from. Watch the source of it. Let it pass through you.<\/p>\n Imagine\u00a0yourself relaxing and releasing.<\/p>\n When you sit with pain and refuse to\u00a0participate\u00a0in the disturbance of your inner energy,\u00a0a piece of pain leaves.\u00a0Slowly you open\u00a0your energy\u00a0to\u00a0the free-flow\u00a0of love.<\/p>\n There is a trade-off between fear and love.<\/p>\n New experiences\u00a0are always unfolding. Your energy is always shifting.\u00a0Become friendly with the whole of life.\u00a0No expansion can\u00a0take place without change.<\/p>\n At the same time,\u00a0change is often uncomfortable. Remember, you\u00a0are\u00a0the magnificent human\u00a0you are today because of\u00a0all of your life experiences.<\/p>\n If\u00a0you want more energy and\u00a0want to have more love flow through your life,\u00a0there is only one thing you must do:\u00a0always keep your heart open.<\/em><\/p>\n Everything you desire is on the other side of fear: peace, joy, creativity, beauty, love.<\/p>\n Meditation<\/a> is a gateway to keep your natural, unending, ever-flowing inner energy open. It releases accumulated stress and rebalances your mind-body-spirit. If you would like to meditate with community and be part of a ripple effect of collective coherence spreading peace, harmony, joy and loving kindness out to the world, click here<\/a> now.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Even though we are wired for love, being in love may be the scariest\u00a0thing one can experience.\u00a0We desperately want that one fulfilling relationship, yet we go to great lengths to\u00a0avoid\u00a0rejection and heartbreak. Love and fear don\u2019t mix. Reflecting on my own life,\u00a0I\u00a0noticed how\u00a0often I\u00a0closed\u00a0in an attempt to\u00a0protect myself. I shut people out. Isolated under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":203620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11764],"tags":[3313,465,2962],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-203619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-medicine","tag-flow","tag-love","tag-steps"],"yoast_head":"\nLove and fear don\u2019t mix.<\/h2>\n
1. Realize\u00a0your\u00a0unending source of\u00a0inner\u00a0energy.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2. Realize you\u2019re always trying to\u00a0avoid\u00a0pain.\u00a0<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/h2>\n3. Realize there\u2019s nothing worth closing your heart over.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
4. Realize\u00a0pain is a temporary shift in your energy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
5. Develop a\u00a0relationship with your inner energy.<\/strong><\/h2>\n