‎"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

~Rumi

Getting to know YOU!

Are you living with a defended heart, too afraid to jump in the game?  What barriers to love have you built?  Where in your life do you prevent yourself from fully living?  Do you fear success, or failure, or is it just fear of getting hurt or being disappointed?  Many of us have said that “we are our own worst enemy. When we know how we sabotage ourselves, in whatever way is unique to us, it can be an eye-opening experience. There are some people who even fear the positive outcome.  How often have you felt in the back of your mind that if your plan succeeded, that you wouldn’t know how to handle it?  It might make you too busy, or too overwhelmed. Does fear of success ever get in your way?

Think of an image of a young child, with nose pressed to the glass- looking in at a wonderful party going on.  Everyone is dancing and laughing and having a great time.  The child feels a longing yet is too afraid to go inside.  How often do you find yourself in this situation- trying to hide behind a guise of “busy or busy-ness?”  Conversely, in a different image, picture a child on the inside.  It is a nice, cozy and comfortable space.  Nose pressed to the glass, the child is looking to the outside world.  It is nice and cozy inside, and outside, there is weather, and many unknowns.  It can be more dangerous yet exhilarating.  The child feels this sense of longing.

 Wants to take a chance, but the fear is too great. 

Are you sitting in the inside wanting to go out, or on the outside wanting to come in?

Which child do you see as yourself?

What would it feel like to live as the care-free child? Going in and out, with purpose and meaning- sharing the joy, and adventure, yet always returning to the home within

- a safe haven?

Sit down with yourself. And have a long chat.  Spend time thinking about your needs and values.  What is important to you and are you living in alignment with those values?  When you live more in alignment, and more from your heart- things will fall into place.  If you are skimming the surface of life and not digging deep into the core of truth, then you will know it- as it feels out of balance. 

Know that we are all different people at different times with different needs.  The purpose of this self-directed chat, is to get you to think in terms of "what's important in this moment" and it can be a great way to help you make decisions.  As when we are aligned with our values, it is easier to navigate through life.  When we are not aligned, it creates an imbalance- and we know it instantly.  

Your sole/soul purpose is to find and remove all barriers to love. When you remove the barriers that prevent you from feeling the truth of love and fully connecting with your own heart, the universe responds in joy! 

Remember this old adage

Don’t be so consumed with making a living that you forget to make a life.

In JOY~ cathy

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