An Open Heart – Day 3

February 28, 2018

“It’s hard to wake up every day and live life with passion and an open heart,” my daughter said.

The hardest thing about staying open, for me, is getting back into my heart after I’ve shut down to survive. Feeling whatever made me want to shut down is a challenge too. Taking care of myself while I’m open is tough. I either get so soft and mushy that I’m an easy target, or I turn into a pit bull. Or sometimes I just get scared of being that vulnerable. I wear myself out, running back and forth between my head and my heart.

I am also an extremist, eagerly overexposing myself to anything, including the good things in life. Everything about staying open challenges me.

Challenge: What is the hardest thing about staying open?

From the book: 52 Weeks of Conscious Contact

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In addiction and recovery circles, Melody Beattie is a household name. She is the best-selling author of numerous books.

One of Melody's more recent titles is The Grief Club, which was published in 2006. This inspirational book gives the reader an inside look at the miraculous phenomenon that occurs after loss--the being welcomed into a new "club" of sorts, a circle of people who have lived through similar grief and pain, whether it be the loss of a child, a spouse, a career, or even one's youth.

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