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Open Your Heart
By Anna Martin Published: 15/12/2009
Understanding the importance of learning to love yourself will help you open your heart to others.
There are many romantic gestures you could resort to, to show loved ones you really care about them. Spending a fortune on gifts, wining and dining them, showering them with attention, or even by naming a rose or a star after them. Yet none of these ideas will mean all that much if you are unable to express love on a basic level. If you find it difficult to look in the mirror and love what you see, every day, you will experience a problem showing that love to anyone else.
You’re not expected to wear rose-tinted glasses permanently however. Accepting yourself, and your faults, is also part of being a lovable human being. Being aware of the qualities that, when added together, make you is part of understanding how to relate to other people. Taking time to listen to your own wants and desires will enable you to identify anything you don’t feel comfortable about; whether that’s a self-confidence issue, self-belief dilemma or a general sense of being stuck in a rut. Paying close attention to how you ‘feel’ about yourself will arm you with the knowledge you need to make positive changes.
Momentarily forget grand romantic gestures, and view this time as an opportunity to shower yourself with thoughts of abundance. Indulge yourself for a while. Pamper yourself freely - have a candle-lit scented bath, eat chocolate, watch a romantic movie…relax your mind and go with the flow. Focus on how these subtle indulgences make you feel. Does it make you feel chilled and relaxed? Loved and pampered? Carefree and confident? Whatever the emotion is enjoy it and endeavour to create those feelings on a regular basis.
Defining any issues that appear to be blocking your ability to create a regular feeling of abundance will help you to stay focused on expressing love for yourself. Give yourself permission to love the person you are, the thoughts that you have, and the actions that you do. This new-found confidence, in yourself, will attract interest from the people around you, and will encourage them to send warm, harmonious feelings of love back in your direction. What could be nicer than that?
