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Opening
Written by Holly M. Hohlbein Monday, 12 June 2006 00:00
How does it feel when your heart opens up? There's that lump in your throat, and the weak knees. The stomach flip-flops and catching your breath as the emotion makes you gasp. The uncontrollable welling up of tears - tears of joy and gratefulness. The sense of connectedness to all humanity that ever was or ever will be. Open and overflowing. Helpless beyond all reason, yet powerful beyond measure. That's how it feels to me. How do we get our hearts to open wide? Be still. Slow down. Look for tiny bits of gratitude, and love. When you get a glimpse, stay with it. Grow it, expand it, nourish it. You, too, can savor the sweetness and belong to it.
