Maybe The Beatles were right: all you need is love<\/em>. But to fully enjoy its magic, you should open up your soul and know you deserve it all. And here is your breakthrough moment, where you can take the first step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Opening up your heart means letting love in. This may sometimes start with a partner, but most often, it starts with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Katherine, the very first act of your journey begins with a decision that you<\/em> must make\u2014a decision to learn the ways of true love and to be available to love and be loved. This is how to open up your heart. And it looks a bit like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finding the true love<\/a> of your life and learning how to open up your heart means realizing you\u2019re the love of your life. And from there on, your journey might take an unexpectedly beautiful turn and attract everything you\u2019ve ever wanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What can\u2019t come through you can\u2019t come to you. We will prepare ourselves for love by opening our hearts to those in our lives at a whole new level.<\/p>\n\u2014 Katherine Woodward Thomas, trainer of Mindvalley\u2019s Calling In The One <\/em>Quest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n You get it already. Love wins, love is life, love is all you need, and so on and so forth. But if it were all rainbows and butterflies, then why is it so difficult to open up your heart?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the most common reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There could be a million reasons why someone wouldn\u2019t want to give love another chance, afraid that it\u2019s going to be a huge mistake. However, as Katherine says, \u201cDon\u2019t let your fear of making a mistake dictate your chances for love. Remind yourself that at least one good thing came out of every mistake you\u2019ve ever made.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Learning how to open up your heart is a practice that needs time. But it definitely makes everything easier when you have a little guidance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are three tips from Katherine that will support your journey of letting love into your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katherine encourages you to take 110%<\/strong> responsibility for how you<\/em> showed up in past relationships. And then let go of your shame and guilt because it may hinder your possibility for growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In letting go of being a victim, you actually access the power to cause a miracle for yourself.<\/p>\n\u2014 Katherine Woodward Thomas, trainer of Mindvalley\u2019s Calling In The One <\/em>Quest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n That, of course, doesn\u2019t mean that other people haven\u2019t behaved badly towards you. But when you\u2019re willing to let go of resentment, you take your power back and make space for something greater to come into your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The whole point behind knowing the role you played in how things went wrong will make you more aware. It will bring the awareness that you can act differently when the next person comes in. And it will also give you the space to trust yourself again and promise that you\u2019ll never let yourself go through that kind of experience ever again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katherine suggests reflecting on the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can journal your answers and let yourself feel whatever’s coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rumi, the famous Persian poet, shared a beautiful piece of wisdom that touched many souls across the world: \u201cThe wound is where the light enters.\u201d <\/em>And that also applies to breakdowns and heartbreaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What you\u2019re essentially doing is initiating the breakdown and the loss of life as you currently know it.<\/p>\n\u2014 Katherine Woodward Thomas, trainer of Mindvalley\u2019s Calling In The One <\/em>Quest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Destruction of the old is the first step in creating a new, fulfilling life as you desire it. So trust the breakdowns and let them happen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Think about the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And let yourself feel the emotions that are coming up. Once the energy behind them dissipates, you\u2019ll have more clarity on how you want to create your love life from now on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learning how to open up your heart to great love means diving deeper into the dark corners of your psyche that maybe you\u2019ve been afraid to look at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why? Most of the time, says Katherine, people expect to be with someone who will love and accept the wholeness of who they are. But what happens when they aren\u2019t willing to do the same for themselves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n And here comes the time when confronting your shadows might be the most loving thing you can do for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can try out the following exercise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Draw a very simple picture of yourself and add the qualities of your:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Then answer the questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sit with whatever comes up when you access those vulnerable parts of yourself. Show yourself the kindness, love, and compassion you want your partner to have for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat does it mean to open up your heart?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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