Be welcoming and open. Your world of possibility exists only if you see it.

Unfold yourself

Gratitude, humility, and celebration contribute to a feeling of well-being. What you experience in the world decides your scale of happiness and well being.

To experience any of these fully you need to be open to the world around you.  Gratitude happens when you appreciate small, everyday events. This emotion is not reserved for only the big events.

Humility happens when you recognize an admirable characteristic in others. Humility functions well in your life if you realize that you do not have all the answers– and knowing this is not a source of fear. This is a cornerstone of being able to learn more at work and at home without feeling your personal worth is being jeopardized by not knowing. It’s a path to having steady satisfaction in your life and a trait of a good peer at work.

In relationships learning, acts of kindness, and admiration for others is a good system of checks and balances that breeds continued interest. You end up having enough space for the questions to exist.  This leaves enough space for your relationship to flourish, be flawed and without pressure.

Love gives us answers when it arrives, act by kind act.  Eye contact tells you a lot about interest, love and willingness. Eye contact is the cornerstone of allowing someone to step inside of you and having a willingness to step inside of them. Are you willing to be seen? Are you willing to step past your own wants and needs to see who someone else truly is? Or will you remain passive, and only enjoy the fantasy of who you want them to be?

If you want to be loved by trustworthy people, you must in turn be trustworthy. See someone as they are– not as you wish them to be.

When you have a trustworthy point of view, it generally means you have attained a foundation inside of yourself that allows you to see others fully. You have left room for them to be as they are because you don’t need them to be what you lack. You don’t need them to be your fantasy. You have your own truth and you trust it. Your trust and your knowing of yourself leaves enough room for others to be themselves as well.

It’s this personal foundation which can allow you to be open. Openness and standing clearly in your own truth is the beginning of having your needs, wants and desires met.  Many times we look to another person to provide love and fulfillment. I’m asking you to add to the thought that openness is not only a quality to pursue love– it’s a working characteristic which creates a good life. I’m asking you to think about what it means to be open with yourself and to be open to external possibilities.

I don’t believe the opening of your heart should be a question of if you will unfold yourself to the world but rather a recognition that you must unfold yourself to something and to someone. I’m asking you to pursue living with passion.  I’m asking you to open yourself to the small kindnesses that exist in your daily world.  Follow your delights and your curiosities.  Discover small possibilities and build them into greatness. Be willing to see your world with your heart and not just with your eyes. This is where beautiful full-out, full-on living is found.

The belief that there is goodness in the world has been a driving force in my life.  Before I really knew anything about myself or how I might want to live, I believed goodness existed. I continually move forward discovering the wild world of possibility. Discovery is mostly about personal willingness.  I’m so fortunate to know what I know, to feel what I feel, and to live the life I have. I’m grateful for a full-life experience–the good, the painful, and the willing heart to move forward.  I will continue to discover what I will unfold myself into next.  I’m willing to be hurt. It’s worth it.  It also means I’m willing to be loved and to love following my passions.

How willing are you to unfold yourself to something and someone–and more importantly, when and how will you do that?

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