Allowing Love In: A Practice of the Heart

I Realized What I Needed Was Love Real Love !!

I came to understand that what I truly needed what my soul craved was real, unconditional love. The kind of love that sees you for you.

The kind of love that supports, nurtures, and holds space without keeping score. I remember what it feels like to be in the presence of that kind of love unguarded, free, completely myself.

And I realized... I had to allow someone in.

I had to let go of the fear I'd clung to and allow someone to accept me just as I am.

I longed for someone who would cheer for the things I loved, not belittle them or tell me how I should live. Someone who wouldn't just hear my dreams, but honor them make them their own because they understood that love means walking toward the future together.

I was tired of floating alone, like a beautiful balloon drifting in the sky glowing on the outside, but hollow inside. I needed that shared love. I wanted someone to breathe life into my world and I wanted to do the same for them, in ways they never imagined.

I wanted a best friend. A soulmate. And I knew deep down... I deserved it.

But when your heart is guarded, you block those things. You wish for love, but then push it away with a thousand excuses. I did that. Over and over. Until I said: what if I just... allow it?

So I did. Letting someone love me wasn’t easy. Trusting they would stay soft with my heart was terrifying. Letting down the walls I built? Awkward. Scary. Foreign.

But once I did OMG love felt amazing. And so… I let it in again. And again. Sometimes the walls want to rise again. But I keep practicing. In fact, I might be becoming a professional at allowing love. Because love is real. And I’m done denying it entry. I will continue to open the door. Every time.

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