An Open Heart can be perceived as dangerous place to live from.  It is vulnerable, which is often confused with weak, why would i want to live there?   Three reasons:

1) You’ll be more Successful:  It may take letting go of some resistance but once you get to this place life is generally pretty more joyous and happy.  Living from Joy and Happiness generally makes for an easier life.  If for nothing else you worry less but also you tend to see things more positively, increasing confidence, probability of action, and reduced fear.  All things that lead to increased success all around.

2) You’ll have more Friends:  Whether in Family, Business, or eating out at a restaurant, opening your heart leads to increased connection.   Increased connection allows for an overall more pleasurable and fulfilling experience, increased impact, and better communication.  When people feel connected to you they are more likely to open up to you, trust you, and want to be around you.  Everyone, whether we admit it or not, wants to feel connected and seen.  Be Authentic with this, false connection can easily be sniffed out and takes the fun out of it for all involved.

3) You’ll Be More Attractive: There is something magnetically attractive about a warm, loving person.  Everyone knows someone that when they enter a room they light it up.  They warm up the setting and everyone enjoys themselves more.   Stand in your power, and lets you love flow out and your attractiveness will shine from the inside out.  I have a close friend that does this, and “There’s just something about HER.”  Everyone LOVES to be around her!

Photo credit: Just another heart in a book by sarah_browning