my daughter Jessica-heart wide open

My heart is so full it is going to explode – do you know what I mean? Do you know that feeling?  Right now I am wrapped in a cozy blanket, held snuggly by my deep, brown leather chair, looking outside at a crisp, cold bright day , with the sun shining into my eyes and turning my inner world orange– I am reminded that I AM ALIVE – I feel that life inside me and all around me.  What sweetness, what bliss to BE MARLA as fully as I can in this moment.  As I breathe in air, light, and silence, I am filled with a sense of grace and gratitude to be alive in this moment and writing to you.  I have been searching for over a month now on what I want to say that honors the closing of a tumultuous year and the opening of a new one.  The words that kept landing in my center were “Live with an Open Heart”.  Easy to say – not so easy to do.  What can I offer that is simple yet strong to support this way of being.  I was drawn right back to my heart.

Breathing Love & Light into my heart is just like breathing oxygen into my lungs.  It is what keeps me fully alive. In my last blog I talked about how letting go of the old always means grieving and that hurts.  But the heart is the center and incredibly strong.  As I release the old breath, I make room inside for a new breath.  I trust this process.  I don’t have to think about it.  I can practice this same pattern energetically.  As I release the old life, the old way of being, I make room for new life and a new way of being.  Letting love in takes courage but is the only way to live fully.  It is worth it.

Let’s use the Clear & SIMPLE System (SEE IT. MAP IT.DO IT.©) to support the opening of your heart at the beginning of this New Year!

SEE IT – In this moment close your eyes, breathe deeply into your heart and ask to “SEE” with your inner eyes an aspect or part of yourself that is yearning for love.  Trust what comes.  Then take 5 minutes to receive love & light to that place.  With each inhale breathe it in.   Let yourself receive what is all around you.

MAP IT – Make a plan to live today differently.  Make a commitment in this moment to practice living with a wide open heart today.  This only takes a moment – be brave.

DO IT – Set the intention to notice throughout the day when your heart is closing down, breathe and open it up again.  Practice opening it in any given moment as wide as you can.  Notice and be amazed at all that your heart experiences in one day.

Marla Dee in Oregon-wide open to life in the moment

Just for today – Live with a Wide Open Heart and let the love in.  Please share with me what happens!

Marla Dee – committing to the practice of living with a wide open heart – one moment at a time.