Articles from March 2015

For most people, the thought of being vulnerable is very threatening. We think this will open us up to getting hurt. Actually, it’s the other way around. Being vulnerable is your greatest protection. When your walls of protection are down, you radiate love. This dissolves opposition and resistance against you. Getting hurt then becomes a lot less likely.

Look in the face of someone who has little or no walls of protection. What do you see? The words that you would use to describe this person are the same words that you would use to describe the experience of love. They are the same words because this person is radiating love.

Now find someone whose walls are thick. Notice how uncomfortable you feel. This person is pushing away love. The same thing happens when your walls are up. You push away love. You also create an environment where people can’t be themselves around you. Then they put up their walls and become negative in return.
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