Hearts wide open
February 13, 2012
When my children were born, their presence filled me with love I never knew I was capable of. I finally knew…in my bones knew…what unconditional love felt like. I could sit for hours just watching them…amazed at how much I loved them.
My love for them is not the only thing that has taken my notice…the way they love is not something you can miss. There they are, so little, so vulnerable, yet their hearts are huge and warm and inviting and trusting…oh good Lord how they trust! Their love for others and for the world is huge and full bodied and almost too much for their little bodies to contain sometimes. They are happy!
They live with hearts wide open…and part of me wants to tell them to guard them close…that the world is full of hurt and heartache. But there is a bigger part of me that is simply in awe and inspired to open my heart a bit more.
I suspect that their ability to give love…fiercely, hugely, unshakably…equals their ability to receive love and to feel the unmistakable light of all that love. My children are teaching me that the only thing that is avoided by a closed heart is the opportunity to give and receive a life altering amount of love…love too big for my body to contain. I chock this up as lesson number 1,245,235,001 {and counting} that my children have taught me. Stay open, love lavishly and allow yourself to be loved in return!
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