Letting the heart break open…

Letting the heart break open awakens us to the mystery of love-that we can’t help loving  others, in spite of the pain they cause us, for no other reason than they move and touch us in ways that we can never fully comprehend.

Indeed if those we love perfectly matched our ideal dreams, they would not touch us so deeply.

What we love is not just their pure being, but also their heart’s struggle with all the obstacles in the way of its full radiant expression. Although their imperfections cause us pain, they also give our love a greater purchase, a foothold, something to work with.

It’s as though our heart wants to ally itself with the heart in those we love and lend them strength in their struggle to realize the magnificence of their being, beyond all their perceived shortcomings.

— John Wellwood

Posted by | Paul Reynolds

“Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen. Not any religion or cultural system…..” - Rumi

For over 30 years Paul Reynolds has collected and shared inspiration from a wide variety of sources. Embracing the philosophy that at the core of all these expressions is the reminder that we are loved and supported every moment. This unending stream of inspiration, imagination and wisdom is posted via his weekly ‘Living the Question Blog’, which has become ‘home’ for those discoveries. If you would like to receive the readings and share them with those you feel will benefit, please fill out the ‘Subscribe’ form to the right and Paul’s selections will come to your email every Friday.

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