Fear Factor

This has been a challenging year. Not just for me, I see it all around me. The mere coming and going of people in everyones life has been almost overwhelming. My heart still catches at times, even as I am working on the non-attachment of people.

I have no issues with any material loss whatsoever. Never have, never will. I am blessed that way. Things can be replaceable. There are times of more comfort and abundance and there are times where I just have to make due. It’s a non-issue for me. People on the other hand have always had a hold on me. Not places, objects or any of that stuff people seem to clutch to.

I have a more taxing time to sit back and watch the ebb and flow of my human connections. I have had to learn to work with the availability of others’ hearts as I encounter people who can hear the song of my heart. They pick up that tune because it resonates with the song in their heart. I have had to learn to let them play out their own tune no matter if we make a beautiful song together.

I have come to understand that a lot of times people still get ruled by their fear factor(s). Fear of vulnerability. Fear of abandonment. Fear of rejection. Fear of loss. All those fears that close off their heart for open connections and instead keep them in a “safe” zone, cut off from the songs of their own heart. The choice of opening one’s heart is the first step in changing one’s behaviour.

I have finally realized that keeping my heart open is much more beneficial not just for my own health and comfort and life, but for everyone I encounter. So I choose to keep my heart open. For anyone out there to hear the song of my heart loud and clear and tune in when they are good and ready.