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In order to get what we want in life, we have to be willing to receive it
when it appears, and in order to do that, we have to be open. Often we go
through life with defenses we developed early on. These act as barriers,
walls we needed at one time to feel safe but that now serve to shut out
desired influences, like intimacy or love. So an essential part of being
receptive to what we want is to soften these barriers enough to let those
things in when they show up. For example, we may spend a lot of time alone as
a way to protect ourselves from being hurt by other people, but this prevents
us from meeting new friends.
Another obstacle to our receptivity can be our tendency to believe that we
have to act aggressively in order to achieve our desired goal. These types of
beliefs can give us tunnel vision, so we fail to see, and be open to, other
opportunities. But becoming receptive often involves softening our defenses
and a willingness to remain open to possibilities outside our immediate realm
of vision.
If we are looking for love or friendship, it means first looking within
ourselves to see where we are shut down and not getting too fixated on where
we might find the love we want. In this way, we become more open as
individuals and more expansive in terms of what we see as possible.
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