Open or Close?

This morning I was sitting in quiet meditation and was doing a quick rundown of my own self with one question. Is “this” part of my mind and my life open or closed. Open meaning willing to listen to others (after all we are given two ears and one mouth for a reason –there are no mistakes), willing to select what information is meaningful to me and what can be released and willing to see the possibilities in life. Closed meaning unwilling to consider another point of view, unwilling to have empathy in life and unwilling to take a chance in life.

For the most part, the areas of my mind and life are relatively open but definitely feel like there are times when parts are not as open as I’d like and here I concluded this is where the boundaries reside. Sometimes with the onslaught of information in this digital world, boundaries are needed. In fact, setting some these boundaries actually allows me to close off from low vibrating information – such as constant complaining with no solutions or only bashing people without looking in the mirror - and boundaries allow me to open up to high vibrating information – such as thoughtful dialogue considering different points of view or agreeing to disagree and walk away.

Being open doesn’t mean all of life is rainbows and unicorns, it’s being open to the possibilities. Maybe the good times are to remind you to relish life and appreciate what is around you, the people around you. Maybe the challenging times are to remind you of your own resilience and often a lesson to be learned. Maybe being open means you can strengthen empathy by listening, observing a different point of view and still be in a friendship or relationship with something who believes differently.

Being open brings about possibilities and brings new perspectives. Being open brings strength and resilience to make it through difficult times and through dealing with difficult people. Being open helps you see when and where to set the boundaries to lead you in a high vibrating direction. Being open doesn’t mean you are a push over, it means you can think for yourself. Being open gives you choices.

In the choices of being open or close, weigh where you want to go in life, where are your dreams taking you, where is your heart leading you. Trust your instincts. You may discover something new. ~ChaCha