1. Ask, “What
would love do?” In any
situation, look for the response that is peaceful and free of stress. Put aside
your fears and conditioned habits, and let love guide you.
2. Let love
pervade every conversation. Can you not take your relationships for granted and be more openly
loving? Even when things get tense, drop away from your emotional reaction and
melt back into love.
3. Treat
yourself like gold. When it comes to love, you are included, too. Tune into what you need
and let yourself have it. Live as stress-free a life as possible.
4. Be here now. Spinning stories in your mind about things
that have happened in the past and what might happen in the future take you
away from what is here right now. When you are stuck in your mind, it is
impossible to be fully in touch with the love that is here. Let your attention
explore this very moment. Open your senses, open your heart, and live from
there.
5. Become aware
of the oneness of love. Consider this: what is looking out of your eyes is the same as what is
looking out of everyone else’s eyes. When you meet an “other,” you are actually
meeting the essence of yourself. When you understand this, love is impossible
to deny. Check it out with the next person you speak to.
6. Don’t obsessively
plan. In fact,
only plan when absolutely necessary. Planning is in the mind, and when you
realize how little planning you actually need, there is space to recognize that
you are alive right now. And in that aliveness, let your heart glow.
7. Make hard
choices. When you
live from the heart, you begin to be very honest with yourself. You may realize
that certain situations or people aren’t working for you. Likewise, you will
see your own tendencies that don’t serve. Sometimes, the most loving response
you can make is a kind but firm, “No.”
8. Honor your
personality quirks. A funny thing happens when you live from the heart. As conditioning
falls away, your natural gifts and inclinations have space to be expressed. Let
your creativity flow in whatever way it wants to. Go where you are guided,
learn what you want to learn, enjoy yourself in all your activities.
9. Bring
boundless acceptance to your moment-to-moment experience. Be a kind host to all the emotions and
reactions that visit you. The more you resist, the more trouble you will have.
Say, “Hello” and let it be.
10. Get to know
the unconditioned, totally free you. When you relax away from all your
conditioned habits, you will discover formless space that is clear, open, and
inherently loving. Begin to become familiar with this space, as it is the
essence of you. Listen, let it guide you. Live here.
In any moment you have a choice – the head or the heart, inauthenticity or truth, distraction or love. Play around with living more in your heart. Don’t be shy. Let love in, and life’s greatest treasures will be revealed.
What is your experience of living from the heart? Is it easy? Do you resist? I’d love to hear…
from http://aflourishinglife.com/2011/10/10-love-filled-ways-to-live-from-your-heart/
