Heart's Adventure

Many of us nurture a romantic fantasy of what we want love to be: a peaceful “Tunnel Of Love” ride at the fair or a light-hearted romantic comedy like the ones we see at the movies. In reality our love life often falls far short of this ideal, we rationalize our romantic choices, settling for relationships that perpetuate bad habits and/or make relationship decisions based on purely practical reasons such as convenience or security.

How have you risked for love? If you don’t allow yourself to take some risks you may loose your best chance at love; but if you risk too much or compromise your values, you may end up loosing yourself. Unfortunately for most of us, no matter how smart or successful, we can only learn about ourselves and what we truly need by taking risks and walking through the fire of at least a few unhealthy relationships.

So whether you are moving away from a difficult relationship, beginning a new one, or reawakening an existing partnership, these changes are your hearts adventure. Like any journey we need to be prepared, evaluating our resources, getting a clear idea of where we want to be, and aligning our heart and mind to move forward with strength. Like those rides at the fair, there are times we may find our selves in the “Tunnel of Love” or on a death defying rollercoaster; In both instances we need to be sure that we are securely fastened – Fastened to our sense of self – and able to listen to what our heart really needs.

Learning to listen to these needs – and responding to them – can lead us to the ride of our life – through the Tunnel of Love and in to the light of a brighter future.