Many times we wish and wish for the right romantic partner come into our lives.

We don’t seem to understand why it’s not working out with others. We end up in toxic, unloving relationships, and deep down know something better is out there.

The challenge is, when something better does come along, not to run away. After years of disappointment, heartbreak and unhappy endings, it can be very easy to close down on real love.

No matter what, don’t’ let that happen!

Remember, strength in the muscles of your body is created by your muscles being ripped apart, and then rebuilt. Your heart and your emotional intelligence and fitness operate the same way.

It is easy to close down after you’ve been hurt. It’s easy to throw a wrench into real love when it comes. I understand it’s scary, but WHO CARES!

Move forward in spite of your fear.

Move forward INTO the scariness of it all. Be courageous. Don’t let fear win.

OPEN UP anyway. The risk of not opening, in the end, is far worse than the risk of opening. Don’t let love pass you by. Don’t let fear win.

NO! Instead, let love win.

Open up, even when, you are afraid. Open up, even when you are scared of getting hurt. Open up, even when you don’t know what’s going to happen.

Listen to me: LOVE WILL PASS YOU BY if you always choose the safe path.

I am not suggesting that you open up to the first person who comes along.

No.

I am not suggesting that at all. I am suggesting that when you have a connection with someone, when you feel it, when you are so scared of how much you feel it, go in the opposite direction of your fear. Do not be afraid of the love you feel.

KNOW THIS: The right person will meet you. The right person will show up. But they can’t if you don’t open up.

Learn to value openness. Open your heart. Don’t “plat it safe”.

Don’t let the wounds of the past create a wounded future. No.

It can be different. Love can be yours. But first, you must be open to it.

Learn how to be more loving from your past pain, not how to be more closed. Don’t give up on love, no, give IN TO love!

Remember to get out there, take action and make it real!