Open Hearts

                     "Many people die with their music still in them "                       Oliver Wendell Holmes

     People tell me they are afraid of other people's judgement when, in reality, they are afraid of their own judgement. People tell me they afraid to fail when I know they are really afraid to succeed. People tell me they are afraid of the unknown even when they see the "known" as painful and not where they want to be. People tell me all kind s of things but their hearts tell me only one thing: "I want to be loved"
     The hearts of humanity, or at least the men and women I've encountered in the past 20 years, tell me they are afraid. They are afraid to be powerful because being a victim is much easier but, more importantly, because they lack the belief that it could be any different. We are too afraid to look at what COULD be because the thought of living without it is far too difficult to bear.
    The hearts of mankind are closed but not because we lack the capacity for love. In fact, nothing could be farther from the truth. The capacity of the human heart is remarkable, boundless, awe-inspiring and powerful. I believe the hearts of mankind are closed because we are afraid, we lack trust. We lack trust in our Selves. We lack trust in our Gods. We lack trust because we don't FEEL loved when love is THE only thing we truly desire.Have you ever noticed that when people speak of love, they usually speak of their love for things, or people or whatever. They rarely speak of being loved. It is not that love is lacking in the world, but that we are all too afraid to give it, and even more afraid receive it. All that is need to heal the world of pain, poverty and hardship is an open heart and it begins with yours.