The Places We Go When the Heart is Open

In our Women’s Empowerment Circle today, we opened the conversation around what it means to live with an open heart. It’s tender territory—vulnerable, uncertain, and deeply human. There’s a quiet kind of courage required to let yourself be truly seen, not just in your strength, but in your insecurity, your hesitation, your imperfection. And yet, this is where the gold is. As Brené Brown says, “We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness, and affection.”

This kind of openness often begins in stillness. Moments of meditation, prayer, or gentle reflection can bring us back to ourselves. However, for many of us, finding those quiet spaces of inner sanctuary isn’t easy. Sometimes there’s a fog—a soft, heavy numbness that lingers between us and the world, or even between us and our own hearts. That fog is a signal, it’s calling you deeper. Emotions may be stirring beneath the surface, asking to be felt—not to overwhelm you, rather to lead you back to connection.

If you notice yourself reaching, grasping, trying to feel something you used to feel—gently let it go. That’s the mind trying to take the reins, when what’s needed is presence. The body is the gateway into yourself so come out of your head and into your body. Try placing your awareness there—close your eyes, breathe, and simply notice. What do you feel? Warmth, tension, stillness? This practice, known as sensation tracking, invites you to meet yourself with gentleness and curiosity. From this place—this quiet, grounded presence—your heart can open again, softly and bravely. And from here, connection becomes not just possible, but sacred.

Coming Up Next Week: The Places we Go When We Search for Connection

One of the primary intentions of Raregivers.Global is to be a place of community and connection. Often the Rare journey feels like it is fraught with loneliness, insecurity, and invisibility. And yet there is so much possibility for connection and belonging. Let’s come together to feel the understanding that we inherently have for each other which leads to a feeling of belonging. Brene’ Brown says this, “True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something and standing alone in the wilderness. True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.”

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