You might feel like reaching out to friends and family today. It could seem that any barriers you have about being close to others are lowered. Your openness today may compel you to extend your affection to those you care about. This would be a good time to work on listening to people with your heart. As you go about your day, you can imagine that your heart center is the place from which you hear everything. Try to picture this area opening and expanding with each interaction, radiating warmth and love to each person. Notice how your desire to give advice or remedy situations dissolves by your being present with a full heart. You could find that people approach you more easily as a result of your openness.

Listening with our hearts allows us to be completely present with another person. When we interact with others we may have the tendency to filter their thoughts and feelings through the lens of our own experiences. This makes us quick to give unwanted advice or even pass judgment on others. But using our hearts to listen instead of our minds lets us understand the full message of what another person says. We not only pay attention to their words, but we also take in their feelings. We learn to be with who they are in the moment, which in turn makes us more accessible. By opening your heart today, others will be drawn to your warmth, which will allow the love between you to grow.