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9 Steps To Give & Get More Love
BY CIEL GROVE
I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day in its usual incarnation — the flowers, the chocolates, the unfortunate unreachable expectations — but beyond the messages and dominance of the greeting card gods, I do believe this day holds great potential.
Much like how Thanksgiving allows us to express gratitude for all we receive, here's a day focused on love, which provides us the opportunity to understand the softness of our own hearts.
In this spirit, here are nine steps to cultivating, perceiving, and receiving more love this Valentine’s Day:
1. Find your awe.
The sensations of awe and wonder are housed not in the mind, but in the heart, and they emanate from there throughout the body and into our surrounding community. We need awe like a plant needs sunshine, because it serves as the fuel with which we maintain our curiosity, verve and passion for life, no matter what our age. It keeps our hearts and minds open. Try spending some time thinking about the vastness of everything, looking at your own eyeball in the mirror, or type in “awe” into YouTube and set aside a few minutes to visually explore the phenomenon that is our planet. 
2. Love your heart.
Cultivating a sense of love must include our physical body, and our heart is an area that often doesn’t get supported until very specific conditions show up later in life. Try a hawthorn berry tincture and a good-quality fish-oil to give your physical heart a boost, getting it ready for the rapid influx of love that’s going to be coming your way.
3. Express gratitude.
Actively training our mind to see the good in life results in more of it. There's always something to be grateful for.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2014/02/9-steps-to-give-get-more-love.html
