2016年12月英语六级作文高分精品范文(6)
Softening And ExpandingBeing Receptive To What You Want
In order to get what we want in life, we have to be willing to receive it
when it appears, and in order to do that we have to be open. Often we go through
life with defenses we developed early on in order to protect ourselves. These
defenses act as barriers, walls we needed at one time to feel safe, but that now
serve to shut out desired influences, like intimacy or love. So an essential
part of being receptive to what we want is to soften these barriers enough to
let those things in when they show up. For example, we may spend a lot of time
alone as a way to protect ourselves from being hurt by other people, but we can
see how this is now preventing us from meeting new friends.
Another obstacle to our receptivity can be our tendency to believe that we
have to act aggressively in order to achieve our desired goal. This can cause us
to become mono-focused and to fail to see, and be open to, opportunities on the
periphery of our vision. So becoming receptive involves a softening of our
defenses and a willingness to remain open to possibilities outside our immediate
realm of vision. If we are looking for love or friendship, it means first
looking within ourselves to see where we are shut down, and second, not getting
too fixated on where we might find the love we want. In this way, we become more
open as individuals and more expansive in terms of what we see as possible.
Often, the things and people we want to draw into our lives elude us
because we are unconsciously blocking them out, either with our defenses, or
with tunnel vision that causes us to not see them when they appear. When this is
the case, we can take action by exploring and softening our barriers, and
expanding our vision to encompass new possibilities. These actions are the
essence of receptivity.
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