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Love is something that we all ultimately want and deserve, but if you’re committed to finding it this year there are certain things you need to do to make it happen. You can’t be ready for love to enter your life if you’re not actively going through the process required to open yourself up to it.
Yes, there is necessary work that needs to be done before you’re ready to officially open yourself up to give and receive love. Most of us assume we’re ready-made but if you don’t work through some of the emotional hurdles you’re harboring, you can easily push love away when it arrives and not even realize it. With the start of a new year, there’s no better time to set yourself on the path to love in hopes of finding your “happily ever after.” Here are some steps to open yourself up to the possibility.
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Let Go Of Past Relationship Baggage
This is probably the biggest piece of advice to follow. If you want to receive love, you must let go of all past relationship baggage, regardless of how difficult it may be.
Carrying over all the hurt, pain and mistrust from your previous relationship(s) into a new one, is almost guaranteed to end in disaster. Before you even decide to start dating again, you need to ensure that you’ve unloaded all of your baggage permanently. Not only is it unfair to you, but it’s incredibly unfair to anyone you choose to date because they are being punished for the actions of others.
