I was reminded today by a beautiful lesson on how tender our hearts become when we allow love to enter.
It is similar to the Fool tarot card since it is a true leap of faith to allow another in that sacred place. We risk all by letting our guard down. Once hurt, maybe over and over again or even a single incident that was so deep we are scarred for life, it becomes more and more difficult to trust and allow another into that guarded palace of the soul.
We also are challenged by the needs of the body: shelter, food, security, the very basic necessities for living or chasing a "bigger carrot" that we forget that without love and someone to share life with its completely meaningless.
As a Libra I am striving for balance and the best possible out come. To walk in the sun and the sand without a hand to hold is indeed a lonely thing, no matter how lovely the view.