The rounded, available space of the first letter of this word says so much. 
   When I am open I am ready to receive, to be filled. 
              When my arms are open I am ready for a hug;
                         when my heart is open I am ready for a relationship;
                                 when my mind is open I am curious, receptive to a new idea or perspective. 

When my eyes are open I am willing to see what is real, what is true;
    when my ears are open I can hear what is true, what is without guile.
              When my attitudes are open, I have suspended judgmentalism and am ready for new opinions.
                          When I have released the past, I am free from resentments and open to new connections.

What a beautiful way to live!  How much energy flows from the lifestyle described above!  How much life there is in that life!  And so…
     Why am I so ready to live the other way:
                Guarded, with my body closed up and my mind even tighter, 
                    and my heart most tightly closed of all?
                       Why do I grasp my fears and resentments to my chest?
                               Why do I seek comfort in my own woundedness? 
                                          And rehearse the thoughts that are most poisonous to me?

Breath of Heaven – breathe Your courage, and Your light, and yes – Your openness – into my being.