Agapi Stassinopoulos/UNBINDING YOUR HEART 02/15/12

Agapi Stassinopoulos - author of "Unbinding The Heart," Huffington Post regular, and Julie Ann Turner's guest on ConsciousSHIFT - says we are all born with an open heart, but we quickly learn to put conditions on our happiness - comparing ourselves to others, casting judgment, doubting ourselves, allowing fear or entitlement or self-righteousness to take hold-and slowly our hearts begin to close.
As a result, Agapi shares that we isolate ourselves, and find ourselves feeling alone, disconnected, and unheard - and, in doing so, we immobilize our spirit, stifle our authentic expression, and cut off our joy.