Anchoring In The Heart
“When misery is encouraged, love and joy are acts of defiance” −Pam Gregory
As the world rumbles and tumbles through a rollercoaster ride of tumult, I hear the still voice within me saying, “Hold steady.” This voice reminds me to connect to the earth and anchor my awareness in my heart.
There certainly are moments when waves of fear and outrage seek to unmoor me, but I have learned to let them wash over me. This is not an act of denial, but a conscious choice to embody love, compassion and peace for myself and others. This is both practice and exercise that strengthens my resolve and resilience to weather the storm and live in love.
One of our greatest spiritual teachers taught us “to love thy neighbor as thyself”. This can be challenging when you do not agree with the way someone else thinks or when you witness someone recklessly inflicting harm on others. We cannot solve the misery of the world by feeding it with anger, hate, and judgement. We change the world by standing in love.
Love is the glue that holds us together. It is the thread in the fabric of your being. Love emanates from the energetic heart, the portal and connector to your boundless, Divine nature.
When the heart is open, love, joy and compassion flow naturally. When the heart is closed, the flow is blocked. The energetic heart, like your physical heart, is designed to open and close. Your physical heart opens and closes to properly direct the flow of blood and oxygen through your heart. Your energetic heart may close when you feel judged or misunderstood. Your chest can constrict to protect your heart in response to cruelty and neglect. If this becomes a pattern your heart can “harden” and remain closed. Your connection to the Source of love within you, that is you, can be blocked.
Your heart, like your eyelids, is not meant to stay closed. When open, your eyelids allow you to see the beauty of the world and when closed allow you to rest. They can protect you from the horrors that are too painful to watch. The heart too closes to protect us. Its closing is a signal that we feel hurt. As with any other injury to the body, we need to meet our hearts and ourselves with tender, loving care. All too often we want to lash out at those who have hurt us. Our human tendency is to want to get rid of the pain and reject the discomfort, but the path to healing is to hold our hearts with love and acceptance. This is how the heart heals. This is how we heal each other’s hearts.
The world is calling us to shift to a heart-centered way of life. This is the next evolutionary leap for our species. Are you willing to yield to love? Are you ready and willing to make the leap?
Join me on Saturday, May 3rd for an experiential workshop, where you will be gently guided in sacred space to listen to your heart, tend to it lovingly and embody its wisdom to stabilize, strengthen and support you through uncertain times. Learn more and REGISTER HERE.