Is My Heart Physical As Well As Spiritual?
This question arose in a conversation in which we were discussing creating a new story for our lives.
We have been disconnected from our hearts this century.
The focus of our lives is on roles that lead us to someone’s definition of success.
Our lives are lived for the most part from the neck up.
Our intellectual lives are rich with the skills we use every day to solve problems and live a busy life.
However, along the way we have developed anxiety, stress.
There is a feeling of being stuck in a world in which we are busy spinning but not feeling fulfilled.
How then can we know our hearts when our lives are lived from the brain?
Is there a way to entrain our minds with the rhythm of our hearts?
The answer I believe is yes. It takes practice and intention to make it so.
Scientists know the heart is intelligent.
It has a neural structure that is similar to the brain.
Heartmath has done over twenty-five years of research showing us how the brain and the heart are connected.
However, the work is learning to surrender the deep hold we have on the structure of our lives.
Then we can live more from doing into being.
The heart holds the divine spark or spirit.
Our hearts nourish us by supplying wisdom and intuition, if we learn to listen to it.
Learning to live in a state of being through our hearts is a practice that takes some time.
Our old programming is well established to resist and notion of living from a state of being.
We cling to old habits automatically when change is afoot.
Here are some ideas to follow, should you wish to know the feeling of being in your heart.
Surrender: we must give up the defence of our old ways of living
Live in the gap: there is a space between the old ways and the new. Until we have the strength to choose the new way then we live in the gap.
Awareness: Live consciously
Presence: Bring presence in whatever you are engaged
Listen: Your heart speaks to you. Practice listening carefully
Your heart is a powerful ally for your life.
May you learn to activate it for all the good it brings to you.
Namaste