The electrical wave produced by a beating heart has about fifty times the amplitude and about a thousand times the strength of a brain wave; the heart is said to have a nervous system all of its own. As we explore the boundaries, expanses, and degrees of love, we become a channel for that which we are able to nurture within ourselves. We become aware of how we manage feelings of affection, attachment, desire, change, and loss. We find our ‘treasures’ in life, what it is that we hold dear, and pour our heart and energy into nourishing those values. We can feed into the richness of each successive moment as we open ourselves to love in its raw entirety. There is an inner solace that arises as we fuel our being with personal presence and that which spiritually awakens us. We can look towards renewal of spirit through transformative experiences. Think about the love that you have developed for yourself and in what ways you express that. Are you giving yourself adequate amounts of self-compassion, and are you furthering this quality by a means of empathy towards others? It is necessary that we See others through a veil of understanding and appreciation. It is also meaningful to focus on bringing all inner portions and forces towards a more congruent accordance. In that state of coherence, we are more abled, more conscious, and more responsive. In accessing the heart’s power, we can tap into a core that is capable of centering, stabilizing, and otherwise heavily influencing many psychoactive functions and physical measures.
One of the strongest poisons to the human spirit is the inability to forgive one’s self or another. We must refine our capacity to love others as well as ourselves. We must commit to attending consciously to our own emotional needs, in order to be able to love and accept others unconditionally. In its essence, love is authentic. We are, by nature, compassionate beings who thrive in an atmosphere of harmony and tranquility. When emptied of these elements, we create an empty life. Indeed, as we gain a sense of what love entails, we are not always welcomed by it’s positive attributes. Many people have come to know very distorted views of love or models of apathy or neglect. Even as we greet love in its highest state, we too will cross the paths of sorrow, unkindness, and distress at times. We are not immune to grief and spaces of hopelessness, but we can delight in the ever-changing waves of existence as we hold to our faith and aspire to recognize new planes of devotion, and passion. We are only ‘harmed’ by others if we survey situations through the lens of human justice. People are often appropriately placed in our lives to bring about an essential experience. We must mobilize ourselves in acts of acknowledgement and grace so that we may be a healing presence for ourselves and for others. Here we can blossom with those parts of Self that have been broken and hurt and embrace revival.
The heart is apt to enter a state of conflict when one feels overwhelmed, attacked, or has suffered a great loss. Stress overloads may trigger such a condition. We must not forget that this is also a center connected to a channel of direct respiration. Undoubtedly, the whole of our system is in constant motions of breathing, but the lungs are absolutely vital to our body’s survival. Hence, moments that incite a fright of sorts may affect the functionality of the lungs. Territorial fears, scares, or panic in relation to lack of air may also cause a shock to the body.