The first organ that develops in the womb is the heart. With all our science we still do not understand exactly what animates its beat. But we do know there is a mysterious force that animates life itself. If you sit quietly in nature you can feel that force. Call it what you will, but it is the life force that animates your heart, which in turn animates your body by flowing oxygenated blood through your veins.
When we are unhappy it seems to me that we are out of rhythm with the flow and beat of life itself. While this force continues to animate us, we put our attention on our thoughts about what has happened and what might happen. Placing our consciousness on these thoughts for too long begins to disconnect us from the life force, and often leads to high levels of stress causing heart attacks, sudden unnatural death, and all manner of illness. We stop dancing to the rhythm of life, which is always there, and our entire system starts to fall apart, as we unplug from our power source. It is a natural warning to get back to the dance of life.
So when you are feeling stressed, remember the life force is always present, bringing you and everything around you to life. It is creating a beautiful diverse array of creation. Do whatever helps you let go of the thinking that is creating your stress, and use your heart to tune yourself with the rhythm and flow of life itself. Let your heart become a tuning fork for the heart beat of life, and like a runner whose breathing and heartbeat synchronizes with the body, you will feel a surge of natural energy.
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what a beautiful piece!
I love the image of the heartbeat of life which animates and connects everything, and is our alignment with our tue Self.
What gets in the way of recognizing and working with this wondrous progression?
Mechanisms and reflex responses such as angers, depression, stresses, and structural turmoil in our lives effectively block or deflect our energetic forces and those protections get in our way. Those with high self-esteem have no need to flaunt themselves, to be obsessive, to be defensive, or to hide behind "blind belief systems" that may bring us comfort, but also conceal and made inaccessible, our destiny.
Evolving oneself to high self-esteem to grasp and work with one's authenticity then brought to the surface, opens the gateway to being vulnerable to expansive ideas, feelings, perceptions in the broadest sense (even empathic perceptions) and from that, through epistemology, we evolve in profound ways powered by trust and love within self fortified by knowledge.
W. Michael King
Perhaps this is the source of joy that surfaces in the flow of energy that responds to our intentional focus while being grateful for life-giving breathing. Each time - is a moment to return to our essential self.
Can you imagine a world where all world leaders possess these simple while essential skills?
How delightful that each of us can become intentional solutions for ourselves while supporting others - what a gift! Thanks Paul! Ruth Simone, Luminare Coaching & Consulting