Lightweight beats
Check the scale
Certain body parts are heavier than others. It’s easy to guess that ears weigh less than many of them. And then there are parts that change weight depending on life experiences. I don’t mean the obvious ones. It’s your heart. There are many times in life when the average heart increases in weight and seems heavier. There are no scales for this other than the personal ones. But this extra weight can be felt physically. There are also no reliable dieting methods to reduce this weight, but time and relationships can be helpful. It is almost as if the mere change in the way a heart is affected results in the increase. When pain comes calling, this organ responds by breaking, shattering or otherwise changing dimensions. Since humans can’t see these differences physically, we feel them. The same thing can happen if something wonderful occurs in life. The heart can soar, lighten or dance as it overflows with good feelings. The messy middle is the place humans don’t often notice. If you consider the current state of your heart’s weight, where would you say it lands? If you can check more often, it gets easier to tell what this organ is trying to explain. It also can supply good data on when it overflows, feels rejected or is just keeping up a steady beat. Listen to your heart isn’t just a good song lyric.
Take Five
Each week this year, read through the suggestions and see how they call out to you.
- Do you feel your heart beating?
- What are you trying to avoid when your heart hurts?
- How do you go about making sure that your heart receives enough attention?
- How can you break your own heart?
- What do you do to lighten your own heart’s feeling?
Come back each day to see if something changes about the effect of an activity. Repeat choices to identify different thoughts. You are not the same person every day. Your life shouldn’t be either.
Live Alive
