One From the Heart
A favorite teacher of mine, Mickey Singer (The Untethered Soul) says the key to individual change or to global change is to “keep your heart open -no matter what.” If we look closely, we can definitely tell our heart tends to be closed more than open and that it happens so quickly. A tone of voice, a body stance, a simple gesture and wham the door of our heart slams shut. I spent a couple of weeks noticing this and sometimes laughing at myself for my faster than the speed of light interpretation of something, and the armored defense I set up almost immediately.
By the same token, as an act of grace, I can notice-pause and consciously open my heart again…and again….and again. Sometimes, if I am by myself, I will open my arms as wide as I can to help me reach the feeling tone of an open heart. And of course, I have mentioned before, your beloved pet’s face will accomplish the same thing in record time.
At other times, I need to be reminded of what an open heart creates…what follows that opening..what is the result without planning or focus? Instead of writing about it, I think an example is worth a thousand words on screen – and this one opened my heart, renewed my faith and reminded me of the truth of who we all are and can be when our hearts open…life changing for the boys in the story and for all of us who now know of the story.
Keep opening your heart this week – and watch what happens. (Oh and P.S. its lovely to see something wonderfully positive come out of my home state for a change). Enjoy!
