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Listening to Your Heart

Commentary by Peter Shepherd
Listening to Your Heart
“To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling. Logic can tell you superficially where a path might lead to, but it cannot judge whether your heart will be in it.” ~ Jean Shinoda Bolen
What exactly is meant by the term ‘heart’? It’s not just the physical organ, through which we feel emotions as the heart pounds faster or relaxes. The heart also corresponds to the heart chakra of subtle energies and information, and it has a built-in nervous system of its own linked to emotions and intuition. It also aligns with the right-brain way of thinking holistically and non-verbally, whereas the ego mind is more left-brain and verbal - in the head. So when we talk about “listening to our heart,” it means being mindful of our soul’s perspective, our inner knowing, our intuitive feeling, our essential loving core.
“When you have compassion and surrender to your own heart, you are surrendering to the hidden power in your heart, God. You are surrendering to love, because God is Love, the cohesive force of the universe that connects us all. Surrender is not just a religious concept; it's a power tool for listening to the voice of your spirit and following its directions. When you surrender your head to your heart, you allow your heart to give you a wider, higher intelligence perspective. Remember the phrase, 'The real teacher is within you.' Very simply, that teacher is to be found in the common sense of your own heart.” ~ Sara Paddison
Feel with the Heart
“Use your heart. Understand. Learn to see things in the now, not as they were or will be, or as they might or should be, but as they are, right now, in this moment. The heart sees the now; the mind only sees the next. If you can't learn to see the now, you'll never see what's truly there, and then where will you be?” ~ E.J. Patten, Return to Exile
“Surrender is faith that the power of love can accomplish anything... even when you can not foresee the outcome.” ~ Deepak Chopra
Feel with the Heart
“Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's important to follow your heart and be true to yourself in the process.” ~ Emily Giffin
“I have come to a deeper, more soulful beauty and clarity like an oasis in the desert. From that place of clarity, a vision of what I could have, what I could do, who I could be has emerged ... if I allow my heart to become a place of compassion, acceptance and forgiveness.” ~ Sharon E. Rainey
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” ~ Steve Jobs

Here’s some further reading on this theme...

The Call of Our Heart ~ by Harold W. Becker

In the heart of each of us is the solution to every trouble and difficulty that ever plagued humanity. Think upon this incredible statement. In you and in me, is the power to forever change the way we live upon this planet. The answers to life's most challenging problems already exist right now. Every person has a piece of the puzzle and when put together it spells love. Continues...

What's So Important About the Heart? - by Dr. Loyd White

The heart must become preeminent for the sake of abandoning the self-centeredness that was a byproduct of each person's childhood and may have become a permanent way of viewing life when entering adolescence and beyond. As adults it's important to break ties with self-centeredness, and more often get out of our heads, while entering the arena for action so that our hearts and inner spirits become the ultimate personal guide. Continues...

The Many Benefits of Heart-Centeredness - by Diane Brandon

I feel that we are healthier and more whole when we develop and use more of our faculties and abilities. In the present context, this means that we want to use our heads and hearts (as well as our guts, intuition, etc.)--and have them all work together in a seamless whole. In order to become more heart-centered, we don't want to stop thinking! We just want to open up our feeling center more and feel while we think and think while we feel. Continues...

Your Heart Is the Source of All of Your Dreams - by Elana Peled

Years of study have taught me why it is so hard for so many people to pursue the lives of their dreams. I have also discovered that understanding a few basic principles about how humans are wired can help anyone to achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams. Continues...

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