Amazingly, your heart developed even before your brain. Then, mysteriously, one magical moment it began beating and the rhythm of it will sustain you till the end of your days. And even in death, it will be the last place of warmth in your body.
Your heart is wildly responsive. It speaks … “have a heart”, or you speak of someone being “heartfelt”. Someone asks you to get to the “heart of the matter”.
Your emotional life is exquisitely connected to your heart. You may feel your heart breaking; feel heartsick, or bursting with love and joy. Your anxieties, furies, longings, ecstasies all register in your heart.
You may have palpitations, high blood pressure, and get out of synch in a wide array of symptoms. Perhaps you were told you have heart dis-ease. Cardiologists can give you medications and make repairs, but truly healing your heart is a journey of listening and letting your heart lead your life.
Your heart matters.
