Making Your Heart a Strong Heart

The heart seems to be one of the most vulnerablelevels -- feeling the pain, the joy, the confusion, the
organs in the body because it is the one that has heldopenness, the expansion, the repression.  As you go
the most fear, and pain. It is the one that is most afraidinto that place and hold it open instead of fleeing from
to open to pure unconditional love, which is where yourit, you will strengthen the heart. When you try to run
power lies.from your feelings, you only exhaust the body by
So, in essence, when you open your heart and healrunning from that which you cannot escape. You
without fear, you are opening to your own spiritualcannot run from your heart. The importance of going
power. When your journey is confused, and you areinto your heart is because it is aligned with your soul
afraid to turn this way or that way, it is the confusionand purpose. You can share and teach others how
that keeps you from walking forth in true connectedyou strengthened your own being, by strengthening
power. It is fear that keeps the heart fromyour connection to self.
unconditionally loving and stepping into yourBe proud of your healing wherever it takes you. Do
self-empowerment.not be ashamed. Do not feel fear. For those of you
Now this may seem, a bit trite or perhaps not asbalancing body, mind and spirit, remember that the only
important as other things in your life. However, this isreal strength comes from the heart. When your heart
one of the most important aspects of your journey -is not strong, your mind is fatigued because it clearly
to strengthen your heart into self-empowerment. Thisdepends on the emotional support and faith to keep it
is the first step toward true healing: allowing the heartalive. So, for those of you who are fearful about
to feel and generate passion in your life.exploring your feelings, you are compromising your
When your heart just exists and does not fully love,energy on all levels. This is an important understanding,
numbness and stagnation occurs. If there is ato create a more balanced life. The rational mind has
blockage, there is no connection to your own passion.really no clear sense of soul purpose, and your body
This means there is no true connection to your ownhas its own limitations. The connection of the heart and
creativity, which affects the immune system and maythe soul are what move you through time. Your healing
cause physical challenges.and heart opening will support you in your new
There are exercises to help strengthen the heart. Thislimitlessness.
exercise is required to go deeply into the heart on all