To follow your heart....

How often in our current times do we hear the words ‘from the heart’ or ‘follow your heart’? How many of us have ever stopped to consider exactly what these words really mean? I have been focusing my attention on these sentiments and would like to look more closely at following my heart. This is what I found.  

To follow the heart is not necessarily going to rid you of the fear you are perceiving, in the current moment, it may even accelerate the feeling of fear.

By standing on the edge of our comfort zones we have two choices, to move forward and step into the perceived fear or step back and put ‘change’ out of our mind and continue in our current holding pattern and hope the intensity passes only to find that the fear increases.

Whenever we follow our hearts, our hearts may lead us into unchartered territory or rough waters, this is part of the preparation for opening ourselves up to the new changes ahead.  

When we follow our hearts we allow our souls path to guide us through life and all feelings of regret, frustration and hopelessness leave us. Acceptance, compassion and forgiveness become part of us and this energy expands so we have more of this in our lives.

There is a fine line between fear and love. The adrenalin that is present in both cases is the same and we must embrace this energy force and step into it completely committed, without doubt, to receive the awesomeness of life.  To deny this force is to deny ‘lifeforce’. This may leave you frustrated and stuck in old patterns, finding new habits to distract you from your discomfort about being in your present state. Resulting in, stagnant energy or dis-ease.

To follow our hearts is to do so with faith, to let go of conditions and expectations of how things “should” be and accept how things are.... 

It is to allow ourselves to be open to receiving our manifestation in its pure form, without manipulation from our own restrictive minds and negative thoughts.  

Our thoughts dictate our reality.  F.E.A.R. is an acronym for “false, evidence appearing real”. Hence we all have different fears based on our experiences in this world.  To assist your healing in any form you must embrace the FEAR with LOVE and follow your heart.  

Accept the journey no matter how treacherous it may seem from your current viewpoint and have faith that it will lead you to greener pastures..... Following your heart and following your passion will always lead to LOVE.

I will leave you with this quote from Rumis’ book of poems, this is a translation of the love poem: Rumi tells us "the supreme secret of the inner journey is the path of love."
"If we can possess our whole heart with contemplation of the beloved we will experience the wonders and beauty of the universe."