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heart constriction
July 9th, 2008. Published under peace, reflection. Comments.
I think I’m figuring out this “letting go” process. There’s not a magical trick to it. And it’s not complicated at all. I’m finding that letting go has everything to do with my heart. I can feel it physically as, what I’m calling, a heart constriction. My chest becomes tight and it emanates to all other parts of my body. Usually, it’s brought on by doubt or fear or my own inability to step forward into something I know is right.
It shows up in many ways… as physical discomfort, mental anguish, stress, everyone else’s sh*t all around me. And, it seems to feed on itself and continue to build. Digging around for where it’s coming from, I usually find my own little self in there pushing buttons and pulling levers and ropes all in a desparate attempt to stop the craziness.
So that’s when I found something so easy to do that I don’t believe it. There’s got to be something else to do, something else going on that will fix all of this. Yet, it’s not in need of fixing. There isn’t anything wrong at all.
I’ve got an idea running around in me about starting a worldwide movement called Drink Water, Breathe Air, Walk Around. Those are the ingredients to getting yourself past the apparent chaos around you. Most of the times, we’ve lost our connection to our own physical bodies and have entered the oh so magical place of our own illusions about the world and how it works. Drinking water, taking good long breaths and walking around in your world is all it takes to get back into the real world outside your head.
Though, that’s not all there is to do. There’s the simple matter of trust and openness. Trust in the supportive universe. Openness to possibility.
You can tell when things inside of you are at a balance because the world around you is out of whack. The world is a reflection of you and what you’re Being gets sent back to you in many ways. Relax. In whatever way you can.
This heart constriction is like our attempt to control the actions and outcomes of everything around us. Not much is going to go your way when you’re so stressed about it coming out right.
Shed the need to control and the world can relax with you.
It will let out a long, deep sigh and it will say, “Finally! Now we can get down to business making you and the world and everyone you touch just a bit more in tune, at peace and in love with life.”
And, on a small side note, I’ve discovered a beautiful band out of Iceland. Thanks to last.fm, as I was listening to Sigur Ros’ new album, it mentioned Amiina. Gorgeous textures of voice and strings… enjoy!
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