Heart

 

Heart ! 

What image does that conjure?  Is it the essence of courage…, the source of love…, the organic physical part of our anatomy that sends oxygen through our circulatory system…, or just some kind of sweet valentine image.  Heart, the essence of courage, I believe comes from the premise that it is one of the strongest muscles in our bodies.  Heart, the source of love, I think that comes from the idea that the heart is the center of our living being and neccesarily gives life and succor to the rest of our body.  Well, at this point, I think we’ve touched on the physical principals of the hearts functon to our anatomy.  Is that all though…???  Is there a sense of spirituality to this thing we term “heart”?  Is it from this spiritual quality that we draw emotions such as love…, or in the case of a “bad heart”, hate, dislike?

I believe that throughout history, the properties of the heart have been muddled with all kinds of confusing concepts and it’s given the heart a lot of credit…, and fault for being just simply more than it actually is – that strong muscle that physical part of our anatomy that maintains a supply of oxygen and nutrients for our body to sustain life.

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Where did all of these “out of  place” concepts and attributes for the heart come from???  …….from us!!!  They come from our need to find a neat, convenient, little spot to file emotions, thoughts, and miscellaneous things that seem too complex or difficult for us to reason with.  Emotions, for instance, are choices we make, either conciously or by accident.  Love…, hate…, both are choices we make, for whatever reasons or excuses.  “His heart’s not in the right place”…, does that mean it’s in his stomach, or that he has chosen some different idea or path than the norm?  “He has such a good heart”…, does that mean that it’s physically superior as compared to average, or he is an agreeable and empathetic social person?  I know I’m rambling a bit but I’m trying to make you think about a few things tonight…, emotions, sources of them, where ideas and concepts originate, and words…, how we choose to use them to associate things to our lives.  …and to be a bit “punny”, I heartily welcome any comments or discussion. 

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When we’re talking about choices, and emotions, aren’t we talking about things that come from our spiritual self, our soul, and not our heart ?

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