Heartstrings – A Bridge to YOU
Heartstrings! It’s such an emotive theme isn’t it? It’s a word that instantly takes us to our softer side.
Nostalgia. Love. Pain. Romance. Hurt. Family. Children. Lover. Grandchildren. Empathy. Gratitude. Envy. Support. Rejection. The many things that tear/pull/play at our heartstrings.
On a bigger scale, heartstrings can summon passion, and life force. They can be a path into knowledge of what drives us to make choices and decisions. But what’s more they’ll allow us a chance to also review those choices and decisions.
So what are the emotions that that most vibrate your heartstrings?
Are they predominantly positive and reassuring feelings, or negative and shameful ones?
How often do you check in on them? How well do you embrace them as the real you? Do you see them as the light and shadowy sides of your nature – all with things to teach you? Or do you prefer to only peek at the positive while casting angry glares at those “unacceptable” negative ones?
What are the times, thoughts, and actions that most invigorate your passion and life force?
Or to put it more simply - When are you at your happiest?
How often do you get lost in your sense of duty to loved ones, friends, extended family, work colleagues?
More importantly how often do you follow your heart and your passion, trusting your intuition to lead you to a decision that’s “right for NOW”?
Perhaps connecting regularly to Annie Hutton’s Spiritual Space articles might help you tap into your life force, your soul space, to help you “know” more about your soul, passion, and life force.
Which part of your Self will most disturb those heartstrings of yours?
After all, this is the relationship that will form the footings for the house of Love and Relationships you build over the span of your life. So it’s an obvious place to start.
In what kind of state is your relationship with YOU? Could you give yourself a score out of 10?
If your score is low, what efforts are you putting in to nurturing your relationship with YOU? How are you treating you? Kindly or Harshly? Judgmentally or Compassionately?
How are you rebuilding the bridge of Connection between your Self and You, between your moment-to-moment You and your tender raw and frightened Self? How is that Little Girl inside you? Is she safe and well-protected?
What ONE SIMPLE thing could you do right NOW, as you sit reading this, to improve that most important of your life’s relationships – the one with yourself?
Who are the people in your life whose influence and love can play the strongest music on your heartstrings?
Life is so much easier if we surround ourselves with people who bring out the best in us.
Who do you choose to hang out with and build connections with? Are they people who love you for just being you, or for what you do? When you make a list of the important relationships in your life, and consider each individual on that list, what sounds come from your heartstrings? Are they harsh and grating sounds? Or are they soothing, serene sounds?
What sounds do you want to hear from your heartstrings?
What choices do you need to make to get more of those sounds?
Have a good month and instead of listening to the radio in your car tomorrow, turn off the switch and tune into your heart instead!
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Thank you Chris - this really resonates with me this month, and you could have chosen romantic love so easily. To have a romance with Self - now that’s the real deal!
Thanks Annie.
I’m a little shame-faced to admit, it didn’t even register about Valentine’s Day!!! That’s good coming from the Relationship Coach! But in fact I am far more likely to encourage readers and clients to go for the gentle and frequent simple romancing rather than the now-tacky Valentine’s Romance!
But it’s hard to love someone authentically if we can’t love ourselves first.
So, inexplicably, the the theme of Heartstrings generated thoughts on Relationship with Self.
Just meant to be I guess!!
I’m taking ‘myself ‘ to the movies this Sunday Chris, thanks - and ‘myself’ looooooves popcorn!
Taking the time on a Sunday morning, when all is quiet and the smell of good coffee wafts up the stairs to my office, to sit and enjoy the Calm Space and all its articles. That’s what I’m doing for myself right now. Thank you Chris for the much-needed reminder to nurture my Self.
Chris, as usual your writing hits home. You could even say it resonates with our heartstrings
I don’t make resolutions at New Year, but if I did, this would be the one for 2008 - to nurture my self more so I can better deal with whatever the world throws at me.
You’re one of the people that brings out the best in me. Thank you.
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