Sept.28,2009 Intention & Listening to our Heart

Almost two weeks ago, on Sept.17th, I was one of thousands of people who logged in to Lynne McTaggert's Intention Experiment. It is a great experience to know that you are part of a global intention that involves powering up/meditating and focusing on a target.This was one for water...to change the molecular structure so that the sample tapwater in a petri dish become more like mineral water.

You might find it interesting to check out her websites: www.theintentionexperiment.com
and www.livingthefield.com

DID YOU KNOW...

• Someone else can identify an angry heart if the smile is thin, eyes are wide, chin is jutting outwards & the cheeks are bulging
• Someone else can identify your disgust if your lips are to the side and your nose is wrinkled.
• Absence does not make the heart grow fonder since our heart needs close physical contact ... in fact, Dr. Pearsall says that frequent physical proximity profoundly increases the energetic connection between the two people.
• We need quiet time together, more frequently to increase bonding
• While our brain is attracted to opposites, our heart is attracted to similarities.
• The heart wants to listen and the brain wants to be assertive.

Interesting to consider. This information and more in The Heart's Code helped me to understand which thoughts originate in my head versus my heart.

WORLD PEACE DAY

Don't forget that this day, Sept.21st is Peace Day around our globe.

Things you might do:

• Spend 5 minutes alone to think about peace in your heart
• Think about peace in your home with your spouse & children
• What would peace in every heart do for each family?
• What would peace in every family do for the world?
• What would you do diferently if you experienced inner peace?
• What would world peace do for hunger and our resources?

What To Do When Little Things Go Wrong

You know the times when we are late and in a rush ... for some of us, that's all the time, and we can't find our keys. Some of us are always spilling food or tripping over something. Does it seem to you, like something 'out there' is conspiring to make sure that we don't succeed, don't get ahead in our day to day race for more time?

Some cultures refer to this energy or situation as a joker or trickster, that is a part of all of our lives. Such incidents tend to slow us down, cause us to pause. Our pace may be too fast and we are left in a state of anxiety. It has been suggested that our best emotional response is to laugh, lighten up. It is likely that there is a message behind these incidents and we might consider what that is, for us.

Our heart and our health needs quiet time to allow our heart rate and breathing to slow down. We often have forgotten the simple joys of being alive. We have forgotten to celebrate all the good we have in our lives. Perhaps, we have gotten "too big for our breeches" as one of our parents may have told us. Do we recognize the value of humility? Ask yourself when you lasted watched a sunset, laughed so hard that your belly hurt.

Some discoveries about laughter:

• It diffuses conflict and soothes the heart since the heart needs connection
• A lack of laughter in a relationship is one of the early signs of a failing relationship
• Laughing together is bonding
• Laughter bolsters the immune system
• The heart uses humor to express love

Did you know that the word "silly' is derived from the Greek word "selig" meaning blessed?

Laughter is not a sign of someone without suffering but of someone who has learned and accepted that life is suffering and can still laugh.

Most of this information was learned from my reading of The Heart's Code by Dr. Paul Pearsall.

Have a Look ... great writing & creativity tips

http://thevoiceofyourmuse.com

Writing and speaking have been a part of my life since I was a teenager...writing poems and essays, being class valedictorian, a debater, a toastmaster and recently, an author and speaker. After many rejections of my writing and attending writing workshops where I was told that I needed to find my voice, I stopped writing and began to look within myself.

Have you not at some point, known that you need to look more deeply into what’s going on inside of you? I had questions, BIG ONES... What has gone wrong in my life and why? I knew that I kept making similar mistakes. I knew there were negative behavior patterns. I was determined to find out what was causing my negative behaviors. What can I do to change my life?


THINGS I HAVE LEARNED:

Although you can be intelligent, competent and successful in many areas, you can also carry a negative self-image, frequently engage in negative self-talk, be perpetually busy, hold many fears, repeat failed relationships and have no focus.

That although most of the world focuses on the intellect and the outer conscious world: this is only one reality. The other reality is our inner world that is driven by our hopes and dreams: our heart’s desires. The inner you is activated by our own observation of it ... observation of your thoughts, your emotions and how that feels in your body. Our whole body is our subconscious and every cell holds memory. Each and every cell listens to what we ‘say’ about ourselves. What do you say?

That the longer we are quiet and have most of our chatter silenced ... the sooner the inner you arises. There are many meditation techniques available. Many teachers will say that it is all in the breath. Dr.Chopra suggested a short mantra recently at his Halifax, NS presentation that we can silently repeat while breathing deeply ... “I Am”. He says it has no karma attached to it.

We need to be patient. Our progress goes back and forth ... inner vision begins ... we have more energy... we feel the inner space growing: it feels like freedom and strength ... we have moments of inspiration.
Still, we accept concepts intellectually and it takes much longer for that concept to become real in your heart, so that we can live it naturally. If we rush our growth, it becomes empty, we become bored and listless since we are in unfamiliar territory and still identified with ego.

Writing and Creativity: Related Questions

It is Labour Day weekend. Summer has been a time for family,rest and relaxation.

It is now time to look ahead.

If you have questions about where inspiration arises, exercises for beginners or specific questions about writing from your heart and what that means, feel free to contact me on this blog with your questions.

I will be happy to answer them and will check in every Monday (a September, 2009 resolution!)

Some interesting facts I learned about the heart:

**It is the primary generator of energy throughout our body
**The best way to tune into your heart is to slow down,sit down and be quiet
**A heart disconnected from the brain can still beat on its own for several minutes.
** Poetry written in iambic pentameter resembles the slow,steady beat of a restful heart
**The heart has cellular memory
**The heart has its own energy that is 5,000 times stronger than the energy from the brain.

How many of you have seen the documentary movie called, The Shadow Effect? If you read one of my poems called The Mystery, it says that this 'mystery' or shadow or darkness is a friend because it has much to give back to us if we are ready to face our worst fears. And, the poem titled, The Shadow poem takes us a bit farther: letting us know that if we are willing to face our shadow and remove our 'masks', there is a bigger truth to be found about who we really are.

The poems were written during a specfic four year period of my own personal growth.

All questions are welcome.

heart to heart ...
jeanne