The emotional states associated with the heart include some that every life would benefit from
- Empathy – which makes us feel what someone else is feeling
- Compassion – which motivates us to extend loving kindness
- Forgiveness – which wipes the slate clean of old grievances and wounding
- Sacrifice – which allows us to put someone else’s good above our own
- Devotion – which inspires reverence for higher values
(None of these things is a term of cardiology, yet they have medical consequences.)
Your heart is very responsive to how you feel emotionally and physically.
- There is almost no choice you make that your heart doesn’t know about.
Reinforce the healing value of love
- People thrive when they feel loved, and languish when they don’t
- Love increases one’s sense of self-esteem, which leads to taking better care of one’s self
- Love also alleviates stress, anxiety, and depression; which reduces chronic inflammation and risk for many age related disorders such as heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease
Love is a state of awareness, not a lifestyle choice
- Ultimately, what counts aren’t the choices you make, but the consciousness that keeps those choices going in a constant state of meaning
Re-source: Refill
an act of filling a container again
Falling in Love – There is no doubt that love can expand into this higher dimension where the whole person is healed in the most profound way.
- The connection between body and mind is undeniable. But that is also true in an everyday instance of falling in love.
The following experiences pertain to love, wherever it is felt
- Feeling renewed
- Bonding at the level of the heart
- Feeling protected and safe
- Emotions of joy, exhilaration, and upliftedment
- A more open heart extending empathy and sympathy to others
- Feeling physically lighter
- Sensing energy or light through the body
craving and resource from “The Healing Self” – A Revolutionary New Plan to Super Charge Your Immunity and Stay Well For Life – by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E Tanzi
