A friend recently said, “Sometimes
a heart needs to be broken.” At first
this seemed harsh and violent, but the more I reflected, the more I saw wisdom
in her statement.
Energetically, we hold
unresolved anguish and angst in our heart.
Conversely, the heart is the repository of unconditional love and
compassion. Imagine a heart with two
chambers — one holding unresolved pain and suffering; another with an infinite
capacity to share unconditional love and compassion. This heart, our heart, is made for
healing.
We are good at sharing
compassion outwardly, but aren’t so adept at thinning the barrier that separate
the two chambers of our heart. Allowing
compassion to flow through what, in reality, is a permeable barrier, and
soothing the inflammation of anguish although not an easy task is a possible
one. This happens through the most
courageous, curiously daring, difficult act we will ever undertake. That act? Self-compassion.
So, maybe we need to break
our heart every now and again. Maybe in
those cracks the anguish and hurt finally escape. No longer held captive, our suffering
connects with compassion. Once in the
embrace of compassion, our broken heart is surrounded and soothed. We do not negate the anguish; rather, we
transform it. And, in this
transformation, we are healed.
So, hearts do need to
break but cannot be left broken. Through
our compassion, to self, other, and world, we mend hearts and in doing so,
change the world — one compassionate act at a time.
With compassion,
Vanessa (www.intentandaction.com)
Vanessa is an Intuitive,
Community Builder, and Compassionista, and Author of Engaging Compassion
Through Intent & Action
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