Heart-Centered Has Enriched My Life

Growing up and even as adults, we always have people we admire and want to emulate. This can be a family member, friend, or even a celebrity. Isn’t it a strange thing that we can always see greatness in other people but lack that ability to see it within ourselves? We all want to improve but sometimes just sitting in the moment and honoring who we are without negativity feels damn good. Allow yourself to absorb those feel-good moments and reflect on the challenging ones from this simple practice. You’ll raise your vibration and bring yourself to heart-center.

Recently, I have been practicing heart-center moments. I can observe hectic situations that would typically trigger me and instead bring in breaths of Love. There are still challenging moments but by setting my intention word for 2020 to "KIND” and “OPEN", I take more energy to be conscious. I learned that being kind in the manner I desire is rooted in being heart-centered. Often our intention word is rarely what we expect. (Remember when I chose HAPPINESS and had to learn humility?) 

How have I practiced using heart-center? I’ll share this recent experience with you. One of my close friends and I are planning a trip; however, she was unresponsive to my texts about specific travel details. At that point, I had a lot on my plate and wanted to get it resolved. Since she did not respond, I made executive decisions that she later criticized. I lost it.  

After I found my breath again, I took the time to ask myself what triggered me. I heard, "you don't matter"; I still don't know what moment in my life created this "story" but it was genuine. It really made me sad so I allowed myself to sit in that sadness for a bit while taking many deep breaths. In hindsight, the executive decisions that I made were rushed and not heart-centered. Ultimately, her criticism about my poor decisions triggered me even more. After I was able to exhale fully, I shared my revelation with my friend and apologized for my part in the chaos and we cleared all the weird energy between us.

By allowing myself to honor the emotions of this experience, I hope to be calmer in the future. I also suggest that you take in this practice when you find yourself triggered. Get still, take a few breaths and ask yourself why this may have happened. Allow the answer to come and breathe with it.

If an answer does not come, I highly recommend "Byroning" it. Watch Byron Katie on YouTube to better understand and go to www.thework.com to print out a few of her worksheets. I have "Byroned" everything from my husband to the President. Oh, I even "Byroned" my dad with her on stage in the early 2000's. She is a game-changer for me.

Life is about experiences. If we come from heart-center, take the time to clear our triggers and not allow new stories, we enrich our experiences. Our Lives are better.

Much Love, 

Dena