In Chapter 6 Michael talks about the heart as an extremely powerful energy center. "It has the potential to create vibrations and harmonies far beyond the beauty of pianos, strings, or flutes. You can hear an instrument but you feel your heart." (T.U.S., p.49). Do you not love music, and any form of art for that matter, because it moves you emotionally?
In fact there is not much that happens in our lives that doesn't pass through the heart. When it opens we fall in love and when it closes we stop loving. "If the heart happens to hurt, we get angry, and if we stop feeling it altogether we get empty." (T.U.S., p. 49).
Now contemplate this: As much as you identify with the heart "In truth, you are not your heart. You are the experiencer of your heart." (T.U.S., p. 49). We do not have to force the heart open, we just have to notice the heart. When I move my awareness to the Observer and I watch the heart it becomes easier to relax and I find the heart is more likely to open.
Practice today being the Observer and watching your heart. Can you tell if your chest feels tight? Are you feeling anger, resentment, fear, anxiety, or emotionally empty? If so, take a breath, relax, and let the feeling go.
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