Healing the Heart

Healing the Heart

Healing of the heart can be challenging. Sometimes, we carry the burden of guilt and unforgiveness over many years. Anger may collect in the heart as a result.

As we feel anger, we may project it outward to whomever seems to be the best fit to take the burden. If the person is weaker than we are, we may become a bully. If the person is stronger, we may become bitter, resentful, passive-aggressive and disrespectful. The important thing to recognize is that the object of our anger, no matter how we act it out, usually has nothing to do with the actual, true cause of the anger we hold in our hearts throughout our lives.

So how do we let go of the anger and start to realize that in order to move forward with life, we need to forgive? First, the anger must be released from where it is bottled up by identifying the true source of the anger. Second, anger can be released through visualization and meditation. Visualize yourself throwing the heavy bricks of your anger into a clear pond to be cleansed and released forever.

Once you have released all of the pent up anger and unforgiveness, it is possible to see your situation in a new light. You are able to let go of the blame, see and recognize that the obstacles placed before you on the path are for your learning and healing.

Releasing anger and forgiving also requires communication. One must respect and understand the viewpoints of other people, accepting that not everyone has the same viewpoint or agenda as oneself. Sometimes we get carried away and think that our truth is the only one. We believe that what is right in our eyes is what is right in everyone’s eyes. This is often what causes the feeling that brick walls are placed between us and our goals. At this point, we must attempt to see the viewpoint of others by going within and touching with Spirit to feel the Oneness of all people and recognizing the Light that each person has in them. In this way, too, we can let go of the anger and frustration that is built up inside us.

At this point, we are better able to communicate with others from the point of love and respect. We can hear what they are saying because we have freed ourselves from our ego-perspective. We are seeing things from the point of view of Spirit and from the point of view of the whole. We are ready and able to heal.

As we heal, we think of the process as finding whatever is blocking us from reaching our goal. We can go to a Spiritual place to discover what our challenges are doing to our bodies, hearts and souls. We re-examine our Life Path. We accept the ability to re-create ourselves. Allow ourself to get lost in daydreams to see the possibilities that lie within each challenge. Disconnect from the moment to take a step back and see them objectively, from more than one angle and be free!