Heartwings Love Notes 450: Messages

Heartwings Love Notes 450: Messages
 
Heartwings says, “Listen carefully for the message of the heart; it may not be easy to hear over the often louder message of the mind.
 
In my previous column I spoke of how my first reaction to my neighbor’s daughter’s kind act was one of guilt and even a bit of shame. This was because the message of my mind, enhanced by the old tapes or the programming of the past tends to be the first message I hear when I have even a mildly uncomfortable experience.
 
Once I realized what the message of my mind was telling me and where it was coming from, I was able to hear the message of my heart. It takes time to be able to do this, and practice. I am glad to have to have developed the detached attitude that helps me to hear more clearly and to have learned to do this for myself.
 
Of course I really only have one avenue of consciousness, one blackboard upon which the messages I receive from myself can be displayed. It is not always easy to read the messages clearly as they may be obscured by the feelings that arise from them. Yet there is a part of me that knows which message states the truth and which is only a replay from the past.
 
Can I always tell? No, sometimes the message from the past is so loud it dins in my ears leading me to say or do things I regret. Yet as I am willing to notice and counter it, this happens less and less often. What I must do is listen as carefully as possible in order to hear what I really need to hear.
 
By comparison with the message of the mind, the message of the heart is a soft whisper. It is not always obvious nor is it compelling. It is however, invariably kind and thoughtful, generous and supportive in ways the messages of the mind are not. I appreciate the messages from my heart. They are the truth, the bright lantern by which I can better see how to become more surely my very best self.
 
May you learn to hear clearly the significant messages your heart has to tell.
 
Blessings and Best Regards, Tasha Halpert
 
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