Re: Hearts Made Strong (VERY Interesting & Helpful)

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Oh, ,

I am reading this at 2 am my time, hehe time for me to get

to bed, huh? I can't with all of this awesome stuff I am reading! I

am copying this so that I can talk with someone very important to

me. Bless your heart for posting this, betwen you, Alice and all of

my amazing family here, I am really feeling so wonderful, so eager to

learn more ways of communicating. Love to all of you! And thank you

!! Love and light, LUNA

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wrote:

>

> Hearts Made Strong by Shirley Knapp

> and Nanette McLane

> The heart seems to be one of the most vulnerable in the system

because

> it is the one that has held the most fear, the most old pain,

perhaps,

> and repressed energy. It is the one that is most afraid to open to

pure

> unconditional love, which is indeed where your power lies.

>

> So, in essence, when you open your heart and heal without fear,

you are

> opening to your own spiritual power. For many who think that power

is

> held in various vibrational waves, we would correct this... The

power is

> in the heart, in the love, in the truth, and however challenging or

> difficult it may appear to be at times, the power is still in the

truth

> of Love.

>

> When you are on your journeys, in confusion, perhaps, afraid to

turn

> this way, turn that way, it is the confusion in the heart that

keeps you

> from walking forth in true connected power. It is that smoke

screen, if

> you will, of the confusion of the heart -- without setting the

heart

> free to clearly love, to support, to bring the truth of

unconditional

> love -- that keeps you from stepping into truly who you are.

>

> Now we know at this time, this may seem a bit trite or perhaps not

as

> important as other things that seem to be about you on the earth

plane

> to care for. However, this is one of the most important aspects of

your

> journey -- to strengthen your heart into initiation of self-

empowerment

> -- because you are indeed being initiated into your self-

empowerment.

> This is the first step toward true initiation: the strengthening

the

> heart, allowing the heart to feel, waking the heart up.

>

> For many, the heart has been in a place of just existing but not

truly

> loving, being a bit numb, if you will, or complacent, perhaps a bit

> stagnant -- for without the heart truly connecting with

unconditional

> love, there is no true connection to your own passion. There is no

true

> connection to your own creativity because you are not fully feeling

> with emotion the love for yourself and then, of course, for others.

>

> We will just give a few exercises at this time to help strengthen

the

> heart. The exercise that is required for this particular time to

> strengthen the heart is to truly go deeply into the heart on all

levels

> -- feeling, connecting to the pain, to the joy, to the confusion,

to

> the openness, to the expansion, to the Light, to the repression,

to the

> feeling of confused darkness -- because as you go into that place

and

> hold it, and hold the energy of the heart open to it instead of

fleeing

> from it, you do strengthen the heart. For many who run from the

heart,

> sense of purpose, and truth, and [from] knowledge only exhaust the

body

> by running, running, and running from that which you cannot run

from

> because, as you know, it is inside your being. You cannot run from

the

> heart.

>

> You must go into the heart because it is aligned with soul and

purpose.

> You can share and teach others how you strengthened your own being,

how

> you strengthened your heart, how you strengthened your connection to

> soul-self.

>

> Be proud of your healing wherever it takes you. Do not be ashamed.

Do

> not feel fear. For those of you who find strength in the body or

> strength in the mind, remember that the only real strength to keep

all

> of this going in a balanced way is to come from the strength

within the

> heart. When your heart is not strong, the mind is fatigued because

it

> clearly depends on the heart and the emotional support and the

love to

> keep the mind refreshed and alive and in motion. So, for those of

you

> who are working around the heart and fearing going into the heart,

you

> are really compromising your real strength on all levels.

>

> This is an important understanding, for in exchanging the frequency

> shift to the next level (to vibrate with the next frequency, to

move

> forward in this time, if you will), you will move further and more

> forward with the heart. The mind -- the rational mind -- has

really no

> clear sense of purpose here, and the physical form of the body can

only

> take you to its own limitations. The heart and the soul, the

> connections of these two, are what move you through time. So, focus

> your healing and your opening on this area for this is what will

move

> you through this particular time in freedom.

> Strengthening the Heart Exercise

> Find a safe, quiet space in which to do this exercise. When you

are

> fully relaxed, travel into your heart.

>

> To strengthen the heart, allow yourself to go deeply into the

heart

> on all levels. Connect to everything: the pain, the joy, the

confusion,

> the darkness, the love, holding the energy of the heart open to the

> experience instead of backing away from it.

>

> Tune in to it and feel what energy is there. Is the heart open or

> constricted? Is it warm or is it cool, or cold, perhaps?

>

> When you are ready, think about a person, situation, or emotion

and

> bring that energy directly into the heart. If you feel yourself back

> off, continue to breathe into it. Embrace it. Hold it. Breathe

out.

>

> Then bring it in again, allowing yourself to really " feel " it,

> holding it a little longer, a little deeper, each time. Stretch a

little

> further.

> Keep opening the heart, stretching it, holding it open, until

that

> energy begins to feel a natural part of your being.

> 1. What causes your heart to contract? What person(s) or situation

(s)

> does your heart back away from?

>

> 2. How does it feel to open your heart fully to every experience?

>

>

>

> EXERCISE: Do this with someone with whom you are trying to

experience

> more openness, more love, more joy.

>

> Sit across from each other and place your right hands over each

> other's heart. Breathe, letting the heart open.

>

> Continue to let the energy open and hold it. Open and hold. Let

the

> energy cycle, opening each other's heart.

> Hold that energy as long as you can.

>

>

> 1. How did doing this exercise with another person change how you

feel

> about him or her?

>

> 2. What fears, if any, did you experience? (fear of joy, intimacy,

> trust, openness...)

>

> 3. My fears: ___________________

>

> 4. My partner's fears: ___________________

>

>

>

> This article was excerpted from:

>

> Sustaining Joy

> by Shirley Knapp & Nanette McLane.

>

> Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Northwinds

Productions

> Inc. ©1997. For info., visit www.northwindsprod.com

> <http://www.northwindsprod.com/> .

>

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> About The Authors

> Shirley Knapp is an internationally recognized spiritual teacher

and

> energy healer who leads groups in meditation and transformation,

> focusing on multi-dimensional communication with whales, dolphins,

and

> Pleiadians. She had been in a holistic private practice, teaching

and

> embracing individuals and groups since 1986. Nanette McLane is

> currently producing children's educational materials. She has

enjoyed a

> career in publishing since 1988 as a writer, illustrator, copy

editor,

> and proofreader. For info., visit www.northwindsprod.com

> <http://www.northwindsprod.com/> or email northwnd@...

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