Bless your Beautiful Heart

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I had the amazing opportunity to give a massage to an 89 year old woman last week, and it left quite an impression on me for many reasons. It was the first massage this lovely soul had received in her entire 89 years of life. The simple fact that she walked into my office and was willing to lie down on my massage table with complete trust was a miracle in itself. But I was most moved by what she said to me.

"Bless Your Heart", she said, with wonder and awe in her voice. In those three words I heard so much reverence, appreciation and honor. It truly floored me. I was reminded of my Grandmother, who uses that phrase often,  always in such an endearing, true and loving way.

I want to share these words with you too, with hopes they can bring some of that awe and wonder into your heart too.

So, Bless Your Beautiful Heart.

Bless that rhythmic life-sustaining force pumping nourishment to every cell in your body. Bless that luminous center of compassion, which when awakened is bright enough to send love to each and every soul on this planet. Bless the scars and the cracks that run through, across and over your heart, and even those spots that seem to have broken in half,  because that is what makes your heart open to love. As Leanord Cohen sings , "There is a crack, a crack, in everything, that's how the light gets in."

Bless your beautiful heart.