This world can be harsh. Bad things happen to good people and it’s sometimes difficult to maintain an upbeat attitude. We all face struggles at one time or another and sometimes we feel it would just be easier to shut down and keep a low profile till the storm blows over. It is a true act of courage to maintain a soft heart when the world is slinging arrows at it.
I strive every day to keep a soft, open heart. I embrace life, and those whose paths cross mine, with as much positive energy as I can muster. Why? Because, during the lowest points of my life, there were angels unawares walking with me and they showed me their kind, soft hearts in an effort to ease my pain. I want to be that person who spreads love and kindness to the world.
Everything in and of the world is made of energy of different frequencies. The more positive you are, the higher your frequency. And high frequencies tend to congregate and boost each other. It is not a sign of weakness to go out in the world with a soft heart. You have to be incredibly brave to go out there and be vulnerable…day after day after day. Sometimes you get stung. But the benefits far outweigh the risks.
This week I am working on my book proposal. This is a glorified outline that my agent will use to shop my book around to publishers. I’ve been so scared to write it and put it out there for those with whom I will trust with my heart and soul, because that’s just what my book is. It is my story. I want someone who will “get it”. Someone who will treat it with the respect anyone’s story deserves. I want someone who will see it as incredibly courageous to be vulnerable with a heart so recently shattered. I have that person in my agent, Italia. So, I meditated yesterday. I sat with it in my heart. I shared it with my most trusted friend. I gave it wings. And today, it will fly from my heart to the blank pages to gather a life of its own. I will be walking with a softer heart than normal in the coming weeks as I dig around in my story box for just the perfect content. I am playing it like a movie in my mind. I am excited. I am terrified. I am determined.
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“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
Ezekiel 36:26 NIV