Beyond the heart's beat

What is it about the heart that makes you unable to forget? I’ve often found myself wondering about this phenomenon from time to time. In most cases it’s the good things that we remember; the happy memories and blissful thoughts. But that doesn’t excuse those thoughts we’d classify as “other” or “undefined” from lurking in the shadows and eventually invading the surface of our daily pondering. For example, the not so happy thoughts about past relationships or traumatic events or even nightmares; no matter how hard you try to forget it, somehow it manages to resurface when you least expect it.

One thing that I have found quite peculiar about this phenomenon is the emotional reaction that inevitably ensues. Could it be tears as a result of a sorrowful revalidation of a horrible truth? Or is it an inerasable smile as you subliminally venture to your inner “happy place?” We often think that it is our brain that makes these emotional connections between thoughts of present and past. But I’m willing to argue that in fact it surpasses the complex mess that is our still widely misunderstood 3-pound nugget which we commonly refer to as our brain. In fact, I stand behind the claim that it is our hearts that enable us to enter the sentiment filled area of personal limbo.

Yes, we think with our brains, smell with our noses, and feel with our hands and feet… but it is the heart that is the driving force behind one’s capability to surpass a seemingly inevitable obstacle in the road of life, or succumb to the trenches of depression and our own mortality. It is this vital organ that not only creates and sustains passion, but also allows us as individuals to make decisions; whether they are right or wrong, it all comes down to one’s own personal interpretation based off of our morality deep within our souls.

The heart is an amazing organ… it can be stopped and started, shot at, broken, transplanted, suffer an attack, or even have a hole in it, and still manage to continue pumping in the end. I’ll be the first to admit that this isn’t always the case, but it’s true that the possibility for it to do so still remains. We as human beings experience a great many of things, both good and bad that ultimately make us who we are today physically, emotionally and most certainly spiritually.

I’ve come to terms with the fact that I am unable to turn back the hands of time though I would if I could in a heartbeat… but I think it is important to realize that you must learn form you every mistake and take away from it only what can better you as a person for the future. Teach your children the philosophy of Carpe Diem…Seize the day…absorb the precious time you have left with a love one because you never know when you will be forced to give it up. Keep your spirits as high as the clouds above, and let go of all of your self-restricting inhibitions. You were put on this earth as an individual, so don’t waste your time living you life trying to get the approval of others, but never forget who helped you along the way. Be thankful for the experiences that you did have rather than the ones that you didn’t… be good to Lady Karma and she will be good to you.

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