When Our Heart Speaks

When are our Heart Speaks

By Martha MacFarland

There are times

When life is challenging

When the fear takes over

And we fear rejection or failure

And we must tell the ego

You are okay

You can be your authentic self

And life is about focus

About reframing the story we tell about ourselves

And what we desire and want

And within we know we can control our own state of being

Outside of external forces

That true happiness and joy come from within

For our environment projects our internal state

So if we focus on being happy and loving

Then our external reality will match it

For if we want love

We must give love to attract it

And it starts with our self

For when we recognize the love inside ourselves

Then we have room to receive the love around us

And forgiveness may be necessary

For us to recognize the divinity in others

For judgment is the mask that obscures the true nature of others

And our realities are actually a reflection of how we feel inside

So our job is to love and accept the reflection we offer

And let go of the stories that do not serve our growth

For being the victim and the villian come from the ego

For what we put out to the world will be reflected back

So we must consciously live from the 

Heart awareness 

With gratitude, compassion, and empathy

And with intention

For if we want to change our reality

We must change the way we perceive it

For external reality will shift

When we listen to our intuition

In the quiet moments

When our heart speaks