T is for Tears in the Alphabet of the Heart

On my first day at work with at-risk youth in institutions, I asked some boys, “why would you listen to a white mama like me?”  And a 15-year-old Latino boy looked kindly at me and said “listen with your heart and you’ll do fine.”    So that is what I did, year after year. I have […]

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Alphabet of the Heart – “I” is for Intuition

“I” is for Intuition Insight and intuition bypass the mind, like a superhighway into knowing. Intuition is the “I” in my alphabet of the Heart.  And for me, intuition brings insight that comes from listening to my heart.  My heart senses, feels, sees, hears and sometimes just knows.  Intuition is the wisdom of the Heart.

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Alphabet of the Heart – H is for Heaven

In my Alphabet of the Heart, H is for Heaven. “Heaven?” said my mind?  “Really?”  My mind thought that the word”Heart” was the obvious choice in the Alphabet of the Heart for the letter “H”. However, my Heart brought a memory of lessons learned and led me to the word “Heaven”. My Heart has taught

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Alphabet of the Heart – G is for Gratitude

 Gratitude, what is it? It is a key that opens the Heart ! G is for Gratitude, in the alphabet of the Heart, because it is a shortcut into the Heart. Gratitude is a feeling and a “great attitude” that arises when our focus in on love, who we love, what we love, appreciate and

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Alphabet of the Heart – F is for Forgiveness

In my experience, forgiveness is a gift that you give to yourself. Most of us are taught to believe that forgiveness is something we need to do for others.   Someone hurt me, I need to forgive them. Most of us have been taught that it is something we do for other people. They say…“Forgive them!”  “Let it

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