Ah, these hearts of ours. They have a mind of their own, don't they? Since scientists have discovered there are at least 40,000 neurons in the heart, it's actually somewhat true .
How do we listen? It speeds up, it gets irregular, it leaps, it hurts, it aches, it breaks.
It also bursts with joy, warms in delight, and opens to love.
Like this milagro heart in the photo: our hearts have been embedded with life experiences.
It's all in how we respond that gives our hearts the wings and the flame to keep going.
"It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a rare and beautiful country lies in between."
Diane Ackerman
