![]() ![]() The deep heart sometimes whispers, other times speaks with authority. It knows right from wrong, not in a moralistic sense but as in what is right and wrong for you. Like the wise brain, your deep heart may feel like a deep, slow moving river. ![]() This is beyond any particular emotion it is the source of your emotions. ![]() This may be a presence you call spirit, the undefended heart, the voice of love, or soul. Take a few moments perhaps even putting your hand over your heart if you like to listen to your deep heart voice. The heart emits an electrical field 60 times greater in amplitude than the activity in the brain and an electromagnetic field 5,000 times stronger that of the brain. Our hearts beat roughly 115,000 times a day 3 billion beats in our lifetimes. Make note of how it sounds and how it feels in your body. Your wise brain sees potential consequences and asks you if that is what you really want. Your deep wisdom watches out for you, not with hysterics or Henny Penny warnings, but by offering the long view. It may be a voice you internalized from a wise parent, elder, teacher or role model. It is a voice of reflection, of experience. It is often a voice of calm, a voice that may speak more softly than most of what rushes past us served up by busy minds. ![]() Your may experience your deepest wisdom as an adult self, a self-cherishing perspective, your wise voice, or some other term. So how can you touch into your deepest wisdom among all this automatic thinking? Then think about times when your thoughts served up wisdom which may have changed your life or protected you from harm. Think about times when your thoughts may have led you astray. It may also be helpful to take stock of your history. There is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head. While you do so, let your feelings just pass by. Observing thoughts may feel much different than consulting your feelings. On the other hand, if you usually go straight to feelings, let yourself tune into your thoughts. If you find it hard to identify feelings, referring to a feeling wheel, list, or chart may help. Try just sitting and noticing what you are feeling. Rather, feelings are information from a less linear aspect of yourself.Įmotional intelligence is every bit as important as mental intelligence. For example, if you tend to favor logic, let yourself tune into your feelings. ![]()
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