Bless Your Heart!

My heart bleeds

My heart longs

My heart breaks

My heart is blessed

Our heart is often ‘blamed’ for many things. But in our culture our heart is understood to be the organ that processes and circulates our blood. The “heart” in the above statements is understood to mean our emotions. Then why do we refer to our heart? It is not a new concept, but an interesting thought. Our feelings do affect our heart.

Often if I find myself in an emotionally stressful situation, I can notice certain physiological changes in my being. If I am worried I will notice my blood pressure rise. If I am content I might realize my blood pressure lowering a bit. These changes in our emotions have an instant affect on our physical health. Over a longer period of time, these emotions can have a literal effect on our physical being.

When completing a physical examination a doctor might ask about a patient’s emotional health. If the person tends to worry a lot or tends to give into anger a lot, they will often attempt to prescribe a “fix” to the emotional problem. These doctors recognize the roll of emotions in our physical health.

Valentine’s Day is coming upon us. And as much as it is fun and fulfilling to think about our emotional heart, take some time to link our emotional heart with our physical heart. If you can make a change in your negative emotions, it stands to reason that you will be able to make a permanent change in your physical heart as well.

“Happy Valentine’s Day”

“Bless your Heart”

“My heart goes with you!”