Several people responded to my blog entitled, “A Path to Living a More Heart Centered Life” with this question, “How do I trust my heart over the voice of my head and guilt?”
It’s such a good question, isn’t it?
So — how do I trust my heart over the voice of my head and guilt?
Practice makes perfect 
1. Spend time focusing energy connecting to your heart every day.
2. Gently place your right hand in the center of your chest and place your left hand on top of it. Putting your hands on the center of your chest supports the heart chakra. The energy of your hands will cover the chakra so that it is easier for your attention to turn inward. Close your eyes and allow your focus to go inward. Slowly take a deep breath in through the nose. As you feel your inhalation reach its capacity and feel that you can’t breathe in any more, inhale a little bit more. Hold your breath for the count of five and then slowly exhale. Take several of these deep breaths — inhaling through the nose and exhaling slowly and deeply out through the mouth. Most people share with me that they feel more calm and peaceful inside just by focusing in this way.
3. Make sure that if you are conflicted about something and want your Heart to guide you, to remember to ask a specific question to get clarity. I find it helpful to say this phrase before I ask my Heart questions — “I allow myself to let go of all fear and concern” — and then I ask whatever question I have.
4. Shhhh. You need to listen to the answer. Seems obvious — but most people ask a question, hear the answer, and then start thinking about the fear and reasoning behind why they can’t do what their heart is sharing .
5. Limit your caffeine intake. I know it sounds kinda wacky — but caffeine messes with your adrenaline and makes your heart and mind race faster. It’s like putting 10 TV channels on at one time! — which will you listen to? The more alkaline your diet, the easier it is to hear your Heart speak.
6. Focus on Gratitude every single day. I hold Gratitude Parties on Twitter every night. They are wonderful to help the Heart melt open. Every night focus and write three things you are grateful for!
Why is it so difficult to trust the heart? Well, I am sure we all have our own answers, but, for me, it had been hard to listen simply because I often wanted a certain outcome. I was already invested in an answer and didn’t want to hear the “Truth” for myself. Another reason would be that I was afraid of taking true responsibility for the quality of life I was living. My Heart speaks the truth to me so that I may easily create the experience I know exists. If you dream it, it is yours to hold. It seemed so much easier to make excuses and blame others and situations for my lack of happiness and fulfillment in my life — instead of bucking up and creating the life I said I wanted. I have to tell you, it seemed easier to ignore my Heart — but it wasn’t. Easier is knowing that my Heart speaks to me effortlessly. Easier is knowing if I listen and hold onto courage (the voice of the Heart) I feel and receive unending support and guidance — not only from my Heart — but also from The Uni-verse itself.
There is a phrase that helps me trust my Heart’s wisdom so often. I hope it does the same for you. The phrase is, “What’s meant to be will be.” This means, to me, that no matter what, I can’t make a wrong decision. All decisions I choose to make are right decisions for me and all involved. Time after time, as I had listened to my Heart, I would feel guilty — simply because I had been loyal to my mind for so many years. Following my Heart meant I was cheating on my Mind! At first listening to my heart seemed to bring up a lot of fear of being alone, but let me tell you — when I started opening up the door to my Heart, I was opening up a huge door to trusting in the magic and mystery of The Uni-verse. I was actually opening up the door to The Uni-verse itself.
May we all remember to put our listening ears on and tune into the wisdom of our Hearts. What truly blessed lives we live.
All my Love,
Robin
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