From Head-Spin to Heart-Space: Finding My Feet in the Year of the Fire Horse
If you caught my last post on Heart-Centered Grief, you know I’ve been in the "soul trenches." Grief strips life back to the studs, but as I wrap up my Heart-Centered Living Series, I’ve realized something transformative: You cannot logic your way out of heartache, and you certainly can’t "think" your way into joy.
Lately, I’ve been practicing the radical art of Presence. I don’t mean "sitting on a mountaintop" presence (though the yoga pants are a plus). I mean the kind of presence that keeps you grounded when the world feels like a chaotic game of dodgeball.
Out of My Head (It Was Crowded Anyway)
We live in a world obsessed with the "head." The head categorizes, judges, and—let’s be honest—picks fights. It thrives on the "us vs. them" rhetoric filling our feeds.
But the heart? The heart doesn't have a social media account. It doesn't care about being right; it cares about being here. By dropping from my head into my heart, the world’s chaos loses its power to pin me down. I can have a positive impact because I’m responding with compassion rather than reacting from a place of "defend and attack."
Laughter: The Ultimate Heart-Opener
To keep things light—since the world currently feels like carrying a piano up a flight of stairs—I’ve added a new "holistic" tool: Comedy shows. There is something healing about a room of strangers laughing at the absurdity of being human. It’s a physical release and a spiritual "reset." If the world is a circus, we might as well enjoy the clowns!
Roosters, Horses, and Fire
As we enter the Chinese New Year, we’re meeting the Fire Horse. As a Rooster, I like order and knowing exactly where the grain is. The Fire Horse, however, is all about speed and "let’s see what happens if we jump this fence."
Trying to manage this high-octane energy with your head leads to a five-mile-long “To-Do” list and a massive headache. But if you meet that fire with Presence, you harness that energy for growth rather than burnout.
The Heart-Centered Path
Contentment isn't the absence of sorrow or the resolution of global conflict. It’s the steady hum of the heart saying, "I am here, I am whole, and I am enough." As I conclude this series, my invitation to you is this: Stop trying to "solve" the world and start feeling your feet on the ground. ---
Reflection Question: In your busiest moment this week, can you drop your awareness from your thoughts into your chest? What is your heart saying that your head has been too loud to hear?
With love and presence,
Sally
