Holding Your Heart
Do you believe that holding your heart (putting both hands on your heart) helps when you feel in pain or do you think it's just a saying?
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ο»ΏHey Peace,
I most certainly believe in both your quotes/statements.
One surely does realize how tough we are when the going gets tough.
And putting my hands on my heart works indeed. I do many processes and healing through it like Reiki and EFT... Tapping. So am in sync with you π― π π π. Another insightful post from you π
Love
Tani
@RideaRainbow
Nice that holding your heart helps you, I still need to get more into Reiki, know just a big but are a big fan of EFT.
Literally holding your heart remembers me what it is all about. And it definitely helps me right now, as I forgot what it is all about. I use one hand, first time it came up spontaneously, when my wife was due to leave for a short trip to Norway.
Right now it's a bit of a painful sign, as my wife wants a divorce (she wants to work on being friends with help from a couples counselor and wants me to find a place close by). However, it is also a beautiful sign, as it reminds me of unconditional love, that is what putting my hand on my heart means to me.
Strong, define strong. Strong to me means showing your feelings, your emotions. Admitting that you are in pain. Being vulnerable and being able to fully surrender to self (be who you truly are, inside, not how your thoughts make you act and how others perceive you through their thoughts).
Saying that you are not ok when being asked, and you are not feeling ok. Too often (in my opinion), we don't show who we truly are, for whatever reason (actually, there is no solid reason, it is thoughts, what we are being thought). Can you remember a time you were not feeling ok, someone asked, and you said you were doing ok, or even great? Can you recall how your answer made you feel?
Be strong by being self. If you get hurt, continue to be vulnerable, no matter how often you feel hurt.
@dukeofdearham
I hope you're doing as good as possible under these conditions right now. Sorry to hear that your wife wants a divorce, I hope that with the help of councellors everything will go smoothly and you stay friends.
You made some very good points, showing your feelings, being vulnerable is real strength.
@amiablePeace77,
thanks for your kind words, that helps. My wife loves me very much, but she can't cope anymore with my behavior (getting triggered). As she wrote, this is not the end of us, it is a big change for us. A change that can help us heal.
Let's heal first, and take it a day at the time next.
@dukeofdearham
You're right, first heal! I wish you both all the best.
@amiablePeace77 I have never tried it before.
@greenYard2803
Hope you have tried it in the meantime, would love to hear how it went.
@amiablePeace77
dealth with both psychological hurts in the heart and real heart problems in the medical hospital. Holding for either has never doen a bit of good.....it is in your mind that this should work. Sure, it will for some who truly believe it is helping them, but for reality, no.
@Amelia2324
Sorry that you have to cope with those heart problems. I would have wished this exercise could give you some relief but as with all things, not everything works for everybody and yes, our belief plays an important role in how things work. What works for you?
I believe itβs just a saying depending on the situation. Sometimes you can actually feel the hurt that your brain is telling you is there
@Untiltomorrowlee
Thanks for bringing up this important point. Our mind and bodies are connected and if our heart hurts emotionally we can experience physical pain and physical pain can make our mind and heart hurt too. It can became a viscious cycle when we are not gentle with ourselves.
@amiablePeace77
I am not sure one way or the other. I have not experienced ever having done that
@scarletPear1945
Hope you will try it out and come back here and share you experience.
@amiablePeace77 i've never tried that method before! but i think i'll give it a go, it sounds really lovely and comforting <3
@mobteru
Great mobteru, did you try it already, how did it go if so?
@amiablePeace77 i held my heart for a few minutes, yes, it felt really nice but also strange, i guess i just havent really payed attention and taken the time to feel my own heart beat lately
@mobteru
It was for me the same in the beginning and took a while to get used to it. Now I do it automatically when something affects me emotionally. Hope you will find more time to do it.
@amiablePeace77 that's great to hear, im glad it brings you some healing that you deserve. i hope to keep trying it too!
@amiablePeace77
I agree very much with that quote. it's always amazing to discover that we're capable of handling/overcoming more than we think, even if the times are troubling.
Do you believe that holding your heart (putting both hands on your heart) helps when you feel in pain or do you think it's just a saying?
I've actually never heard of the saying 'holding your heart' nor have I physically tried it. I wouldn't mind trying it though.
@cafedaydreams
Nice to hear that you want to give it a shot . Let us know how it was for you. 
@Amiablepeace77
I'm not sure.........I tried it, even closed my eyes........ not sure what I was supposed to feel other than my heart beating, I suppose that means I am alive and in a position to be able to improve my life...............
@powerfulEast1407
Nice that this exercise made you feel alive and in a position to be able to improve your life. I believe this is a very helpful feeling when you're in pain.
@amiablepeace
thank you for letting me know, maybe I'm not in enough pain.
Which I suppose is a good thing. :)
@amiablePeace77
@DonaldDraper
Thank you for this! π