As I often have the privilege of doing, I had a conversation with a group of other Change Coaches yesterday. There is a sacredness that comes with these chats. A congregation of (seeming) individuals gathering together to share in the active unfolding that is Life itself. The conversation flows wherever it does, naturally. Largely unimpeded by the speed bumps of Ego, but moving at a gentle enough pace that the bumps are simply a bit of good fun.
There are profound silences. There is laughter. There are tears. All thoughts, emotions, concerns, aspirations, questions, jokes, or any other social expression that arises is welcomed and embraced. Together, with conscious awareness and continued recognition that we are not actually separate from anyone or anything, we practice co-creating this space for one another. We participate in the everflowing exchange of pouring out and soaking in Love. For some of us (myself included), truly receiving this purity and intensity of unconditional Love has felt foreign and even difficult. There are old, invisible protections that are very much in place. But, they are unlocking. Cracking open. Layer by layer. Door by door. Bit by bit.
Every time I see those beautiful, kind faces on my computer screen, miraculously Zoomed in to me from all over the world, I am humbled. I am awed. And I am slowly, carefully, and vulnerably shaking off this body-mind's armoring. I cannot be hurt by Love itself, even if the heart and body ache from the completeness of it. There is unfathomable resilience here. There is capacity beyond the limited scope of what this egoic mind tells me I am capable of. There is no danger here. There is openness. There is continuous expansion. There is growth. There is legitimate, noticeable healing.
During yesterday's conversation, one coach said this, and it stopped all of us dead in our tracks. It was so perfectly beautiful I had to write it down, and now I will share it with you. She said,
"I am finally relaxing into the contentment of the warmth of my own heart."
Do you have a tender heart?
Do you feel as if that has been a liability more than an asset?
What if it is not only safe, but healing to relax into the innocent warmth of your own heart?