Listening to your heart

Recently I revisited one of my favourite beaches. To reach it, you scramble down to a gap between two rock cliffs. Beautifully polished stones, scoured by the sea, cover this narrow rocky beach. Most of the serpentine stones are lovely green tones and turn even deeper shades of green when wet. I have found my way to this place quite a few times. This time a strong southerly wind was sending waves crashing into the beach and causing my lips to taste of salt. When I am standing amongst all of these beautiful stones, I feel strong and my thoughts are filled with the beauty in our world.

Quite a few months ago, I started the blog post below. Funny to read it now. I thought about not posting it but it does reflect the place I was in earlier in the year. Now as the summer is ebbing, I am much farther down this path of opening my heart. As my dad said - it has been a high gain year for me.
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Do you listen to your heart? How much does it guide you in your life? Some would suggest that I have always let my heart have a strong influence in my decisions. But sometime in the midst of becoming an adult, I forgot how to listen and maybe more to the point, how to trust my heart. The decision to move to Scotland was a turning point. It has taken me awhile to learn to open my heart and allow it to guide me. Still a work in progress. Yet I can already see that it is the path I want to follow. I have more to give others. I feel more true to myself. I am happier. 

The difficult part is filtering out all the noise in our daily lives. To find your own heartbeat. Being closer to nature is a huge factor for me. 
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