dailydatewithgod

In a culture where we pride ourselves on our individuality, we run from the very idea of dependence.  Yet if we are honest with ourselves we realize the very individual freedom which we describe as independence is actually more like interdependence.  Multiple systems operating simultaneously to enable other systems to operate independently.  Everything has an origin.  Nothing came from nothing.  Even when we think of galaxies emerging out of darkness, that is what they did. Darkness or dark matter is a thing.  The greater question is what is our heart dependent upon?  Obviously, on a physical level, it does not operate on its own.  If we want it to operate effectively it will need certain elements present.  Without oxygen-rich blood to pump through, the heart will stop.  Our breath has an interplay of dependence with the heart.  If we do not take in oxygen it will not be in our blood to travel to our body.  Our heart needs our breath.  Our breath is the manifestation of spirit.  It is why it is called respiration. It is the re-spiriting of the body.  So physically we see the dependence of the heart on the breath and it is mirrored energetically and emotionally.  If we want to take a closer look at what is allowing our heart to thrive and grow, we must ask ourselves how much we are involving Spirit upon which it is dependent.