dailydatewithgod

We do not often reflect on how useful our legs and back are.  That is until they stop functioning the way we have become accustomed. Together they provide us the opportunity to move and be in the world without bumping into others all the time.  Our legs move us forward and back and our back allows us to stand upright and see where we are going.  Our backs also provide the support we need to hold our space when we have moved or need to stay still.  The kind of backing design in our biological structure mirrors the kind of emotional backing we need for our hearts to grow and be open.  Just think of how one way we signify physically when we lack support.  We curve our shoulders as though to protect our hearts.  When we are exhausted emotionally or physically we slouch and do not stand upright with a strong back and open heart.  We can blame it on the lack of support from others.  But how much of the backing we need comes from within us?   When was the last time we acknowledged ourselves for showing up for our own lives?  Regardless of whether others approve can we provide our own backing?  Are we willing to trust the courage of our hearts to withstand the troubles and trials we will experience as we walk through life?  Have we taken time to know the depths of our own heart and its capacities? Do we see our hearts as backing us?  Or do we imagine ourselves as faint of heart and always in need of backing from others?  It is not to say that we will not experience backing from others, but knowing how to access it within us will cause us to stand tall and keep our hearts open.  We can allow our internal backing to convey the message of our strength of character and courage through the physical demonstration.  There are times when I want to slouch over and protect my heart.  I would swear there were times when I could not find an ounce of courage anywhere within my own heart.  God has taught me to start with my breath.  By physically opening myself up to the spirit (respiration) I can call upon the backing to connect to the courage within myself.  It may bring up feelings of everything but that which will back me, but then I am at a place to start.  Until I meet myself and my heart where I am, I cannot provide the backing I need at the moment I am in.