Heart Torn to Shreds

Painting by author

In stories of adventure and quests, the hero battles mightily and, with any luck, returns with the gift of the effort — some kind of prize. Emotional quests are no different — they give the prize of insight and wisdom, and the desire to know more, so you can keep healing.

At the end of this battering, I wasn’t whole or healing…yet. But I was given a glimpse of a sacred insight…what had been hiding within me all my life. I saw my heart…my tender, bloodied, aching, abandoned heart…fully…for the first time. It was broken, yes. And life’s events had shredded it. But it was still there, beating.

Now, it was up to me to decide what to do with that heart….

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