Nourishment of the Heart

What makes your heart happy?

In those moments when your heart races,

Nourishment for your changing heart is born,

Becoming the energy of your heart

That nurtures you.

 

When the desire to be like this arises,

It becomes nourishment to strengthen your heart.

 

When the desire to give arises,

It becomes nourishment to make your heart kind.

 

When the feeling of not wanting to forgive arises,

It becomes nourishment to protect your heart from right from wrong.

 

When the desire to achieve on your own arises,

It becomes nourishment to make your heart strong.

 

When the feeling of wanting to understand even if your thoughts differ arises,

It becomes nourishment to make your heart flexible.

 

When the feeling of indecision arises,

It becomes nourishment to make your heart resilient.

 

When the desire to be like this arises,

It becomes nourishment to make your heart passionate.

 

When the desire to try something arises,

It becomes nourishment to make your heart connect with others.

 

When the strong desire to do something arises,

Your heart transforms into the energy to become a force in the world.