It is all too easy these days to feel our hearts turning to stone under the weight of disappointment, sorrow and cynicism. Yet somewhere inside the stone a light of hope or joy or faith still glows, ready to shine.
What helps you access your inner flame when your heart has turned stony?
The passage of time helps; I sometimes wait with patience. The heat of the incident simmers but then with time and a feeling that it doesn’t matter THAT much comes around. The length of time for that to happen varies, but I can “calm” down in a while. If that doesn’t happen, I will usually find a listening friend or counselor and try to solve the problem that way. I don’t like for a bad heart to stay with me.