Your heart knows the way
"Your heart knows the way, run in that direction!" – Rumi
Here it is — the very first one! The first in a series of blogs whose purpose is to draw you toward your heart and your deepest knowing. To invite you into a lighter, more alive everyday life. In each blog, I'll explore a theme that every true lover of life encounters at some point. My intention is to bring these big themes down to earth and make them tangible. We begin with the theme of Desire. Where everything starts.
The power of desire
Coming into contact with our deepest desire is everything. It sets the course for the direction your life will unfold. That's quite a statement, I know. Please don't take my word for it — instead, look honestly at your own experience and see whether it rings true. Here's another one: deep interest is the first step on every path. Including the path of self-awareness and living beautifully.
What is your desire in this life?
Having clarity about what we truly want at the deepest level brings an enormous sense of peace. It means we no longer have to chase desires that leave us unfulfilled — or worse, that quietly harm us. That kind of chasing costs a lot of energy and breeds a lot of uncertainty. I'd like to invite you to take the time to become aware of your deepest interest.
Take as much time as you need, as often as you need it, and ask yourself: what do I really want in this life? What matters most to me? Perhaps the answer doesn't come right away. Perhaps your mind rushes in with a hundred things. Take all the time you need — and don't settle for the first answer your thinking mind coughs up from old conditioning. Go deeper. Feel lower. Down where the deepest desires are whispered by your heart.
Deepest desires are nestled in the heart
So how do you get in touch with them? The desires that show up first in this kind of inquiry are usually the loudest ones — and they tend to live mostly in the head. They come as thoughts carrying a promise. "If I have that, or get there, then I'll be happy and I can finally rest." This is how the mind dangles the carrot — and how happiness gets placed somewhere outside the present moment.
One way to see through this is to imagine that today, you actually are where you've always wanted to be. That all the external circumstances are exactly as you'd wish them to be. Then look honestly at what life looks like today — and most importantly, how it feels. Or have real conversations with friends about what you genuinely want from life, and explore it together. Another way is to observe someone who has everything you think you want, and pay attention to how they actually meet life. How are they in friendship, work, relationships? Is that truly where you want to go? If so — go for it.
Listen to your whispering heart
We are, first and foremost, survivors. Then social beings. Then thinkers. Put another way: we evolved from reptiles to mammals to modern humans. When danger is near, a warm encounter with someone becomes completely irrelevant. Would you really stop to finish a conversation politely if a tiger were growling behind you?
Our oldest brain structure shuts down the rest of the brain in order to survive. When we feel safe and at ease within a group, our thinking becomes clearer and we can show up more fully. What I'm pointing at is this: thinking takes a back seat when our basic needs are at stake. Safety, nourishment, love, sexuality, friendship, and desire are the needs of the body. We can access them by feeling — by letting our attention rest inside the body. That's how we learn the language of our physical self and use its intelligence as a compass.
An invitation
An invitation to explore your deepest desire. To feel. An invitation toward a fuller life. Perhaps reading something like this stirs up more questions — or perhaps it's sparked a genuine curiosity. You're warmly welcome to join a Conscious Meeting to explore and experience what your heart is truly longing for.
