Welcome my friend! I recently made a comment to a fellow blogger, about being heart broken in a particular situation..my words were “it absolutely broke my heart“.
We often hear the following statements about the heart; heart attitude, heart ache, heart glad, desires of the heart, wears their heart on their sleeve, they put their heart into it, makes my heart sing…& the list could go on…
What are all these statements actually trying to say?
It’s a way to convey the seriousness & depth of the emotion we are feeling behind the words. If it involves the heart, the very core of life itself, than its of the utmost importance!
The Heart is what keeps everything alive!
It keeps the flow of oxygen & nutrients to nurture all within as without it there is no life for it is crucial to life itself!
Recently, one particular statement has stuck with me, as I seem to be hearing it at every turn…
‘Being true to one’s own heart’…
What does this actually mean?
It means to follow the core values, convictions, beliefs & choices of one’s life.
Being true in how we live our lives within the choices we have chosen.
I wholeheartedly agree with this statement, I need to live my life to the values & beliefs I have chosen!
Conversely I need to also respect the right for others to do the same & they too, need to demonstrate that mutual respect in return!
I totally understand & respect that God has given every person the freedom to choose how they will live their life.
It doesn’t mean they have to come & join me in my choices nor me in theirs.
This is what it means to have mutual love & respect for each other…
Of course I am not talking about any type of criminal behavior here, no one has the right or freedom to bring any type of harm to another whether that be physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually! Ever!
What we need to remember though…
Is that each of us, will face the consequences of our own heart choices. Whether these will bring eternal blessings or not will be seen…
Because each of us will have to give an account for the chosen values, beliefs & actions of our individual lives before our Creator.
The most important heart choice we can ever choose is shared Here…
Joy of the heart
We are having our tea time with a difference today, so join me on a little outing as there’s someone I’d like you to meet.
We have been able to travel to the ferry terminal, not far from my little village, to cross the Harbour to a quaint Italian Cafè to meet with an old friend of mine.
She is waiting out front as we arrive…we order, mine is a Chai tea Latte made on almond milk & her’s a cappuccino.
We decide to have the Vanilla Bean Panna cotta with Berry sauce & fresh strawberries.
This friend & I have known each other over three decades & have been through the changing seasons of our lives together, giving & receiving much needed heartfelt support along the way.
We have mutual respect for each other & can laugh at the silly things in life.
We happily chat, drink & eat the delightful Panna cotta which is creamy smooth with the contrasting tartness of the strawberries & the sweetness of the berry sauce making a delectable combination.
My Chai latte is particularly good.
I share the above musings with her. And we discuss that we actually need to ask ourselves…if our own heart choices & attitudes are nurturing our spirit or damaging them?
A question on which to ponder, don’t you think?
We are now traveling back across the Harbor, having said farewell to my dear friend.
I am enjoying this ride on the ferry with its rhythmic rocking across the waves, people quietly chatting around me & the sight of brightly colored sail boats on the harbor. I hope you have too my friend.
Until next time…
Jennifer
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Or
In Prayer
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Jennifer, it was so nice of you to comment on my blog and it’s great to meet you ~ from halfway around the world. What a great message you bring to the world and you obviously have a sweet caring heart. I drink sweet iced tea everyday, but when it’s cold outside, I love a cup of hot tea. I especially love “tea” food, anything small and mini.
Thank you for your kind words Carol. We are entering our colder months now, so hot tea is warming & comforting.
My favorite ice tea is peach for our hot summer days.
Have a blessed Easter,
Jennifer
Your outing sounds lovely and I liked your reflections on the importance of the heart. It’s so true that what is in our heart has an impact on everything else- it’s so important to guard our hearts and make sure we are choosing wisely!
Absolutely! I agree Lesley, our hearts are the wellsprings of life!
Beautiful thoughts on the heart–from the heart. Your heart. Thank you for sharing! I love the photos and the details of the panna cotta and chai tea and harbor sounds and smells. You really transport with your words.
It is a pleasure to share my journey with you in words over a cup of tea.
It was great to have you drop by!
Brought my ginger tea along with me ,Jennifer !
Our heart matters , our choices matter and the consequences will all depend on these choices.
I pray I make the right choices with my heart for the Lord and never hurt Him and His people
How lovely that we can enjoy our tea time together Diana…I just finished my breakfast Earl Grey.
I agree prayer & focusing on Him & His will for us will help us to make His heart choices for our lives…
This whole outing sounds lovely and makes me want to grab a friend an head to a quaint cafe for some coffee and panna cotta! I think it’s so important that Christ is at the center of our heart, and we let more of Him flow out of our hearts and less of us, as without Him our hearts deceive us. Thank you for sharing this today!! Glad I stopped in. Now I’m gonna look around at some of your other posts.
Thank you Myriah, I agree our hearts can decieve us & He is the one who shows us the truth!
It was lovely to have you drop by & glad you enjoyed lingering awhile….
Jennifer
I love those chai tea lattes. Felt like I was there with you. Love meeting up with friends. I met an old friend I used to work with for lunch last week and 4.5 hours later we were still chatting.
Isn’t it great when that happens with true friendship!
How wonderful to enjoy the day with a dear friend, Jennifer. Those are the days when my heart is overflowing with love and thankful for one of God’s richest blessing of friendship. What a friend we have in Jesus! ❤ Blessings and love…
Amen! ♥
You got to enjoy a “heart to heart “ with a dear friend. I love the setting of this piece bracketed by the ferry rides.
I love that Elizabeth, “heart to heart” with old & new friends is such a treasure. Thank you for your encouraging words.
Jennifer, how nice to meet you when you visited my blog. I enjoyed visiting with you on your beautiful site. Time spent with your friend over Chai tea lattes and vanilla bean panna cotta with a gorgeous view are to be celebrated. I enjoyed your writing and you are correct, we will face the consequences of our heart choices!
How lovely of you to drop by… Time spent with old & new friends is very rejuvenating & good for our souls… Don’t you think…
Jennifer
I’m finding more and more these days that if we’d just let people be, our experience becomes somewhat easier. And yes we do bear the results of our actions! Glad you enjoyed your visit with your friend. Blessings to you.
Blessings to you too Boma, glad you dropped by…