Heart Song

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Guest Post by RJ McBride

For many years I believed I was worth only what I had at the time. I was convinced that my destiny held nothing more than hard times and struggle.

“It’s all you deserve,” I would tell myself. “Don’t think about what you would like to have. Settle for things as they are and forget about it.”

I believed there would only be hardship and struggle…and that is exactly what there was. I did not understand that by limiting my imagination, I was limiting my possibilities. When I finally surrendered these self-limiting ideas, I began to see myself in a whole new light. I discovered that I was, and always had been, a spiritual being. I had not allowed myself to see my true worth.

From that moment on I began to imagine myself as being spiritually prosperous and worthy of life’s blessings. What followed was a complete change of life. I discovered there is a unique and endless wealth of imagination that I can draw upon. Each day becomes a renewal of greater awareness and greater joy, and all because I allowed myself to imagine a better life.

In other words, I gave myself permission to love myself.

The amazing thing was what followed. I found the more love I gave myself, the more I received, and this meant even more love that I had to give to others. It was so simple. I did not know why I had not seen this years before.

A Journey

With this in mind, I invite you on a short journey. It will be a journey into the Golden Heart where imagination guides us and love is supreme.

And please remember, although I am inviting you, the journey will be within your own imagination.

You have been walking through a beautiful country scene of high plateaus and mountains. After many hours of travel, you feel tired and seek a place to rest. Coming upon a small meadow, you decide to lay beneath the warm rays of the sun and get a few moments of sleep. As your body lies resting, you become aware that you are having a dream experience.

You have entered into a vast garden of great beauty. Flowers of all colors and description sway in the soft, warm breeze. There is a scent of sweet perfume hanging in the air. Never have you see such grandeur and beauty.

Picking a soft mat of grass, you sit down and begin singing aloud the ancient name for God called “HU.” You are not sure how you know this love song, but you know it is coming from the heart and you feel compelled to sing it. As the sound of your voice flows outward, you sense yourself as the living sound of HU. There is a feeling of ever-deepening expansion as the sound fills your heart with waves of caressing serenity.

After singing HU for awhile, you rise and walk toward several villages in the valley below. The villagers are talking about the strange sound they have been hearing. They wonder what is causing them to feel such love and joy. You know how the sound affected you, yet you are surprised by its far reaching effect upon others.

Recognized as a stranger, the villagers stop you and ask if you have heard the beautiful sound. They want to know where it comes from. You reply that it is the sound within all sounds, and it comes from within one’s own self.

“Be still and listen,” you tell them. “Listen for the wind as it rustles the leaves. Listen to the birds in song, to the laughter of streams and rivers. Listen to the roar of the ocean. Listen to all the sounds of life, and within each sound you will hear the sound of HU. It is the voice of Spirit speaking through the heart.”

Leaving the villagers to their own interpretations, you walk away knowing that you have shared a gift that required nothing more than a willingness to give of the same love that was given to you.

You awaken feeling revitalized. For the remainder of your day, you go about doing what needs to be done and singing your heart song of love.

Whether in an actual dream, through imagination, or in our daily activities, we never need to feel unfulfilled. All we need is our heart song of love and a willingness to share our love with others. It all comes down to a matter of surrender to Divine Spirit.

Singing HU can help us do this.

* Originally published in Spirit Magazine, January-February 1995

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RJ McBride is an author, memorialist, novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, and former art instructor. His three books in The Book of Ray series may be found on Amazon:
The Book of Ray, Volumn One: The Early Years: One Man’s Journey through Time and The Book of Ray, Volumn Two: The Middle Years: In Pursuit of Fulfillment. The Book of Ray, Volume Three: A Walk in the Light and Sound: Last Will and Testament; A Time to Remember, A Time to Honor, A Time to Forgive, A Time to Heal.