Life lived from the heart

Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls. Melody Beattie

Our greatest stories, those which leave the most impact, come from our hearts. And what comes from our hearts are stories that have laughter, sorrow, healing, pain, and everything in between. The best stories have a little bit of all, even the pain. For our pain can be someone else's healing. When we share from our hearts we are telling a story of grace, of redemption, and of hope. Just like the stories from the hearts of others can be a soothing balm, a life lesson, or a myriad of other things so can our stories be as well in the life of others. But they have to be shared from the heart. If they are not then they will not accomplish what they could, the potential of the story won't be reached. Our stories will only be heartfelt when they are lived from that place as well. Don't be afraid of your heart, live from it and share from it.

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April 5, 2015

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