That Feeling You Get in Your Heart? That IS the Universe!

Many years ago I moved from my apartment into a rental home quite a distance away and was feeling kind of isolated…it was peaceful, but far from my friends and social network. I would get a bit fearful at times, so I would say some prayers, ask the Universe to support and protect me and my home and my kitties, and so on. One day this question popped into my head as was I going through this process, and an inner dialogue ensued that was life-changing: ”Who are you talking to and why do you feel the need to ask for these things?” “Well, I’m afraid. I’m living all alone here, and I’m asking for help to feel safe again.” “Do you know that feeling in your heart? That overwhelming feeling of love that wells up inside you?” “Yes, of course. I have that feeling all the time. I can bring it up whenever I want.” “That IS the Universe.” I stopped for a moment and thought, “Whoa….that must be true. The Universe is made of love. That must mean that the love in my heart and the love that is the Universe is the same thing.” It was a breathtaking, breakthrough realization. Any beliefs or feelings I may have had that I and the Universe were separate entities fell away in an instant. “Do you feel safe now?” “Are you saying that my heart, the love in my heart, protects me?” “YES!” “Well then, yes, I do!” And ever since then, I’ve been a pretty fearless individual :-) Because in any moment I choose to focus on it, that love is present. It is underlying, overlapping and permeating every single moment of my life. Many years later, when I was facing a Stage III cancer diagnosis, I checked in with that love again, and it was as strong as ever. It communicated to me the truth that I was still safe, that I was going to be just fine no matter what anyone else thought. I knew it was going to be an experience I would move through with grace, that would enhance my life and teach me many things. Most people found it very hard to believe that I had no fear, but the blessing of it was that it was absolutely true. And I recovered much more quickly than the doctors expected, and am still cancer-free two years later. So when you have fear of any kind, check your heart. Because that love that I feel, I know you can feel it too. Because you and I and the Universe—we are the same.