#1 The best part :)

I've been meaning to start a blog for a long time. Honestly, I've been dragging my feet.  I'm not a great writer and have wondered if what I could contribute would actually be helpful.  So, I guess this is a leap of faith and we will see what happens from here :). 

Taylor and I have adopted a saying we use when we have these priceless moments in life, that would maybe be silly to anyone looking in, but define the richness of life that we are experiencing. "This is the best part" is our phrase when our hearts are full and there's just not anything else to say.  We may say it when we have overcome financial hurdles, or when a baby falls asleep on our shoulder, or when a kid finally asks instead of hits to have a toy, or when the car breaks down and it's all you can say to not cry... "This is the best part". So this blog is to share some of the "best parts" - Hope you enjoy :)


Did you know:

"Research in the new discipline of neurocardiology shows that the heart is a sensory organ and a sophisticated center for receiving and processing information. The nervous system within the heart (or “heart brain”) enables it to learn, remember, and make functional decisions independent of the brain’s cerebral cortex. Moreover, numerous experiments have demonstrated that the signals the heart continuously sends to the brain influence the function of higher brain centers involved in perception, cognition, and emotional processing.

In addition to the extensive neural communication network linking the heart with the brain and body, the heart also communicates information to the brain and throughout the body via electromagnetic field interactions. The heart generates the body’s most powerful and most extensive rhythmic electromagnetic field. Compared to the electromagnetic field produced by the brain, the electrical component of the heart’s field is about 60 times greater in amplitude, and permeates every cell in the body. The magnetic component is approximately 5000 times stronger than the brain’s magnetic field and can be detected several feet away from the body with sensitive magnetometers." (http://in5d.com/the-heart-has-its-own-brain-and-consciousness/).

We often try to shield ourselves from feeling.  It's hard to be vulnerable. Some of us guard ourselves from truly feeling joy, or maybe the thought of feeling pain keeps us from really processing or experiencing that emotion.  Life is rich with emotions and experiences that shape who we are as people and that create depth and fulfillment that this life has to offer.  There is beauty in happiness, as there is beauty in sorrow.  It's a blessing to feel, to be alive, allowing our hearts to communicate with our minds, and with others around us.  Let's not be afraid to live and feel- sometimes those can be "the best parts".