{"id":2611,"date":"2011-07-28T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T01:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2011-07-28T21:45:26","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T01:45:26","slug":"making-your-heart-sing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/07\/making-your-heart-sing.html","title":{"rendered":"Making your heart sing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do that really makes your heart sing? For a moment just take a deep breath and think of yourself feeling joyously happy and passionately alive. Really allow yourself to imagine that. Take a few more deep breaths and then ask yourself, &#8220;What can I do to feel that way?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Realize your thoughts created that feeling, not what you imagined yourself doing. And you can feel that way about everything you do.You can start by feeing joyous more often and by doing what makes your heart sing as often as possible.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>That is one of the daily thoughts I send out. I get them myself and when I read that one I decided to share it with you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/files\/2011\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;float: left;padding-top: 0px;border: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/68\/2011\/07\/IMG_1099_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1099\" width=\"260\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Angels make my heart sing and so does nature. Funny how easy it is to forget. I have a hot tub I bought for <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/06\/my-dad-died-on-tuesday.html\" target=\"_blank\">my dad<\/a> when he was living here. He had Alzheimer&#8217;s and was rather child like at times. I can still see him playing with the toy I bought him playing with the waves. Then he\u2019d wake up in the morning and wonder why his arm hurt.<\/p>\n<p>He died a while ago and I still have the hot tub. This morning I woke up around dawn and got in the hot tub. I watched the sun rise. I noticed a tinge of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>I also have a sauna I got from a friend when she moved back to the mainland. A doctor suggested I use it on a regular basis and I noticed I haven\u2019t. As I floated in the water, doing some yoga stretches I talked to the angels. As I did I realized it is time I put myself first and do things that make my heart sing.<\/p>\n<p>So what can you do on a regular basis to make your heart sing?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/06\/welcoming-the-angels-into-your-home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Calling the angels into your home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/susangregg.com\/\">Susan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n<p>Make <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/\">Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a> part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do that really makes your heart sing? For a moment just take a deep breath and think of yourself feeling joyously happy and passionately alive. Really allow yourself to imagine that. 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