{"id":6123,"date":"2014-02-14T08:42:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=6123"},"modified":"2014-02-14T14:39:53","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T19:39:53","slug":"illuminated-hearts-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2014\/02\/illuminated-hearts-love.html","title":{"rendered":"Illuminated Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/107\/2013\/12\/oholynight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5931\" alt=\"oholynight\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/107\/2013\/12\/oholynight.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the depths of winter, the stars scatter across the pitch black expanse<\/p>\n<p>Dancing with abandon, solo and in overlapping soul-circles<\/p>\n<p>Like so many pirouetting, leaping, cavorting, frolicsome rhythmaticians<\/p>\n<p>Beckoning earthbound journeyers to hurl their corporeal forms skyward<\/p>\n<p>To join them in celestial celebration<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joined in an ever growing circle of love and unity<\/p>\n<p>A primordial human desire to heal rather than harm<\/p>\n<p>To merge rather than separate<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate rather than desecrate<\/p>\n<p>To practice tikkun olam-repair of the world<\/p>\n<p>Planting the seeds in fertile soil<\/p>\n<p>To blossom brilliantly<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Edie Weinstein copyright 2012-2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/HkzLk_2A5Dg\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/HkzLk_2A5Dg<\/a>\u00a0Everybody Wants To Love-Ingrid Michaelson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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