Health is at the center of life, and the heart is the body’s engine. Recently, in the midst of grocery shopping on an ordinary fall morning, my heart let me know I needed a tune-up. Since then I’ve become hyper-aware of my heart, the rhythm of its beats and the pattern of the pulse it drives. Therefore, the heart features prominently in this painting.
Question: How do you mend a broken heart?
Answers:
1. Be lucky enough to have access to exceptional healthcare.
2. Be lucky enough to afford health insurance, which paid for the $49,000 bill my heart issue generated over just two days of medical treatment in the emergency department and hospital.
3. Exercise, eat right, avoid stress and get adequate sleep.
4. Practice kindness and gratitude daily.
5. Engage in the arts: music, dancing, painting...whatever feeds your heart (and soul). The act of creating engenders healing.