#the restless heart

“This is not an easy concept to explain without sounding sentimental. Perhaps the old myths and legends capture it best when they say that before being born each soul has been kissed by God, and then goes through life always, in some way, remembering that kiss and measuring everything it experiences in relation to that original  sweetness.  To be in touch with your heart is to be in touch with this primordial kiss with both its preciousness and meaning“ – “The Restless Heart” by Ronald Rolhieser

“Inside each of us, beyond what we can name, we have a dark memory of having been touched and caressed by hands far gentler than our own.  That caress has left a permanent mark, the imprint of a love so tender and good that its memory becomes a prism through which we see everything else.  This brand lies beyond conscious memory but forms the center of the heart and the soul.”  – The Restless Heart by Ronald Rolheiser