I heard these words on the radio today as I drove to the grocery store.

“You’re shattered
Like you’ve never been before
The life you knew
In a thousand pieces on the floor
And words fall short in times like these
When this world drives you to your knees
You think you’re never gonna get back
To the you that used to be
Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in.”

We have all been there.  A dark place, trying to just make it to the next day.  The most empowering words for me are, “Tell your heart to beat again.”  That is where it starts, one heartbeat. The heartbeat of one moment, one minute, one hour, and then one day. We made it. And we start again tomorrow. The easy path is to stay where you are.  Fight, fight with a simple heartbeat.  The uglies are going to try to keep you down. Steps are going to be slow, and sometimes even a couple of steps backwards.  Let go of what is behind you and look forward to what is ahead of you. Taking those steps of one heartbeat at a time.

So, tell your heart to beat again, close your eyes and breathe it in!