Blog #72. Whispers from the Heart

No, not your cholesterol count. Not your to-do list. Not that nagging worry about whether you remembered to defrost the chicken.

What’s really in your heart?

You know the thing. The idea that taps you on the shoulder when you're brushing your teeth. The dream that whispers just before sleep, then disappears like steam come morning. That ache. That image. That sentence you keep writing in your head but never quite say aloud.

Most of us, especially those of us in our third chapter, have something tucked away inside. A story. A vision. A spark. But somewhere between the PTA meetings, caregiving, groceries, and career detours, we learned to shove it down. To make it wait. To be reasonable.

We tell ourselves: “It’s too late.” “Someone else is already doing it." “No one’s asking for it, so who am I to offer it?”

Result? We hide our magnificence like smuggled treasure. Heavy.

Beethoven once said, “What I have in my heart must come out. That is the reason why I compose.” This from a man who lost his hearing—and still refused to silence his soul. He wasn’t asking for permission. He wasn’t waiting for the perfect moment. He was listening inward. And what he heard, he gave to the world.

Now, I’m not suggesting you need to write a symphony (unless you want to). But I am saying your heart holds its own genius. Maybe not loud or showy, but deep, specific, and pulsing with truth.

Your heart may hold:

• A painting you haven’t picked up since college, but it still lurks in the back of the closet.

• A letter to someone who changed your life, but you never sent.

• A memoir, a monologue, or a mosaic.

• A business idea, or a way of helping in the community.

It doesn’t have to be grand. It has to be yours. That’s just creativity knocking from the inside.

So, what now?

Start where you are. Gently. But clearly. And consistently.

1. Ask the question: What’s in my heart that must come out? (Don’t rush. The question is an opening, not a demand.)

2. Listen for what returns; not what’s practical, not what’s profitable—what’s true. The thing that keeps calling.

3. Give it space. A notebook. A sketchpad. A blank Word doc. A voice memo. A walk. A shower. A conversation with someone who won’t laugh it off.

4. Honor it. Even just by saying, “Yes. I see you.” That acknowledgment is a sacred act of rebellion in a world that wants us to keep quiet, keep busy, and keep doubting.

Because it’s not too late. (Yes, I know, overused phrase, but it’s true!) It’s time.

What’s in your heart that must come out? I dare you to let it.

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