There is in the very nature of life some essential joining force. This inborn ability to find and enliven a common beat is the miracle of love. For if two cells can find the common pulse* behind everything, how much more can full hearts feel when all excuses fall away.
* Research has shown the impact of love… two hearts beating together changes the body chemistry and pain. “The more empathic the partner and the stronger the analgesic effect, the higher the synchronization between the two when they are touching,” said lead author Pavel Goldstein, a postdoctoral pain researcher in the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab at CU Boulder. Authors say such ‘interpersonal synchronization’ could play a role in the analgesic impacts of touch.
Quote by Mark Nepo
REFLECTION:
- Just holding a loved ones hand can change their pulse. Two hearts can join to have a common pulse and alter physiology.
- Hold the hand of a loved one or friend today and observe what happens. Are your heartbeats in sync?
- How can you be more loving today – giving it freely?