Our heartbeat is pure soul energy moving through a physical muscle, strong enough that it makes it beat rhythmically, over and over again.  Our heartbeat is our unique soul sound.  

Researchers estimate that we are approximately 97% stardust, formed over 13 billion years ago.  Knowing our bodies are made almost entirely of stars, and we run a life spark through that body that brings the elements of stardust to life, could you be any more magnificent?  Can you think of anything more beautiful?

Remembering that you are the universe, manifesting in physical form, in a beautiful living earth suit of stars, and that your heart is beating right in this very moment... aren’t you so impressed with yourself?  Not only is your soul running its energy through the entire magical star suit you are wearing, but it is creating a rhythmic song that you can literally hear.  

As a physician I could use a stethoscope to hear the heart beating more clearly, but you don't even need that.  A heartbeat was the first sound you heard as your life began to take form, as that star suit you are wearing was developing. And everyone you've ever hugged, anyone you've ever loved, you could hear their heart beating if you just put your ear on their chest.  

It is unbelievably amazing to me.

In meditating on it, I had a wonderful visual image of my heartbeat releasing bursts of color into the universe -- back into the stars from which my heart was initially made.  A full circle of life, in energy.  

From the stars, played through my body, back to the stars again.  And again and again.  

The timeline of a life -- a burst of colors and sounds and wonderment, playing beat by beat by beat from the first heartbeat to the last.  Gorgeous and one of a kind and never to be reproduced in exactly the same way -- different star dust makes up your heart... different soul energy runs through you to make a different heartbeat. 

Any time you need a reminder that you are magnificent, place your hand on over your heart, feel the beating and close your eyes and imagine the energy, the colors, the warmth, the heat, the light, the heartfiedl you are emanating out.  

Or, if you want a visual reminder of that, you may want this painting hanging somewhere you will see it every day, maybe your bathroom or dressing area or in your kitchen or by your front door, so that when you step out into the world you remember that you contribute your own radiant energy, in the form of a heart song, with you.  Maybe in your office, so when you are at work you remember you are actually a miracle.  Maybe in your child's room, so you remember to hold them close and listen to the miracle of their heartbeat as often as you can.

Every beat is magic.  Every beat is a miracle.  Every beat is unrepeatable.  For this reason I am not making prints of this artwork, it is an original canvas painting and is one of a kind.  Just like you.

Details:

• Acrylic paint with gold leaf, then sealed with 3 coats of archival varnish

• 18" x 18" gallery wrapped canvas, edges fully painted, no need to frame

• Signed by the artist and no prints will be made, a one-of-a-kind original canvas

xoxox Laura Koniver MD