The Heart Rock Collective: May 2008

Language of the Heart...

Have you ever discovered a 'heart' rock in your travels? Does it conjure up memories of a broken heart, a heart full of love or is it simply a stone in the shape of a heart? What does it symbolize to you? Each 'heart rock' offers a special meaning to the one who discovers or receives it. What's your story? Everyone has one.

Tell us about yours...

Three ways to share your Heart Rock story with us:

1) Email heartrockcollective@gmail.com with your story and image for us to upload on your behalf.
2) Post a comment and join in the 'collective' conversation
3) Send us the url to your blog, website or post to be included in one our Heart Rock lists. Refer other sites.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Anika's Heart Rock

Mary Grinaker contacted the Heart Rock Collective to share this touching 'Heart Rock' story and make a special request.
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"Yesterday while walking home from school my kindergartener ( Anika, age 6) found a
spectacular Heart shaped rock. She slept with it last night. Carried it in her backpack to school today. And then put it in her dress pocket to play in the park after school.

All was beautiful UNTIL she discovered the rock was missing from her pocket. We searched the park for an hour...until I could convince her that we would Google Heart shaped rocks and see if we could get one. That's of course, how I found you.

Any chance I could get another from your collection? My little girl is very sad and very desperate!"

All the best!
Mary Grinaker

Matters of the Heart - Quotes & Inspirations

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." ~Ezekiel 36:26

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), French aviator, author. The Little Prince, ch. 21 (1943).

The language of the heart is transmitted soul to soul and often expresses itself in silent whispers. Be still and listen for the call! ~ KAN

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." ~ Helen Keller

"Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever."

"Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will." ~ A. W. Tozer

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery

" A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love." ~ Mother Teresa

"Of all the earthly music, that which reaches farthest into heaven is the beating of a truly loving heart." ~ Henry Ward Beecher (1813-87), American clergyman

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed inspirit" (Psalms 34:18, NIV)

"Let a man set his heart only on doing the will of God and he is instantly free. If we understand our first and sole duty to consist of loving God supremely and loving everyone, even our enemies, for God's dear sake, then we can enjoy spiritual tranquility under every circumstance."~ A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

"Death cannot stop true love; what it can do is delay it for a while." ~ The Princess Bride