LOVE - How the heart influences the body

A few lessons about LOVE, HAPPINESS & the HEART
But first a little story:
The heart – one of the most important organs in the body – I remember once in medical school – I was doing a cardiothoracic rotation and I was in the middle of open heart surgery assisting the heart surgeons to do a coronary artery bypass graft- or heart bypass – I was standing there at the operating table and watching the surgeons do their work and I became completely overwhelmed with the desire to touch the heart – to feel the heart - so I asked the surgeon if she would allow me to do this. She said, “sure take a feel” – so I touched it on the surface – so smooth – the surgeon said – “Dr. Singleton, don’t just touch it – reach your hand underneath gently and carefully and hold it in your hand” – so I did. I remember that moment like it was yesterday. Holding a human heart in my hand as it continued to beat – lub-dub...lub-dub. That one experience – lasted only a few seconds but I will never forget that day and I will forever be grateful to that surgeon for allowing me the opportunity to experience this. I realized at that moment in time, that the heart – that small organ not much bigger than my hand that it is responsible for life – responsible for keeping your blood circulating and nourishing all the other organs in the body. The heart - without it - who are we - what are we??

So I wanted to share some thoughts about the heart - some of which I learned from a great book by Marci Shimoff called "Happy for no Reason"

THE HEART IS THE CENTER OF OUR SOUL –
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD AROUND OUR HEART IS 5 TIMES BIGGER THAN THE BRAIN.
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD OF OUR HEART EXTENDS 8-10 FEET AROUND US AND CAN ACTUALLY BE MEASURED.

HAPPY PEOPLE LET LOVE LEAD –
HAPPY PEOPLE FEEL GRATITUDE –
HAPPY PEOPLE EASILY FORGIVE –
HAPPY PEOPLE WISH OTHERS WELL
Happy people tell the people in their life that they appreciate them.

So my tip for today
To make your heart feel good and to make your heart happy
EVERY DAY - TELL THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEM AND TELL THEM WHY.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Love
Dr. Sugar