A "beat" is the contraction and expansion of our heart. I believe God placed this vital organ in us to remind us that we need to come together regularly with others and then separate, come together and separate.
We need to be hugged and helped and then left alone to grow and expand. It is this pattern repeated that we call life.
Our spirits become smothered if we are held too much. We do not fully develop if we are helped too much. We need to stand a bit on our own, wobble like a child and fall forward. Those that love come and stand us up and encourage us to try again....then they move away and give us room. The circle of love contracts and expands. When we feel safe, we grow and as we grow, we recognize God in others...and the beat goes on and God smiles.
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